The Running for Real Podcast

In 2018, Canyon Woodward teamed up with his friend and fellow climate activist, Chloe Maxmin, to manage her campaign running for the Maine House of Representatives. She became the first Democrat to e…

Tina answers listeners’ running-related questions every week on “Weekly Strides.”

In this episode, she answers the question, “How has running helped your sustainability journey?

Join Tina and hundreds of other runners for the Tracksmith shakeout in Brooklyn the day before the 2022 New York City Marathon. Tina interviews runners and asks them to share a little about their jou…

Oooh, I hear you with this one. Not so much nowadays, but in m…

This week’s episode is a little different. It’s been a while since Tina has given an update on what’s happening at Running for Real, so today she shares what she’s been doing lately and some thoughts…

This is one of those moments I wish that I were more concise, but let me do my best.

The basic idea of a Together Run is that I take a small micro…

Join Tina for a run in San Francisco, next to the Golden Gate Bridge as she interviews people from the running community to share their stories. The run begins with Tina hosting a group body scan for…

Michael Wardian set out from San Francisco with the intention of running across the United States in 75 days. He covered the 3,234 miles, spanning 13 states and with 132,000 feet in elevation change,…

Oooh, that’s an interesting question, and one that I have been interested in for years, long before my relationship with Athletic G…

A Note from Tina about Together Runs and their future.

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Running For Real on Patreon (where these workout, long run, and traveling Together Runs will be)

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Registrations for road races have declined since the pandemic. The number of people describing themselves as “burned out” has increased. Is there a connection? Why are so many of us experiencing burn…

Ooof! Well, that is quite the question! I believe we each have a different answer for that one. One of the beautiful things about running is that there are so many reasons…

Join Tina and Tracksmith along with cohosts Tommie Runz, Alexandria Will, and Mario Fraioli for a shakeout along the lakefront the day before the Chicago Marathon. Tina begins with introducing the th…

Dustin Martin is the executive director of Wings of America, an organization that empowers Native American youth and their families through running. Native American runners are some of the best the w…

Is it safe to run during pregnancy? Should I start running in my third trimester if I haven't been running up to this point?

I can’t answer that question fully for you. And I know you’re going to rol…

Together Runs are a way for us to connect as a community and go for a run together. It is part meditation, part run, part groundedness and quiet, part conversation. We go through a nature check in, b…

Fell running champion Jasmin Paris is the overall record holder for the Spine Race, a grueling 268-mile ultramarathon along the Pennine Way. This year she completed three loops of the world’s toughes…

Hmmm. Yes, but for me, I am not sure it is necessarily pandemic-related, but instead just general growth and maturity. That said, w…

Begin Together Run 64 as we always do with a nature check in, body scan, senses check in, and mental health check in. Then we have a conversation about changes within Together Runs (and exciting new …

Warrick Wood’s son, Frankie, passed away from brain cancer when he was just three years old. Nothing can take away the pain of that loss, but running and what he’s learned as a sports psychologist ha…