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!
What do you ask an Olympic marathon qualifier? You ask him how he managed to rehabilitated achilles surgery to return not just better than ever, but 3 minutes faster in his marathon time. So that's w…
Whitney of themotherrunners.com joins Andi and Zach to talk about life for mothers who run. Andi and Zach also discuss the retirement of American distance legend Dathan Ritzenhein and in honor of Mot…
Joe Niemiec, Olympic Trials marathoner, proves for the rest of us how persistence can realize dreams. His running is a story of relentless pursuit and passionate devotion that you don't want to miss.…
Zombie's got it right. And we're only partially joking. Mike Swinger is a Physical Therapist (runphys.com) in Northern Michigan with some seriously practical and accessible suggestion for every runne…
Anyone care to guess how old Joanna was when the dream was born? Here's your hint: at that age, I was still entertaining myself by biting my dog's ear to see how she would respond. Not Joanna. This o…
Ron Romano: the Mayor of Central Park, World Marathon Majors 6 Star... in ONE year! We connected with Ron to talk running the majors. This conversation is inspiring, informative, and loaded with grea…
We were all thrown into this crazy holding pattern, and while we're always looking to set strong foundations, that's just about the only productive thing we are doing right now. The question is, how …
What do you do now? Valid question. The answer is personal and complicated. With race plans thwarted and social distancing keeping us from our favorite groups and gyms, our goals need adaptation. We …
Life affects running, and running affects life. Sometimes perseverance extends beyond the run, requiring runners to "hang in there" through difficult times. Andi and Zach interview another round of O…
Having spent the weekend with 700 of the best marathoners on the planet, we made it a priority to capture as many stories as we could, stories about moments when they had to "hang in there." For this…
Results are in! The 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials were nothing if not exciting! Andi and Zach break it down, sharing Andi's experience on the inside, Zach's experience on the outside, and the complete…
The US Olympic Marathon Trials are here! (2/29/2020) Andi and Zach break it down so that you know all the most important (because we certainly don't give any irrelevant, unrelated facts about the var…
What do you see when you look in the mirror? What to say when you speak to that person? As runners, we are well aware of importance of self-perception and self-talk. For this episode, Andi and Zach d…
What role have others played in your successful running endeavors? Andi and Zach tackle the easy task of celebrating those who support us and what it means to support others well. BONUS! This episode…
There are things we need to let go of and things we need to embrace. We are all multi-dimensional beings and running is just part of who we are. Andi and Zach discuss deciding when to sacrifice for t…
Treadmill or dreadmill? Whether you love or loath stationary running, there are times training on the treadmill can be beneficial. Andi and Zach share lessons learned, unfortunate anecdotes, and prac…
At it's core, track and field is a primal thing, the ultimate test of the physical prowess of humankind, pitted one against another. And that's just a part of why we love it! Louis Falland, 4-minute …
25k American Record holder and 2:10 marathoner Parker Stinson joins Andi and Zach to talk about his journey through the highs and lows and how to navigate pressures external, internal, and otherwise.
…What's the best workout for a given purpose at a given time? Andi and Zach dive deep into different run efforts and workouts and how they navigate the various purposes. See more at atozrunning.com/ep…