I fell in love with listening to audiobooks whereas working as I educated for my second marathon solo in 2006. Over time of coaching that adopted, I’ve discovered podcasts about working will not be solely extra accessible, however present a distinct stage of motivation than an audiobook.
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Just lately I’ve discovered all of it depends upon my temper! A number of days a e book that takes me away is ideal, different occasions I want an excellent chortle and plenty of day I’m trying to study one thing. On the latter days, I need coaching ideas, life hacks or motivational phrases from individuals who have been there and executed that.
Over time I’ve seen podcasts come and go. I’ve gone by means of many who simply weren’t that nice and at last settled on some which can be all the time in my weekly rotation.
There are nearly 1,000,000 podcasts at the moment accessible, so I perceive how simply going by means of them could be overwhelming. If you happen to’re having hassle narrowing down your choices for high quality working podcasts, I’ve acquired you coated.
I’ve compiled a listing of among the finest working podcasts accessible, whether or not you’re searching for for working ideas, inspiration, a peek into the life {of professional} runners, or simply wanting an excellent chortle.
So listed here are 25 podcasts for runners with a bit one thing for each style and hopefully not all one’s you’ve seen elsewhere.
27 Finest Working Podcasts
A few of these podcasts about working, others are health associated, and a few simply cowl all the fundamental life subjects. Both method, these podcast to take heed to whereas working are all assured to get you motivated in a method or one other to energy by means of and maintain working!
My tastes proceed to vary and evolve, so this record has been revamped 5 or 6 occasions now!
I’ve realized that generally I’m within the temper for enterprise, generally health and generally a bit extra lighthearted.
1. Tread Calmly Podcast – Coaches Sharing Ideas and Science
If you happen to’re trying to study to run smarter, and never more durable then the Tread Calmly Podcast is the one for you! Hosted by yours actually, Amanda Brooks together with Laura Norris from Laura Norris Working, we intention to deliver our mixed 20 years of teaching expertise to interrupt down frequent myths, coaching ideas, and extra!
Laura lately wrapped up her Grasp of Science in Utilized Train Science, on high of seven+ years of teaching expertise, whereas I’ve been utilizing my journalism diploma to create working content material for tens of millions of readers over the previous decade.
By drawing on our private experiences and experience as coaches, we offer listeners with sensible recommendation on all the pieces from the best way to keep away from frequent accidents, to working dietary supplements, coaching strategies, and extra.
With an off-the-cuff conversational fashion podcast, you’ll really feel such as you’re listening to your two working besties whereas they share tons of data, info, and previous experiences that can assist you change into a greater runner by coaching smarter.
2. The Wealthy Roll Podcast – Huge Tales of Triumph and Heartbreak
I stumbled upon Wealthy sooner or later after listening to him as a visitor on one other present and at first wasn’t certain about his podcast.
They’re for much longer than the norm and he tends to get off on random subjects…but he’s only a tremendous fascinating particular person, who manages to create actually nice story telling podcasts from his company.
Whereas Wealthy is plant-based and prefers lengthy regular runs to say CrossFit, Wealthy is OPEN to concepts and brings on folks from quite a lot of backgrounds to share data. You’ll actually hear concerning the hardships folks have tackled, it’s inspiring.
I personally love any episode on the psychological facet of coaching, however there have been many others on endurance coaching, Vegan, CrossFit and enterprise that additionally saved me entertained for my future.
Checkout: July 15, 2018 – John McAvoy From Armed Theft to Skilled Athlete
3. For the Lengthy Run – Numerous Elite Athletes
Podcaster Jonathan Levitt is among the most extroverted folks I’ve ever met. He’s additionally a connector. He loves placing folks in contact and is a stellar runner in his personal proper. All of this is the reason he has some unimaginable interviews with high athletes in working.
He does an excellent job of getting in to each the coaching we’re interested in and their lives, their mindset and extra. In newer episodes, he’s additionally tackled loads of mindset discuss and even subjects in tradition.
Checkout: Any episode with David Roche. There’s additionally one with a well-known Amanda Brooks 😉
4. Hit Play Not Pause – Match Ladies Over 50
As somebody who went by means of hormonal struggles very early, I’m THRILLED that there’s a now a podcast targeted on peri and publish menopausal athletes. They do an excellent job of digging in to the science and herald info from Dr Stacy Simms.
There’s loads of sharing tales from athletes, which offers you not simply concepts, however hope.
Checkout: Episode 59 Staying on Prime Of Signs
5. Working Defined Podcast – Coach Interviewing Consultants
Coach Elisabeth Scott interviews consultants in all totally different areas of coaching. You’ll get extra tips about fueling, bodily remedy, coaching paces and even treadmill working (hey that’s me!).
Lots of you’ll have met Elisabeth by means of her common Instagram account. She’s taken that to the lengthy type of Podcasting to supply extra info.
Checkout: S2/E31 Your Knees and Working with Dr. Lauren LaPierre
6. Ali On The Run – Personable Conversations
On this podcast, journalist and runner Ali Feller chats with runners of all talents and people with careers within the working business. Feller is approachable, and her informal interview fashion helps her company really feel comfy and talk about quite a lot of subjects.
The participating and thought-provoking interviews she does are the end result of her said function of studying concerning the choices folks make and the half working has performed in making these choices.
Checkout: Episode 617 – Cory McGee Rabbitting
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7. Ben Greenfield Health – Biohacking, Reducing Edge Instruments
If biohacks and off the wall methods to enhance your life are the form of factor that get you going, then that is the present for you. It’s one other the place I don’t hear to each episode, however as a substitute pull these of essentially the most curiosity me (which is okay as a result of he places out a ton).
Simply know that he likes to go off on to actually bizarre subjects generally…I dig that. Ha! You by no means know what issues will work.
Like final week I listened to an older interview on physique alignment for harm prevention and it was an excellent reminder not solely whereas I used to be working, however afterwards to do some issues in another way.
Checkout: Could 29, 2019 – The Seek for The Good Protein
8. Endurance Planet – Good Coaching Ideas
I’ve actually simply discovered this podcast, so I don’t have tons to inform you but. BUT in case you’re an endurance runner trying to enhance how your physique performs by taking good care of it by means of vitamin that is the place to be.
Tawnee talks with among the high minds like Dr Phil Maffetone and Dr Tim Noakes. Additionally nice for these of you in triathlon as there’s extra discuss of that right here.
Checkout: ATC 292: Is Your Stride Price Serving to or Hurting Your Run Financial system?
9. No Meat Athlete – Plant Based mostly Coaching
An awesome choice for these trying to go Vegan and people simply eager to learn the way cleansing up your meals might enhance your working. It’s additionally nice for these trying to push the boundaries and go for an Extremely.
I admit that is one I don’t take heed to very regularly, however have a tendency to drag out subjects of curiosity after I see them pop up. It’s a conversational podcasts that’s extra relaxed and fewer instructional targeted like Ben Greenfield.
Checkout: Why it Took Matt 7 Yr to Qualify for Boston and How You Can Do It Faster
10. The Morning Shakeout – Interviews with Excessive Profile Athletes
I haven’t listened to a ton of those, however one’s that caught my consideration to begin listening had been fabulous.
First there was the a number of chats with Desi, then a chat with Bart Yasso that made me smile all through my run! Hosted by Mario Fraoli a excessive caliber working coach and author, they’re often nice insightful conversations.
Checkout: Episode 40 – Desi Linden publish Boston win!
She clearly did loads of reveals, however I actually loved this one.
11. Path Runner Nation– Path Working
Right here’s a podcast with a concentrate on actual folks doing fairly wonderful issues. This path runner podcast is clearly going to supply much more for you path runners with ideas which can be particular to vitamin, footing, extremely occasions and extra.
Hosts Don Freeman and Scott Warr cowl a ton of various subjects associated to path working and even concentrate on points reminiscent of psychological focus and pacing methods that can positively enchantment to all sorts of runners.
The hosts and their company are clearly very educated, however they current info in a enjoyable method and appear to genuinely wish to assist different folks get pleasure from working.
Checkout: August 9 – Can Failure Make Us Extra Profitable?
12. Diz Runs – On a regular basis Runners and Olympian Interviews
Interviews with runners of all totally different talents who’ve one thing to supply every of us. You may study from say little ol’ me or an elite runner totally different ideas for cracking the 2 hour half, hitting your Boston stride or fueling proper.
Checkout: Episode 764: Ila Allen Isn’t Utilizing Age As an Excuse to Not Obtain her Objectives
13. Thoughts Pump: Uncooked Health Reality – Energy Centered
This won’t be a podcast for everybody and at first I wasn’t certain it was one for me. In actual fact, I admit to quick forwarding by means of loads of the start as a result of I need the meat of the present and never all of the chit chat.
BUT particularly for runners who might not wish to spend time within the fitness center I believe they’re going to actually make it easier to embrace the worth.
Checkout: Episode 1077 – The 7 Lethal Health Lies Bought to Ladies
14. On Teaching with Magness and Marcus
Those that are actually in to the deep dive of teaching, strategies, all of the science and whys will get pleasure from this podcast. Just a few fellow working coaches have advised me that is the one which they by no means miss.
At the same time as an athlete I believe there’s a lot to study right here. It’s going that can assist you higher perceive your coaching plan and put all of the items collectively.
Checkout: Episode 155: Getting the Most out of Individuals. The best way to encourage, encourage and maintain excellence.
15. The Progress Equation
This s a more moderen podcast and I’m sorry I haven’t had an opportunity to dive in to extra episodes. I believe so many people have realized that we’re coaching our our bodies, however our minds want time.
That is one other podcast with Steve Magness, however this time with co-host Brad Stulberg. Many of us actually loved their e book, Peak Efficiency, and that’s the launching level for this present.
Checkout: When to Thrive vs Merely Survive
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16. Run to the Prime Podcast – Like Weblog Posts in Audio Type
Runners of all talent ranges can profit from listening to Run to the Prime, a podcast created to encourage and information all sorts of runners.
Every week, Coach Claire Bartholic interviews athletes, coaches, scientists, psychologists, nutritionists, and even common runners. They talk about totally different subjects reminiscent of psychological preparation, stopping harm, breaking by means of plateaus, and rather more.
No matter what you wish to learn about working, this podcast will most certainly have an episode about it.
Checkout: Fascinating Coaching Classes from Ethiopian Marathon Runners
17. The Working for Actual with Tina Muir – Former Elite Athlete Host
Host Tina Muir has been an elite marathoner herself, giving her a novel perception to the inquiries to ask her excessive caliber company like Meb Keflezighi. Different company she has on her podcast embody runners, coaches, scientists, and even medical suppliers.
She’s additionally targeted on guaranteeing every visitor is offering worth to you and take-aways that can make it easier to enhance your individual working.
Checkout: August 2019 – Lauren Fleshman: You Can Really feel Happy and Nonetheless Get Higher
18. Marathon Coaching Academy
Because the identify suggests, this common podcast is oriented towards runners getting ready for marathons and is hosted by working coach Angie Spencer and her husband Trevor.
Episodes are informative however not too severe, and they’re filled with data and recommendation and generally even function high-profile company!
Whereas among the content material is tailor-made particularly to marathoners, a lot of it’s relevant to runners of all distances and consists of tips about coaching, vitamin, and harm prevention.
Checkout: February 2023, You’re Able to So A lot Extra Than You Suppose You Are
19. Koopcast – Ultraunning Science
This working podcast is hosted by ultramarathon coach Jason Koop and concentrates on path and ultrarunning, with a concentrate on the science behind numerous working subjects.
Koop covers a variety of subjects, together with the affect of hashish on efficiency and coaching, from psychological abilities to energy coaching, respiration workouts to even polarized coaching.
Koop is kind of knowledgeable about quite a lot of topics, and he regularly invitations company who’re authorities of their fields, but he all the time manages to maintain the conversations easy and fascinating.
Further Podcasts for Leisure on the Run
Generally we simply don’t wish to take heed to working. We have to have some enjoyable, issues that make the time fly.
20. Arm Chair Knowledgeable
OMG, buddies saved telling me about this one, however I had put it on the again burner. Nevertheless, as soon as I began listening to Dax Shepard I used to be sucked in and located many runs going all too shortly.
I can’t inform you that you simply’re going to depart these a greater human, however you’re going to chortle and end up sucked in to what’s occurring.
21. Conan Wants a Good friend
Actually, laughing at mile 16 of a future may be the most effective factor ever. It retains me upbeat when the climate might not. I by no means actually watched his late night time present, however I am keen on these conversations.
In actual fact, I did an entire spherical up of finest humorous podcasts as a result of I began to search out they had been so good to combine in.
Episodic Podcasts
Okay so after a lot prodding by my buddies, I began to take heed to issues that had been extra story based mostly and never simply working targeted. It seems these actually made the time fly as properly!!
Just a few that I actually liked:
22. Dr Demise
23. The Drop Out
24. The Shrink Subsequent Door
25. Life is Quick with Justin Lengthy (random interviews which can be typically humorous)
26. The Factor About Pam
27. Can I Inform You A Secret?
And no I didn’t record the Runner’s World Podcast, not as a result of there’s something unsuitable with it, however since you doubtless already tried that working podcast!
Hopefully, I’m providing you with another concepts!
And no I didn’t point out the One other Mom Runner podcast, once more not as a result of it’s not good. I actually loved it for a time, however as famous I cycle by means of issues and these days it simply hasn’t labored for me. I wasn’t getting motivated listening to their each day backwards and forwards.
What working podcasts do you take heed to?
Do you want them to be health associated or not?
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