Want one thing to maintain you going in your subsequent run? Whether or not you might be in search of coaches stuffed with coaching ideas or motivational tales, you will discover all of it in these finest working podcasts. I’ve cycled by way of so many over time that this record has modified a couple of instances!
I fell in love with listening to audiobooks whereas working as I skilled for my second marathon solo in 2006. Through the years of coaching that adopted, I’ve discovered podcasts about working aren’t solely extra accessible, however present a special stage of motivation than an audiobook.
Through the years I’ve seen working podcasts come and go. I’ve gone by way of many who simply weren’t that nice and at last settled on some which might be all the time in my weekly rotation.
There are virtually 1,000,000 podcasts presently out there, so I perceive how simply going by way of them might be overwhelming. In case you’re having hassle narrowing down your choices for high quality working podcasts, I’ve received you coated.
In case you suppose one is lacking from the record be at liberty to drop it within the feedback and assist out one other runner!
15 Finest Operating Podcasts
Most of those podcasts are particularly about working, however others are health associated, and a few simply cowl all the fundamental life matters. Both manner, these podcast to hearken to whereas working are all assured to get you motivated in a technique or one other to energy by way of and preserve working!
My tastes proceed to alter and evolve, so this record has been revamped 5 or 6 instances now!
I’ve realized that typically I’m within the temper for enterprise, typically health and typically just a little extra lighthearted.
1. Tread Flippantly Podcast – Coaches Sharing Ideas and Science
In case you’re seeking to be taught to run smarter, and never more durable then the Tread Flippantly Podcast is the one for you! Hosted by yours actually, Amanda Brooks together with Laura Norris from Laura Norris Operating, we goal to carry our mixed 20 years of teaching expertise to interrupt down widespread myths, coaching ideas, and extra!
Laura not too long ago wrapped up her Grasp of Science in Utilized Train Science, on prime of seven+ years of teaching expertise, whereas I’ve been utilizing my journalism diploma to create working content material for hundreds of thousands of readers over the previous decade.
By drawing on our private experiences and experience as coaches, we offer listeners with sensible recommendation on all the things from easy methods to keep away from widespread accidents, to working dietary supplements, coaching strategies, and extra.
With an informal conversational fashion podcast, you’ll really feel such as you’re listening to your two working besties whereas they share tons of information, data, and previous experiences that will help you change into a greater runner by coaching smarter.
2. Hit Play Not Pause – Match Girls Over 50
As somebody who went by way of hormonal struggles very early, I’m THRILLED that there’s a now a podcast centered on peri and put up menopausal athletes. They do an excellent job of digging in to the science and usher in data from Dr Stacy Simms.
There’s quite a lot of sharing tales from athletes, which will provide you with not simply concepts, however hope.
This present has continued to develop and created a whole engaged neighborhood as a result of they’ve hit the mark.
Checkout: Episode 59 Staying on High Of Signs
3. Operating Defined Podcast – Coach Interviewing Specialists
Coach Elisabeth Scott interviews specialists in all completely different areas of coaching. You’ll get extra recommendations on fueling, bodily remedy, coaching paces and even treadmill working (hey that’s me!).
Lots of you’ll have met Elisabeth by way of her common Instagram account. She’s taken that to the lengthy type of Podcasting to supply extra data.
Checkout: S2/E31 Your Knees and Operating with Dr. Lauren LaPierre
4. Ali On The Run – Personable Conversations
On this podcast, journalist and runner Ali Feller chats with runners of all talents and people with careers within the working trade. Feller is approachable, and her informal interview fashion helps her visitors really feel relaxed and focus on a wide range of matters.
The partaking and thought-provoking interviews she does are the end result of her acknowledged function of studying concerning the choices folks make and the half working has performed in making these choices.
Checkout: Episode 617 – Cory McGee Rabbitting
5.The Drop by Imagine in The Run – Conversational, Race Recaps, Shoe Talks
We all know that I do quite a lot of working shoe evaluations round right here, however they really discuss them too! Coming from a number of testers you’ll the low down on footwear, proper alongside actually conversational episodes.
Attending to know the hosts, you could hear them share a recap of a giant race like Chicago (the place they most likely hosted a shake out meet up too) and interviews with some prime athletes, shoe creators, designers and extra. It’s an fascinating mixture of interviews you might not be listening to elsewhere.
Checkout: Episode 187: Robbie Paterson, Footwear Improvement, Adidas Adizero Elite Racing
6. The Morning Shakeout – Interviews with Excessive Profile Athletes
I haven’t listened to a ton of those, however one’s that caught my consideration to begin listening have been fabulous.
First there was the a number of chats with Desi, then a chat with Bart Yasso that made me smile all through my run! Hosted by Mario Fraoli a excessive caliber working coach and author, they’re normally nice insightful conversations.
Checkout: Episode 40 – Desi Linden put up Boston win!
She clearly did quite a lot of exhibits, however I actually loved this one.
7. Path Runner Nation– Path Operating
Right here’s a podcast with a concentrate on actual folks doing fairly wonderful issues. This path runner podcast is clearly going to supply much more for you path runners with ideas which might be particular to diet, footing, extremely occasions and extra.
Hosts Don Freeman and Scott Warr cowl a ton of various matters associated to path working and even concentrate on points equivalent to psychological focus and pacing methods that can positively enchantment to all varieties of runners.
The hosts and their visitors are clearly very educated, however they current data in a enjoyable manner and appear to genuinely wish to assist different folks take pleasure in working.
Checkout: August 9 – Can Failure Make Us Extra Profitable?
8. Thoughts Pump: Uncooked Health Fact – Energy Targeted
This won’t be a podcast for everybody and at first I wasn’t positive it was one for me. In truth, I admit to quick forwarding by way of quite a lot of the start as a result of I need the meat of the present and never all of the chit chat.
BUT particularly for runners who might not wish to spend time within the gymnasium I feel they’re going to actually aid you embrace the worth.
Checkout: Episode 1077 – The 7 Lethal Health Lies Offered to Girls
9. For the Lengthy Run – Numerous Elite Athletes
Podcaster Jonathan Levitt is among the most extroverted folks I’ve ever met. He’s additionally a connector. He loves placing folks in contact and is a stellar runner in his personal proper. All of this is the reason he has some unbelievable interviews with prime athletes in working.
He does an excellent job of getting in to each the coaching we’re inquisitive about and their lives, their mindset and extra. In newer episodes, he’s additionally tackled quite a lot of mindset discuss and even matters in tradition.
Checkout: Any episode with David Roche. There’s additionally one with a well-known Amanda Brooks 😉
10. On Teaching with Magness and Marcus – Get the Sciene
Those that are actually in to the deep dive of teaching, strategies, all of the science and whys will take pleasure in this podcast. Just a few fellow working coaches have informed me that is the one which they by no means miss.
At the same time as an athlete I feel there’s a lot to be taught right here. It’s going that will help you higher perceive your coaching plan and put all of the items collectively.
Checkout: Episode 155: Getting the Most out of Folks. Easy methods to encourage, encourage and maintain excellence.
11. Farewell – The Progress Equation
This s a more recent podcast and I’m sorry I haven’t had an opportunity to dive in to extra episodes. I feel so many people have realized that we’re coaching our our bodies, however our minds want time.
That is one other podcast with Steve Magness, however this time with co-host Brad Stulberg. Many people actually loved their guide, Peak Efficiency, and that’s the launching level for this present.
Checkout: When to Thrive vs Merely Survive
BONUS: Listed below are 20 podcasts the place I’ve been a visitor!
12. Run to the High Podcast – Like Weblog Posts in Audio Kind
Runners of all ability ranges can profit from listening to Run to the High, a podcast created to encourage and information all varieties of runners.
Every week, Coach Claire Bartholic interviews athletes, coaches, scientists, psychologists, nutritionists, and even common runners. They focus on completely different matters equivalent to psychological preparation, stopping damage, breaking by way of plateaus, and rather more.
No matter what you wish to find out about working, this podcast will almost certainly have an episode about it.
Checkout: Fascinating Coaching Classes from Ethiopian Marathon Runners
13. The Operating for Actual with Tina Muir – Former Elite Athlete Host
Host Tina Muir has been an elite marathoner herself, giving her a singular perception to the inquiries to ask her excessive caliber visitors like Meb Keflezighi. Different visitors she has on her podcast embrace runners, coaches, scientists, and even medical suppliers.
She’s additionally centered on guaranteeing every visitor is offering worth to you and take-aways that can aid you enhance your personal working.
Checkout: August 2019 – Lauren Fleshman: You Can Really feel Happy and Nonetheless Get Higher
14. Marathon Coaching Academy
Because the title suggests, this common podcast is oriented towards runners making ready for marathons and is hosted by working coach Angie Spencer and her husband Trevor.
Episodes are informative however not too critical, and they’re filled with information and recommendation and typically even characteristic high-profile visitors!
Whereas a few of the content material is tailor-made particularly to marathoners, a lot of it’s relevant to runners of all distances and contains recommendations on coaching, diet, and damage prevention.
Checkout: February 2023, You’re Able to So A lot Extra Than You Assume You Are
15. I’ll Have One other with Lindsey Hein – Discuss to All of the Professionals
Lindsey has been within the working house so long as I’ve! The place I went the teaching route, she went on to be taught from the very best and share that information.
She is aware of easy methods to host an excellent interview to tug out enjoyable data and make it relatable to all of us non-elites.
No,I didn’t record the Runner’s World Podcast, not as a result of there’s something fallacious with it, however since you probably already tried that working podcast!
Hopefully, I’m providing you with another concepts!
And no I didn’t point out the One other Mom Runner podcast, once more not as a result of it’s not good. I actually loved it for a time, however as famous I cycle by way of issues and currently it simply hasn’t labored for me. I wasn’t getting motivated listening to their every day backwards and forwards.
What working podcasts do you hearken to?
Do you want them to be health associated or not?
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