Want one thing to maintain you going in your subsequent run? Whether or not you might be on the lookout for coaches full of coaching suggestions or motivational tales, you could find all of it in these greatest working podcasts. I’ve cycled via so many through the years that this record has modified just a few occasions!
I fell in love with listening to audiobooks whereas working as I skilled for my second marathon solo in 2006. Through the years of coaching that adopted, I’ve discovered podcasts about working should not solely extra accessible, however present a unique stage of motivation than an audiobook.
Through the years I’ve seen working podcasts come and go. I’ve gone via many who simply weren’t that nice and at last settled on some which can be all the time in my weekly rotation.
There are nearly 1,000,000 podcasts at present obtainable, so I perceive how simply going via them may be overwhelming. In the event you’re having hassle narrowing down your choices for high quality working podcasts, I’ve received you lined.
In the event you assume one is lacking from the record be at liberty to drop it within the feedback and assist out one other runner!
15 Greatest Operating Podcasts
Most of those podcasts are particularly about working, however others are health associated, and a few simply cowl all the essential life subjects. Both means, these podcast to hearken to whereas working are all assured to get you motivated in a method or one other to energy via and maintain working!
My tastes proceed to alter and evolve, so this record has been revamped 5 or 6 occasions now!
I’ve realized that typically I’m within the temper for enterprise, typically health and typically a bit of extra lighthearted.
1. Tread Evenly Podcast – Coaches Sharing Ideas and Science
In the event you’re trying to be taught to run smarter, and never tougher then the Tread Evenly Podcast is the one for you! Hosted by yours really, Amanda Brooks together with Laura Norris from Laura Norris Operating, we intention to convey our mixed 20 years of teaching expertise to interrupt down frequent myths, coaching suggestions, and extra!
Laura lately wrapped up her Grasp of Science in Utilized Train Science, on prime of seven+ years of teaching expertise, whereas I’ve been utilizing my journalism diploma to create working content material for thousands and thousands of readers over the previous decade.
By drawing on our private experiences and experience as coaches, we offer listeners with sensible recommendation on all the pieces from methods to keep away from frequent accidents, to working dietary supplements, coaching strategies, and extra.
With an off-the-cuff conversational type podcast, you’ll really feel such as you’re listening to your two working besties whereas they share tons of data, info, and previous experiences that will help you develop into a greater runner by coaching smarter.
2. Hit Play Not Pause – Match Girls Over 50
As somebody who went via hormonal struggles very early, I’m THRILLED that there’s a now a podcast targeted on peri and submit menopausal athletes. They do an ideal job of digging in to the science and usher in info from Dr Stacy Simms.
There may be numerous sharing tales from athletes, which will provide you with not simply concepts, however hope.
This present has continued to develop and created a whole engaged neighborhood as a result of they’ve hit the mark.
Checkout: Episode 59 Staying on Prime Of Signs
3. Operating Defined Podcast – Coach Interviewing Consultants
Coach Elisabeth Scott interviews specialists in all completely different areas of coaching. You’ll get extra tips about fueling, bodily remedy, coaching paces and even treadmill working (hey that’s me!).
A lot of you’ll have met Elisabeth via her in style Instagram account. She’s taken that to the lengthy type of Podcasting to offer extra info.
Checkout: S2/E31 Your Knees and Operating with Dr. Lauren LaPierre
4. Ali On The Run – Personable Conversations
On this podcast, journalist and runner Ali Feller chats with runners of all talents and people with careers within the working business. Feller is approachable, and her informal interview type helps her company really feel comfy and talk about a wide range of subjects.
The participating and thought-provoking interviews she does are the result of her acknowledged goal of studying concerning the selections individuals make and the half working has performed in making these selections.
Checkout: Episode 617 – Cory McGee Rabbitting
5.The Drop by Consider in The Run – Conversational, Race Recaps, Shoe Talks
We all know that I do numerous working shoe opinions round right here, however they really speak about them too! Coming from a number of testers you’ll the low down on sneakers, proper alongside really conversational episodes.
Attending to know the hosts, chances are you’ll hear them share a recap of an enormous race like Chicago (the place they in all probability hosted a shake out meet up too) and interviews with some prime athletes, shoe creators, designers and extra. It’s an attention-grabbing mixture of interviews you will not be listening to elsewhere.
Checkout: Episode 187: Robbie Paterson, Footwear Improvement, Adidas Adizero Elite Racing
6. The Morning Shakeout – Interviews with Excessive Profile Athletes
I haven’t listened to a ton of those, however one’s that caught my consideration to begin listening had been fabulous.
First there was the a number of chats with Desi, then a chat with Bart Yasso that made me smile throughout my run! Hosted by Mario Fraoli a excessive caliber working coach and author, they’re often nice insightful conversations.
Checkout: Episode 40 – Desi Linden submit Boston win!
She clearly did numerous exhibits, however I actually loved this one.
7. Path Runner Nation– Path Operating
Right here’s a podcast with a give attention to actual individuals doing fairly superb issues. This path runner podcast is clearly going to supply much more for you path runners with suggestions which can be particular to vitamin, footing, extremely occasions and extra.
Hosts Don Freeman and Scott Warr cowl a ton of various subjects associated to path working and even give attention to points equivalent to psychological focus and pacing methods that may positively attraction to all forms of runners.
The hosts and their company are clearly very educated, however they current info in a enjoyable means and appear to genuinely need to assist different individuals get pleasure from working.
Checkout: August 9 – Can Failure Make Us Extra Profitable?
8. Thoughts Pump: Uncooked Health Fact – Energy Targeted
This won’t be a podcast for everybody and at first I wasn’t certain it was one for me. In reality, I admit to quick forwarding via numerous the start as a result of I would like the meat of the present and never all of the chit chat.
BUT particularly for runners who could not need to spend time within the fitness center I feel they’re going to actually provide help to embrace the worth.
Checkout: Episode 1077 – The 7 Lethal Health Lies Offered to Girls
9. For the Lengthy Run – Plenty of Elite Athletes
Podcaster Jonathan Levitt is likely one of the most extroverted individuals I’ve ever met. He’s additionally a connector. He loves placing individuals in contact and is a stellar runner in his personal proper. All of that is why he has some unbelievable interviews with prime athletes in working.
He does an ideal job of getting in to each the coaching we’re inquisitive about and their lives, their mindset and extra. In newer episodes, he’s additionally tackled numerous mindset speak and even subjects in tradition.
Checkout: Any episode with David Roche. There’s additionally one with a well-known Amanda Brooks 😉
10. On Teaching with Magness and Marcus – Get the Sciene
Those that are actually in to the deep dive of teaching, methods, all of the science and whys will get pleasure from this podcast. Just a few fellow working coaches have advised me that is the one which they by no means miss.
At the same time as an athlete I feel there’s a lot to be taught right here. It’s going that will help you higher perceive your coaching plan and put all of the items collectively.
Checkout: Episode 155: Getting the Most out of Folks. encourage, encourage and maintain excellence.
11. Farewell – The Development Equation
This s a more recent podcast and I’m sorry I haven’t had an opportunity to dive in to extra episodes. I feel so many people have realized that we’re coaching our our bodies, however our minds want time.
That is one other podcast with Steve Magness, however this time with co-host Brad Stulberg. Many of us actually loved their ebook, Peak Efficiency, and that’s the launching level for this present.
Checkout: When to Thrive vs Merely Survive
BONUS: Listed below are 20 podcasts the place I’ve been a visitor!
12. Run to the Prime Podcast – Like Weblog Posts in Audio Kind
Runners of all ability ranges can profit from listening to Run to the Prime, a podcast created to encourage and information all forms of runners.
Every week, Coach Claire Bartholic interviews athletes, coaches, scientists, psychologists, nutritionists, and even common runners. They talk about completely different subjects equivalent to psychological preparation, stopping harm, breaking via plateaus, and way more.
No matter what you need to find out about working, this podcast will almost certainly have an episode about it.
Checkout: Fascinating Coaching Classes from Ethiopian Marathon Runners
13. The Operating for Actual with Tina Muir – Former Elite Athlete Host
Host Tina Muir has been an elite marathoner herself, giving her a singular perception to the inquiries to ask her excessive caliber company like Meb Keflezighi. Different company she has on her podcast embody runners, coaches, scientists, and even medical suppliers.
She’s additionally targeted on making certain every visitor is offering worth to you and take-aways that may provide help to enhance your personal working.
Checkout: August 2019 – Lauren Fleshman: You Can Really feel Glad and Nonetheless Get Higher
14. Marathon Coaching Academy
Because the identify suggests, this in style podcast is oriented towards runners getting ready for marathons and is hosted by working coach Angie Spencer and her husband Trevor.
Episodes are informative however not too severe, and they’re full of data and recommendation and typically even characteristic high-profile company!
Whereas a number of the content material is tailor-made particularly to marathoners, a lot of it’s relevant to runners of all distances and contains tips about coaching, vitamin, and harm prevention.
Checkout: February 2023, You’re Able to So A lot Extra Than You Assume You Are
15. I’ll Have One other with Lindsey Hein – Speak to All of the Execs
Lindsey has been within the working house so long as I’ve! The place I went the teaching route, she went on to be taught from the perfect and share that data.
She is aware of methods to host an ideal interview to tug out enjoyable info and make it relatable to all of us non-elites.
No,I didn’t record the Runner’s World Podcast, not as a result of there’s something flawed with it, however since you possible already tried that working podcast!
Hopefully, I’m supplying you with another concepts!
And no I didn’t point out the One other Mom Runner podcast, once more not as a result of it’s not good. I actually loved it for a time, however as famous I cycle via issues and currently it simply hasn’t labored for me. I wasn’t getting motivated listening to their each day forwards and backwards.
What working podcasts do you hearken to?
Do you want them to be health associated or not?
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