The Running for Real Podcast

For this special edition of Together Runs, join Tina and a group of friends for a run around Venice Beach, California. While this is an Allbirds event that it may feel you need to be at, Tina is constantly finding ways to bring in listeners at home. We do our usual body scan, senses check ins, and conversation, but this run is a little more upbeat than usual. Hear inspiring stories from previous p...

What steps should I take if I think I have an injury, and how can I prevent reinjuring myself? That is a difficult one without knowing what the injury is and what your definition of injury is. During my training I would have many instances where I would have a pain, spiral into a world of panic that my season was done with, and then a few days later the pain would miraculously have disappeared. Th...

Actress, writer, and producer Juno Rinaldi gets her most creative ideas when she's running. A self-described "leaper," she never hesitates to try new things. She's one of the stars of the hit Canadian comedy, "Workin' Moms," on Netflix, and her web series, "My Special Guest , " began its second season this week. For complete show notes and links, visit our website at runningforreal.com/episode317....

What should I look for in a running watch? Can I be cheeky? What do you want out of a running watch? If you are like me, you just want the basics. All those extra features are cool, but I can't really be bothered to read up on how to use them. Laziness, sure, but I also enjoy the fact that I'm keeping things simple. I have two watches that I use, a Coros and a Garmin. I love the Coros (this is not...

Together Run 62 and the first since the news of Eliza Fletcher's death rocked the running world. Tina takes us through the usual grounding, meditative elements (which we needed more than ever) before talkign through the realities of being a woman. Herself running in the dark as she recorded this, this was raw and real. Together Run 62 has body scans, senses check in, nature check ins, mental healt...

Sidney Baptista is a coach, leader, and activist, and the founder of PIONEERS Run Crew in Boston.  He's also the founder and CEO of  PYNRS Performance Streetwear, which was selected to be part of REI's "Navigate" program and won the grand prize at the Black Ambition Gathering on the Vineyard competition this year. Yet despite those successes, as an entrepreneur, he still faces challenges. For comp...

What are some maternity-friendly training gear or clothing brands?  I tested out a lot of different products, and some of my favorite items are no longer being made, which is such a shame, and I hope that does not represent that brands are moving away from them. Brooks Juno was my favorite bra, but I was told recently they are no longer making it. Molly T. has a really cool bra, which I found wasn...

Runners needing something new on their runs, these Together Runs are a way to feel connected with the community, feel like you are running with someone else, while at the same time, having lots of quiet space and down time to ground yourself and ask yourself some grounding questions. Every Together Run includes a nature check in, body check in, senses check in, and mental health check in. Tina lea...

Chris Koehn has completed 17 marathons, but for many years he viewed running purely as a warm up exercise. Today it's a part of his life, connected to what he calls his "hobbies" of architecture and music.  We normally think of the things we like to do as our hobbies, but, he says, "Those are our true passions. And the more we connect with what we most love to do, the more it can lift up our spiri...

What kinds of gym /strength training workouts should I do to support my running? I wish there was a simple answer to this one, but there is not. This is just too complicated to be able to give you any answer at all, and you probably aren't gonna like what I have to say here: Get a strength coach to find out. I know, I know, that's the last thing you wanted me to say, and as much as a certain runni...

Together Run Monday, but today I am not running, after falling in the trails a week ago, I have had to rest. I thought about doing a Together Walk, but on this day, it just didn't feel right. Taking us through our check in with nature and body scan, followed by some sharing of inner thoughts. Answering how are you, really, with brutal honesty. Together Runs should be back next week, but hopefully...

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Gil Winch decided that he wanted to run a half marathon and make the biggest social impact that he could. That was over 20 years ago. Today he equates running with "beating cancer and staying alive" and is the founder of  CY, a for-profit business that employs people with disabilities and other marginalized populations. He wrote his forthcoming book, "Wi...

What can we do about gel packets' non-recyclable packaging? What do we want companies to do and what can we do? I know this is a frustrating one. I struggle with this one often. Here is the way I look at it though. If you are asking this question, like me, you likely go out of your way in most situations to avoid waste. You put a lot of effort into daily life that most people do not think (or to b...

Together Run 60 and today we are running in the dark with Tina in St Louis. As always, we check in with nature, with our bodies, with our minds, and update one another with what we have been up to. This is a combination of meditating and grounding, connection and community, and it is one way to feel like you are on a social run without actually doing it. Tina mentioned Weekly Strides Episode 4 Sig...

Ashton Swinford is well known to - and well loved by - the #Running4Real Superstars . She has three-year-old twins (whom she runs with in a double stroller!), is a physical therapist, and describes herself as a "really avid runner" with a marathon PR of 2:46. She earned that PR when she won the Cleveland Marathon this year, not only coming in first female, but fifth place overall. She's found her...

What are the top 3 things you do to prevent injury? Ooof, that is a very hard question to answer! I wish it were that simple, but I will do my best. I also want to add that while this question was "top 3 things you do," I have to be honest, I am not the best at following my own advice. This is what I would suggest, but I also recognize that I am risking injury myself by not doing these things all...

Together Run means we run together, as a community, as a group. While we run separate, this will feel like you are running alongside friends. Checking in with nature, with your body, with your surroundings through our meditative start to the run, and then going into a conversational part of the run, to catch up and get to know one another more. If you haven't tried a Together Run yet, and especial...

Philip King isn't concerned with PRs - which is surprising, considering how fast he is, with times around 1:15 for the half marathon and 2:48 for the full. He runs for the challenge, to connect with others, and to motivate members of his community. He's active in Black Men Run, serves on the Black Unicorn Marathoners committee, and has run in races around the world, all while working a full-time j...

Today on Weekly Strides , we have, as Tina says, "a weird, random episode, a one-off." Tina is the interviewee, and long-time listeners will recognize the interviewer's voice - it's Jeremy Noessel, the editor for Running for Real , who used to do the intro to the podcast. At the end of 2019, Tina launched a course that she had created to help runners with something she had struggled with - and suc...

Together Runs are part meditation, part connecting and grounding with your body, part running with a friend. All very real, and all connected to our community. Tina takes runners through body scans, senses check ins, mental health check ins, and nature check ins to help make sure we are connected to our body, then Tina shares exciting updates, stories from her week, and gives space for listeners t...

It started with an email. Jake Fedorowski had decided that they no longer wanted to run in races that didn't offer a non-binary division. They would email race directors to inquire if there was an option for non-binary runners, and more often than not, the answer would be "no." It wasn't that race directors were unwilling; they simply had no idea what to do. It was from that simple beginning that...

What is the longest recommended distance to do while training for a marathon?  Listen here to find out the answer, and visit our website at runningforreal.com/weekly-strides-2 for complete show notes and links. Have a question about running? Ever wondered what a Running for Real guest has been up to since you heard them interviewed? Would you like to get to know the Running for Real community bett...

Join Tina for a Together Run from home as she takes runners through body scans, senses check ins, mental health check ins, and nature check ins. After runners are grounded and in alignment with their bodies, Tina talks to runners about updates, things she is working through, and more. It feels like you are running together. Come Join Tina for this Together Run Tina mentioned Mile 20 Mental Trainin...

If you've never heard of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome , you're not alone. It's one of 44 intersex variations which, although they affect up to 2 percent of the population, are rarely talked about. Jackie Green wants to change that. As a competitive runner (and Tina's teammate) at Ferris State University, she kept quiet about having CAIS. But she came out publicly five years ago and now...

What is the best advice you've received from someone in the sport? Listen here to find out the answer, and visit our website at runningforreal.com/weekly-strides-1 for complete show notes and links. Have a question about running? Ever wondered what a Running for Real guest has been up to since you heard them interviewed? Would you like to get to know the Running for Real community better? On Weekl...