The Running Public

Training Tuesday #56: Jacksonville Race Week!

It is time to kick off our 2021 Race Season! Today we discuss our race week mindset, the final workouts we hit, we preview the course and the competition and talk a bit of strategy!

Episode 56: Stephen Menya

Born into extreme poverty in a small Kenyan village, Stephen survived and made his way to the US through running. One of the wildest stories of defying the odds you'll hear, Stephen is a shining example of what vision, hard work, and pure self belief can do for you, both as a human and as an athlete!

Training Tuesday #55: Barriers Holding You Back

What barriers are constantly in your way? Every time you struggle to get a workout in or perform your best, what is to blame? Today we identify what is holding you back and give strategies for eliminating those road blocks!

Episode 55: Carol Pratt

Carol Pratt is a running coach who has seen and done it all throughout her career:

• Part of the first female high school class to have equal access to sports
• Witnessed the rise of Title IX
• Ran D-1 Track 
• Ironman Finisher
• 2x Boston Marathon Qualifier
• Created a girl's high school cross country program
• High School, Club, and Masters Running Coach

Training Tuesday #54: How Much Strength is Too Much?

The age old debate for endurance sports is one of size. At what point does extra power or strength begin to get in the way of your speed and endurance? This question is often paired with its less healthy sibling: How small is too small? We discuss this in depth today in hopes of helping you frame your mindset for what is ideal for your body.

Episode 54: Where Are You In Your Running Progression?

So often we hear, "I've been running for 3 years now and I'm just not getting any better. I think I've hit my ceiling." Endurance sports are the LONG game, and it is important to keep your personal progression in perspective. Brakken and Kirk walk us through their Running Progression today in order to show how difficult it can be to know what phase you're in until afterwards! They trade stories and anecdotes back and forth that remind us of a few important facts:

1. We track fitness in DECADES, not years or months.
2. When we stagnate, that doesn't mean we've hit our ceiling.
3. We need to be in the correct room.

Training Tuesday #53: Good Fitness vs Race Fitness

We've all seen it: a guy or girl we know who is SUPER fit shows up to a competition and just gets smoked. How is this possible? What is the missing link between great overall workout fitness and great race day fitness?

Episode 53: Mark Gaudet

Army Ranger. National Level Ultra Runner. Collegiate Basketball Player. And most impressively, the winner of the 2020 Running Public Burpee 10k! Mark is one of the best unknown racers in the US, and today will shed some light on how he got to be the man and athlete he is!

Training Tuesday #52: Our All-Time Favorite Workouts!

We've hit a lot of heavy topics lately, so today we're lightening things up with a rundown of our absolute favorite workouts! From track workouts and interval sessions to threshold work and long runs, we break down a ton of great workouts today.

Episode 52: Listener Submitted Q&A

Some really good questions came in this month! Some highlights are:

• How important is talent?
• Why does my HR go up on Easy days when I try a higher cadence?
• How often to hit race specific terrain?
• Is rucking useful to endurance racers?
• Active Recovery Days vs Off Days
• Road paces vs OCR paces