Run Farther & Faster — The Podcast with Coaches Lisa Levin and Julie Sapper

On this week’s episode, we did a deep dive into the subject of pacing and how you can improve your race times and decrease the chance of injury by following these pacing guidelines.

Gene Dykes ran a 2:54 marathon at age 70, and became the fastest 70 year old in the world. Today, at age 74, Gene continues to train unconventionally while breaking records and running with joy.

We are so excited to welcome the amazing Heather Knight Pech back to the podcast.  Check out Episode 72 to hear our first conversation with Heather.  Heather, at age 60, won the 60 to 64 age group division at the 2022 Boston Marathon in a time of 3:03, and broke Joan Benoit Samuelson's 60 to 64 age group record.  In this episode, Heather shares how she managed to overcome a nearly c...

At age 57 and after over three decades of breaking personal records, Lisa Veneziano continues to defy the odds as a masters runner.  Most recently, at the 2022 Boston Marathon (her 17th Boston), Lisa won her age group (55 to 59) in a time of 3:03.  Just six months earlier, Lisa ran 2:58 at the 2021 Boston Marathon and 2:56 at the Philadelphia Marathon, which are race times she had not seen since 2...

The New York Times recently covered Markelle Taylor's story after he ran a 2:52 marathon in Boston at age 49, just one week after he was released from parole after serving an 18 year prison sentence in San Quentin State Prison in Northern California.  We reached out to Markelle, who graciously agreed to come on our podcast and share his journey from hurt to healing, which led him to the transforma...

We so enjoyed recording this episode before a live audience at the PRX Podcast Garage in Boston with Strides Forward Host, Cherie Turner! About the featured guests:  Marilyn Bevans is a pioneer in US women’s marathoning. In the 1970s, she became the first nationally competitive American-born Black woman marathon runner in the US, and she is the first American-born Black woman runner to break 3 hou...

We are back from a memorable Boston Marathon weekend and share all of the details, including race recaps for both of us. Being back in Boston in April was truly magical. We hope you enjoy our (long) recap.

Boston on Patriots’ Day is back, baby, and we could not be more excited! In addition to meeting up with our runners and listeners at our Boston shake-out run on Sunday 4/17 at 9 am (Brewer Fountain in the Commons), we are so excited to run the race on this historical day again! Before we run, we must taper and fuel, and while we run, we must execute wisely. This episode provides a step-by-step pla...

When we wanted to find some guidance for advising our runners on the best way to return to running after Covid, we turned to the American College of Cardiology Return to Sport after Covid Guidelines, co-authored by our guest, Dr. Jonathan Kim, an Atlanta-base sports cardiologist.  While certainly vaccinations have changed the Covid landscape, vaccinated runners continue to struggle with retur...

We were honored to speak with Boston Marathon pioneer, Valerie (Val) Rogosheske, who is one of the original eight women finishers from the first official women’s field in 1972. Val, a Minnesota native, placed in the top ten at the Boston Marathon three times, taking sixth in 1972 (4:29:32), ninth in 1973 (3:51:12), and eighth in 1974 (3:09:38).  The BAA is honoring Val this year for her role as a...

We welcomed Boston Race Director, Dave McGillivray, back to the podcast for a FOURTH time to update us on this year's Boston Marathon, which will be the first April Boston Marathon since 2019.  In addition to celebrating the 50th anniversary of women officially running Boston, Dave will be partaking in another 50th anniversary this year--his own running of the Boston Marathon.  Like ever...

In this episode, we welcomed for the second time our dear friend and top physical therapist and running coach, Rachel Miller, owner of ProAction Physical Therapy, who gives a ton of solid advice on managing those little pains and niggles one month before race day. No one has a perfect training cycle, and Rachel shares how we can save our season (and our race) by taking some easy tangible steps. If...

With six weeks to go, we decided to record a coaching episode during which we share all of the things we can do right now to maximize our race experience, including key workouts, setting goals (other than PRs), and managing injury and setbacks. Please leave us a five star review on wherever you get your podcasts.  This helps other listeners find us. Check us out on Facebook (Run Farther & Faster),...

After speaking with Skid Row Running Club member, Angel Salgado on Episode 118, we were thrilled to welcome Skid Row Running Club founder, Judge Craig Mitchell. Judge Mitchell started the Skid Row Running Club in 2012 after a man he had previously sentenced to prison, Roderick Brown, contacted him after his release to introduce him to the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles.  As soon as Judge Mit...

After sharing some Boston training tips, we welcomed Mark Buciak to the podcast!  Mark is seriously THE GOAT of consecutive Boston Marathons.  In fact, Mark has run 42 consecutive Boston Marathons (he's only 61), with a PR of 2:30.  Mark is the vice president of the Boston Marathon Quarter Century Club, an exclusive club for those who have completed at least 25 consecutive Boston Marathons.  Mark...

What a treat to speak with registered sports dietitian and two-time Olympic Trials Qualifier, Kelsey Beckmann Pontius, RD!  Kelsey is the owner of Meteor Nutrition (www.meteornutrition.com) through which she provides nutrition services to runners of all levels.  Kelsey grew up playing competitive soccer, and eventually ended her career as a D1 soccer player to become an elite distance ru...

The moving documentary, Skid Row Marathon (https://skidrowmarathon.com/), features the true story about Los Angeles Judge Craig Mitchell's Skid Row Running Club in Los Angeles, Judge Mitchell meets runners for early morning training runs that start from the Midnight Mission, a shelter that provides services to build a bridge between homelessness and self-sufficiency. Through Judge Mitchell's effor...

We so enjoyed talking with Karen Dunn, who qualified for the Olympic Trials at 43 years old, just five years after running her very first marathon in 2017.  We loved hearing Karen's story, including running as an elite in Boston 2018--and who she sat on the bus with on the way to Hopkinton--reaching her ultimate goal, a 2:43 marathon at Chicago, and running the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta i...

Recently, the Boston Athletic Association announced a robust and very impressive professional women's field for 2022.  The list of women running the Boston Marathon this April includes many familiar names--- Molly Seidel, Des Linden, Edna Kiplagat, Nell Rojas, Sara Hall, Kellyn Taylor, and Stephanie Bruce---and several super impressive masters women. One of those masters women is Briana Boehmer, w...

After discussing the impact of Keira D’Amato and Sara Hall’s record breaking performances at the Houston Marathon, we welcomed one of the top Boston Marathon and triathlon coaches, Tony Rich, to provide tips on the training and execution of the Boston Marathon. Tony is a USAT Level II Certified Coach, Certified IRONMAN Coach, a USA Cycling Level 3 Certified Coach, a USMS Certified Master Swim coac...

We are back for another season! Happy 2022!  This season, we will be focusing on the Boston Marathon in April--Our first April Boston Marathon since 2019, which was our first season!  In this episode, we talk about our rocky start to training and offer tips for those who are also navigating an unpredictable start to a new training cycle. We also share our latest escapades and a few funny stories. ...

After recapping 2021, We share how we can all set ourselves up for successful running and racing in 2022 by drowning out all of the noise and focusing on FUNDAMENTALS.  Topics include fueling, pacing practice, the how, why, and when of speed work, and why fancy new products and services are often rooted in fancy marketing. Warning--we don't hold back. We decided NOT to do sponsors for our final ep...

After recapping the last few weeks and announcing the winner of our Favorite Things giveaway, we had the pleasure of welcoming dedicated race director and Rehoboth Running Company owner, Mary Beth Hutton, who managed to pull off a nearly flawless 2021 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon and Half Marathon. Mary Beth shares how and why she created this very special race, which, for good reason, has become on...

Meet the incredible Joe Drake. Like Shalane, Joe, at age 60, crossed the NYC Marathon finish line after completing his fifth World Marathon Major (plus a virtual Tokyo) in seven weeks.  Joe decided to pursue this goal because (not in spite of) of his Parkinson’s Disease. Joe shares how his diagnosis in 2018 transformed him from an “everyday runner” to a marathoner and a Boston Qualifier. &nbs...

We don’t have a car to give away, like Oprah, but we do have a list, like Oprah, of our Favorite Running-Related Things for 2021 and a special prize to give away! Listen before 12/1 and enter to win. We hope that you enjoy this list as much as we enjoyed creating it. For a full list with links to the items we mentioned, check out this l ist (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VEPUct2ONQpl5jQt1pKAOAO...