The Knighton Runs Podcast
Coach Chris Knighton helps passionate athletes run faster marathons and develop the confidence to take on any life challenge.
You'll leave each episode of The Knighton Runs Podcast with clear next steps to follow and the inspiration you need to improve your running immediately.
If we can run faster marathons, we can do anything.
Discover more at https://knightonruns.com/
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 82
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
62 | Yes, you can run your goal race pace! The little-known reason why marathon training works.
One of the craziest things about running is...
Running race pace in training always feels 10x harder than it actually will during your race.
If you've got a big goal race coming up and you feel like …
61 | Staying Injury Free While Chasing Big Goals, with Alex Burke (@alexburke9)
Do you have big running goals?
Staying consistent long-term is the key to becoming your best. You've got to progressively challenge yourself month after month while being adamant about avoiding injur…
60 | Embrace The Challenge
Not every day is going to be sunshine and rainbows.
Some days you will wake up in the dark, it will be cold and snowing outside, and your training plan says "go do a track workout."
What do you do?
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59 | How to Train for Your First Marathon w/ Jane Springston (@runningwithjane)
Are you thinking of running your first marathon?
I firmly believe that every able-bodied person can run a marathon. But I don't want you to "just finish" a marathon... I want you to enjoy it and do …
58 | The Biggest Lessons We've Learned As Coaches with Jessie Gruca (@running.with.roses & @runningexplained)
When you continually challenge yourself and do the work that you love, the person you are today is vastly wiser and more experienced than the person you were just a few years ago.
I certainly feel t…
57 | Four Signs of Increasing Fitness (that aren't pace related)
You're running day after day, putting in the miles, getting in the workouts, but despite all of that your everyday easy run pace just isn't getting faster!
How do you know if your training is worki…
56 | The Habits of Champions
Have you ever wondered if champions are born or made?
This week, my wife Erica and I led our high school track and field team to an undefeated dual meet season and the title of Division Champions.
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55 | Proper Nutrition for Distance Runners
Let's kick off 2023 by talking about the most important thing in the world... your health!
What constitutes a healthy and supportive diet for distance runners?
What vitamins and minerals should you…
54 | Staying Active Throughout The Holidays
In this episode of The Knighton Runs Podcast, Coach Chris shares the importance of staying active throughout the holiday season, challenges you to get outside every day during this time, and gives an…
53 | Setting Intentions for 2023 and Planning The Perfect Spring Marathon Season
In this episode of The Knighton Runs Podcast, Coach Chris outlines how you can learn from what worked and what didn't this past year, and build upon it in 2023. It's time to plan out your perfect spr…
52 | Reach Peak Fitness With The Marathon Taper + The Philosophy of Base Building
In this episode of The Knighton Runs Podcast, Coach Chris answers listener questions on mastering the marathon taper. He explains the philosophy of the six phases of marathon training, with a focus o…
51 | How to Warm Up for Your Turkey Trot 5K + Your Treadmill Running Questions Answered
In this episode of The Knighton Runs Podcast, Coach Chris shares how to best warm up for your Turkey Trot 5K to ensure you run your best race, answers your treadmill running questions, and gives deta…
50 | The Five Attributes of Running Faster + Staying Injury-Free for Life
In this episode of The Knighton Runs Podcast, Coach Chris walks you through an exercise that will give you the opportunity to grade yourself on five different attributes of your running. Which of the…
49 | The Best Pacing Method for The Half Marathon, Sequencing of Workouts, & Optimizing Workout Lengths
In this Q&A, Coach Chris answers your questions on...
1. The Best Pacing Method for the Half Marathon (and Marathon)
2. Sequencing of Workouts during Marathon Training (Speed vs Endurance)
3. Optimiz…
48 | Q&A with Coach Chris - Warming Up for Your Marathon, Taper Week Diet Choices, Proper Carbohydrate Loading, Focusing Your Winter Training, & Finding Mental Toughness in Races
In this Q&A, Coach Chris answers your questions on...
1. Warming Up for Your Marathon,
2. Taper Week Diet Choices + Proper Carbohydrate Loading
3. Focusing Your Winter Training
4. Finding Mental Tou…
47 | Fuel Your Run! Running Nutrition with Kristy Baumann (@marathon.nutritionist)
Kristy Baumann is a Registered Dietitian who helps runners learn how to fuel properly to support their training and have a healthy relationship with food. She is on a mission to spread the message th…
46 | Debating Running Dogmas with Sara Manderscheid (@sayrahrunshappy)
While there are many different ways to train, there are a bunch of "running rules" that are widely held as gospel. Concepts like following strict-polarized training (i.e., take your easy days easy an…
45 | Running Rules to Live By
What rules have you put in place to support your running? In this episode, Coach Chris shares the 10 Running Rules to Live By from his book Run Faster Marathons: The Proven Path to PR.
** Start Trai…
44 | "What can Marathoners learn from High School Runners?" with Tucker Grose (@trainingwithtucker)
What can adult marathon runners learn from the experiences of high school cross country and track & field team training?
Good high school training programs put a large focus on learning the skills o…
43 | Need for Speed 26.2
When was the last time you ran a mile? Have you ever trained to race a mile? If there's one thing I think that marathoners don't do enough of, it's actually running FAST. If you want to get faster at…