Running Is Life Podcast

Julie Jensen is a wife, mother of four, a kindergarten teacher, and a Tahoe 200 Mile Finisher! She has some great takeaways and some lessons to share! I hope you enjoy our conversation! Connect with Julie on Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/11011051   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to learn more about Patreon or to donate, please visit https://www.patreon.com/MRRunnin...

Morgan Elliott has had tremendous success on the trails in the past, but due to injury, he had been missing from the results for a bit. It was great to see such great finishes at Broken Arrow from such an amazing young talent! Morgan can be found on instagram @Moe. Trails Enjoy the conversation!   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to learn more about Patreon or to donate, please...

Obviously, Tara Dower is amazing! She also holds the overall FKT for completing the entire Mountains to Sea trail. Needless to say, we had a lot to talk about! Enjoy!  Connect with Tara on Instagram @Tara. Dower Her YouTube channel is https://youtube.com/c/TheDowerDuo Anxiety resource we spoke about - www.betterhelp.com Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail - https://mountainstoseatrail.org/   MR...

My repeat guest and Physical Therapist, Miriam Salloum, talks about what a Running Gait Analysis entails, why you should get one, and what it can determine. Connect with Miriam at www.therunnersmechanic.com Resources Miriam or Aaron mentioned in the episode: Gait Analysis Course - https://www.rundna.com/ Minimalist Index - https://therunningclinic.com/minimalist-index/   MR Runningpains (Aaron's)...

Cole Crosby has a great story to share from the Cocodona 250 mile race where he finished 12th overall. I took many lessons away from this episode and really enjoyed the conversation! Congrats to Cole on an amazing achievement! You can find Cole on Facebook, Instagram @Colecrosby41, and through his website Cole Crosby — Mountain Peak Fitness https://www.mountainpeakfitness.com   Cole mentioned a nu...

We all should by now recognize our sport needs more diversity, but how do we go about, what Maria Borowick refers to as active inclusion? We don't have all the answers, but each of us hopes this conversation can start to bring about some ideas that can start to open the door for people of color to be more a part of trail running! Follow or reach out to my guests by: Kimani Long - @trailninjarunslo...

Allison Mercer is an amazing woman as you'll hear in this podcast, not only did she earn a Gold Shirt by running Sub-5 Hours (4:56:32), becoming only the 3rd woman to do so, but she discusses a well deserved change in our sport. We talked more about things she is passionate about than her actual race, and for this, I came away with some new thoughts and ideas. I hope you will as well! To hear Alli...

The 2022 Hellbender 100 is in the books. In this episode, hear from race winners Jonathan Ibach & Marisa Romeo, as well as my closing thoughts on this year's event.   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to learn more about Patreon or to donate, please visit https://www.patreon.com/MRRunningpains My Socials, Channels, & Newsletter: https://www.facebook.com/MRRUNNINGPAINSEVENTS/ htt...

Section IX is the region in which I competed in High School in New York. On Sunday, May 1, 2022, I was inducted into the Track & Field Hall of Fame. The introduction is by my Middletown High School Cross Country Coach, Martin Harnick. Audio isn't the best, my apologies (probably for the best as I was nervous!).   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to learn more about Patreon or t...

"I've lost my mojo!!!" -Austin Powers We've all had waining motivation at one time or another. This Episode is how to get through it.   Resources: Book - "Running is My Therapy" by Scott Douglas Podcast w/ Tom Sharkey on Depression - https://themrrunningpainspodcast.podbean.com/e/mental-health-episode-living-with-depression-anxiety-episode-108/   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd lik...

Pat Hartzell has gone through a lot in his quest to reach 100-miles, and he reached it when he least expected it. Hear the trials and tribulations that lead up to and included his 47 hour 33 minute 100-mile finish at the Country Mile Timed Event.   Resources: Hunt Brumby Episode - https://themrrunningpainspodcast.podbean.com/e/hunt-brumby-at-the-vol-state-500k-journey-run-episode-76/ Robyn Buren E...

Here's my training musts for your next 100-miler. I hope they help you find your finish line!   Resources: Kogalla & Naked SL Band YouTube Video - https://youtu.be/Kj2bVwjP3Ug Volunteering for Hellbender 100 May 5-8? Please email me at hellbender100rd@gmail.com   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to learn more about Patreon or to donate, please visit https://www.patreon.com/MRRu...

I received some great questions, so I'll devote this episode to answering them.   Resources: Ziploc Bags - https://ziploc.com/en/products/closet-storage/big-bags Orange Mud Drop Bags - https://www.orangemud.com/products/orange-drop-bag-sky-soil-landscape   Book: How She Did It by Molly Huddle & Sara Slattery    Previous Episodes Mentioned: Drop Bags - episode 30 Hiking & Hills - episode 60 Strengt...

In this episode, I talk about what the efforts should look like in the 80% of your weekly training volume.    Reference: 80/20 by Matt Fitzgerald   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to learn more about Patreon or to donate, please visit https://www.patreon.com/MRRunningpains My Socials, Channels, & Newsletter: https://www.facebook.com/MRRUNNINGPAINSEVENTS/ https://www.instagram....

Do you have a long run in your schedule each week? Of course you do! The real question is, are you doing it correctly? I hope to give you some insights through this episode that will help give you the most benefit from your long run.   Resource: Running Rogue Podcast - Magic of the Medium Long Run - https://runningrogue.libsyn.com/episode-261-the-magic-of-the-medium-long-run   MR Runningpains (Aar...

The weather (snow) put the kibosh on my first attempt. Here's to trying again...   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to learn more about Patreon or to donate, please visit https://www.patreon.com/MRRunningpains My Socials, Channels, & Newsletter: https://www.facebook.com/MRRUNNINGPAINSEVENTS/ https://www.instagram.com/mrrunningpains/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6J512qA34z...

Tom Sharkey is a friend, runner, and human doing like the rest of us. He's not a doctor or therapist, but he wants to share his story so that it may help others that may be suffering with depression, anxiety, or another mental illness. It is our hope that this conversation will help people seek the help that is necessary to make their lives better. Thank you Tom for this conversation! To reach Tom...

In this episode, Physical Therapist Miriam Salloum and I discuss all aspects of injuries. How to avoid, deal with, and move on from them. So much to take away from this episode as always when Miriam comes on the podcast! Thank you ma'am!   To reach out to Miriam or schedule an appointment, please visit https://www.therunnersmechanic.com/   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to le...

Sure Travis Macy wrote the book "The Ultra Mindset", but he is so much more! I loved the energy Travis brought to the conversation. His exuberance can be found in whatever he does. His list of athletic accomplishments range across a variety of sports and I could not begin to do him justice in listing those here. His love for his family and care for his father really struck a chord with me. I striv...

Robyn is an amazing person. You can hear the genuine affection for life in her voice. Her story about her previous 100-mile attempts makes this finish at the Rocky Raccoon 100-miler even better! Have a listen...   Resources: G5 Trail Collective Workdays - https://www.g5trailcollective.org/events   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to learn more about Patreon or to donate, please...

We all know we need more diversity and inclusion in our sport, but with conversation & action we'll not gain much ground. John Lacroix is trying to implore us to action. John is a race director for the Human Potential Race Series in Colorado, Arkansas, & Texas. We go in depth as to why races MUST be inclusive to ALL genders and races. I hope this sparks others to start conversations with other rac...

This conversation with The Ultra Running Guys (Jeff Winchester & Jeremy Reynolds) goes into mistakes we've made in the past and possible solutions.  Follow The Ultra Running Guys Podcast on your favorite listening platform or visit their website: https://theultrarunningguys.com/ Follow them on Instagram @theultrarunningguys & on Facebook The Ultra Running Guys Episode 7 w/ Derrick Wess - https://w...

Zach Friedley is doing amazing things besides being a bladed trail runner. He is an advocate for inclusion of other adaptive athletes and he strives to help others gain access to prosthetics who might never others wise have them. Please check out his various events and organizations: Zach's Website - https://linktr.ee/zachary_movement Mendocino Movement Project - https://www.mendomovement.org/ Men...

In this episode I discuss how to incorporate strides into each phase of your training.   Resources: Lydiard's Hill Training Phase - My YouTube Video - https://youtu.be/9SBRcbfeQDU How to do a Lydiard Hill Workout: Warmup Run 15-20 minutes 4 x :15 strides w/ :45 standing recovery 3 sets: Uphill High Knee Jog Recover Stride Down to Start of Hill Uphill High Skips Drill  Recover Stride Down to Start...

In this episode I lay out my overall training plan for Bigfoot 200. Each Phase of training, it's purpose, and how I intend to implement it. I talk about my reasons for doing Bigfoot and the challenges I foresee as I train for this event. I hope you can take away some ideas for your own training, and as always, if you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out. Please search my podcasts on Podbean...