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A to Z Running
Andi and Zach--runners, coaches, and founders of atozrunning.com --dive into distance running from every angle. Training tips and racing recommendations? Staying healthy or recovering from injury? Stories of successes or tales of tragedies? It's all here!
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Runners Need to Stop
In a world constantly battering us with the new–new ideas or technologies, new workouts or training approaches–it becomes that much more important for...
The Most Important Thing to Know
What is the most important thing every runner needs to know to realize our dreams? As we continue our series on rules to realize your dreams, we tackl...
Know Where You're Going
One of the most valuable things we can do for ourselves as runners is define a clear vision for why we run and what we are hoping to achieve by this c...
Help is on the Way!
This week on AtoZrunning:
Headstrong and self-reliant runners the world over will recoil at the revelation of our fourth rule for realizing your...
Consistently Find Balance
This week on AtoZrunning:
Runners are often–accurately in my opinion–described as disciplined and dedicated individuals. In some ways, consisten...
The First Rule for Realizing Your Dreams
This week on AtoZrunning:
Have you ever been especially frustrated about something only to have a well-meaning friend suggest that you “be patie...
Living in the Age of Legends
We are living in the age of legends in distance running, and I hope you aren’t missing it! Faith Kipyegon may not be close to breaking 4 in the mile y...
Was it EVER possible?
This is yet one more reason why one should never assume that just because a race isn’t the headline event, it won’t be electric! That’s exactly what t...
The Most Exciting Track of the Year
The most interesting thing about the NCAA championships is how unpredictable it can be! NCAA record-holders don’t make finals and past champs go home...
Chebet Goes for the BIG ONE
How great is Beatrice Chebet? How do we even measure this? Dominant performances in the Olympics and world cross country champs, world records on the...
Better than Ever! w/ Erin Kunst
Erin Kunst, massage therapist, marathoner, trail runner, and ultra marathoner, among other things, joins the show to talk about returning from hip lab...
A Little Bit of Everything
The best part about running news lately is that there’s been a little bit of everything! If you want track, we’ve got Grand Slam and Diamond League bo...
The New Marathon KING?
If you didn’t know the name John Korir before this year’s Boston Marathon, it might be because you weren’t paying attention when he won Chicago last y...
Welcome to the Grand Slam!
What will it take to bring back track, as the saying goes? Michael Johnson’s new Grand Slam Track series has staked its reputation on the idea that th...
Movement, Sleep, Light, & more!
Is 2 hours of exercise a day enough movement? Does light actually matter for health? Why is everyone obsessed with cold plunges right now? As we wrap...
He missed the start and STILL did this?!
If you’re betting on a race, would you bet on the runner who started 100 meters behind everyone else? In what has swiftly become one of the most compe...
How to Fuel Best
What does it look like to fuel well? Is it the perfect diet? Is it all or nothing? Is it really just a food thing? To continue our discussion about Go...
KINGebrigtsen Dethroned?!
In recent running news:
Jakob Ingebrigtsen made history yet again at the world indoor championships in Nanjing. In fact, this latest accomplish...
News: Hedengren SMASHES Records at Nike Nationals
In recent running news: Jane Hedengren breaks multiple high school records. NCAA Nationals features legends and legendary upsets. One of the greatest...
TOPIC: Did we get energy wrong?
Today on AtoZrunning:
Did we get energy wrong? Despite incredible medical innovations in recent decades, some health concerns continue to rise....
News: KINGebrigtsen Crowned Again?!
In the world of running: Ingebrigtsen is, quote, “loaded with training”. Who sets national records 8 years after retirement? How fast should you be ab...
Costs vs. Benefits of Training
Today on AtoZrunning:
We react to an outstanding comment in a Hobbs Kessler interview about the costs and benefits of training. In the world of...
Longevity: It's More than Fitness
Today on AtoZrunning:
We take a look at the role that muscle strength plays in longevity. In the world of running, records continue to drop like...
(Re)Starting? Understand Your Pain.
Today on AtoZrunning:
We wrap up our series on getting started/restarted by talking about how we should expect to feel, from fatigue to soreness...
(Re)Starting? Get motivated!
Today on AtoZrunning:
We continue our series on restarting, this time discussing motivation–why it’s hard and what we can do about it. In the wo...
(Re)Starting? Prioritize Movement.
Today on AtoZrunning:
We begin a series on getting started and restarted. What challenges do we face, and how do we overcome them? We’ll start b...
Returning to Running after Injury (w/ D.PT Stephanie Penny)
Today on AtoZrunning:
Stephanie Penny, physical therapist and back specialist, joins us again to talk about returning to running after back inj...
Running pains? Maybe it's your back. (w/ D.PT Stephanie Penny)
Today on AtoZrunning:
PT and back specialist Stephanie Penny joins us to discuss how common running injuries may actually be back problems AND w...
What is Effort-based Running? (AtoZrunning vs the Search Engine)
Today on AtoZrunning:
We wrap up our series on challenging the search engine with our final question: What is effort-based running? In the world...
How Aging Affects Running (AtoZrunning vs the Search Engine)
Today on AtoZrunning, we target the effects of aging on running performance for this week’s search engine challenge. In the world of running, Valencia...
How to Run Faster (AtoZrunning vs the Search Engine)
Today on AtoZrunning:
We asked the search engine how to run faster. We’ll share the top results and our reactions. In the world of running, NCAA...
What is the best running workout? AtoZrunning vs. the Search Engine
Today on AtoZrunning:
We ask the internet what the best running workout is, and we’ve got the top five answers for you. In the world of running,...
How to Train for a Marathon (AtoZrunning vs. The Search Engine)
Today on AtoZrunning:
We continue our series about taking on the search engines, this time with the query “How to train for a marathon”. In the...
AtoZrunning vs. The Search Engine: Couch to 5k
Today on AtoZrunning:
Have you ever searched the internet for running advice? We kick off a new series where we search common running topics and...
After the Race
Today on AtoZrunning:
We discuss best post-race practices, some of which you’ll like, and some you won’t! Parker Valby finally signed a pro deal...
The Better Way to Train
This week on AtoZrunning:
We tackle the two biggest opposing approaches to training and discuss which is the better way to train. In the world o...
Pace, Effort, & Intuition
Today on AtoZrunning:
We tackle the big question of whether to reject paces in training and how a runner can become more intuitive. In the world...
How to Get Race-ready
Today on AtoZrunning:
We talked about how far to run; we talked about how fast to run; so this week we wanted to take a moment to reflect on wha...
Am I Running Too Slow?
Today on AtoZrunning:
We’re back on the topic of training questions and concerns, this week talking about concerns around pace: am I running too...
Am I Running Enough?
Today on AtoZrunning:
We tackle a regular topic of conversation for runners: training volumes and adaptations. In the world of running, the Diam...