Mindful Runner
Welcome to The Mindful Runner Podcast – the trusted voice for trail runners who want clear, actionable answers to their running challenges.
The Mindful Runner Podcast delivers clear, actionable answers to trail runners’ toughest questions. Hosted by coach and ultra-runner Fred Richardson, each short episode tackles real training challenges with practical insight.
✨ New: The Quiet Run – weekly 5–8 min reflections on the inner journey of running. Tune in every Wednesday to reconnect with your breath, your stride, and the trail.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
AMUK - A coaches perspective
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Justin Oelofsen is a running coach and a biochineticist. He recently ran the fastest time for the AMUK challenge.
He shares his hard earned knowledge with us a…
Meet the Mindful Runner
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This is the backstory of why I started Mindful Runner as a coaching practice and how this podcast is an extension of the Mindful Runner mission - 'Helping ord…
Running AMUK
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AMUK - 4 Iconic Ultra Trail Races in seven months. This is an interview with Riana Henning, Justin Oelofsen and Marius van Rensberg, three of the five people…
Addo Trail Race - SA Races
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A detailed discussion of the Addo Trail race in South Africa covering all three distances. I discuss the routes and provide some basic training guidelines.
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The Body Mind Connection
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Connecting body and mind can have a profound effect on how you run. In this episode I speak about how to control the fight or flight dials in your brain.
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Building Grit
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Grit is a quality all endurance athletes aspire to. In this episode I talk about what it is and how to develop grit in your own life.
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South African Ultra Races
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An overview of Ultra Races in South Africa. I present my top 2 road ultra's and top 6 trail ultras. These are the ultra events that should be on every runners…
Brain Power
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Using your brain to enhance athletic performance. Positive Self Talk, Visualization, Mindfulness, Scenario Planning
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Mindfulness in Running
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An explanation of Mindfulness in Running and how to start the journey to becoming a more Mindful Runner
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Building Peak Performers
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How to go about developing peak performances and turn yourself into a master of running.
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Introducing High Intensity Training
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An introduction to high intensity training. We discuss Lactate Threshold or Tempo training as well as V02Max training. How much you should be doing in your tr…
Introducing Low Intensity Running
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A brief explanation of low intensity running. The benefits, how much you should be doing, how it fits into an annual training plan and how to gauge that you a…
Introducing Rate of Perceived Effort
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Rate of Perceived Effort is one of the metrics available to an athlete to determine the intensity of a workout. In this episode I look at what RPE is and a si…