Running Lean
Running Lean is hosted by Patrick McGilvray - NASN Licensed Primary Sports Nutritionist, NASN Certified Personal Trainer, UESCA Certified Running Coach, Master Life & Success Coach, experienced marathoner and ultrarunner, and The Weight Loss Coach for Runners. Patrick helps runners properly fuel their bodies and their minds so they can achieve peak performance and optimal health and fitness. Whether your goal is to lose weight, get stronger, run faster or further, or improve your mindset, you'll learn it all in this informative, inspirational weekly podcast. Learn more at www.runningleanpodcast.com
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 300
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
58. How Stress Is Making Us Fat
Stress is not something that can be avoided, it’s just a fact of modern life.
In fact, we all need a certain amount of stress to function normally.
We’ve evolved as humans to handle stress; we have b…
In fact, we all need a certain amount of stress to function normally.
We’ve evolved as humans to handle stress; we have b…
00:35:41 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
57. How to Make Healthy Eating a Way of Life
Probably the number one issue people struggle with when it comes to healthy eating is sticking with it!
They do great for a few weeks or a few months but then eventually find themselves elbow-deep in…
They do great for a few weeks or a few months but then eventually find themselves elbow-deep in…
00:33:35 |
Fri 29 Jan 2021
56. Good Carbs, Bad Carbs
Some of the most often-asked questions I get from runners revolve around the topic of carbohydrates.
Most runners I talk to are either straight-up addicted to carbs or at the very least obsessed with…
Most runners I talk to are either straight-up addicted to carbs or at the very least obsessed with…
00:41:43 |
Fri 22 Jan 2021
55. 5 Foods That Boost Your Metabolism
I think we can all agree that in order to lose weight, you have to be able to burn fat.
This is one of the main reasons why I spend so much time talking about how to turn your body into a fat-burning…
This is one of the main reasons why I spend so much time talking about how to turn your body into a fat-burning…
00:49:08 |
Fri 15 Jan 2021
54. The Benefits of Becoming a Fat-Adapted Runner
I get a lot of questions over in the Running Lean Community Facebook Group about fat-adaptation.
What does it really mean to be a fat-adapted runner?
How do I go about becoming fat-adapted?
What are …
What does it really mean to be a fat-adapted runner?
How do I go about becoming fat-adapted?
What are …
00:39:04 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
53. How to Overcome Self-Sabotage
Self-sabotage is when you say you want to lose 30 lbs but you find yourself eating chocolate cake every day. What is happening here?
By eating the cake, you are completely undermining what you say yo…
By eating the cake, you are completely undermining what you say yo…
00:49:01 |
Fri 01 Jan 2021
52. Looking Back and Moving Forward
Contrary to what I see plastered all over social media, I don’t think 2020 was that bad of a year, at least it wasn’t for me.
I accomplished more in my life this year than in the last 5 years combine…
I accomplished more in my life this year than in the last 5 years combine…
00:40:35 |
Fri 25 Dec 2020
51. How I Ran a 50k on Zero Calories
Last weekend I ran the Sloppy Hog 50k.
This wasn’t an organized event, and since most of the ultras have been canceled this year, I decided I would just do one on my own.
So I picked a date, mapped o…
This wasn’t an organized event, and since most of the ultras have been canceled this year, I decided I would just do one on my own.
So I picked a date, mapped o…
00:36:33 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
50. How to Create Unstoppable Motivation
One of the most common issues I hear from clients is they’ve lost their motivation to keep going.
They’re doing fine for a while, sticking to their food plan, losing weight, feeling great, and then a…
They’re doing fine for a while, sticking to their food plan, losing weight, feeling great, and then a…
00:39:52 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
49. Be an Example of What’s Possible
This is the final episode in the Running Lean Manifesto series.
The Running Lean Manifesto is a set of guiding principles that, when you practice them each day, you can create the life you’ve always …
The Running Lean Manifesto is a set of guiding principles that, when you practice them each day, you can create the life you’ve always …
00:26:50 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
48. Think, Feel, and Act With Purpose
The only things you have control over in this world are your own thoughts, feelings, and actions.
No matter how hard you try, you cannot control what other people think, how they feel, or what they d…
No matter how hard you try, you cannot control what other people think, how they feel, or what they d…
00:32:36 |
Fri 27 Nov 2020
47. How to Handle the Holidays
Next week is Thanksgiving and that marks the beginning of the holiday season here in the U.S.
The holidays are a time to gather with loved ones, give thanks for all that we have, and of course, eat a…
The holidays are a time to gather with loved ones, give thanks for all that we have, and of course, eat a…
00:40:17 |
Fri 20 Nov 2020
46. Love Yourself Unconditionally
If you’re anything like me and you’ve struggled with your weight, then you probably know what it feels like to kind of hate yourself.
You hate how you look, you hate how you feel, you hate how you’ve…
You hate how you look, you hate how you feel, you hate how you’ve…
00:27:40 |
Fri 13 Nov 2020
45. The 5 Habits Runners Must Have to Lose Weight
The way you make big changes is by consistently doing new things – showing up day after day with drive, determination, and perseverance.
In other words…creating new habits.
Breaking old habits and cr…
In other words…creating new habits.
Breaking old habits and cr…
00:37:01 |
Fri 06 Nov 2020
44. Run Because You Love It
I think we’d all agree that running is hard.
But for a lot of us, running can also be a very stressful, anxiety-inducing activity.
I fell in love with running early on but then something happened tha…
But for a lot of us, running can also be a very stressful, anxiety-inducing activity.
I fell in love with running early on but then something happened tha…
00:31:37 |
Fri 30 Oct 2020
43. Embrace Discomfort
Most people are afraid of being uncomfortable.
I think this is a real shame since getting uncomfortable is the only way to achieve anything worthwhile in this life.
But it happens all the time!
Peopl…
I think this is a real shame since getting uncomfortable is the only way to achieve anything worthwhile in this life.
But it happens all the time!
Peopl…
00:26:50 |
Fri 23 Oct 2020
42. Thrive in Your Body
I used to treat my body like a garbage dump.
I ate a terrible diet, I smoked cigarettes, I drank way too much alcohol, and I never exercised at all.
Then one day something happened that changed my wh…
I ate a terrible diet, I smoked cigarettes, I drank way too much alcohol, and I never exercised at all.
Then one day something happened that changed my wh…
00:26:14 |
Fri 16 Oct 2020
41. Live Vibrantly
If you ask most people how they feel about their life, they’ll probably tell you their life is pretty dull, pretty ordinary, maybe even dreary.
Today, I’m here to tell you that this is NOT how you ar…
Today, I’m here to tell you that this is NOT how you ar…
00:24:32 |
Fri 09 Oct 2020
40. Eat Real Food
The diet that most of us have been eating for the last 40 years or so is just wrong.
It doesn’t work.
Instead of getting leaner and healthier, we just keep getting fatter and sicker.
Something has to…
It doesn’t work.
Instead of getting leaner and healthier, we just keep getting fatter and sicker.
Something has to…
00:41:26 |
Fri 02 Oct 2020
39. Learning to Love the Process
Oftentimes when we take on a big challenge like changing how we eat or training for a marathon, we don’t get the results we want fast enough.
The weight isn’t coming off as quickly as you want or the…
The weight isn’t coming off as quickly as you want or the…
00:20:34 |
Fri 25 Sep 2020
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