Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

We’ve put together some of the best interviews we’ve conducted over the past 6 years from masters coaches, researchers and high-performing athletes to help you better understand the benefits of stren…

Do you have great results at shorter distances like the 5k and 10k, but can’t run equivalent times for longer races like the HM and Marathon?

That’s the problem Aliisa Laurie has dealt with her last …

How many times have you been in a training run or race environment where issues like nausea, bloating, or cramping have interrupted performance? 

Or how often have you tried to experiment with the la…

Extending beyond normal sleep and nutrition routines, have you ever wondered about alternative recovery methods? Maybe you’ve had conversations with family and friends about Eastern Medicine, novel m…

For those of you who have been fans of RunnersConnect for some time now, you know that some of our favorite events of the year are our running retreats.

It’s truly amazing to get to spend 4-5 days wi…

What if you could actually run your best past age 40? And get fitter and stronger?

We’ve put together some of the best interviews we’ve conducted over the past 10 years from masters coaches, research…

We are back with another edition of Training Plan rescue. The feedback from the previous episode has been great and Coach Jeff is excited to take a deep dive into a listener's training plan this week…

What comes to mind when you think about “amino acids”? Are you incorporating them into your diet? Have you considered the performance and recovery benefits of amino acids for your running training?

I…

Do you ever notice fellow runners taking an interesting approach to a particular run or training block? Or using certain recovery tools or consuming certain drinks and foods in their quest to improve…

What should I eat before I run?

It’s an age-old question faced by many runners both new to the sport and those who have been training seriously and are looking to fine tune their training diet.

Unfor…

Did you know we’ve been publishing interviews with some of the leading scientists, coaches, athletes and experts in the running world since 2011!

That means we’ve had more than a decade of experts to…

We are excited to share with you the first rendition of our “training plan rescue” series where a listener sends us their busted training plan and our coaches rescue it. 

In this episode, our Head Co…

We have bittersweet news to share. This is the last episode hosted by Claire Bartholic! 

In this special, transition episode of the Run to the Top Podcast, Claire Bartholic bids farewell to listeners…

Planning a destination race in a far away place has lots of challenges. International travel is even more stressful since there are so many details that you will have to figure out before you even se…

If you’ve been a runner long enough, some well meaning person will eventually ask you about your knees. Running is actually good for your knees, but if you’re the one who’s got knee pain on the run, …

Have you hit a plateau in your running? Despite doing all the right things, or most of the right things that you are supposed to be doing, you just seem stuck.

Maybe it’s because you're getting older…

All runners are not the same. Distance runners and sprinters really seem to be engaging in an entirely different sport. Tiny and lean elite marathoners are a stark contrast to muscular, powerful spri…

As good as running is for our bodies, it’s probably equally good, if not even more so, for our brains. The mental health benefits of aerobic exercise have been proven over and over again in scientifi…

Running is a massive participation sport. About 50 million Americans (or 15 percent of the U.S. population) participate in some form of running, according to a 2020 report from the Sports & Fitness I…

What if I told you that there is something out there that can help you build lean muscle, boost endurance, reduce fatigue, help you perform better, help slow down the aging process, with virtually no…