Running Rogue

In this episode, Chris leads an interview with Ben Rosario, self-described running nerd and the head coach and director of NAZ Elite. Ben coaches top US marathoners Stephanie Bruce, Kellyn Taylor, Scott Fauble, Scott Smith and others. We start with his take on recent current events in running - the US Marathon Champs at CIM and the US Club XC Champs in Spokane, WA. Ben had athletes competing at bo...

In this episode, we interview two Rogue athletes from Austin who run different paces but are on the same journey. They both ran personal records at CIM a few weeks ago, and we highlight them here to show that pace doesn't matter. It's the work that you do and the journey you are on that matters. Jessie Barnes (@thejessiest on instagram) entered this CIM cycle with a 4:57 marathon PR and went on to...

Thanks to Reebok, we are excited to welcome NCAA-10K-champion and recently-turned-pro Ben Flanagan to the podcast. We start with an intro talking about him as a fan in the sport. Which athletes would he livestream to watch race? Who is he excited to compete against? As a track athlete, what does he think of a marathoner like Eliud Kipchoge? Then, we turn to Ben as a runner and particularly dig in...

In our intro we discuss the Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving and give our picks for the US Marathon Championships in Sacramento this weekend. Then, starting at 35 minutes, we break down all things CIM from the course to pacing strategy. We will have 215 Rogues competing in Sacramento this weekend. Good luck to all who are racing!

For this episode, episode 100 (!), we do something a little bit different and simply offer up a verbal love letter to the sport, to you as audience members, to our podcast group, and to the Rogue community. Listen to our thank yous and shout-outs to those who inspire us to do what we do. Plus, we give a preview of what's coming for episode 101 and beyond! Thank you all for listening and inspiring...

In this episode, we start with our takeaways from an amazing race in New York. What do we think of Keitany's performance? Who had the breakthrough results? What does this mean for Shalane? And, does this make us more or less excited about men's marathoning in the US. Then, at 42 minutes in, we start discussing how to construct a transition or maintenance plan between event-specific cycles. What do...

We break it all down including details on our live call on Sunday morning and where you can hear us talk about the action. Plus, we had media credentials this year and have insights from the press conferences from the American elites! Get ready for Sunday at 9 am EST.    

In the intro this week, we cover: - Galen Rupp's Achilles surgery and what it means for his future. - Kenenisa Bekele's DNF in Amsterdam - Big results from the Toronto Marathon including a new Canadian record Then at 39 minutes, we turn to our main topic to discuss how to optimize your race strategy at NYC. This episode is for NYC marathoners as well as though who are interested in the nuances of...

In this episode, we interview Mallory Brooks to discuss her experiment with building her aerobic foundation via the Maffetone Method, a heart-rate based protocol developed by famous chiropractor and triathlon coach Phil Maffetone. Plus, we discuss her approach to improving her fat adaptation via carbohydrate management as well. By way of intro, we discuss the 50th anniversary of Bob Beamon's 29-fo...

For our intro this week, we talk about the results from the Chicago Marathon and the US Champs 10-Miler. Hear Chris eat some crow regarding Mo Farah and why he and Steve think that Molly Huddle getting beat at 10 miles might be good for her next marathon. Plus, we discuss Desiree Linden's new coach and what that means for her NYC Marathon prospects. Then, at 38:05, we turn to a discussion on how t...

With this episode, we jump straight into talking about the new Boston qualifying standards and how you should think about training to achieve them. Boston is a worthy goal, and the stakes have now been raised, but you are ready to achieve that goal if you up your game. Get all the tips on that from Steve and Chris.

The Chicago Marathon goes off on Sunday at 8:30 am EST on NBC Sports. Listen in for our breakdown of the field with predictions. Can Rupp repeat in Chicago? Will he set the American Record? How will Gwen Jorgensen perform in her first marathon under Schumacher? We give you thoughts on all of these questions and more!

In this episode, we dive straight into our topic. Yep, no intro topics this week, just great content on training for trail running. Jason Brooks, one of the Rogue trail coaches, joins us this week on the podcast to talk about how to train for ultras on the trail. We cover: - The case for trail running. Why do it or try it? - Trail training principles. How do road training and trail training compar...

In this episode, we break down all that is the Berlin Marathon including our takes on the amazing WR result from Kipchoge + a recap of the women's race and how its magnificence went under the radar. We then follow with a discussion of Sifan Hassan's debut half marathon and what it means for Chicago now that Jordan Hasay and Amy Hastings Cragg have dropped out of the race. Then, at 58 minutes in, w...

In the intro to this one, we talk about Jenny Simpson's 6th straight win at the Fifth Avenue Mile (with a challenge from Colleen Quigley), Mo Farah's result at the Great North Run, and Emma Coburn's controversial comments about the new steeple WR. Then, at 26:10 into the episode, we start our 5th round of answers to your listener questions. In this episode, we give answers to: - What to look for i...

The Berlin Marathon is coming up THIS Sunday, Sept 16th, and we give you all of the info you need to watch as a fan, plus predictions as always. Also in this episode, we introduce a new voice to the podcast - Johanna Gretschel (@jojo_shea on Twitter). Johanna is a freelance sports/running journalist who used to work with FloTrack. She knows her stuff and jumps right in with our banter to share pre...

In the intro this week, we talk about the addition of Gwen Jorgensen to the Chicago Marathon field, the results of the US 20K championship, and Colleen Quigley's latest results from Europe.  Then at 23:20 into the episode, we shift to the final part of our series on "What does the race require?" This time we talk about the marathon including answers to questions like: - How many 20 milers should y...

Here we go with Round 2 of our call of the Diamond League finals, this time as we watch the finals in Brussels. Featured in this episode are the WSteeple, W1500, M800, and M5000. 

We are mixing things up this week and providing 2 episodes where we preview each Diamond League middle distance and distance event, make predictions, and then give you our reactions as the races go off live. In this first part, we will discuss the Diamond League Finals in Zurich on Thursday, August 30th. Events include the W800, M1500, MSteeple, and W5000. Listen and just enjoy being a fan!

For the intro this week, we cover new additions to the NYC Marathon field, the historic Falmouth Road Race, and some way-too-early predictions for the US Women's Steeple in 2019. Do 1500 PRs mean anything for the race between Emma Coburn, Colleen Quigley, and Courtney Frerichs? If so, Colleen might just have a leg up if she can stay healthy.  Then at 23 minutes into this episode, we continue our s...

As our intro, we talk about amazing performances from two inspiring teenagers at the European Championships, including how one of Steve's early-year predictions came true. Then, we turn to part 2 of our series on "What Does the Race Require," this time covering the 5K distance with an intro to our discussion on the 10K and half marathon that will come in part 3.  Links from the episode: Mondo Dupl...

It's episode #2 in our Endorphin Book Club series!  We start with a breakdown on 3 intro topics including the Sir Walter Miler, the Beach to Beacon 10K, and the newly announced elite fields for the Chicago Marathon. Does Steve think Jordan Hasay has a chance at the American Record, held currently by none other than Deena Kastor herself? Then at 37:55 into the episode, we turn to our interview with...

We start this episode with a discussion on the 2020 Olympic Trials including the newly announced venue for them and LetsRun.com's way-too-early Trials podium pics which you can see here: Men's predictions from LetsRun.com: http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/07/two-years-tokyo-tell-u-s-mens-distance-runners-will-2020-olympic-team/ Women's predictions from LetsRun.com: http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018...

In the intro, we talk about all things European track including Shelby Houlihan's new 5K American Record. We also address speculation that Shelby Houlihan might be doping. Do we believe in her or not? And should you? Here is the Runner's World article that we reference in the discussion: https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a22520474/shelby-houlihan-is-on-a-hot-streak/ Then 24 minutes into the record...

The epic Women's Steeple from Monaco happened to be on when we were recording our introduction to episode #84. So, we kept the microphones on and recorded our "live" reactions. Our video feeds were staggered from each other's so it's a very rough out-take, but we thought people might enjoy this "behind the scenes" audio of Steve and I watching a race together. We've discussed trying to live call o...