The Planted Runner
You’ve already made two of the best decisions of your life as a plant-based runner. Now it’s time to get better at both every week. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic, and I went from not running at all to finishing a marathon in 2:58 at age 42, all on a plant-based diet. I’ve coached hundreds of vegan, vegetarian, and plant-curious runners of all ages and abilities with science-backed training, plant-based nutrition, and proven mental strength techniques. Whether you are training for your first 5k or your 50th marathon, you can start exactly where you are right now, and get better today.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 169
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Run or Relax? The Best Ways to Keep Up Your Fitness (and Still Have Fun) on Vacation
What’s the right way to balance your training when you are traveling, especially if you have a family?
Let’s find out.
Today we’re going to tackle the topic of training on trips, specifically vacatio…
00:15:50 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Simple, Hearty, and Delicious: How to Build a Plant-Based Diet that Works for Busy Athletes
However you choose to describe yourself, plant-based, vegan, plant-curious, flexitarian, or omnivore, there's overwhelming evidence that eating a diet that is made of mostly whole plant foods is idea…
00:43:03 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Why The 3 Weeks After Your Big Race Are Critical To Your Next Goal
Surprisingly, the three weeks after your goal race can have a big impact on how you’ll race in the future.
In this episode, we’re going to explore the hows and the whys of recovery after the marathon…
00:21:29 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Doctors Said He Was Too Fat To Run. He Proved Them Wrong
“Lose weight or die,” Martinus Evans was told by his doctor.
He was so angry that he decided to run marathons, but without focusing on weight loss.
Along his movement journey, he started a movement o…
00:41:27 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Tackle The Trails With Confidence (Even if You're a Road Runner at Heart)
Even the most die hard road runner has got to admit, there’s something pretty magical or at least a little romantic about the idea of trail running. And if you’d like to try it or get better at it, t…
00:38:14 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
After Running a Sub-3 Hour Marathon, I Quit Racing. Here’s Why
Today is going to be a personal one. I’m going to share the real story of why I no longer race marathons, despite the fact that my career today is helping runners race better marathons.
I’ll get into…
00:16:50 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Top 10 Boston Marathon Training Mistakes and What to Do Instead (Encore Run)
One of the most common and worthy goals of any marathoner is to be able to race the iconic Boston Marathon.
But did you know that training for Boston, if you want to get it right, will require you t…
00:18:05 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
The Labels are Lying to You: Why You're Not Eating (or Burning) What You Think You Are
We all know that to lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you eat. To gain weight, do the opposite.
The problem is that calorie counting is massively flawed
We are not eating or burning wh…
00:22:59 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
The Half Is a Far Better Race Than the Full, Even if You Love Marathons
The half marathon gets no respect. It’s always in the shadow of its big brother, the marathon, which gets all the glory.
But maybe, just maybe, the half should be your next A goal race.
And I don’t m…
00:20:22 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
Despite the Benefits, A Pace Group Isn't Always an Advantage. Here's Why.
A pace group can take away the worry and stress of pacing perfectly so you can just run or hold on for dear life.
But as wonderful as that sounds, following a pace group can have some major pitfalls.…
00:37:51 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Six Pack Abs Are Sexy, But Here's What You Actually Need for a Strong Core for Running
Is running really the best way to get six-pack abs or even the toned tummy you’ve been hoping for? Or how about the other way around: are all those crunches and sit-ups you’ve been doing to get those…
00:19:28 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
From 20 Years of Heavy Smoking to Breaking 4 Hours in the Marathon in Her 60s: Amiee Cords
Imagine a 3-pack-a-day smoker for 20 years who finally quits. And then goes on to not only qualify for the Boston Marathon multiple times, but accomplishes her fastest times in her sixties and is sti…
00:40:51 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Trailer: Start Here!
Running should be simple. But when you try to learn about how to get better at it, especially as you age, you’re confronted with conflicting advice, complicated workouts, and confusing nutrition tren…
00:02:40 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
All Plants Have Protein: Here's How You Can Prevent Slowing Down and Losing Muscle on a Plant-Based Diet
Protein is trending in the nutrition space. Everywhere you look, someone is saying you should eat more.
But is this protein push all just media and marketing hype? And does this even apply to enduran…
00:25:08 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Rest is Actually the Worst Thing You Can Do for Most Running Pain and Injuries. Here's What You Should Do Instead
What if everything we’ve been conditioned to think about pain and injury is wrong? What if we could heal ourselves on our own faster and more effectively without ever having to stop running?
Let’s fi…
00:52:54 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
Beyond Beginner: This is What Will Take Your Running to the Next Level
How do you advance from being a good runner to a really good runner? Do you add more miles? Speed up all your paces? Run more often? Or maybe it’s a little of everything.
Let’s find out.
Today we’re …
00:19:52 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Running Marathon Pace In January Can Sink Your Spring Race. Here's Why.
If you’re a marathoner training for a spring race and you’re running goal marathon paced workouts in January, you’re doing it wrong.
Let’s explore a better way.
In today’s episode, we’re going to tal…
00:18:01 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Could Dry January Make You A Better Runner? It’s Complicated
Can even moderate drinking be holding you back from your best performances?
In today’s episode, we’ll explore the effects of alcohol on your training. We’ll go over:
How even small amounts of alcoho…
00:19:20 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Train Your Brain Like an Elite Distance Runner with These Tips
What can we learn from the mental strength abilities of the highest performing athletes in the world? What do they do that we don’t?
And more importantly, how can we learn to have the mental strength…
00:46:53 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
A Better Way to Make Sure Your Running Resolutions Stick All Year Long
The sad truth is that most resolutions are abandoned by mid-January. Even by well-intentioned, highly disciplined runners.
There is a better way.
Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Barth…
00:19:04 |
Thu 28 Dec 2023
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