Real Life Runners with Angie and Kevin Brown

Freedom & Running We’re continuing our series about how running is connected to our core values, and today we want to talk about how we connect freedom and running.  We believe that running can bring so much freedom to our lives and help us live a life without limits.  Unfortunately, we see so many runners actually losing that freedom because they are training without intention and direction. ...

Family & Your Running We’re starting a new series about how running is connected to our core values, and today we want to talk about how our family is part of our running journey.  We can grow closer to our family as well as create a running family of our choosing.   Some runners see their running as something that can separate them from their family, maybe they even use running to separate th...

Today, we have a special highlight episode from our recent five day running challenge. What we've done is we've taken the content from all five days of the challenge and just pulled out the highlights in the clips. If you were not able to join us on the challenge, this is going to be a great episode for you to catch, to kind of get the highlights in the summary of what we covered in the...

We’re starting a new series about how running is connected to our core values, and today we want to talk about how faith can connect us to our running and help us improve as a runner. Some runners see their running as separate from other parts of their life and who they are, which can lead them to feeling unsatisfied or like running is a chore.  Today we want to talk about how faith is one of the...

 What is MEL and why is it important?  MEL is your Minimum Exercise Level, which is the absolute lowest amount of exercise that you will settle for each week.  It's your fitness floor that you don't want to fall beneath.   Why should we be thinking of this?  Consistency and Identity.  We know that real life gets in the way sometimes.  Most of us set goals, but we don't actually defi...

Doug Barna has been running for most of his life, starting out competitively as a young teenager. He uses his running to push himself both physically and mentally, increasing lengths and difficulties throughout the years. Running is his meditation time as he transitions the lessons running teaches over to life. When he isn’t putting in the miles, Doug heads up Acclaimed Summit, LLC where he suppor...

In today's episode, we are talking about insecurity because we want to show you how insecurity likes to hide itself in your training, and even more importantly, how it is actually hurting your progress. When we feel insecure, we try to do something to make us feel secure again.  The brain is wired for security, so when we aren’t feeling this way, we often try to change our circumstances to ge...

Today we are talking about 10 tips for treadmill running because we know that a lot of people are finding themselves in extreme temperatures and needing to spend more time on the treadmill.   Here are 10 tips to make the treadmill work for you. How to keep it safe.  How to stay in control.   Keep it flat…or not.  Should you run with the treadmill on an incline? How to avoid boredom, or use it as a...

So you want to train for a race?  Time for a training plan!  Open browser, go to Google, type in "half marathon training plan".  Or maybe you download a free training app and find a plan in there.  You add it to your calendar.  You're all set.  Follow the plan and run your sub-2 hour half marathon, right?  Not necessarily.  There are a lot of mistakes that runners make when followin...

It's the new year, time to get on track towards new goals.  But what should you do if you've been inconsistent?  How do you safely get back into it?  What about those runners who are consistent and are just looking to improve?  Today we talk to 3 groups of runners: 1. People who have been inconsistent for 3 months or more 2. People who have been inconsistent for less than a month 3. Peop...

Today we talk to Elizabeth, a health coach and nurse practitioner about how we can prioritize our health AND improve our performance.  We talk about how health and running performance are not always complementary, how prioritizing our overall health can improve our performance, and how focusing on only performance can sometimes jeopardize our health.  You are going to love this conversation.  Than...

Time for a new year and that means time to start looking into plans and goals for the new year.  Sure, January 1 is arbitrary, but the brain likes to start at the beginning, whether that is a new week, month or year.  So don’t resist the impulse, take the time to think about what you would like to accomplish in 2023.  Big goals take dedication and planning. How did 2022 go for you?   Did you have...

What is the vicious running cycle?  After working with runners for over a decade, we have realized that there is a cycle that so many runners find themselves in, which we call the Vicious Running Cycle.  There are 4 main steps to this cycle that we talk about today.  We also talk about how to break out of this cycle and make the progress that you want as a runner.   What are your thoughts??  Come...

With life already busy, how do you stay on track during the holidays? Is that even what you want? Today we discuss 3 steps to navigate the holidays without all of the frustration and inconsistency that some runner experience.   1. Be Intentional 2. Make a plan 3. Be flexible    What are your thoughts??  Come over to   Instagram @realliferunners   and let us know!   Thanks for Listening!!   Grab yo...

 We just celebrated our 15 year wedding anniversary, so we thought it would be a fun to do a little BTS episode of our story and some of the things in our running and our life that have gotten us here today.  We hope you enjoy!   What are your thoughts??  Come over to   Instagram @realliferunners   and let us know!   Thanks for Listening!!   Grab your free copy of the   Running Snapshot by clickin...

Should runners do yoga? Today, we welcome Alli Louthain to the podcast to talk all about why runners should make time for yoga, and all of the other benefits it adds to our lives.   Alli Louthain has been a motivational speaker and yoga instructor for two decades; spreading "Aloha" (love) wherever she lives. She is a mother of four and owns Isha (ee-sha) Warriors; an online yoga platform...

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Running is not the best way to lose weight.  So many people get into running trying to lose weight or get in shape (I’m one of those people!), but today we want to talk about why this is not a good way to look at your running or even to lose weight.   When people run to lose weight, it often leads them to train too hard and only care about burning calories, which leads them to overtraining and act...

You don't always need to be training for a race to be a runner.  In fact, it's a really good thing to take a break from race training to focus on some other things.  In this episode, we talk about why it's a good idea to run without a race on the calendar.   What are your thoughts??  Come over to   Instagram @realliferunners   and let us know!   Thanks for Listening!! Grab your free...

Some of you may be solo runners and some of you enjoy running with friends or a running group.  Today, we are going to take a look at the pros and cons of running groups, so you can decide if you want to join one or if you’re good flying solo. Many runners love their groups and can’t run by themselves.  Others feel too self conscious, thinking they might slow other people down, so they only run al...

 How can you safeguard your body against injury? Today we talk about building layers of defense to help decrease your injury risk and continue running to improve your performance and overall health.   What are your thoughts??  Come over to   Instagram @realliferunners   and let us know!   Thanks for Listening!! Grab your free copy of the Running Snapshot by clicking here .  Interested in our coach...

Following a plan is a great way to achieve success in running and any difficult goal you are chasing.  Of course, life tends to get in the way of the plans.  Sometimes we adjust.  Sometimes we miss a day.  Today, we want to dive into the topic of adjusting a plan and how fitting it all in is not always the most optimal choice.     What are your thoughts??  Come over to   Instagram @realliferunners...

It's race week, and the nerves are starting to kick in.  You've been training hard, so how do you best optimize yourself for success on race day?  Here are some tips for race week and race day to have you toe the line with confidence. Always remember - Now is the time to TRUST your training.  There is no benefit questioning it at this point.  Trust that what you have done is enough, beca...

Eliud Kipchoge recently set the world record in the marathon with a blazing time of 2:01:09.  It’s a time that most of us can’t even imagine or wrap our minds around.  How is that even possible? As Kipchoge just showed us, it is possible.     Kipchoge is known for a saying, “No human is limited.”  So the question is, how often do you push your own limits? Do you believe that you are limited? In wh...

So many runners are frustrated because they can't seem to break that PR or PB.  They are pushing harder, running more, and still can't breakthrough.  Today we will show you the real secret to your next PR/PB, and it might not be what you expect!   What are your thoughts??  Come over to   Instagram @realliferunners   and let us know!   Thanks for Listening!! The Training Academy is OPEN t...