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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 293
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Feeling Powerful Again w/ Leah O'Connor
Andi and Zach talk with Leah O'Connor about overcoming struggle and injury in running and what it means to be back in the game. Listen for that and more, and find the full details with links and reso…
'Twas the Day After Christmas (SPECIAL)
Naturally, we couldn't resist some holiday fun! Listen for a bit of festivity, and be sure to visit atozrunning.com/episode12 for additional resources.
Run Faster without Trying Harder w/ Dave Hodgkinson
It's no con. Running faster is a great deal easier than many of us realize! Dave Hodgkinson joins Andi and Zach to unpack how to run better and more easily. Listen for the full conversation, or visit…
One Small Change
How do you move a mountain? One spade-full at a time. Andi and Zach discuss making habits of simple measures that contribute to big outcomes for runners.
To access related resources, examples, and l…
Making the Most of the Race Experience w/ Kyle Cutler
Kyle Cutler has been the race director of the LMCU Bridge Run (in Grand Rapids, MI) for over 6 years and joins Andi and Zach to share how runners of all levels can maximize the race experience.
Find…
Never Again on Thanksgiving Day (SPECIAL)
Every great moment of feasting and play
Went terribly wrong last Thanksgiving Day
Listen to the episode to hear the whole story, or find the full text at atozrunning.com/episode8
How to be a lifelong runner w/ Dathan Ritzenhein
Who better to talk about longevity in the sport of running than three-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein? Dathan dives into some key aspects runners need to focus on to be pursue lifelong running.
For t…
Data-driven
Are you a data-driven runner? Or no? Zach and Andi come from totally different camps when it comes to the love and usage of data. In this episode, we discuss the positives and negatives of data satur…
The Next Level
We've been talking, writing, and living the topic of elevating your run. (Training with excellence comes with obstacles, but the benefit of taking your run to the next level isn't just about running.…
Burnout
Nothing douses the fire of a passionate pursuit more than burnout. Listen to Andi and Zach discuss their experiences with burnout, ideas to prevent it, and how to cope when in the midst of it.
For al…
Knowing Yourself
Knowing yourself can facilitate your next goal or break through. Owning where we are at and where we have to go shouldn't bring us into doubt or fear, but motivate us to make plans to achieve the in…
The Struggle
One thing every runner understands is struggle. Having just (both of us) completed the Chicago Marathon, we decided to dive deep into the topic of struggle and our experiences surrounding
- embracing…
Thriving in the Running Community
Every episode can be found at atozrunning.com/podcast with links and resources and additional info about the episode. For this episode, Andi and Zach discuss the Berlin Marathon, World Track and Fiel…