Real Life Runners with Angie and Kevin Brown
Angie and Kevin Brown are here to help real life runners to improve their running and their life through conversations about training, mindset, nutrition, health and wellness, family, and all the crazy things that life throws at us. The lessons that we learn from running can carry over into all aspects of our life, and we are here to explore those connections through current research, our experiences, and stories from real people out on the roads and trails, so that you can become a physically and mentally stronger runner and achieve the goals that matter to you. We are Kevin and Angie Brown, husband and wife, mom and dad, coaches, and runners. Angie holds her doctorate degree in physical therapy and uses running as part of her integrated fitness routine. Kevin is a marathoner who has been coaching runners for over a decade. Together, we want to help make running more accessible to more people, so that more people can gain the benefits of being a Real Life Runner.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 429
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
089: What is the best way to warm up for running or a race?
089: One of the steps to improving as a runner is incorporating speed or races into your training plan. Before you can just start running faster, you must make sure that you are prepared to run fast…
088: Will running more miles make me a faster runner?
088: If it works, just do more of it. Right?
The theme of today’s episode is increasing mileage. Why it would be a good idea, and why might it be a bad idea.
First, upping mileage is a great coac…
087: Lacking Motivation? What to do when you just don't feel like running
087: Lacking motivation? Every action in our life is a choice. Also, when we choose one path, we automatically choose not to follow any other path. Choosing to go for a run today may be an easy or …
086: What is a Multi-System Workout and How Can I Benefit From It?
Multi-system workouts are a running version of the best bang for your workout buck. They combine different speed and effort levels into one workout, giving you benefits for multiple systems. Howeve…
085: Why your training plan might not work
If you are searching for a training plan because you are looking to get fitter or because you have an upcoming race, there are a wide variety of options to choose from just a couple of clicks away.
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084: Dealing with Negativity
How do you deal with negativity directed towards you? Especially when it is coming from family and friends? or even random people on the internet?
Change is hard. We have to find the motivation …
083: Obstacles to Performing Our Best
As coaches and runners we are familiar of coming up short in some of the biggest moments. There are always athletes who manage to step up when it is all on the line, and others who...well, don’t. W…
082: Are You Just Going Through the Motions?
So many times in our lives we get caught up. Caught up in the day to day, our weekly runs, our million to-do items. On this episode we cover how living with intention can lead to much greater levels…
081: Why should I do a long run, and how far should it be?
In this episode we thoroughly discuss the concept of the long run. We cover the physical and mental benefits from a scientific and anecdotal point of view. If you do not currently have a long run r…
080: Should I Add Cross Training to My Running Schedule?
We believe that cross training is important for every real life runner. It helps you to get in better shape, train muscles that you don't normally train while running, and increase or maintain cardi…
079: Running and Weight Control
Running is great for getting in shape, improving cardiovascular health, improving mood and so many other things, but is it good for your weight? Some people lose weight when running, some people gai…
078: What is Winning?
Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. -Vince Lombardi
In this episode, we dive into the concept of winning and try to put a definition onto it, or at least name some qualities of winning.
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077: It's All Relative
Today’s episode is all about relativity especially how it relates to time, how we spend it and how there never seems to be enough of it. The inspiration for the episode comes from a book Angie just …
076: Finding Your Running Team
On this episode, we dive into the need we all have for support with an emphasis on running, but an acknowledgement that to accomplish any difficult task, it is harder when you feel alone.
Professio…
075: Declutter your life and your running
Decluttering is the word of the moment and although Angie got in on the decluttering movement a few years back after reading the book, we are currently undergoing a massive decluttering of the house.…
074: Effort-Based Running, Updated
Today, we update our effort levels a bit, transitioning from a 1-5 scale to a 1-10 scale. Here's a little breakdown of what the numbers mean.
Effort Levels (adapted from 80/20 running and RPE):
- E…
073: How Long Do I Need to Recover?
We have talked extensively about ways to improve on this show. We have episodes devoted to training paces and ideal workouts for different distances. If you search the internet, you can find lots o…
072: Training By Effort, Racing By Feel
Last weekend was the Key West Half Marathon and a big weekend for both of us in terms of racing. Heading into the race, both of us had lofty expectations that we were trying to keep rational. The go…
071: Pre-Race Anxiety and What To Do
It’s race week for the Real Life Runner household and with that comes this week’s episode on pre-race anxiety. The episode gives us a chance to discuss the concept, talk about our own emotions headi…
070: Sneaky Signs of Overtraining
New year, new you! It’s time to go all out on training. You have signed up for a race and it’s approaching rapidly so you need to get your running cranked up. Enthusiasm is great, but can lead to …