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

This week, we had a candid conversation with each other and then with registered sports dietitian, Amy Goldsmith, founder of Kindred Nutrition about the weight of weight.  As runners, we often feel that we need to look a certain way or be a certain weight to run faster, and, in an effort to change our body composition, we find ourselves in a pattern of injury and frustration.  In this episode, we...

This week, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Meeta Singh, a psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist from the Henry Ford Sleep Disorder Center.  Dr. Singh shares why sleep is an essential component for peak performance and why we all need to prioritize quality sleep.  Dr. Singh has served as a consultant for multiple NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA teams, including the Washington Nationals during the 2019 W...

A long overdue coaching episode. Enjoy these tips, which we hope will set you up for a successful training cycle...whenever you decide to start! Thank you to our sponsors, Lily Trotters Compression, SPIbelt, and Oofos. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to learn how you can win a prize package consisting of all of our sponsor items this month!

After discussing the latest news out of a Boston, we welcomed Dr. Rachel Tambling. Rachel is a professor at the University of Connecticut with a background in trauma survivorship and addiction work and a marriage and family therapist.  She is also her state representative for Road Runners Club of America, a marathoner, and coach. In this episode, we discuss how, why, and when to seek therapy...

In 1966, Roberta "Bobbi" Gibb, dressed in a baseball hat and sweatshirt in an attempt to disguise herself as a man, hid in the bushes near the start line of the Boston Marathon.  When the gun went off, Bobbi jumped out of the bushes and started running as an unofficial entrant (women were not allowed to run until 1972). As Bobbi made the journey from Hopkinton to Boston, she knew that her life had...

After announcing the winner of our Oofos giveaway and discussing the latest news on the Boston Marathon, we were thrilled to talk with George Rehmet, the first Asian-American president of the Road Runners Club of America and the first and (hopefully only) president during a pandemic.  In addition to being a leader in the running world, George is a teacher for student with mental health issues...

This is a recording of a webinar we co-hosted on February 28, 2021, with physical therapist, Rachel Miller, owner of Pro-Action Physical Therapy. We welcomed special guests, sports dietitian, Amy Goldsmith, RD, of Kindred Nutrition, and NASM trainer and coach, Kellie Redmond, of TEAM F.I.T. This is part 2 of our 2 part Running through Menopause webinar series.

What an honor to speak with three-time Boston Marathon champion (1970, 1971, and 1972), Sara Mae Berman, and her husband/coach/running and ski orienteering partner, Larry Berman.  Sara Mae won the Boston Marathon as an unofficial winner from 1969 to 1971 before women were allowed to officially enter the race in 1972.  She was also the first and only woman with three children to win the Boston Mara...

What a fun conversation!  After years of running on a treadmill, Heather Wolf-Malone started running outside two years ago at age 40.  A friend convinced her to enter a 5K.  She surprised herself by finishing just over 20 minutes, earning first in her age group.  Since that race, Heather has continued to improve, win her age group and surpass her own expectations.  Heather is now a member of the C...

We haven't done a coaching episode in a while, and what better time to do one than in the middle of February in a pandemic.  We feel like we are at mile 20 of the marathon.  It's a long mile, but we are getting closer to the finish line.  Until we reach the finish line, we want to share some coaching tips for improving your running, whether you are in a running rut or in the best shape of your lif...

Heart disease is the number 1 killer of Americans, taking more than 600,000 lives each year.  In honor of Heart Month and Wear Red Day, we are excited to bring on two incredible guests.  First, we are excited to share Karin Bertozzi's journey with our listeners. In 2014, Karin, an extremely fit yoga instructor and multisport athlete fainted in a supermarket and then woke up after a 12-ho...

This is a recording of a webinar we co-hosted on January 31, 2021, with physical therapist, Rachel Miller, owner of Pro-Action Physical Therapy. We welcomed special guest, Dr. Tobie Beckerman, who is a top integrative gynecologist at Beckerman Women’s Health and menopause expert in the DC area. This is part 1 of our 2 part Running through Menopause webinar series. Link to register for Part 2: http...

We so enjoyed talking with Emmy award winning WUSA9 evening news anchor and journalist, Adam Longo. In addition to being a phenomenal reporter, Adam is a fantastic endurance athlete who has shaved over 1.5 HOURS off his marathon time since running his first marathon a decade ago. Adam shares his training and time management secrets, along with his reporting adventures and why, especially now, fact...

In keeping with the theme of unity on this inauguration week, we welcomed two incredible clergywomen, who also happen to be incredible runners, Rabbi Laurie Rice, who serves as a senior rabbi at Temple Micah in Nashville, and Pastor Christine Dunn, who serves as a senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bethesda, Maryland.  As we enter month 11 (!!) of pandemic life, Laurie and Christine...

Heather Knight Pech achieved a personal record at every distance this year at age 58 after taking months off to heal from a hamstring injury. Heather’s tips on nutrition, recovery, and strength training will resonate with runners of all ages.  Heather, a retired corporate executive, mom of three, and RRCA/USATF Run coach, shares how she holistically approaches her training.  She discusse...

As we run into 2021, we poured ourselves some stiff drinks and shared our best and worst moments of the marathon of 2020. We hope you enjoy our conversation. We appreciate all of you for sharing, reviewing and subscribing to our podcast! Special thanks for our editor, Erin Bryant.

This week we had the honor of welcoming Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD to the podcast. Nancy is a sports dietitian who practices out of Boston. She is also the author of THE book on sports nutrition, the Sports Nutrition Guidebook, which has sold over 750,000 copies. In this episode, Nancy answers all of our questions on all things nutrition for masters of all ages and stages. Nancy’s common sense appr...

After mentioning RunMitts on our Favorite Things Podcast, we were blown away by our listeners’ enthusiasm about these game-changing mittens. After leaning more about RunMitts owner and creator Susan Clayton, we had to have her on the podcast. Susan candidly shares how she turned an innovative idea into a company and the challenges and opportunities she encountered along the way. We loved this conv...

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 2020 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 so you can prepare for the holidays, check out www.runfartherandfaster.com

Following a recap of highs and lows this week, Lisa interviews Ken Racine, owner of Racine MultiSports. Ken shares how we can race in person with appropriate Covid precautions. Ken has already directed a few in-person races during the pandemic and provides tips for runners and race directors on how to select and execute a safe and organized race of any distance, even in 2020. Thank you to RnJ Spor...

Julie and Lisa kick off Season 4 with some tough news.  Boston 2021 has been postponed to September.  Julie and Lisa discuss options for training, tips for staying motivated, and their plans as runners and coaches.   They also enjoy some laughs as they catch up on life since recording last month.   Stay tuned throughout Season 4 for guests, tips, and motivation for being a resilient runner through...

After Lisa ran the NOTSOB Marathon in Pennsylvania on a certified course during a pandemic, we had to bring the race director, S. Mark Courtney, on the show! Mark is a running unicorn because he has an impressive running streak of approximately 14,800 days in a row—that’s 40 years without a day off—without experiencing injury. At age 63, Mark has run 40 straight Boston Marathons, and has a maratho...

We finally get to recap a real race! Lisa, who ran her Boston Virtual Marathon in Pennsylvania on Sunday at the NOTSOB Fever Reliever Marathon, shares all of the details about her incredible real live race performance (!!!), where she joyfully ran 26.2 miles around Lake Latonka on a certified course. We discuss what races may look like in the foreseeable future and how races can be run safely. We...

Here’s a coaching episode that we never predicted—running your best virtual marathon! In Part 2 of this coaching series, Lisa and Julie share some tips for what we can do to successfully run a virtual marathon. Topics include: race strategy, mental strength, hydration, taper, and goal setting. This is part 2 of 2 episodes on this topic. Thank you to RnJ Sports for sponsoring our podcast. Check out...

Beatie Deutsch, a two-time podcast guest, also known as “Speedy Beatie,” mother of five and the top female marathoner in Israel, recently retained attorney Akiva Shapiro of Gibson Dunn and Crutcher to ensure that she can run in the 2021 Olympic marathon. As Akiva explains, the women’s marathon at the Tokyo games is set for a Saturday in August 2021. The women’s race is typically scheduled for a Su...