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
029: Are You Stretching Correctly?
Make sure you stretch so you don’t get hurt! Sometimes there is sage wisdom that can stand the test of time. Other times, it’s just a training method that has been passed down for years without any…
028: New Runners and What We Can All Learn From Them
In this episode, we discuss the benefits and difficulties that come from being a new runner. While new runners are able to quickly adapt to new stresses on the body, everything is a new stress and t…
027: Eating Trends - Deciphering Paleo, Gluten-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, and Plant-Based Eating
There are so many terms floating around in the world of food nowadays - paleo, vegan, vegetarian, plant-based - what the heck do they all mean? In this episode, we try to provide some clarity on sev…
026: Finding Your Motivation, in Running and Life
When it comes to getting anything done in our day, we need a reason. The more challenging and new a task is, the greater reason, motivation, and focus we need to accomplish that task. So many peopl…
025: Beyond the Numbers - Recognizing and celebrating the other wins
In general, running tends to be a very numbers-oriented sport. If you gather a group of runners together, it won’t take long before people start comparing PR’s. Check out a runner’s social media fe…
024: Post-race Coaching and Analysis
The big race is over. You've been training for months, and now it's done. Maybe you met your goal, maybe you didn't. Now where do we go from here?
Angie just finished her second half marathon ever…
023: Shin Splints
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022: How to Start (or Restart!) a Workout Habit
We've all been there before. Whether we are at the start of our fitness journey or we have fallen off the wagon, we all have been faced with trying to start or restart a healthy habit. We know we n…
021: Why Calorie Couting Doesn't Work
We've all heard it before: to lose weight, we need to burn more calories than we consume. We need to eat less and exercise more, right? We gain weight because we eat too much, have lack of self-con…
020: The Negatives of a Training Plan
A few episodes ago, we talked about the benefits of a training plan, and there are a lot! However, today we look at the other side. Are there negatives of following a training plan, and if so, what…
019: Running with a Group
There are two main ways that people start on their running journey: on a team or as an individual. Kevin started off on the cross country team in high school and has transitioned into solo running t…
018: How our thoughts can help us or harm us
The mental aspect of competition often takes a backseat to making sure that you have racked up the miles of preparation. In this episode, we cover one of the worst outcomes of any race...choking. …
017: Running Tech - the Pros and Cons
Technology has paved the way for huge advancements in running. While not many are going to argue the benefits of shoe updates and wicking fibers, the picture becomes a little less clear when you loo…
016: Causes of Knee Pain and What You Can Do
Running is bad for your knees, right? That's what we all hear from everyone around us that doesn't run, but is it true? Today, we get a little medical, and talk about a condition that plagues a LOT…
015: Fitting It All In
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014: Effective Goal Setting
Goal setting: It's something that we know we should do, but do we always do it? And if we do, are we setting effective and appropriate goals that are pushing us to succeed or setting us up for failu…
013: Cycle Your Training to Get Faster
What the heck is periodization of training? It's a fun vocabulary word that refers to cycling your training plan. If you are shooting for a goal race, or if you just want to keep improving and gett…
012: Run Safe - Alone, In the Dark, or With a Medical Condition
In a world of distracted drivers and stories of runners being hurt, thinking about running safety is now more important than ever. We tell you all about why this has become very important to us rece…
011: Lessons from Cross Country
In case you hadn't heard, Kevin and Angie are high school cross country coaches. Kevin has been coaching for over 10 years, and Angie joined the team a few years ago. We just got back from the stat…
010: Running based on effort: the pros and cons
What is effort-based running and what are the pros and cons? We break it down for you in this episode. There is definitely a good time and place for effort-based training and times when pace-driven…