The Running Public

Training Tuesday: Chaining Together “B” Workouts

The off season is the perfect time to build consistency, and the easiest and most sustainable way to stay consistent is to avoid doing too much on any given day. The added bonus from doing B workouts rather than A workouts is you can do more of them. 

Episode 398: Ryan Balch

Ryan is a Senior Lecturer at Vanderbilt University, with a PhD in Education Policy and a background in Psychology. This episode is a direct follow up to the Two Types of Athletes episode (those who get things done and those who find reasons not to). We explore the idea of what to do if you are the type who doesn’t “get things done no matter what.” 

Training Tuesday: How To Implement Our Recent Training Topics

Recently, we’re discussed Speed Sprinkles, Muscular Endurance work, Medium Long Runs, and Long Runs. Today, we discuss how to schedule these into your training, how they should feel during, and how you should feel the day(s) after. 

Episode 396: Ja Shua Reid pt 2

Joshua returns to talk through all things Ultra running: training, racing, strength training, fueling, and much more!

Training Tuesday: Permission to Exercise

Don’t let the perfect workout get in the way of a good workout! Sometimes we’re strapped for time, completely lacking motivation, or simply in a funk. At these times, we need to keep the ball rolling rather than skip out on a workout entirely. Exercise can be a powerful stopgap when training isn’t feasible. 

Episode 394: Our 2023 Recap

The training we attempted, the races we completed, the lessons we learned, and our plans for 2024!

Episode 393: Pain Isn’t a Thing (with Matt Fitzgerald and Ryan Whited)

Ryan Whited and Matt Fitzgerald join us to talk about how pain is incorrectly used to identify and rehab injuries. They’re recently written a book on the subject, Pain & Performance: The Revolutionary New Way to Use Training as Treatment for Pain and Injury., and they have some bold, fantastic ideas that all athletes need to hear! 

 

Training Tuesday: Don’t Stress Over Paces!

Sometimes we try to get too cute with our training paces. We try to be too precise and we get stressed over tiny little details that probably don’t impact us noticeably in the long run. Just how accurate do we need to be during quality sessions?

Episode 391: Charlie Lawrence

Fresh off his 50 mile World Record, Charlie stops by to talk his journey, his training, and his future goals in this sport!

Training Tuesday: Minimum Effective Dose of Speed?

Is there benefit to doing some really seriously fast running, even for long distance runners? If so, how often should we do it to avoid interrupting our usual training?