Brian's Run Pod

Send us Fan Mail "Clothing for Running, Arthur Lydiard and Strava" Brief Summary of Episode Going over the show notes today we are going to be looking at Clothes for Runners and not forgetting shoes. Plus, we are going to look at the career of Arthur Lydiard. Also, we are going to look at Strava. Clothing for Runners: Running Clothes for cooler weather: Running clothes for summer weather...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Week 7 Podcast Data 5th February 2023 Weight Training For Runners and VO2 Max Brief Summary of Episode Today we are going to be talking about weight training for runners and hope to explain in simple terms what is VO2 Max.  Bullet Points of Key Topics: Weights for Runners. Well runners world describes “Strength training for runners is a vital piece of the puzzle. Adding te...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Data 29th January 2023 "Tempo Run" Brief Summary of Episode Today we are going to be talking about tempo runs what are they? And how do they benefit us as beginners?  Plus, in today’s episode we are going to talk about one of the icons of track and field. You may have heard of him! Bullet Points of Key Topics: Tempo Runs What are they? Why is it important? What i...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Data 29th January 2023 "Cadence Run" Brief Summary of Episode Welcome back to the podcast and if you’ve been listening to our past episodes I just want to say a big thank you.  Don’t know if you know that this is my second attempt at doing a podcast.  My first was over 5 years ago.  Just to let you know it was about programming.  Anyway let’s move on and talk abo...

Send us Fan Mail A short trailer about upcoming episodes on Brian's Run Pod.  We are going to be covering Long Runs, Tempo Runs how to go about a 10 training programme.  Also, there is a special guest appearance from my Dad.  Support the show Brian's Run Pod

Send us Fan Mail In November of 1961, legendary coach Arthur Lydiard told the 1960 800m gold medalist, Peter Snell, to go run a marathon. Before that, Lydiard had Snell incorporating the Waiatarua circuit, a grueling, 22-mile long run up and down the Waitakere Ranges in New Zealand, as part of his 100-mile training week. What was a man who would race for less than 2 minutes doing running for 2 hou...

Send us Fan Mail Are you thinking about designing your own running program? Good for you! Running plans are super helpful.  This is especially the case if are serious about reaching your full running potential. But here is the bad news… The topic of workout program design can be a complicated, mind-numbing, process. So, it’s not surprising that scores of recreational runners have trouble when it c...

Send us Fan Mail 8th January 2023 "The Warmup" Brief Summary of Episode The subject of our podcast today is the WARM UP! Bullet Points of Key Topics. Benefits of the Warmup: Raise your body temperature. Enhance Muscle Performance Boost Heart Function Improve the Distribution in joints Help prevent injuries Increase coordination and control. Raise Body Temperature Dynamic warm-ups before...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Data 1st January 2023 "Start at the beginning" Episode 1 Brief Summary of Episode Well, hopefully this will be a little bit different to other kind of the running podcasts that are already out there. As I said, I just wanted to do a podcast about my journey with running. Plus to go over some of the technical aspects about running. So for this first podcast, I jus...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Data Date 3rd December 2022 Title - "Trailer" Brief Summary of Episode Hi my name is Brian and this is a trailer for my new running podcast. It is launching on the 1st of January 2023. The podcast is aimed at those who are complete beginners and those that just want to give running a bit of variety.  I used to be a Personal trainer back in the day.  However, I ha...