The Running for Real Podcast

Adrianne Haslet crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon this year alongside her coach, Shalane Flanagan, on what she called "the best day of my life." It was the culmination of a vow she had made just five days after the 2013 Boston Marathon. She wasn't a runner then; she was at the marathon as a spectator when a terrorist detonated a homemade bomb near the finish line. Adrianne lost her le...

Ahhh it feels so good to be back recording these. This one is from the day I was meant to being my THIRD attempt at an ultra, but once again, sickness made not possible. I was a little raw on this day, and talked it through with you as I ran (and walked) up giant hills and viewed the scenery. You will hear me shift my mindset during the run and hopefully make you feel positive too. Join Tina for a...

Running is often the best part of Simran Jeet Singh's day, the time when he feels most free. It's when his best creative thinking happens in terms of his writing, resulting in his new book, The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life . In it, he explains how the Sikh teachings that he was raised with can contribute to a happier life. He's drawn on them to counter the racism that he'...

Join Tina for a run around her hometown of St Albans for her first Together Run in a month. Tina takes us through the usual meditative aspects of a run- nature check in, body scan, senses check in, and mental health check in, and then talks through her last month (a lot has happened!). In true Running For Real form, Tina swallows a bug (!) and hits her arm (HARD!). This run is all the Running For...

"Running is a lifelong friend."  That's how microbiologist Dr. Lydia Jennings describes the sport she first embraced as a teenager at boarding school. She calls it her "best relationship" with herself. Like all relationships, it has its ups and downs, but it's a central part of her life not only for physical and mental health, but as a tool for scholarship, environmental activism, and to be presen...

It was while running the Philadelphia Marathon that Charles Moore made the observation that gave rise to his upcoming memoir: Black People Don't Run Marathons. Whenever he encountered another Black runner in that race, they would give him "the nod," an unspoken acknowledgement of his presence there. Reflecting on the experience, he realized that "there was a sort of diversity issue in endurance an...

Many people start running because they're inspired - or tricked or persuaded - by a devoted runner who introduces them to the sport. Not so Mary Rice-Boothe. The chief access and equity officer of The Leadership Academy ran her first race, the New York City Half Marathon, at the request of her sister - who wasn't even a runner herself!  She discovered how much she loved running while training for...

You might assume that Tim Brown, CEO and co-founder of the revolutionary shoe company Allbirds, has a footwear background, but he actually has a football background. He was a professional soccer player with the New Zealand National Team when he conceived of the idea for a running shoe made from natural materials. Being from New Zealand, where sheep outnumber humans six to one, wool was the obvious...

Since the age of five, Jessica Trengove has had "an innate belief that we could all be whatever we wanted to be if we put our minds to it." Her goals at the time were to be a ballerina, a gymnast, and a veterinarian. Instead she became a two-time Olympian, a physiotherapist and coach, and an entrepreneur. Running has been a constant in her life since childhood, but events in recent years have give...

Tina attempts to take you on a run in the Utah mountains, but after cocming very close to a nasty fall, decided to cut the run and continue in St Louis instead. Join Tina for a nature check in, body scan, senses check in, and conversation in this Together Run from her home. If you have never joined us for a Together Run, give it a try. This is the closest you can come to running with a friend with...

We Run 313's motto is "Connect. Run. Build." Lance Woods and Joe Robinson founded the social run club to connect "like-minded individuals through running to build a healthier and happier community." That community is Detroit, which is where the "313" comes from - it's the Motor City's area code. We Run 313 has become Detroit's largest run club in just three years, not only in-person, but also on S...

In 1955, Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, led to a boycott of the city's public transportation system. 381 days later, Montgomery's buses were desegregated. Deo Kato used that historic number as the framework for Running for Justice, which he describes as "active activism." He set a goal of running at least 10k per day for 381 days to r...

Join Tina for a run deep in the Pacific Northwest Forest in Portland, Oregon. On this Together Run, Tina goes on a trail run and takes runners through all the usual meditative elements of Togetehr Runs- a body scan, senses check in, physical and mental check in. Tina shares some updates and talks through some challenges in life, along with what she is doing to work through them. If you want to sup...

Reshma Saujani says that her best thinking is done when she goes for a run. Those thoughts have led to her founding Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Moms; writing the best-selling Brave, Not Perfect and her new book, Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work; becoming the first Indian-American woman to run for the U.S. Congress; and being included on the Fortune 40 Under 40 list. When Reshma ra...

It's been nearly five years since Mario Fraioli was on Running for Real!   At the time he was an athlete, a running coach, a journalist,   and was putting out his popular weekly the morning shakeout newsletter , but he had yet to launch his podcast of the same name.  He's now put out over 200 episodes and has been reflecting on "how fortunate I am to be able to have these conversations and to shar...

If you're a runner, Steve Magness's upcoming book, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness, will resonate with you. Actually, if you're a human being, it will resonate with you. Society leads us to believe that toughness is an inherent quality that we either possess or lack, but his research shows that it is, in fact, something that we can develop....

Psychologist Guy Winch's passion is "getting people to prioritize their emotional health and give them tools to do that with and concepts to understand it with." He was already a TED Talk speaker and the acclaimed author of Emotional First Aid and How to Fix a Broken Heart when he was a guest on the podcast, but so much has happened since then! He became TED's first columnist with his science-base...

A special Central Park in New York Together Run this week. Beginning as always with our nature check in, body scan, mental health check in, and senses check in before going on to a conversation as Tina shares why this trip happened and what it means. If you have been needing to try domething a little different, or have been feeling a bit off lately, give this Together Run a try, it may remind you...

Genevieve Gregson's 32nd birthday should have been something to celebrate. The three-time Olympic and two-time World Championship finalist was competing in the 300m steeplechase at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the event for which she held the Australian record. But coming off the final water jump, she fell when her right Achilles tendon snapped and she was unable to finish the race. She and Tina talk...

Courtney Dauwalter's "passions lie in exploring with my feet and seeing what's possible when our brains and bodies are working together, and in hanging out with the people that I love."  Her brain and body work together in amazing ways. Since she was on Running for Real , her accomplishments have included winning the 2018 Western States Endurance Run (100 miles); finishing second overall and setti...

We begin this Together Run as always with a body scan, mental health check in, and senses check in. The medtiative aspect of the run helps bring our body back to the present and feel gratitude for this moment. After the check ins, Tina opens up in a vulnerable and raw way about struggling to reconnect to her life back home after a life changing trip to Maui. She shares stories of her time in Maui...

Leandrew Belnavis describes himself as "not your typical runner. I am a larger, big-frame black man. I embrace being a larger body and an even larger personality." That personality is ideal for his roles as the Community Manager (or as he describes it, "the camp counselor") at Tracksmith and as the founder and co-captain of Boston's Unnamed Run Crew.  Just as he created Unnamed Run Crew to bring m...

Have you ever wondered what a podcast guest has been up to since you heard them interviewed?  We have, and so  Running Reunio n was born.   Tina last interviewed filmmaker Sanjay Rawal in 2019, after the release of  3100: Run and Become , a documentary about the world's longest running race, the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. You can learn more about the race in Running for Real ep...

For the celebration of the 50th Together Run, join Tina for a run along the ocean in Lahaina on the island of Maui. Beginning with lots of sounds of nature, then moving through our usual body, mind connection points of  a body scan and senses check in. Tina then goes on to share about what has been a life changing week, including a spiritual moment on Earth Day. Tina finishes up the run along the...

Lauren Antonucci's philosophy is that all foods can fit into a healthy lifestyle. She's a Clinical Nutritionist and Certified Sports Dietician and an athlete herself, so she not only understands the nutritional needs of runners, but the obstacles that can stand in the way of fueling properly.  Her book, High-Performance Nutrition for Masters Athletes, focuses on those 35 and over, but the advice s...