Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running


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The Fate of Charity Running in a World Without Races: Susan Hurley - 2020-11-11
November 11, 2020

The Fate of Charity Running in a World Without Races: Susan Hurley   If you’ve run for charity, you’re probably wondering how charities have been doing this year with so few races being run. Or maybe you’re looking for inspiration and...

Your Mind is an Opportunity: Building Mental Toughness with Dr. Lara Pence 2020-11-04
November 04, 2020

As a runner, you prioritize your physical training, but what are you doing for your mental health training? Dr. Lara Pence (aka Dr. L) is a clinical psychologist who has spent the last 15 years working with endurance athletes to help them shed...

Speed in Your 60s and the Fastest Mile That Didn't Count: Dan King 10-28-2020
October 28, 2020

Speed in Your 60s and the Fastest Mile That Didn’t Count: Dan King   Dan King is blistering fast at 61 years old. We’re talking world record breaking fast. He just broke the masters record in the mile for the 60-64 age group, running 4:49:08...

Can You Run and Laugh at the Same Time? Comedian Jeffrey James Binney 10-21-2020
October 21, 2020

The obesity-related death of his mother was a wakeup call to young, overweight Jeffrey James Binney. He could continue down the same path, or he could change his fate. And so he started running. And running. And running. All the way to the grueling...

What Your Massage Therapist Isn't Telling You: The Truth About Massage for Runners with Matt Phillips - 10-14-2020
October 14, 2020

What Your Massage Therapist Isn't Telling You: The Truth About Massage for Runners with Matt Phillips That massage isn’t doing what you think it’s doing. Not if you see massage as a way to flush toxins out of your system, improve your circulation,...

The Boston Marathon's Uncertain Future with Race Director Dave McGillivray - 10-07-2020
October 07, 2020

Were you one of the 30,000 people hoping to run the Boston Marathon this year? Are you hoping to run Boston next year? If yes, then you’ll want to listen to this episode with race director Dave McGillivray.  This year marked the first time...

Forget About Your Form and Just Wear the Right Shoe: Biomechanist Dr. Iain Hunter - 09-30-2020
September 30, 2020

Forget About Your Form and Just Wear the Right Shoe: Biomechanist Dr. Iain Hunter   Every runner dreams of running faster with less effort, with minimal chance of injury.  To do that, we often think we need to “fix” our running form to...

Running at the Mouth, While Running For Her Life: Fitz Koehler - 09-22-2020
September 23, 2020

Imagine doing everything right with your health and fitness, being in peak shape, and enjoying a super successful career announcing at the start and finish lines of some of the top marathons and races in the country, and then being slammed with a...

Elite Training Center for Sale: Pete Rea on the End of an Era at ZAP Endurance - 09-16-2020
September 16, 2020

It is the end of an elite era.  The beautiful training center in Blowing Rock, NC that has been home to some of the best endurance athletes in the country is for sale.  What does that mean for the elite athletes that live and work...

Inside the Bubble:  Olympian Jared Ward's Strategy for the London Marathon and Beyond
September 09, 2020

Jared Ward is getting ready to race. He is one of the few elite athletes that will enter the elite bubble to race the London Marathon on October 4th.    Jared is an American marathoner who placed third in the 2016 US Olympic Trials and...