Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running


Latest Episodes

6 Time-Tested Insights from Past and Current Elite Marathoners
August 06, 2014

Some lessons in running span generations. This week we have another 2-part special with one of America’s best from the 1980s and a current rising star. Both ...

How to Balance Being a Mother, Working Full-Time and Running Your Best: An Interview With Carrie Dimoff
July 30, 2014

Interviews with elite runners are great, but they can -be difficult to relate to. Of course you’d do all the strength work, get more sleep, and ...

Interview With Olympian Don Kardong
July 23, 2014

At the 1976 Olympic Marathon in Montreal, American runner Don Kardong used a patient and disciplined strategy to finish in fourth place, losing out on ...

How to Bounce Back After an Injury: Interview With Neely Spence Gracey
July 16, 2014

Welcome to round two with the Spence family. Many, many runners have been at a point where they feel that they just can’t catch a break. An ...

Innovations in Weight Training and Speed Work When Training for the Marathon: An Interview With Steve Spence
July 09, 2014

In 1991 at the World Track and Field Championships, the men’s marathon was held in sweltering conditions, described as the worst ever reported for championship ...

Interview With Olympic Medalist Deena Kastor
July 02, 2014

In the summer of 1996, a newly graduated University of Arkansas runner named Deena Drossin came to a decision for her future – she wanted ...

How to Make Running Faster Simple: An Interview With Steve Moneghetti
June 25, 2014

Can you imagine going into your first marathon with no race plan, no experience, and good but mostly non-specific training? That’s exactly how Australian running legend ...

Bouncing Back from a Disappointing Race: How Lisa Rainsberger Won Boston After Missing the Olympic Team
June 18, 2014

Lisa Rainsberger has the dubious honor of being the runner who came the closest to going to the Olympics without actually making the team. In a ...

Learning from 2 of America’s Best Marathoners: A Double Interview with Dot McMahan and Ryan Vail
June 11, 2014

This week we have a special double feature episode with 2 of America’s best marathoners. Dot McMahan Our first part features Dot McMahan, a member the Hansons-Brooks ...

The Will to Win: How Anne Audain Overcame Bone Deformities in Both Feet to Qualify for 6 Olympic teams
June 04, 2014

Ann Audain was born with deformities in both her feet that required surgery at the age of 13 so she could walk pain-free. Did that stop ...