The Passionate Runner
Running has so many benefits for the mind, body, & soul. But it can be SO hard to keep going because, let’s face it, RUNNING IS HARD!
Join lifelong runner, running coach, and mother of two, Whitney Heins, as she talks with experts in areas such as nutrition, training and physical therapy to share their insider knowledge so you can run your best & BE your best in the time that you have.
If you’re an avid runner, we’re here to help you understand the science, simplify the complicated and remove hurdles so that your next run is not only fun and fulfilling, but fuels you with passion and purpose.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 51
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
050 Mary Johnson - Making Strength Training Less Scary and More Approachable
Episode Summary
Mary Johnson is a running and strength coach and Founder of Lift | Run | Perform, an organization that specializes in teaching runners how to use time in the weight room or in your own…
049 Laura Norris - Predicting Marathon Time: Pacing, Training, Fueling & Focus
Episode Summary
Laura Norris is a certified running coach, small business owner, writer, and content creator. She believes in a blended approach to coaching that utilizes both evidence-based methods o…
048 Dr. Haley Perlus - Reaching Peak Performance NOW: No Opportunity Wasted
Episode Summary
Dr. Haley Perlus is a sports psychologist with knowledge and personal experience as an elite athlete, coach, fitness professional, and entrepreneur. An overall wellness enthusiast, Dr.…
047 Ben Reale - Small Habits, Big Results: How to Make Running a Habit
Episode Summary
Ben Reale is the Founder of the personal training group, Condition One Fitness & Nutrition. He’s a Marathon runner, licensed attorney, and a former Marine Officer who has led more than…
046 Amy Stephens - How Hormones Impact Our Running
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Amy Stephens is a registered dietitian, certified specialist in sports nutrition, blogger, runner and food coach. She has over twenty years of experience working with amateur and high-…
045 Megan Robinson - The Physiology of Fueling
Episode Summary
Megan Robinson has been a competitive track and cross-country runner since high school and has competed in numerous long distance races, including the Boston Marathon. She is a Level 1…
044 Shanna Birchett - Embrace the Season You’re In
Shanna Birchett is the true definition of a ‘mother runner’ with an inspirational story. A mother of six kids under six years of age, Shanna returned to running with grit, determination, and compassi…
043 Mike Kiss & Kristin Kiss - Tackling Big, Audacious Goals
Mike Kiss and his wife, Kristin, are friends of Whitney that she’s known since high school. Mike and Kristin Kiss like challenges. The two former athletes set out 10 years ago to run a half- marathon…
042 Ashley Nowe - Pelvic Floor Health, Mobility & Returning to Running Postpartum
Ashley Nowe is a pregnancy and postpartum fitness specialist, nutritionist, fitness coach, and the Founder of Get Mom Strong, an organization that offers at-home fitness programs for moms. In 2022, A…
041 Heather Hart - Adventure Racing, Adaptation Training & The Principle of Individuality
Heather Hart, ACSM EP-C, is full time running coach, exercise physiologist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, mother of two teenagers, writer, and ultrarunner who believes that ordinary…
040 Shannon Mulcahy - Improving Mental Strength & Toughness
Episode Summary
Shannon Mulcahy is a mental strength coach with a Masters Degree in Sports & Exercise Psychology. She’s worked with clients ranging from world-champion swimmers to amateur and professi…
039 Dr. Sarah Colón Louie - Maintaining Hip Health & Bringing Hope to All Runners No Matter Their Story
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Dr. Sarah Colón Louie is a fellowship-trained Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in treating women runners with hip pain to enable them to return to running pain-free, faster, …
038 Sara Hayes - Mindful Running & Positive Intentions
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Sara Hayes is the Founder and Head Coach of Mindful Miles, a women’s movement and wellness company that prioritizes mindfulness habits, personal development, and intuitive movement. Sa…
037 Makenna Myler - Pregnancy, Cycles, & Navigating Running
Episode Summary
Makenna Myler, while pregnant with her first child, ran a mile in five minutes and 25 seconds— just 10 days before she gave birth to her daughter in October. Her husband, Mike, created…
036 Dr. Todd McGrath - Running Back-to-Back Marathons: Keeping Runners Running
Episode Summary
Dr. Todd McGrath is a primary sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He’s also an endurance athlete who works with runners at all levels, including …
035 Andrea Ripley - It’s the Process, Not the Outcome: Good Things Are Happening Right Now
Episode Summary
Andrea Ripley is a mother, running coach, and elite distance runner from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She qualified for the 2020 Olympic Trials with a Marathon best of 2:43. She’s currently…
034 Andrea Pomaranski - Finding the Strength to Go on in the Wake of Loss & Tragedy
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Andrea Pomaranski has been through so much in her road to becoming an elite runner and has learned an incredible amount about herself throughout the process. So much good can lie ahead…
033 Hadley Sorensen - Overcoming Alcohol Through Running
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Hadley Sorensen is a health and fitness coach, lifelong runner and author who is looking to publish her first book, Confessions of a Picture Perfect Mom. Today, Hadley joins the show t…
032 Dr. Haley Perlus - Reaching Peak Performance NOW: No Opportunity Wasted
Episode Summary
Dr. Haley Perlus is a sports psychologist with knowledge and personal experience as an elite athlete, coach, fitness professional, and entrepreneur. An overall wellness enthusiast, Dr.…
031 Tricia DeNardis - How To Have A Healthy Relationship with Food & Running
Episode Summary
Tricia DeNardis is a physical therapist, pregnancy & postpartum exercise specialist. She is an eating disorder survivor who is on a mission to help other women have a healthier relatio…