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
The Recovery Essentials if You Hate Rest Days (at Any Age)
What if there was a way that you could recover so easily and completely between runs that you didn’t need a day off?
I know that sounds too good to be true. But it also could be because right now, yo…
00:46:33 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
How I Went From Not Running to a 2:58 Marathon at Age 42 (In 10 Steps)
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ENCORE RUN: If you want to get good at something, it can really help to be inspired by someone who has done it before. It doesn’t mean your road is going to be exactly t…
00:24:35 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Does Racing In the Weeks Before Your Goal Race Really Make Sense?
Some runners just really, really love to race. So they race. A lot. If this is you, you could be sacrificing performance on the race that means the most. How do you prioritize?
Today’s episode is all…
00:21:37 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
It’s Not Your Age That’s Slowing You Down. It’s This.
Masters runners (those over 40) today are fitter and faster than ever before.
How can it be? Have the elite older runners unlocked the running fountain of youth?
Let’s find out.
We’ll explore how you…
00:26:09 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Stop Feeling Guilty About Running! How to Fit It In Your Busy Life
Can you really have it all?
On today’s episode, I’d like to address the challenges that go along with training to be as good as you can be while also having a demanding job, a spouse, a family, and j…
00:24:26 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
How Your Running Quietly Soothes Your Soul In These Troubled Times
We all know that running is good for our mental health. But it’s also good for our spiritual health as well.
Can you transform your running into something even more meaningful, even if you’re not rel…
00:37:59 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
HRV: What the Gaps Between Your Heartbeats Say About Your Fitness
Heart rate variability (HRV) can be an insight into how well you are training and recovering.
This is because the changes in length of space between heartbeats is a harbinger of changes in your physi…
00:20:00 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
Everything You Need to Motivate Yourself for Dark and Cold Running
If you want to maintain or even improve your running fitness in the fall and winter, you’re either going to make friends with the treadmill or you’ll have to find a way to make peace with the cold an…
00:22:04 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
The Exact Marathon Pacing Strategy You Should Use for Your Next Race
Most people run far slower than their potential on race day. This is typically not due to lack of fitness, but rather not following a good marathon pacing strategy.
On today’s show, we are going to e…
00:22:53 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Your Mind is Holding Your Running Back. Here's How to Get Unstuck
At some point in your running you are going to get stuck.
It might be a performance plateau, or it could be a motivation issue when you can’t seem to get out of the door for a run when you used to lo…
00:49:24 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
A Runner's Weakest Link Is The Knee, Or Is It?
Eventually, if you run long enough, you’ll have knee problems. At least, that’s what some people say.
The truth is running is actually quite good for your knees, but try telling that to a runner with…
00:54:15 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Amaze Your Mouth and Fuel Your Running with Easy Plant-Based Meals
Going plant-based as a runner can be really simple. Or it can be a confusing, frustrating struggle of boring salads and tasteless tofu.
It doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t have to give up flavo…
00:36:27 |
Thu 05 Oct 2023
Impossible Goal Marathon Pace? Here's How to Quiet Your Doubts
We all dream of running faster or farther than we ever have before. But we can’t truly know that we’re capable until we do it. Or can we?
On today’s show, I’ll reveal the 7 clear signs that say you'r…
00:23:08 |
Thu 28 Sep 2023
ENCORE RUN: How To Get Out of Your Head and Push Your Real Limits: Matt Fitzgerald
If you want to reach your true potential, it’s not enough to just train your body. You need to train your mind. To become your best, you need to develop both the skills needed to push hard and the ab…
00:52:44 |
Thu 21 Sep 2023
Power Through Perimenopause and Thrive as an Athlete During Your Big Change
Running in your 40s, 50s, and beyond is not the same as when you are younger. This is especially true for women going through perimenopause.
On today’s show I’m joined by writer, runner, and podcast …
00:44:38 |
Thu 14 Sep 2023
Tempted to Skip the Cool Down? Here's What You're Missing
Despite the lack of good scientific data, you’d be hard pressed to find a high-level endurance athlete skipping their cool down.
Why is that? Well, if you think the answer has something to do with la…
00:16:40 |
Thu 07 Sep 2023
The Ultimate Race Day Guided Visualization for Runners
Use the power of your mind to get the results you want on race day.
This episode is a little different than usual. I will guide you through a race visualization just for runners. For best results, li…
00:20:48 |
Thu 31 Aug 2023
Overthinking Your Strength Training: How to Get the Best Results in Less Time
Think you need a complicated strength routine to get the best results? Physical therapist and strength coach Dr Victoria Sekely disagrees.
On today’s show, we explore the do’s and don’ts of strength …
00:57:22 |
Thu 24 Aug 2023
Spilling the Tea on the Drama of the Last Year
Today the Planted Runner Podcast officially turns one!
This one is a little different to celebrate the milestone. Jeremy Noessel, my audio engineer as well as an athlete I coach, interviews me.
I’m…
00:59:00 |
Thu 17 Aug 2023
The Downsides of Downhill Races and How to Conquer Them
Downhill running and racing is a unique challenge that affects you differently than flat or rolling courses. And if you don’t learn to train and race it right, all the gravity in the world won’t help…
00:20:26 |
Thu 10 Aug 2023
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