Real Life Runners with Angie and Kevin Brown

What is effort-based running and what are the pros and cons?  We break it down for you in this episode.  There is definitely a good time and place for effort-based training and times when pace-driven training is more appropriate.   In this episode you will learn:  What is effort-based running? The different levels of effort-based running What level most of your training should be in The purpose of...

What is clean eating?  It's definitely a buzz word now and has become much more mainstream, but what exactly is it? In this episode, we walk you through what clean eating is and why it is so important.  We tell you why we got into this whole thing, and share a little of our personal story as parents and as a person with ulcerative colitis.  Kevin will share what changing his diet has helped h...

We all want to feel better while we run, and running does not have to be a chore!  Today, we discuss three things that you can start focusing on today to make your running feel better and be more efficient!   What are these three magic things, you wonder?  Listen to this one to find out.  As always, we give you actionable steps to take to make a few adjustments, as well as the research and experie...

Some of the most common questions that we get asked are about running shoes.  What kind of shoes do we wear?  What kind of shoes should I wear?  My friend likes this type of running shoe; would that be good for me?  I was told I have flat feet, so what kind of running shoe should I buy? In this episode, we talk about the different kinds of running shoes, how to figure out what type of shoe to wear...

For a new series of episodes, we will be discussing Matt Fitzgerald's new book, How Bad Do You Want It? Spoiler alert:  We loved it.  Matt breaks down a very important topic in sports psychology: how our brain mind can either improve or inhibit our running and athletic performance.   Until about the 1990s, sports performance research was limited to the physical domain.  In other words, what p...

In this episode, we continue to tell you a little bit more about who we are and how we got to where we are today.  We both have very different stories and running journeys and are very different runners, but we also have a lot in common.  We both have a love for running (which was not always the case!) that is constantly challenging us to be better versions of ourselves.   Angie started out like a...

So you might be asking yourself, who are these two and why do they have this podcast? Today, we will tell you a little more about Kevin and his running journey, including the set-backs and struggles that have made him into the runner he is today. He chronicles the phases that he has gone through in his running so far and what he has learned along the way. Hope you enjoy it! Stay tuned to learn mor...

STRENGTH TRAINING: Why is it important for runners and what are some key exercises to focus on? In this episode, we dive into strength training for runners: the why, what, and how.  There has been a big push in the running community towards strength training as a regular part of our running routine, and there’s many good reasons why this is happening!  As runners, we like to run, but we can’t forg...

So, what’s the deal with carbo loading?  Is it what we should be doing as runners?  If so, what’s the best (and worst way to do it?)   Then there’s the new buzz in the running community about fat-adapted training, ketogenic diets, and becoming a “fat-adapted” athlete (or person in general).  What’s that all about? There are a lot of runners out there that have the mindset, “I run a bunch, so I can...

Hey there!  Thanks so much for tuning in to our first episode of the Real Life Runners podcast! In this episode, we dig into the concept of quality vs. quantity, and how that topic can relate to running, our health, and our relationships.  It’s a topic of debate in all of these areas, so we break it down and give you actionable steps to improve each area today! RUNNING Most training plans are brok...