Run Farther & Faster — The Podcast with Coaches Lisa Levin and Julie Sapper

Fifteen years ago this week, we started coaching a little run program at the JCC of Greater Washington.

Now, after coaching over 1,000 runners, we’ve learned a thing or two that we want to share with …

Cristina Burbach, a top-ranked DC area runner and sub-3 marathoner, shares how she continues to set new goals for herself as a masters runner and para athlete. Cristina shared her running journey and…

Kellie Redmond, cross country coach, owner of T.E.A.M. FIT, and the Run Farther & Faster strength training coach, shares how she overcame her own mind chatter to race competitively again after experi…

What a treat to speak with the legendary Gordon Bakoulis!

Gordon qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials five consecutive times between 1988 and 2004. Gordon was also a finalist in the 1992 U.…

If your negative inner voice is way too chatty, then this episode is for you! We loved this conversation with clinical and sport psychologist, Dr. Mitchell Greene, owner of Greenepsych Clinical & Spo…

Happy New Year! We are excited to kick off the Boston 2025 training cycle with a coaching episode. In this episode, we provide some easy training hacks that will lead to improved recovery and impactf…

In this episode, we talk with Nicole Dobransky, who shares her Boston Marathon qualifying journey. We have no doubt that you will be inspired by Nicole’s story and her approach to training.

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We don’t have a car to give away, like Oprah, but we do have a list, like Oprah, of our Favorite Running-Related Things for 2024. We hope that you enjoy this list as much as we enjoyed creating it. F…

Phil Stewart wants you to enter the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run lottery now…and here’s more about our legendary guest.

Phil is both a running and race management icon, both in the DC are…

In part 2 our 3-part series-How She Did It-we welcomed Leigh Stewart Blum, who started running a few years ago and has an incredible BQ journey . We have no doubt that our listeners will learn so muc…

Our favorite physical therapist, Rachel Miller, is back! In this episode, we welcomed for the fourth time our dear friend and top physical therapist and running coach, Rachel Miller, owner of ProActi…

After Julie and a special guest discuss life outside of running, we welcomed longtime Run Farther & Faster runner, Suzanne Mishkin, who shares her decade-long journey from newly minted marathoner to …

Did you know that the most opportune time for injury is during the weeks after finishing a goal race? Join us for our drive home from the Marine Corps Marathon during which we discuss how to approach…

Races are more crowded than ever! After watching our runners race Chicago and Berlin this year, we saw some patterns that we want to pass along to those who have upcoming races this fall. We also dis…

After providing some last-minute Chicago Marathon tips, we welcomed Miss USA 2024, Alma Cooper, who is running Chicago 2024, her first marathon!

Alma shares how she juggles her busy schedule with tra…

After discussing the Boston Marathon 6:51 cutoff and our ideas for Boston’s future, Lisa recaps her incredible marathon performance in New Hampshire. Lisa shares why she chose to run the Clarence DeM…

After spending the last 22 months diligently rehabbing after ACL surgery, Julie attempted a marathon and spoiler alert—crossed the finish line in 3:45 and qualified for the Boston Marathon at the Las…

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When we saw Nate Kahaiali’i’s story on the CBS Evening News, we had to have him on our show to share his story. Nate is a middle school teacher in Lahaina, Hawaii, who was training for t…

In this episode we welcome back Amy Goldsmith, RD, to discuss the Women’s Olympic Marathon, the impact of under fueling on injury, particularly among endurance athletes, and what we as amateur runner…

After discussing the Olympic Marathon events, we welcomed one of our very special runners, Susan Spencer, who had been running for over 40 years and continues to improve upon her age-graded times. Su…