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Hosted by multi-certified run coaches and fitness professionals, Amanda Katz and Nick Klastava, The Running Explained Podcast provides actionable insights, expert tips and motivating advice to help you become the best runner you can be. The podcast takes a science-backed approach to running and fitness, offering practical strategies for athletes at all stages of their journey. Whether you're struggling with injury, wondering how to fuel your long runs or trying to nail your race day strategy, the podcast covers expert interviews, listener questions and more.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 1m
Runner Q&A with Sports Dietitian Stevie Lyn Smith: Carbs Per Hour, Ferritin, Burnout, and First Marathons
We did an old fashioned listener Q&A, and because you all sent in a stack of nutrition questions, we called in the big guns: sports dietitian Stevie Lyn Smith, RD, CSSD, back for round two.Coach Amanda and I cover the coaching side while Stevie brings the fueling science. We get into how many carbs per hour you actually need on long runs (and why the answer is a range, not a flex), how to juggle fast 5Ks, marathons, and heavy lifting by building training seasons, and how to keep burnout from wrecking your year. Amanda goes on a legendary rant about lottery FOMO. I explain resiliency data points and why belief beats hard work at your absolute peak.Then we help a first time Philly marathoner avoid the mile 20 wall, dig into the new ASH ferritin guidelines (and why ferritin alone does not tell the whole iron story), and answer the big one: can you safely cut weight before a marathon? Spoiler: Stevie said yes to cutting a bagel. That is it.Today's episode is sponsored by CEP and Running Explained listeners get 15% off their entire order when shopping CEP Running online through November 15! Shop CEP Running or enter code LRL-NYC-15 at checkout.Offer ends November 16, 2026, at 3:00AM EST. Limit one use per customer. Cannot be combined with other discounts.Listener questions answered:1. How many carbs should I take on long runs for my December half marathon?2. I love fast 5Ks, long distance, and lifting heavy. How do I prioritize?3. How do you keep from burning out?4. How can I help my brain catch up to my running and believe in myself more?5. I'm running my first full at Philly. How do I push without hitting the wall at mile 20?6. Why do runners need higher ferritin levels than non runners?7. Can I safely cut weight before a marathon for performance?Resources and links• Ferritin, Iron, and Anemia with Callie Roseland:• Back to Back Marathons with Coach Corky• Stevie on Instagram: @stevielynlyn | Website:stevielynrd.com• Running Explained coaching and training plans: runningexplained.com• Send us your questions: hello@runningexplained.comCheck out our new Kickstart Program Enjoyed this format? Rate and review the show and tell us. If you want more Q&A episodes, we will make it happen.
- 2 weeks ago58 min
Bone Density, Menopause & Marathon Training
Coach Amanda and Coach Nick talk masters running with coach Kim Nedeau (Training Inclined) about how mileage, recovery, and strength work should change after 40, plus what the research really says about bone density, menopause, and weighted vests.Kim built her coaching practice, Training Inclined, and her women's community, Train Like a Master, after her own injury-prone running years. In this episode: deload weeks and recovery science, the strength work masters runners can't skip, telling normal age-related slowdown from an actual training gap, bone density and perimenopause, training through osteopenia and arthritis, whether weighted vests actually build bone, and navigating body image and weight gain through menopause.Today's episode is sponsored by CEP and Running Explained listeners get 15% off their entire order when shopping CEP Running online through November 15! Shop CEP Running or enter code LRL-NYC-15 at checkout.Offer ends November 16, 2026, at 3:00AM EST. Limit one use per customer. Cannot be combined with other discounts.Our GuestKim Nedeau is a running coach, educator, and the founder of Train Like a Master, a training and education community for women 40 and over who want to keep running, get stronger, and perform well as they age.Kim has spent more than a decade coaching runners and exploring the intersection of running, strength training, injury prevention, and healthy aging. Her work focuses on helping women understand how their training needs to evolve as they get older, which can mean setting new personal records or sometimes slowing down. Kim is also a masters runner herself, so she knows the highs and lows firsthand, sometimes finding herself running surprisingly fast for a master, and other days wondering how she got so slow.Through her coaching, writing, and educational work, Kim brings an evidence-informed but practical perspective to topics like muscle loss, bone health, menopause, injury, recovery, and performance in the masters years.Find Kim Nedeau:• kimnedeau.com / https://traininginclined.com/• Instagram: kimnedeau_traininginclinedReach out via email at hello@runningexplained.comMore from Running Explained@runningexplained on IGwww.runningexplained.comRate and review the podcast wherever you listen. It helps more runners find the show.
- 3 weeks ago1h 3m
Ferritin, Iron & Anemia and What the Labs Really Mean
A single ferritin test isn't the whole story. Coach Nick and Coach Amanda talk with sports dietitian Callie Roseland about the difference between low ferritin, iron deficiency, and anemia, why runners are especially prone to running low, and the ferritin number that actually supports performance versus the number that just clears a lab's "normal" range.We also cover when to (and definitely not to) get iron labs drawn, how hard training affects iron absorption through a hormone called hepcidin, and why more iron isn't always better. GuestCallie Roseland, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD, IFNCP, EP-C is a Sports Dietitian who specializes in helping endurance and mountain athletes fuel for performance, recovery, and long-term health. She has 9+ years of experience in high-level performance nutrition, including more than 7 years as a Tactical Performance Dietitian supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces within a multidisciplinary human performance team.Through her private practice, Fueling Upward, Callie works with adult athletes who lift, run, and climb mountains while balancing serious training with full-time work, family, and real life. Her background in exercise physiology, sports nutrition, and integrative and functional nutrition allows her to take a comprehensive approach to performance, with particular interests in endurance fueling, performance labwork, gut health, hormone health, injury recovery, and optimizing nutrition to support high-level training and performance.Fueling Upward offers 1v1 virtual nutrition coaching, group education, and on-demand resources to help athletes have more energy, ditch gut issues, and fuel the training it takes to cross finish lines and climb mountains.Email: callie@fuelingupward.comIG: @fueling.upward.rdWebsite: www.fuelingupward.comReach out via email at hello@runningexplained.comMore from Running Explained@runningexplained on IGwww.runningexplained.comRate and review the podcast wherever you listen. It helps more runners find the show.
- Sep 3, 202646 min
Strength Training for Runners: The 5-Move Formula You Need (w/ Natalie LaMendola, DPT)
Strength training gets thrown around as a cure-all for runners: fix your injury, run faster, never break down. Coach Nick and Coach Amanda sit down with Natalie LaMendola, DPT, a running-specific physical therapist and Running Explained coach, to separate what strength training actually does for runners from what the internet claims it does.We cover the exact framework Natalie uses with runners (squat, hinge, push, pull, carry), how to know if your program is even working, the real reasons runners skip strength work, and what changes once you hit master's age. We also get into why strength training is not a quick fix for an injury, no matter what your Instagram feed says.In this episode• What actually counts as strength training (and what doesn't)• Why strength training improves running economy and tissue durability• The squat, hinge, push, pull, carry framework for building a session• How many heavy compound lifts, single leg exercises, and plyometrics you actually need• The weekly benchmarks that tell you your program is working• The real barriers keeping runners out of the weight room, and how to work around them• Strength training for master's runners: consistency, calf work, and tendon health• Do men and women need different strength programs? (Mostly no, with one hormonal exception)• Why strength training won't fix an active injury, and what it actually does insteadAbout our guest Natalie is a running-specific Doctor of Physical Therapy and certified run coach based in Kansas City. When she's not working with runners in the clinic, you can find her chasing her own goals on the run alongside her husband, twin toddlers, and hound dog. Her passion lies in helping runners of all abilities achieve their goals and get back to the miles they love.Find Natalie: lamendolapt.com or on Instagram @runwithnat_dptMore from Running Explainedrunningexplained.comRate and review the podcast wherever you listen. It helps more runners find the show.
- Aug 27, 202654 min
The Carb Ceiling Myth and What Actually Fuels a Long Run
The 60g-an-hour carb ceiling isn't real, it was just the limit of one transporter. Sports dietitians Emma Harvie and Jaclyn Sklaver, CNS, LDN, join Coach Nick and Coach Amanda to explain the glucose plus fructose fueling strategy pushing runners past 90 to 120 grams of carbs an hour, why underfueling wrecks your hormones (yours included, men), and how to build a fueling plan months before race day instead of the week of.Topics covered• The real science behind the 90 to 120g/hour carb range• Glucose vs. fructose absorption pathways, explained simply• Gut training for race day fueling• Low energy availability and the "low T diet"• Hormones, iron, and fat intake in endurance athletes• Refueling after long runs even without an appetiteGuests: Jaclyn Sklaver, CNS, LDN (Athletes Nutrition / Athleats) and Emma Harvie (board certified nutrition specialist). Jaclyn Sklaver, MS, CNS, LDN, is a board-certified integrative sports nutritionist and founder of Athleats Nutrition, where she works with active gym-goers, competitive athletes, and everyday clients seeking sustainable performance and body composition results. Drawing on a functional medicine approach, Jaclyn goes beyond calories and macros to address the root causes behind plateaus, fatigue, and stalled progress, from gut health and hormone balance to inflammation and recovery. Her personalized nutrition programming has supported some of the world's top athletes, including professionals in the NBA and NFL, alongside a wide range of committed gym-goers looking to train harder, recover faster, and feel better in their bodies. With over a decade of clinical experience, Jaclyn pioneered the private-practice model in sports dietetics and continues to bridge performance nutrition with whole-body, functional care.Emma Harvie, MS, CNS, LN, is a Licensed Nutritionist and Board Certified Nutrition Specialist specializing in functional medicine and sports performance nutrition. She brings a lifelong history of athletics to her clinical work, including as a former professional bodybuilder and current avid CrossFit athlete. Born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, Emma has run Grandma's Half Marathon every year since she was 15 years old, now an 18 time finisher and one of her favorite hometown traditions. Drawing on her firsthand understanding of what the body demands under training and competition, she works with clients using a practical, realistic, and root cause approach, building highly personalized nutrition strategies that recognize the unique needs and lifestyle of each individual patient. Emma has had the privilege of working with NBA players, celebrities, and elite, collegiate, and Olympic athletes to reach their health and performance goals. She loves helping clients overcome barriers to health to achieve meaningful, sustainable, and lifelong improvements in well-being.Hosted by Coach Nick and Coach Amanda for Running Explained.CONNECT WITH RUNNING EXPLAINED● Website: runningexplained.com● Instagram: @running.explained @amanda.katzz
- Aug 20, 202651 min
Bone Health for Runners and the Injury Warning Signs You're Ignoring w/ Dr. Hoyt
Runners are great at ignoring pain. That is exactly the problem. In this episode, physical therapist Dr. Lisbeth Hoyt joins Coach Nick and Coach Amanda to break down bone health, the injury continuum, and how to actually catch a bone stress injury before it becomes a 12-week stress fracture.We get into why women are not small men, how hormonal shifts across your life (adolescence, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause) change your risk, and why the least exciting habits (strength, fuel, sleep) are the ones that keep you running. If you have ever pushed through a nagging shin or told your doctor you "jog occasionally," this one is for you.IN THIS EPISODE● Why bone is a living, dynamic tissue, and how running builds it stronger● The number one warning sign that shows up BEFORE the aches and pains● How to tell a normal bad run from an early bone stress injury● Why running-specific PT matters, and how to advocate for yourself● The life stages when women need to train and fuel differently● The three "boring" basics that prevent most injuries: strength, nutrition, sleepTIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcome and introductions00:26 Meet Dr. Lisbeth Hoyt, PT (and the fitness enthusiast title)04:18 Today's topic: starting with bone health05:09 Bone as living tissue: how it breaks down and rebuilds07:00 Why male-centric research fails female runners07:56 Nutrition habits that build bone early in life11:52 The injury continuum: early warning signs runners dismiss15:07 Why runners swing between panic and pushing through17:51 Running-specific PT vs. generic PT, and advocating for yourself21:56 Why we keep you running instead of shutting you down25:07 The comprehensive intake: sleep, stress, nutrition, life load30:32 The biggest red flags: sleep and nutrition32:34 Life stages that demand more intention around bone health37:00 Perimenopause, misdiagnosis, and the research gap39:48 Training through pregnancy and the postpartum rush back42:00 Why postpartum needs strength, pelvic floor PT, and honest expectations45:10 The three things to start today: strength, nutrition, sleep49:27 Rapid-fire questions with Dr. Hoyt52:30 Where to find Dr. Hoyt and work with herCONNECT WITH DR. LISBETH HOYTLisbeth is a running specialized physical therapist at Custom Performance, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, RRCA-certified running coach, and certified mat Pilates instructor. She's been working exclusively in the running world at Custom Performance for the past 10 years. Lisbeth has been a lifelong athlete who found her way to distance running following the end of organized team sports (aka college graduation).As a physical therapist Lisbeth believes running should be fun and part of a balanced, active lifestyle, and meets each client where they are in their running journey. Her goal is to help runners build the strength, movement skills, and confidence they need to keep doing what they love.Lisbeth is a 4 time marathoner, many times half marathoner and a mom of 2 toddlers which requires more energy than any race she's run before.● Custom Performance, Midtown Manhattan (41st and Madison)● Email: lisbeth@nycustompt.com | Front desk: info@nycustompt.com● Free phone consults available● Instagram: @lisbethh.jenningsCONNECT WITH RUNNING EXPLAINED● Website: runningexplained.com● Instagram: @running.explained @amanda.katzzRate and review the podcast wherever you listen or watch
- Aug 13, 202651 min
How Many Marathons Is Too Many? w/ Coach Corky
Running one marathon used to be the whole goal. Now it’s normal to stack two or three in a single fall, chase every world major, and call the easy one “party pace.” This week Coach Nick and Coach Amanda sit down with New York marathon coach Corky (@CoachCorkyRuns) to ask how many marathons is actually too many. We get into what the research says about performance and mental health, why party pacing rarely works the way runners think, the REDs and rhabdo reality behind the highlight reel, and what real recovery looks like. It’s a love letter to the marathon and to your long-term relationship with it.WHAT WE COVERHow marathon culture changed, and why stacking races got normalHow many marathons a year is actually too manyThe “Berlin goal, NYC party pace” trap and who it really works forWhat party pace actually costs your bodyREDs, rhabdo, and the toll behind the highlight reelWhat real marathon recovery looks like, day by dayFueling your race to protect your recoveryThe questions to ask if you’re chasing likes instead of the goalBuilding a running life that lasts decades, not seasonsTIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcome and meet Coach Corky01:11 Who is Coach Corky04:45 How marathon culture changed over the last decade06:34 Why the marathon became “the event”08:32 Social media, algorithms, and FOMO10:15 What the research says: 2 to 3 marathons a year11:01 The “Berlin goal, NYC party pace” trap15:04 Intention vs impact16:46 Love of running vs external validation18:44 Why pros can stack races and most runners can’t21:04 What “party pace” really means (and fueling for it)23:03 The influencer highlight reel: REDs, rhabdo, and what you don’t see25:26 The hidden mental toll of chasing marathons28:17 Mental recovery and the marathon hamster wheel31:45 What good marathon recovery actually looks like34:30 Reintroducing running and the reverse taper35:04 Muscle memory, a 31-mile run, and fueling for recovery37:33 Training your gut and fueling for longevity38:45 Staying flexible: adjust your calendar, respect the big picture40:30 Questions to check your real motivation43:30 Why DNS and DNF should always be options44:03 Racing for yourself vs racing for the feed46:31 Building a lifelong relationship with running48:25 Super secret guest interview questions51:03 Where to find Coach Corky51:54 Wrap-upCorky has been coaching and supporting runners since 2014, when she launched Coach Corky Runs. Her favorite distance to coach and race is the marathon, though she has extensive experience on the roads from the 5K through Ultra distances. While Corky coaches clients virtually anywhere in the USA, in person she's made a name for herself in the treadmill group fitness world. She was a full time coach at Mile High Run Club from 2015-2019, and joined Precision Run at Equinox in 2019, and is still currently coaching in person in NYC. She's also one of the Precision Run coaches on the Equinox+ app, guiding members through treadmill and outdoor programs. Corky is still competing, and while she loves to race, her favorite part of being a runner is truly the training. coachcorkyruns.com, @CoachCorkyRuns on Instagram and Threads, and teaching at Equinox NYC.Amanda IGNick IGEmail - Hello@runningexplained.comReady to finally train with a plan that’s built around YOU?✅ Personalized training✅ Weekly support + adjustments✅ Strategy, structure, and accountability✅ Expert coaching to help you actually hit your goalsNot ready for a 1:1 Coach📝PDF Training Plan Templates available🤝Group Coaching, Strength Training and Unlimited access toall Training Plans available in The Run Club App to find the right training plan for you!
- Aug 6, 20261h 6m
Run Clubs Get a Bad Rap. Here's What's Actually True
Run clubs get called dating apps with cadence, influencer marketing for the warm-up, and content farms in matching kits. Some of that is fair. Most of it misses what these groups actually do every week.Coach Nick sits down with two founders running clubs on the ground: Sydney Hara of Slow Girls Run Club in Vancouver, BC, and Will Walker of A Tribe Called Run in Baltimore, MD. They get honest about the criticisms and the parts nobody talks about.In this episode:Whether the "dating app" reputation is fair, and why intention is the whole gameBrand partnerships and content: building a community vs. farming your runners for a free commercialThe pace problem, and what "all paces welcome" actually requires (caboose crews, walking trails, wolfpack long runs)The runners who never would have started without a club to show up toWhat run clubs do for mental health that has nothing to do with fitnessGiving back: diaper drives, beach cleanups, back-to-school drives, and rallying around members in hard momentsStarting your own club: two things to do, one thing to never doThe question to ask any club before you joinFind the guests:Slow Girls Run Club (Vancouver, BC): @slowgirlsrunclub. Runs Wednesdays at 6 PM.Sydney Hara is the founder of Slow Girls Run Club, a women's running community in Vancouver built around one idea: movement should feel good, not intimidating.What started as her own search for a space without pressure or pace expectations has grown into an active community of women who show up every week to run, connect, and have a genuinely good time. Events sell out. Friendships form. People come back.A Tribe Called Run (Baltimore, MD): @atribecalledrun. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.More from Running Explained: runningexplained.com and @runningexplained on Instagram. Rate, review, and subscribe if this one hit.
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