Sticking to your running goal is a challenge for both new runners and those that have been running for many years alike.  In follow up to Episode 14: Don't Be a Resolutioner, I speak with Dr. Jack Raglin about adherence to exercise. Jack Raglin is a Pro

Every January 1 it is the same rigmarole: What are your New Year's resolutions? How to stick to New Year's resolutions? Why this year is the year! You will undoubtedly see countless recycled articles across newspapers and fitness blogs rehashing the

A lot of runners begin their training following generic advice or doing what they have read as conventional wisdom since "that's the way it has always been done." In the mid 1980s this frustrated Owen Anderson who took his newly minted Ph.D. and devoted

Since 1987, Steve has racked up countless triathlons and multisport events of all distances including marathons and Ironman triathlons with many top age group finishes. In February 2006, life threw Steve a curve ball when he was diagnosed with Chronic Ly

Life has not always been as easy for Jim Lynch. After a series of personal and professional low points, Jim’s friends, family, and what Jim feels was divine guidance, got him back on his feet. Jim grew up as a non-athlete - almost anything sports rela

Dean Karnazes has run across America in 75 days, run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days, won the Badwater Ultra-Marathon - a 135 mile race across Death Valley in 120°F heat, ran a marathon to the South Pole in temperatures of -40°F. He was the 2008 Ov

For most runners, participating in a race is a matter of registering, training and showing up on race day. What they don't always think about or know is what it takes to put on their race and make it such a memorable experience. It takes the careful pl

When you set out on your running journey you never know where it may lead you. In this episode you'll hear the stories of Rik Akey and Ada Wong. They are 2 of 12 members of a Ragnar Relay Team that were once strangers who have come together through sign

Imagine being diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis and not able to run for even one minute, let alone a mile. How would you respond? Given this what would you imagine is possible? A 5K? Maybe a 10K? A marathon? How about overcoming RA and not being

If most of your Facebook updates are race related, you've completely lost focus at work, every little muscle twinge makes you think you have a race ending injury, and you are obsessing over what your time might be, you are officially in the taper period f