The Runners Round Table

RRT 122: Racin' Kids

2012-01-29T13:30:00.007-05:00

More and more major events are featuring activities for the entire family instead of the "main event" that often focused the lion's share of attention on the star athlete of the family.

Additionally, a recent piece in "The New York Times" suggests that many young runners aren't using events solely as a training venue or to gain experience; some are blasting out of the starting gates and setting an event's overall tempo and pace.

Listen in as a panel of runners, event participants, and parents discuss the impact that younger and teen athletes bring to the table in today's event landscape on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 8:00 PM (Eastern)/ 5:00 PM (Pacific). Connect via Talkshoe.com (ID #34812) to both listen-in and pose your questions and comments.

Scheduled panelists, include:

Brian Adkins (Moderator), Marathon Brian: http://marathonbrian.com
Mike Westermeier, Westy's Running: http://mwrunfar.blogspot.com
Kristin Janson, Team Michael Moyles: http://www.teammichaelmoyles.com
Brian Ulrey, The Sole Daddy Running Blog: http://www.soledaddy.com
Luke May, High School Cross Country Competitor and Marathoner
Chris Duran, High School Track and Cross Country Competitor

RRT 121: Danny "Champion of the World" Bent

2012-01-02T04:24:00.012-05:00

Danny Bent definitely has a life less usual!

Trekking to the South Pole, bog snorkening, stair climbing racing in skyscrapers all seem tame after Danny's 9000 mile cycle ride from London to Southern India to help his students understand geography.

Now he’s trying to inspire more people in a UK-based international fundraising initiative - Oneoneoneone, that will raise over £1million for people living with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS around the globe, through the established charity Keep a Child Alive.

Danny's also written a book, ‘You’ve gone too far this time Sir’? [Buy from ActionAid - half profit goes to charity @ http://act.ai/dannybent or on http://amazon.com for £9.99 however the special Kindle verson looks to be on offer at just 72p!] about his decision to raise money for charity and his adventures along his journey.

Steve Chopper, host of Run World Radio, was joined by @Drusy (Toni), @Devoniain (Iain), @clewsy (Colin), @solshadow (Phil of Runcast.tv) and Roberto from Madrid, Spain as we chatted with Danny about his antics and charity goals. In the chatroom we had @Allterrain, Krister from Running the Narrow Path podcast and @Alcoupon

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RRT 120: Marathon Maniacs

2011-11-30T20:53:00.001-05:00

Listen in as Mike, Mark, Dan, Tim and Brian have a lively discussion about Marathon Maniacs. We discuss what is a Marathon Maniac, what you need to do to qualify, what our levels are, what our maniac numbers are, why you should want to join and many other aspects of the group. Dan is a 10 star maniac, Mike is a 3 star, Mark is a 1 star, Brian is a 1 star maniac and he is also a half fanatic and Tim has done 2 marathons in a month which isn't enough to get into the Maniacs but he was close.

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Are you a Maniac, answer these questions to find out:

Are you addicted to running marathons?
Do your thoughts switch to the next scheduled race immediately after finishing a marathon?
Are you signed up for more than one race right now?
Do you know specifics about many of the marathons? Dates, courses, years run, etc.?
Do you know the story of how the marathon got started? Also why the course is 26.2 miles?
Do you read books on marathons like Marathon and Beyond?
Is www.marathonguide.com book marked on your computer? Do you look at the race schedule more than once a week?
Do you start to feel down when you haven't run a marathon in a while?
Are your closets and dressers filled with marathon t-shirts?
Do you have so many marathon medals that you've run out of room on the hook they hang from?
When asked about your racing from none running people, do you find yourself talking with great passion to the point that the person that asked the question regrets ever asking?
Have you run marathons on back to back weekends? Or better yet back to back days?
Have you run a marathon as a training run? Or just to pace a friend?
When asked by loved ones what your plans are for the weekend, you feel guilty telling them your running another marathon so you tell them "it's only a half this weekend"?
Do you plan all your vacations around a marathon race?
Well if you answered yes to any of these questions, you just may be a Marathon Maniac!!!

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RRT 119: Fall 2011 Running Race Experiences & Lessons Learned

2011-09-25T19:00:00.005-04:00

Join a diverse group of runners who will share their Fall 2011 race experiences and lessons learned via the Runners Round Table on Wednesday evening, November 2nd at 8:30 PM (Eastern) / 5:30 PM (Pacific) Connect via Talkshoe.com (ID# 34812) to both listen-in and to pose your questions/comments. The panel will consist of:

Mark Ulrich (http://runinamerica.com), who will discuss his Chicago Marathon;
Amanda Lanza (http://chemerunner.blogspot.com), who will discuss her See Jane Run Half Marathon;
Mike Westermeier (http://mwrunfar.blogspot.com), who will talk about his latest 50k trail run, Surf the Murph;
Brian Adkins (http://marathonbrian), who will share his recent Chicago Marathon experience;
Craig Macfarlane (Twitter: @craigmacfarlane), who will discuss the Hartford Marathon;
Monica Rondon, who will share her first marathon experience memories from Portland;
and Gregory Milbourne, who will discuss his Marine Corps Marathon.

Unfortunately, Ted Beveridge (http://youdonthavetorunalone.blogspot.com), will be unable to connect with the group owing to a conflict, but we will share his recent Alaska Marathon memories and his outcome from the Tulsa Route 66 Marathon.

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RRT 118: Running Injuries - Racing, Training and Recovering

2011-08-31T22:05:00.008-04:00

We are back with a show to discuss Running Injuries. Take a listen and plan to join us for a future show. My apologies for the few technical issues, it's been a while :-).

So join Mark Ulrich, Joe Garland, Tim Kirchner, Craig MacFarlane and Mike Westermeier for a discussion that will cover a lot of different tangents of running injuries.

We discussed continuing to run after an injury, when to see a Doctor, what happens if you try to run through an injury and various ways to recover from an injury. You will hear about torn ligaments and cartilage, stress fractures, muscle pulls and tears, sprains, strains as well as the normal overuse injuries like ITB syndrome, plantar fasciitis and probably a few more.

Have you ever had an injury? Have you ever tried to run through it? Were you successful? Has part of your decision been based on that you signed up for a race and had to do it? Could it be that you have a streak going so you just have to run the event?

If you want some additional information check out Mark's recent post: Running Injuries - Treatment and Prevention.

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RRT 117: Extreme Marathons (and Beyond!)

2011-04-20T12:13:00.007-04:00

According to most standards running a road marathon is pretty extreme, yet some people need a different sort of challenge. A whole host of extreme races has sprung up to meet to this need, from ultramarathons to marathons held in challenging locations. Join us on April 20th, as several runners who have tackled one (or more!) of these extreme events discuss the rise in popularity of these events, what drives them personally, and what future holds. How extreme will the sport get?

The discussion will be led by Kiersten Pfeifer (http://26for25.blogspot.com/) and feature Dan McKenna who just completed the Atacama Crossing, a seven-day, six-stage, 150-mile endurance footrace across the Atacama Desert of Chile ( Conquer Atacama St. Baldrick’s Page and Conquer Atacama Facebook Page.), Phil Moneypenny who ran the first solo Marathon at the Halley base on the Brunt Ice Shelf, and Paul Both who completed a Transcontinental run from Huntington Beach, CA to the Statue of Liberty in New York (http://www.runforliberty.com)

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RRT 116: New Boston Qualifying Standards, March 2nd, 7pm EST

2011-03-02T20:00:00.000-05:00

This past October, registration for the 2011 Boston Marathon filled in 8 hours, shutting out many qualified runners. A few weeks ago, the Boston Athletic Association (which manages the world's oldest continuous marathon), announced a new registration policy for the 2012 race and new standards starting in 2013. The reaction from the running community has been big! Some are pleased with the changes, while others point out the major flaws in the policies. Join us on Wednesday, March 2nd at 7pm EST to discuss these changes and how they impact the entire running community. The discussion will be lead by Amanda Lanza (http://chemerunner.blogspot.com/), Mark Ulrich (http://www.runinamerica.com/), Joe Garland (https://runwestchester.wordpress.com/), & Craig Macfarlane but more are always welcome. Let us know what you think about these new standards!

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RRT 115: Running Form, Wed., Feb. 23 @ 8 EST

2011-02-16T10:34:00.011-05:00

Listen to Episode 115

It wasn't so long ago that we had a show on Running Form. We thought we'd revisit the issue because it continues to get almost daily attention in the blogosphere. We'll have Pete Larson and Steve Magness (recently hired by the Oregon Track Club) on again and talk about developments since our last appearance. Joining us too will be Ian Adamson, Newton Running's Director of Research and Education. Pete interviewed Ian in December 2009.

Pete just posted about Stride Cadence -- you may recall from our initial show that the consensus was that this is an important aspect of form -- and he discusses a number of recent pieces, including one by Steve, on this very topic. Pete also attended a conference in West Virginia last month and posted a series of pieces:

In that last one, Pete sends you to a nice post by Jay Dicharry on the topic. It's a complex yet simple process, this running. With a discussion of a bit more of the science, we hope to provide a bit of clarity.

Now for those discouraged by reading that Pete's shuffling-along rate is 186, one of our hosts (Joe Garland) can't break 170 and Steve's is 168 (getting north of 192 at his tempo pace).

Mark Ulrich, Craig Macfarlane, and Joe Garland will share hosting duties.

RRT Congratulates Steve Magness on his New Job as Assistant Coach to Alberto Salazar

2011-02-10T09:31:00.002-05:00

The Runners Roundtable would like to extend a big congratulations to Steve Magness, who has provided a consistent source of excellent information both in his Science of Running blog and here at the Runners Roundtable within two excellent recent episodes (i.e. RRT-98 on Running Form and RRT-106 on Training Basics). Steve has accepted his new job as assistant coach to Alberto Salazar at the Nike Facility in Beaverton, Oregon. With the Oregon Track Club Steve will be helping to train Adam and Kara Goucher, Galen Rupp, Alan Webb and other world-class athletes!

Found below is a video from Flotrack featuring an interview with Steve about his new gig:

RRT 114 - Cross Training Can Be Fun!

2011-02-04T16:24:00.012-05:00

Tired of yet another boring workout on the bike trainer or elliptical machine? Ever wondered what Cross Fit is, what is a TRX, what goes on in those hot yoga classes, and is Pole Dancing a legitimate workout? You'll get some answers to these questions and more when you listen in to our chat from Wednesday, February 9, 2011 with several runners who supplement their running with a variety of fun activities. We discussed what cross training and supplemental training are, why you should consider it it, and what activities you can add to your running. Hosted by Margaret Suddeth (Flutter-Bys), with Ann Brennan (Ann's Running Commentary), Tim Doiron (ICannotSitStill), and Nik Wong (4 Feet Running). Joining them will be Joe Garland (RunWestchester), who purports not to cross-train.

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Winter Cross Training Alternatives (by RRT-host Julie Threlkeld in Running Times)
TRX
CrossFit

RRT 113: Mid-Winter Motivation

2011-01-31T16:49:00.005-05:00

We're at the midpoint of this winter season, and for some, it's been a long season already, especially if you live in the northern US. The groundhog didn't see his shadow today, so maybe spring is on its way......

For some runners, this is the time when their motivation falters, when their enthusiasm for our sport succumbs to the darkness and cold of this season, and the winter is only half over.

For others though, this is a great time to be on the roads, with crisp fresh air in the North, and tolerable temperatures in the South. For these runners, motivation is just kicking in, Spring is coming, and winter is already half over.

Listen in to this discussion of getting started on those winter days (and nights), the right gear to help you succeed in less-than-perfect conditions, and how to beat those winter blues.

Mike W's Running blog: http://www.mwrunfar.blogspot.com
Russ Porter's Running blog: http://www.breakfastmiles.blogspot.com
Tim Doiron's (outdated) blog: http://www.rundervrun.blogspot.com

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RRT 111: Eating Disorders and Exercise Addictions

2011-01-19T09:30:00.004-05:00

As runners, we're always looking for ways to gain a competitive advantage. Whether it's shedding those last few pounds of extra body fat or hitting triple digits on a regular basis, we tend to be a driven, determined lot.

But how do runners know when they've tipped over the edge and moved from healthy training- and eating-patterns to unhealthy ones? What causes these disorders? How are they typically treated and what's the outlook for those who are recovering from these issues? What can be done to prevent them from developing in the first place?

We discussed these topics with three runners who have been there:

Lize Brittin is hostess of the recently revived blog Training on Empty (and author of an as-yet-unpublished memoir of the same title). Lize was a top high school and national-class mountain runner in Colorado in the 1980s, having set the Pike's Peak Marathon ascent record at just 16 -- despite battling severe eating and exercise disorder issues at the time.
Dave Dunham currently competes for the Central Massachusetts Striders. Something of a Renaissance Man, in addition to road running Dave also competes in ultras, trail/mountain runs and on snowshoes. Among other distinctions, Dave is a two-time qualifier for US Olympic Marathon Trials and seven-time member of the US Mountain Running team. While in his thirties, Dave struggled with anorexia, reaching 110 lbs on a 5'7" frame. He blogs at DDMountainRunr
Diane Israel, 1984 Colorado mountain-running champion, was a successful professional triathlete and runner for 15 years. She is also a recovering anorexic. Her film, Beauty Mark: Body Image and the Race for Perfection, examines how images from popular culture, familial influence and the drive for athletic perfection can all collide, resulting in dangerously disordered thinking and behavior.

Hosted by Julie Threlkeld -- RacesLikeAGirl and Running Times contributor -- for this show.

Listen to Episode 111

We need your help!

2011-01-07T11:12:00.001-05:00

If you haven't already done so please sign-up with the Runners Round Table Google Group, which you can easily do by signing-up on the right side of this blog. After you've done so, you'll be included in periodic RRT-related conversations (which you can limit to once per day to limit the number of RRT e-mail). This facility allows you to easily share your ideas with other runners regarding future running related episodes, to supply your feedback to others, and if you've got a real interest in the topic to sign-up as a co-host. After you've got a bit of experience under your belt we truly hope you'll sign-up as a host/timekeeper, since it's in that area where we have the greatest need.

Don't think that the Runners Round Table is limited to "experienced" runners - it's not! We truly want to encourage runners of all experience and backgrounds to contribute. We're also proud of the internationally diverse community of runners and additionally hope to further grow participation outside of North America.

RRT 110: 1/5, 8pm EST: To Sleep, Perchance To Dream

2011-01-04T09:51:00.006-05:00

On Wednesday, January 5 we spoke about the importance of recovery in any training plan. Training is all about (1) Stress, (2) Recovery, (3) Repeat. The importance of giving the body a chance to adapt to the stresses under which it is placed. And about how necessary it is for each of us to learn what our body needs on this front, and to listen to our bodies.

On board were Brenn, Craig, Mark, Mike, and TK, with Joe Garland as the host.

Our friend Flo put up a timely post on the taking-time-off issue, which is worth a read.

Listen to Episode 110

RRT 109: Vegan Running

2010-12-10T14:06:00.004-05:00

This evening, we had a Runner's Roundtable discussion on vegan running. Show hosts included well known podcasters Megan (Run Vegan Run), Gordon (This Running Life) and Jake (Run Like Health) as well as bloggers Margaret (Flutter-bys) and Amanda (ChemE Runner).

Have you ever wondered what veganism is? Why people decide to become vegan? How it influences health, fitness and running? If so, this is the show for you! Come along with us as we discuss the ins and outs of being vegan and an endurance athlete. We will discuss what veganism is, how it applies to health and the advantages and disadvantages of this lifestyle.

Check out the podcast!

RRT 108a: Karaoke, Joe Garland and the Imeldas

2010-12-09T11:20:00.002-05:00

After a bit of trouble with the original Open Mike show, we reconvened and did a second one, episode 108a. We talk about recent episodes about the heart and form and nutrition. We ended up peaking into one anothers' closets and discovered lots and lots of shoes. We had Westy's Running in the chatroom and Mark U, Craig J., and Paul on the line with host Joe Garland.

Mark U adds: During the show, there was a brief discussion of the down-side to taking anti-oxidants while training. Lo and behold today's post in the excellent Sweat Science blog addresses exactly that point. Recommended read: Antioxidants block gains from endurance training.

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RRT 108: Open Mike

2010-12-08T21:24:00.000-05:00

Unfortunately it was only Joe Garland on the Open Mike, and he cut the show short. It happens. He recommended that folks listen to last week's episode on Nutrition, and spoke about about local trails.

[Click Here to Listen to RRT 108]. (It's short.)

RRT 107: Nutrition Discussion with Nancy Clark

2010-12-01T17:30:00.000-05:00

What are the key elements of appropriate nutrition for active runners and athletes? Recognizing that many runners' prime motivation is their desire to maintain or lose weight, how do they do so without impairing their health or their athletic ability? What are the key guidelines in properly tapering before a race? Do runners' nutritional requirements vary by gender, with the extent of exertion and/or age? During a race how should a runner optimally fuel and hydrate?

We discussed most of these nutrition-related questions, and many others in this episode of the Runners Round Table, which featured special guest Nancy Clark, internationally known sports nutritionist. The show was hosted by Mark Ulrich, Toni Harvey, Colin Hayes, Craig Macfarlane, and Margaret Suddeth.

Nancy answered all of our questions, and in the wrap-up section encouraged us to find a sports-dietitian via http://scandpg.org so-as to work with us individually and to answer additional questions. This site lists Members of Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN), who are experts in nutrition for athletic performance, fitness and weight management, cardiovascular health, wellness, and in the prevention and treatment disordered eating and eating disorders.

Finally, Colin Hayes' excellent Runnin' So I Can Eat song, a clip of which was played on today's show, is available for free download from his site: http://resurrectedrunner.com/

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RRT 106: Training Basics

2010-11-17T22:03:00.001-05:00

A fun show. On training. With Steve Magness, Paul Butler, Julie Threlkeld, and Russ Porter. Hosted by Joe Garland.

Now that the racing season is just about up (and good luck to those with target races, such as Philly, still to come), we thought it would be a good time to step back and think about, and discuss, training approaches as we look to 2011. Do you get a book? Do you get a coach? Do you rely on a higher authority?

What's worked for you, and what hasn't? Are you ready to take it to a higher level and build on what you've done already?

Listen to RRT 106

There comes a time in a runner’s career when she decides that just going our for runs every day, or every other day, is not getting her where she wants to go. Sure, literally, but we’re talking bigger picture. We thought it’d be worthwhile to give an overview of what you might consider in taing that (figurative) next stop, i.e., to pick a training program.

When I’m asked about training approaches, I suggest that people pick up a copy of Daniels’ Running Formula. I do this not to necessarily endorse Daniels’s approach but to have people read through the background section on physiology and the various systems that need to be stressed for improvement. Speed, distance. Tempos, repeats. MP runs, progression runs.

Daniels is also a proponent of periodization. In broad strokes, you break down the year into two 6-month periods and divide those periods up into quarters, and train differently throughout, building to a target race.

I am most familiar with Daniels, but have had exposure to other books, which have similar approaches (e.g., Pfitz/Douglas). I’m interested in hearing what other approaches are out there (e.g., Higdon, Hudson, FIRST).

We talked about sources for gaining insight on training. As an example, Steve Magness, who was on the show, just published something quite nice in Running Times concerning stress, and its usefulness. I’m not a fan of articles about the-best-workout-you’ll-do-for-a-5K/10K/Marathon/whatever-PR, but I find useful insights in things like Steve’s piece and other recent articles that focus on an aspect of training. For example, there was a good recent piece about Kim Smith about associating with (as opposed to disassociating from) pain and discomfort during training. I also found an interesting piece by John Kellogg about training for older runners. Again, things that get filed away in my brain as a way to personalize my own training.
That said, I will be speaking about turning yourself over to a coach. In fact, one reason for putting off the show was that I was meeting with a potential coach, who I have since decided to hire. Her thoughts are similar to mine with her own little tweaks. Plus it helps with structuring my training.

RRT 105: Interview with Ruth England

2010-11-04T19:20:00.002-04:00

Amanda Lanza (http://chemerunner.blogspot.com/) hosted an interview with Ruth England of Rogue Running in Austin, TX (http://www.roguerunning.com/). In 2004, Ruth and two friends founded Rogue Running with the goal of applying elite level training concepts to everyday runners. They are an integral part of the Austin community, operating a specialty store, hosting race events and training hundreds of runners every year for marathons, half marathons, ultras and other goal races.

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RRT 104: Endurance Relays

2010-10-27T19:30:00.003-04:00

Looking for a race that is a little different from your local 5K or marathon? Interested in relay races? Curious about what RAGNAR is?

We had a great talk around the table regarding endurance relays, discussing putting together a team, finding a team to join, and what to expect during the race and at the finish line.

Hosting was Dr. Dave (NeverNotRunning.com) who will be running RAGNAR Key West in January. Co-hosting was Mark U. (RunInAmerica.com), Colin Hayes (ResurrectedRunner.blogspot.com), Chris Russell (RunRunLive.com), and Amanda Lanza (ChemERunner.blogspot.com).

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Miscellaneous Tips:

Thoroughly study the Race Director's (RD's) provided instructions, as you will learn nearly everything you need to know by doing so. Links:

Texas Independence Relay (other Lone Star Relays' info can be found here)
RAGNAR Series (e.g.: Florida Keys, Northwest Passage, New England, Wasatch)

Study your RD furnished handbook to determine the number of allowed vehicles on the course, as knowing this will determine much concerning your flexibility and options. Note that for TIR and RAGNAR relays there are permitted a maximum of two vehicles per team, with only one vehicle allowed at an exchange area. Example links:

Communications and Navigation:

Prior to the relay race the team leader should circulate the names of all team members along with their cell phone numbers. Request that each runner stores the names and cell phone numbers of other runners into their cell phones to facilitate communications.
It is absolutely imperative that the vehicle drivers remain fully awake and aware. Thus, the "shotgun" passenger should remain awake to serve as a navigator and to field all cell phone communications.
To facilitate navigation it is recommended that all vehicles have a GPS device, preferably one with updated maps, and that the navigator be fully familiar with its use. As most exchange points are not at an intersection it is very helpful in advance of the relay race to store each exchange point into the GPS. This can be done through http://maps.google.com via the "Send To GPS" and "Send to Phone" functionality. Ask the Race Director if you are uncertain how to obtain exact location (possibly including the latitude and longitude) for each exchange point location.

Safety:

As previously noted all vehicle drivers must remain fully awake and aware, and thus the "shotgun" passenger should remain awake to serve as both a navigator/assistant to the driver, and to field all cell phone communications.
Especially in the evening, dusk and dawn hours it is essential that all runners wear reflective clothing and/or reflectors, and at least two sources of illumination (typically a head lamp and a blinker).
All runners should study their assigned leg in advance of the race so-as to be confident in their ability to navigate. DO NOT simply follow the runner in front of you as in many circumstances one errant runner caused a number of other team's runners to find themselves miles from the course.
While not yet required in most relays it is highly recommended - especially in the evening hours - that runners carry with them a small fully charged cell phone in a waterproof container. The phone should have pre-stored in it the cell phone contact numbers of others should it be required in an emergency.
Runners should run on the left side of the road well into the shoulder lane, and should remain continuously observant of approaching vehicles, and prepared to quickly jump off the shoulder into the adjoining field in the event of any aberrant or unusual driving behavior.
Under NO circumstances should a relay runner wear an MP3 player or in any way inhibit their hearing or vision.
Each driver should have accessible to them a list containing each participant's cell phone number, and their emergency contacts.
Teams should not utilize a bicycle to 'pace' the runner.

Weather and Clothing:

Each participant should be prepared for the full range of weather conditions that they are likely to encounter during their run. Note that the majority of the time you will be in the vehicle so have towels and a change of clothing and shoes such that you're comfortable.
Bring your running clothing within large Zip-Lock gallon-size bags so that it will be easy to figure out what you'll wear next and where to put the stinky, sweaty clothes afterward.

Sleep:

Depending upon the number of runners and vehicles on your team you may or may not have the ability to access a shared hotel room for the two vehicles to rotate access to for a brief (typically ~3 hours) of sleep during the race. Alternatively, for those teams with full size vans at their disposal individual team members can take cat-naps within the vehicles - but as previously noted it is critical that the navigator riding "shot-gun" remain awake throughout the race to assist the driver through assisting with navigation, communications and planning.
Food and drink:
Each vehicle should have sufficient food and drinks - plus extra - to accommodate those runners.
Poll the runners in advance to determine any dietetic needs, allergies, etc.
Under warmer conditions additional electrolyte-containing fluids should be brought.

Miscellaneous logistics:

For planning purposes a spreadsheet should be pre-populated by the Race Leader defining the order of participation by each runner. For estimating purposes this spreadsheet should contain each legs' distance, and via knowledge of each runner's approximate pace an estimated time of exchange can be determined. There should be at least one copy of this spreadsheet print-out accessible to each vehicle driver/navigator.
Each runner should include on the back of their team race number a listing of the cell phone numbers of the other runners (Colin mentioned his team having made credit card sized laminated cards for this purpose).

RRT 103: Houston Hopefuls

2010-10-20T20:15:00.001-04:00

This was a good one. A bunch of fast women talking running. Julie Threlkeld who produces HoustonHopefuls.com
(where you can read individual interviews), hosted

Julie Wankowski

Lori Kingsley

Jaymee Marty

Jen Hitchings

Jill Howard

all Masters women aiming to qualify for the women's marathon Olympic Trials ("OT") in Houston in January 2012. Just listen.

Jaymee, who got her OTQ in the heat of Chicago, spoke of her mental training as complementing her physical work, a topic she covered in an excellent post, Shifting Balance, worth a read by all runners.

[Click Here to Listen to RRT 103]

RRT: CII Open Mike

2010-10-13T20:41:00.000-04:00

We had a nice chat. In the end, it was mostly about marathons generally and Chicago in particular as two guests, Mark of RunInAmerica blog and Craig shared their experiences. Here's a LetsRun thread: Chicago was warmer than people think. We spoke as well about the pros and cons of DNFing when things take a turn for the worse.

Paul called in from California and was pleased to get some tips for his upcoming adventure at the ING New York City Marathon. Mark recommended Liz Robbins's "A Race Like No Other" about, of course, that race, and host Joe Garland seconded the suggestion. EddieMarathon is excited about running Marine Corps on October 31; he did the race last year. Eddie offered to have people doing MCM with logistical questions to touch base with him, and he and Adam T will be hosting an event there on race week-end. For those with questions about NY, feel free to drop Joe Garland a line.

Mark also directed us to mantras of use to runners. Joe Garland offered one: If during a marathon you ask yourself why you are doing it, do not try to answer it since you may have trouble coming up with something convincing. Instead, simply tell yourself that there is an answer and you'll remember it after the finish.

It was pointed out that marathons are closing earlier and earlier. Several, including Chicago, Marine Corps, and Boston (even with its qualifying standard) close out early, and Craig sent on a link to a Wall Street Journal article that says Boston, which opens for registration on October 18, might be full by mid-November, before Philly (and perhaps before NY on Nov. 7). New York, on the other hand, fills by a lottery (with Marathon and Half-Marathon times getting people automatic entry as well).

The lesson: If you're interested in running a particular marathon, you'd better enter or you'll likely be shut out.

We also spoke a bit about training for old folks. Joe Garland pointed to a link to his blog in which he sets out a long piece by coach John Kellogg that discusses the different training approaches that runners over 40 should take. Joe's incorporated some of these ideas into his own training.

For next week, the show will have several HoustonHopefuls, Masters women trying to a 2:46:00 OT qualifier. And we spoke of one of those no-longer-hopefuls, Jaymee, who got her qualifier in the tough conditions of Chicago, and who told a fine tale about it. (Joe reproduces the as-it-happened chatter of Jaymee's followers on Facebook.)

The show went long; we're thinking one might be able to find 60 decent minutes in the thing. Might.

[Click Here To Listen To RRT 102]

RRT 101: Things to Remember and Know on your Marathon race day

2010-10-06T20:01:00.013-04:00

On Wednesday, October 6th, host Mark U. (http://runinamerica.com) was joined by Chris Russell (http://www.runrunlive.com), Colin Hayes (http://resurrectedrunner.blogspot.com), Stephen Tarleton (http://www.irunic.com/), and Pete Larson (http://runblogger.com). This show was very topical with ongoing flurry of fall races, as the group shared our lessons learned concerning:

How to set a realistic, yet challenging goal finishing time;
How race-day weather and the runner's physical condition can - and should - change the goal time;
How the runner should adapt their pacing plan based on the course's elevation changes and their extent of "fade" in the late miles of the run;
Advantages/disadvantages of wearing an MP3 player during a race;
The panel's experience and advice with a number of fall marathons;
Key preparations in the weeks, days, and hours preceding the race.

Joining from the chat room were Craig Macfarlane, Joe Garland, MedScholarAdamL, Steve Melb, adamm9 and Guests 7, 8 & 9.

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CHECKLIST IN PREPARING FOR YOUR NEXT MARATHON:

MONTHS BEFORE:

Develop your personalized hydration, fueling and electrolyte strategy under a range of likely weather conditions, based upon:

Identifying what sports drink (and water) are being served on the planned course.
Identifying HOW MANY fluid aid stations that there will be on the course.
Training using both water AND the provided sports drink, such that you’re completely comfortable with it on race day.
Identifying and know the range of your “sweat rate” under anticipated marathon pace and temperature conditions. Through knowing the number of fluid aid stations along the course you can develop a tentative hydration plan.
Identify what sports gel (e.g. Gu, Roctane, eGel, etc.) that you can safely and comfortably imbibe.
Experimenting with different carbo-loading and race-morning fueling strategies. Goal is to be comfortable on race morning!

Study the topography - and elevation profile - of the course. Be sure to train in conditions which well prepare you for the course itself. Particularly if a hilly course, consider the excellent MyMarathonPace.com to guide you to develop a preliminary pacing plan.
Sometimes it’s a good idea to share your goal with a lot of people as through doing so it helps your level of commitment to your goal. This can help keep you focused and determined to carry through with your plan. Nevertheless, you know your body best, so if you feel that you've set an excessively ambitious goal, or that your physical fitness is not yet ready for the goal you've set, don't hesitate to revise your goals.

A FEW DAYS BEFORE:

Check the weather, be fully prepared for the full likely weather conditions:

How does this affect your previously developed tentative hydration plan?
How does this affect your sports gel plan?
How does this affect your pacing plan?

Ideally visit the Expo (and do all of your shopping) two days - or more - before the race - so-as to be maximally rested.
If you’re planning to run with a pacing group, try to meet the pacing group leader(s) at the Expo so-as to be completely comfortable with their pacing strategy, level of experience, etc. Do NOT, however, abdicate to the pacing group leader(s) your personal responsibility for achieving your race goals.
It is probably more important to make sure you get a good night’s sleep two nights before the race rather than just the night prior to the race. Some runners also prefer to do their “pasta dinner” routine two nights before the race and then eat just a very light meal the night before.

THE DAY BEFORE:

Final check of the anticipated weather conditions; tweak your plans accordingly.
REST, REST, REST!
If visiting a new city, don’t cover it on foot the day before the race.
Implement day before fueling and hydration plan.
The night before the race set TWO alarms, and lay out your intended running outfit, shoes, race number, tag, socks, etc. such that you’re completely ready to go (and won’t forget anything!).
Try to rest mentally, as well. One strategy to stay focused on running, but not to stress about your upcoming performance is to watch running movies ("Without Limits", "Chariots of Fire", "Saint Ralph"). Memorize and internalize a personally meaningful running-focused mantra or inspirational quotation.

THE EARLY MORNING OF THE RACE:

Don’t do anything new!
Based on your prior experience, but typically three hours before the race starts take in a comfortable breakfast.
Stay hydrated and comfortable.
Frequently visit the Port-A-Pottie.
If running with a pacing group get to the meet-up area early. Chat comfortably with your group. RELAX!
If running independent of any group line-up as recommended for your anticipated pace (i.e., if you’re a run/walker or slow runner, do NOT line-up at the very front of the starting area!)
Focus on your goal time and visualize success! Think of all the time and effort you put into preparing for the race and be determined not to waste it. Running a marathon is not only physical test, but also a mental test. If your head is not in the right place, you can defeat yourself before you start.
When standing at the starting line before the race starts, be thankful that you are healthy enough to even attempt a marathon!

THINGS TO DO DURING THE RACE:

Drink according to your previously developed hydration plan AND your thirst.
Take in nourishment (e.g. sports gels) based upon your proven experience.
Pacing:

Avoid allowing your adrenaline and excess enthusiasm to lead you to start the marathon at a quicker pace than you’ve planned! Follow your previously developed pacing plan;
Running a marathon is an exercise in energy management, so pacing yourself for a relatively even effort is a good strategy. Allow yourself to slow down on the uphills and speed up on the downhills, however be aware that you spend more energy going uphills than you gain back on the downhills;
As far as energy management goes, “attacking” the uphills is the equivalent of throwing a little speed-work into your marathon! For most people, this is probably not a good idea;
For extended downhill stretches, you should take advantage of the terrain and run a little faster than your goal marathon pace, but don’t fall into the trap of running too much faster unless you have done a lot of training on similar terrain. In general, the longer the downhill, the less you should speed up for a given downhill grade;
If your goal time is near the limits of what you think you are capable of (e.g. a new PR), you will need to get up to pace fairly quickly and plan for an even or slight positive split if it’s a relatively flat course. Planning for a negative split in this scenario is risky and very difficult to accomplish.

THE DAYS AFTERWARD:

Celebrate!!
Rest!!

RRT 100 - Run your own WWFOR!

2010-09-27T15:21:00.041-04:00

Steve Chopper (host of the amilewith.me podcast) talks with Petra (www.petraruns.blogspot.com) and her husband Adam who are inviting UK runners to run together on their farm in Lincolnshire in 1.4mi loops.
Kris (host of the Geek Girl Runner podcast) and Jim "JayDub" (host of the B-HAG podcast) talk about their plans to run their own WWFOR in Sydney Australia!
From the chatroom, Iain (www.devoniain.blogspot.com) will be running (and more) at Ironman Hawaii in Kona for his race, and Craig McFarlane will be running the Chicago Marathon.

Its not too late to sign up for the Worldwide Festival of Races! www.worldwidefestivalofraces.com

In the UK we hope to join together with Steve Chopper, Adam and Petra, Mark Wheeton, Harry, Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com), Shelia, Gary Wall (www.kinverkid.blogspot.com) and Paul (The Run Yank Run podcast). Photo is some of us running the Swift Half in May. email if you want to join the Lincolnshire Lollop this year (runnersroundtable@gmail.com)

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RRT 99: Trail Running for the Urbanite

2010-09-22T19:54:00.021-04:00

On September 22nd we discussed all things trail running for the city-dweller, including how to find urban trails, what shoes to use, trail races, when to drive to a trail and the all important, philosophical question: what is your position about running on golf courses?

Representing Los Angeles, we had Stuart from the Quadrathon blog and podcast. Amanda in Austin hosted the show, and hailing from Houston was Mark, author of the Run in America blog. Mike, host of the Westy's Running blog joined us from Minneapolis, and Chris from the RunRunLive podcast represented Boston, and many other cities that he visits. Amanda hosted, discussing Austin and Boston, and is the author of the ChemERunner Blog.

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Here are the trails that we collectively have positive experience running:

Austin - Amanda

Town Lake/Barton Creek Town lake is up to 10 miles of river front running with 6 bridge crossings, surface is primarily flat dirt trail. Barton Creek trail is up to 7.5 miles of single track trail running, surface is entirely unpaved with many rocks, roots and a few water crossings.
Shoal Creek The Shoal Creek trail runs along Shoal Creek Boulevard between 38th St and approx 15th St. Along this stretch the trail is primarily flat dirt with a small amount of pavement.
Mayfield Park This is a single track, technical loop of trail just under a half mile in length.Hancock Golf Course A dirt trail runs along the perimeter of this public golf course, mostly crushed rock, sand and dirt. One loop is 1.25 miles.
Walnut Creek This massive urban park has over 11 miles of trails with a mix of dirt, rock, tree roots and water crossings, arranged in a maze like pattern. Watch out for bikers, as this is a popular spot for them.
Spicewood Springs
Emma Long
Pace Bend

Boston - Amanda and Chris

Charles River
Emerald Necklace (Jamaica Pond, Arboretum, Franklin Park)
Fresh Pond
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Brookline Reservoir
Sheepfold and Fells Woods

Chicago - Mark

Chicago Lakefront 17 mile trail run (urban trail run originating from Jackson Park, then trail running between Lake Michigan and Lake Shore Drive to Northerly Island Park - BEAUTIFUL!)
Waterfall Glen 9.5 mile trail run (southwest Chicago suburban trail run near Lemont, Illinois; absolutely beautiful!)
Cook County Trails (numerous), including Centennial and I & M Canal Trail System
Will County Trails (numerous), including Centennial and I & M Canal Trail System

Houston - Mark

Houston’s Downtown to trails on Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive - 6 miles (urban trail; very accessible and scenic run from Downtown)
Memorial Park Loop Running Trail (north of Memorial) - 3 miles (urban trail; the one everyone knows about, very safe - though somewhat noisy)
Memorial Park Bike/Run Trail (south of Memorial) - 5.4 miles (urban trail; this is the trail that 90% of Houstonians know nothing about, as it’s far more rugged and is not visible from Memorial Drive. Watch the bikes, though!)
Terry Hershey Park Trails - 14 miles (suburban trails - worth the visit; pretty, with a bit of hills)

Los Angeles - Stuart
These are all from Motion Based, they’re a bit dated as I don’t use it much but still valid, mostly taken from trails in the Santa Monica Mountains there are a few races from 10 miles to 50k thrown in the mix too. Some of them are pretty long from last year when I was training for a 100 miler but there are some short ones; down to 5 miles or thereabouts.

Minneapolis - Mike

Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Minneapolis Lakes and River road
Minnesota River Bottoms - Bloomington access
Minnesota River Bottoms - Federal Land
Minnesota River Bottoms - Fort Snelling
Minnesota River Bottoms - Minnesota Valley State Park
Theodore Worth Park
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

RRT98: Running Form (and some stuff on shoes too)

2010-09-10T09:54:00.020-04:00

An interesting time, at least, was had by all as a panel discussed Running Form. Is there a take-away? It's not for us to say. We will say it's worth a listen.

Among the things we discussed:

Pete has some super slo-mo videos from Boston (the below stills are from them).
A study of Marine recruits on whether the type of shoes matter.
Mark had nice things to say about Evolution Running's video.
Mark also said using a techno-beat of 180 a minute helps increase the cadence; you can get it at PodRunner.com.
Brandon Wood had good information on Jason's site on the transition to a forefoot stride (if that's something you want to do).

On the issue of stride frequency, Steve followed up with this:

Also, I wanted to give some concrete numbers to Mark's question last night. I'm pretty sure it was Mark who asked me about the East African runner's stride frequencies. I wanted to give some concrete numbers. A runner, and now scientist, who I competed against in college sent me these results a year or so ago. He took 6 Kenyan's who ran at UTEP and measured a variety of biomechanical things at various speeds. These guys were top runners who grew up in Kenya then came over to the US for college to run, so it gives us an interesting glimpse into Kenyan running. The interesting thing with cadence measurments is that they measured it at a variety of speeds from pretty slow for them to relatively fast. When looking at the paces keep in mind that these guys are all 14min or faster 5k runners. Just to give you an idea on relative pace, the 7:40 would be a really slow jog. The 6:43= easy distance run pace, 5:58=normal distance run pace 5:22=steady, uptempo, marathon pace kind of effort. And 4:58 pace is probably right around threshold pace.

Pace per mile Avg. Cadence
7:40 175
6:43 181
5:58 185
5:22 191
4:58 196

"Distance runners and coaches seem to hate the topic of running form. Most subscribe to the idea that a runner will naturally find his best stride and that stride should not be changed." Steve Magness continues, "It’s my belief that the wide range of 'correct' ways to run has led to this apathetic attitude towards running form changes by most athletes and coaches. The argument that running is a natural movement that should not be corrected is easy to dispel."

Taking a look at Steve's series, Pete Larson put up on of his own, On Running Form. Pete took a look at some high-speed/slow-motion videos he had taken at Boston (those are the leaders in the photo) and drilled down to the $64,000 Question: What about heel-strike?

Meanwhile Jason Kehl's blog Geeks in Running Shoes (with Raymond King) got into the act, linking to Pete's blog and, in a separate entry, referred to Jeff Kline's posts about "the" proper form.

Mark U. wrote into his blog Run In America concerning the mid-foot/minimalist cause, his efforts to change his form and his improvement.

Hosted by Joe Garland. Give it a listen:

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RRT 97: Yelling & Williams from Marathon Talk

2010-09-07T10:12:00.007-04:00

On Episode 97, Steve Chopper and the team were joined by Martin Yelling and Tom Williams from the MarathonTalk podcast.

Martin (right), husband of 2x Olympic Marathon runner Liz, is a former British duathlon champ and is now a leading running and tri coach. Tom (below) is a an experienced marathoner and 7x ironman finisher.

Together they produce the fantastic "Marathon Talk" podcast.

The guys have also been helping the London 2012 organizers in utilizing the power of social media, blogs and podcasts in the lead-up to the Olympics, so know a thing or two about the power of podcasts when linked to athletics.

They had some interesting insights to share with the live panel of Toni, Mark U from RunInAmerica, Joe from RunWestchester, Craig, and AMileWithMe's Steve.

Joining us in the chatroom, in addition to the panelists, were Matt the DumpRunner, Danny Norman, Steve Runner, The Curio, Nigel Runner (possibly related to Steve!), Catarcher and MedScholarAdam.

There were also over 20 "guest" participants in the live chatroom as the team discussed the power of interactive new-media in creating a global running community.

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RRT96: The Quest for the 50-Mile Ultramarathon

2010-08-23T13:18:00.008-04:00

On Tuesday, August 24^th, Eddie Marathon, Mike Westermeier, Ashland Dave, and Kevin Green discussed the road to tackling the 50-mile ultramarathon. If you have ever run such a distance or have thought about doing so or even if you think such an idea is a little (or a lot!) crazy, then check out the podcast with some fellow runners as they explored what goes into making such a commitment. Bring plenty of food and water for this one folks. We’re going long down trail!

The chatroom was buzzing with many fellow runners including: Dr. Smitty, Cewtwo, Carrie WtRS, Med Scholar Adam, Steve Runner, DirtDawg, Mark U, Patti Serrano, and Rob Maury.

You can find Eddie at his blog Eddie Marathon as well as on the Shock of the News podcast with his co-host Adam Tinkoff. Mike writes a great blog at Westy’s Running. Dave is the host of the podcast Running in the Center of the Universe. Kevin is the founder of Just Finish.

Come join us at the table!

[Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 96]

RRT95: Channelrunner.org

2010-08-19T20:59:00.000-04:00

In this episode of the Roundtable THE Adam Tinkoff (new media legend and friend to everyone who calls themselves a runner…and human being) talks with both Simon and Nigel about their ground breaking new creation: Channel Runner, THE first and only internet radio station of running content in the world wide web.

Channel Runner is the most important thing to happen to New Media in a long time, and along with the video excellence of http://www.runcast.tv this streaming radio station is well positioned to take the content created by fellow runners to a new “audience” (spoken with the quotes firmly in place) of friends, as a means of expanding our community well beyond the current reach.

Channel Runner is a game changer, and as the year progresses we will find that the number of friends and fellow runners who are a part of our Running Community will expand past the tens of thousands into the hundreds of thousands and more!

Listen in as Adam talks with Nigel, Simon and some late comer named Steve on this special edition of the Runners Round Table!

[Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 95]

A Few Good Ideas

2010-08-16T14:12:00.003-04:00

A couple of weeks back there was a discussion on RunnersRoundTable about . . . RunnersRoundTable. The program, closing in on its 100th episode, is looking to enlarge its fan base and its contributor base.

After nearly two years of being administered by Lady H, the RRT is now a true community-effort. If you look to the right, you'll see a reference to RRT's new GoogleGroup. It is the headquarters for all things RRT. It's self-help:

You get an idea, old, new, borrowed, blue;
You get input from other group members;
You schedule a show in an open week;
You get your panel;
You act as the show's Timekeeper (a simple task).

The GoogleGroup page makes this simplicity itself. This is a community effort, from start to finish. We want, indeed need, everyone's input. Shows and topics people like. Shows and topics they don't.

Things may be a bit bumpy in this transition period as we all get accustomed to the new system, so bear with us. Better still, if you see an open week, grab it. And run with it.

Yes, there's always room for you at the Table. Now we're asking you to bring a chair.

RRT 94: Running for a Healthy Heart

2010-08-10T15:23:00.014-04:00

Join Dr. Dave, John Ellis and Steve Runner for a healthy discussion about one of the greatest benefits of running: Having a Healthy Heart. We’ll talk about ways to care for your heart, and what specific benefits running offers your cardiovascular system. Take heart and join us at the table as we talk all things heart related to running!

Links:

Click here for DETAILED notes from Dr. Dave
http://www.heart.org

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RRT 93: Running In The Heat: 8/4 @ 8

2010-08-02T18:12:00.008-04:00

There was a good discussion in the hot-weather-running program among Amanda (ChemE Runner), a Boston-area native doing a 5-year stint (3 to go!) in Austin getting a Chemical Engineering PhD; Philadelphian Flo (GirlInMotion); and the multi-jurisdictional CoachAdam (having most recently spent time in southern India). Joe Garland hosted.

Some good stuff on this one, especially on the tricky issue of what to drink and how much of it to drink. Are you racing in the heat or just trying to train through it? Maybe you should prepare yourself for the former just in case you have a barn-burner in your target race, as they did in Chicago a few years back.

And as with so much stuff running, we're unique and we reacted to conditions in our own ways. But in the end, when you cross your red-line, STOP.

Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 93

Special Round Table Metacast: The Future of the RRT

2010-08-02T18:08:00.003-04:00

This is a very special, unscheduled episode of the Runners Round Table where we discuss how best to go forward with the “show”.

We need more runners to take ownership of the RRT, buy stepping up to become Time Keepers and Program Managers for the show.

YOU ARE QUALIFIED for this, and WE WILL TRAIN YOU on the simple, non-technical procedure for organizing, scheduling, recording, and presenting this important part of the Running Community.

Being a part of the Runners Round Table is rewarding and fun. It gives you the change to meet and talk with friends and fellow runners all over the world. It is through this that we come together to create and celebrate our community.

Please give this episode a listen and consider becoming a planner, manager and TimeKeeper for the RRT. THIS IS YOUR PODCAST, and there’s always plenty of room for you AT THE TABLE.

In attendance: Toni Harvey, Mark U, Eddie Marathon and Steve "air quotes" Runner.

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RRT 92: Compete or Complete?

2010-07-23T12:37:00.030-04:00

Charlie (Running with Coffee), Mike (Westy's Running), Tim (RunDervRun), Eddie (Eddie M arathon), and Joe (RunWestchester) had a lively discussion on the events we enter and if we do so to compete or complete? If I work really hard to train but am still slow, am I an athlete? If I'm a guy and can't break 2:10 in the marathon, what's the point? Well, you just have to listen to find out.

We had a busy chat room and even had a special guest caller, although he called in as guest #9, we all knew it was really the ZenRunner. Here are a few of the folks who joined us (my apologies in advance to anyone I missed): Navy58, SteveRunner, CewTwo, ZenRunner, Aclements, theburnster, thecrazyrunner and fishadad.

There have been articles over the last few years that seem to say if you can't compete you shouldn't be out there. Although it was an ad from Pearl Izumi that provided the basis for the show along with articles like these which we talk about during the show.

The New York Times:

Plodders Have a Place, but Is It in a Marathon?

Chicago Times:

Chicago Marathon: Defending Slow, Fat, Poorly-Trained Runners

Slate.com (written, ironically, by one who many would call a "slowpoke"):

Running with Slowpokes: How sluggish newbies ruined the marathon

Daily Spark:

Poll: Should Slow Runners be allowed to run Marathons, too?

Hampton Road:

Are Slow Runners contaminating marathon prestige?

A different twist but some good points from a recent Running Times article:

The Marathon: A Race Too Far?

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RRT91 Dick Beardsley Running Camp

2010-07-20T18:56:00.001-04:00

Listen in as Mike (Westy's Running blog), Albert (Albert Runs) and Lesley (Going the Extra Mile) chat with Dick Beardsley, elite runner, author, coach and motivational speaker about Running Camps. Also on the show were Chris and Kay, a couple of returning campers from Dick's Marathon Running Camp. The camp is held each September at Rainbow Resort in Minnesota with Marathon and Beyond magazine.

Dick is currently the third fastest American-born man in the marathon and joint winner of the first London Marathon in 2:11:48 (29 March 1981). But he's most famous for the race he didn't win (despite a 2:08:53 time!), one of the subjects of the 2006 book, Duel in the Sun by John Brant. And Dick has written his own inspirational autobiography Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race recounting the stunning race in Boston that made him a celebrity and the difficult years that followed and his about him is his climb back to health after becoming addicted to pain medication after a farm accident.

The Dick Beardsley Foundation was recently established to help individuals who cannot afford treatment for chemical dependency. The work of the Foundation allows Dick to travel around the country, talking to children about positive, active lifestyles, and being chemically free.

Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 91

RRT 90 Overtraining Pitfalls

2010-07-04T12:27:00.039-04:00

Toni (Drusy's Blog); Amelia, a health and fitness coach from Sydney, Australia (AmeliaBurton.com); Brooke from Memphis; Petra from Lincolnshire, host of her blog Petra runs; and Marathon Maniac/running trainer Tory (Journey Fitness and runtoryrun.com) from Seattle talk about the causes and symptoms of overtraining. Can running too much have a negative impact on your physiological, biomedical, and psychological health? Friends and family? And for women, even your fertility. For iron deficiency, John ellis recommeded reading this post at pfitzinger.com In the chatroom were Nigel from Running from the Reaper podcast, Matt from the Dump Runners Club podcast, Adam from the True confessions of a Medical Scholar blog, Margaret from her Flutter-bys blog, John Ellis from The 22miler blog blog, Clewsy (@clewsy), Chris Russell host of the Run Run Live podcast, Colin from his blog, Resurrected Runner blog, and Craig @Craigmacfarlane.

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RRT 89 - Steve Runner Roast

2010-07-03T03:57:00.086-04:00

Adam Tinkoff, (Burning2010 podcast) and Eddie Marathon (Shock of the News podcast) lead a "roasting" of Steve Runner with love, adoration and a side of ribbing for good measure in celebration of 5 amazing years producing the podcast we all love, Phedippidations.

Also contributing were Kevin (The Extra Mile podcast), Charlie (Cewtwo blog), Margaret (Flutter-bys Blog), Simon (theCurio), Brian (@Triboomer ) of the Stay Tuned Report podcast, John from the Poi, Gordon (Run to Disney podcast), Toni (Drusy's Blog), Norm Stumbler, Mark U (Run in America blog), Chris Russell (RunRunLive Podcast), Dan from 4FeetRunning and Shock of the News podcast, Stormin Norman, Garry Manhart (The Regional Runner podcast) and Ron (@Royboy21) ... and a few b-list celebs stopped by, Jenny McCarthy, Tom Cruise and Barry Bonds, Vino from the inter-Glactic race and special appearances of John and Lynn Walker.

CONGRATS TO STEVE:

There once was a boy born in Milton, Mass,

Who lucky for us grew up as a NON-bad ass,

Though he proved quite the geek,

And, couldn't care less that he was not chik!

This boy was born of the Walker clan,

But, a walker to remain was NOT part of his plan,

Since his boy John he and Lynn had,

And of his growing girth he KNEW to be bad.

So, he gave up his "Cheesy Poof" eating ways,

And of the doomed couch which had occupied his days,

And decided to become active in life, and all of its ways,

And he took-up his podcast mike for MUCH more than a phase.

For you see this geek was an engineer,

The radio kind, you dolt, so don't sneer,

Automating stations he had traveled the world,

Only a Red Sox Banner he had unfurled.

That first Phedip was five years ago,

Initially a blog, but then BINGO!

For now two-hundred thirty eight episodes on,

We knew this show was no con!

For we liked as a friend this persnickety Steve,

And of his four-hour marathon we KNOW he'll achieve,

With coach and advisor John on his side,

'Fore long we KNOW he WON'T be denied!

This poem is our way of saying to Steve,

Congratulations!! Especially for helping to conceive,

Phedip, Runner's Roundtable and THE Extra Mile,

And we hope, that you'll stay a very LONG while!!

(Mark U)

Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 89

RRT88 - HOW TO QUALIFY FOR BOSTON

2010-06-26T15:36:00.023-04:00

Chris Russell, host of the RunRunLive podcast talks with with Jake, host of the runlikehealth.com podcast; Megan, host of the Run Vegan Run and Country Vegan podcasts; Josh host of the Speedy Sasquatch blog; Jessica, Christy host of 26milemark blog, Amanda and Jeff, owner and coach of PRSfit.com about HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON, the mecca for runners.

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RRT 87 - World Wide Festival of Races

2010-06-20T05:42:00.012-04:00

Steve Runner of the Phedippidations Podcast hosted a race director's meeting for the 2010 World Wide Festival of Races! This race is a free, non-commercial event for runners of all abilities, where everyone is invited to register, train and run with us in the spirit of friendship. If you’ve not yet signed up, check out http://www.worldwidefestivalofraces.com/.On the weekend of 9-10 October 2010 runners from around the world will 'virtually' come together to celebrate their passion for the sport they love by running The Worldwide Festival of Races Half Marathon, 10K and 5K distances.

We had Kevin, from the Extra Mile Podcast, Steve C from the a mile with me podcast, and Terry from the Gravity@1053 podcast on the call. In the chatroom were Nigel from Running from the Reaper podcast, Krister from the Running the Narrow Path podcast, Adam from the True confessions of a Medical Scholar blog, Margaret from her Flutter-bys blog, Joe from The Middle Aged Athlete blog, Allterrain, Mark U from the Run in America blog, and Craig @Craigmacfarlane.

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RRT86 - Running to overcome

2010-06-15T04:36:00.020-04:00

Mark U (host of his blog Run In America), talks about the healing power of running with Lisa (host of her blog Nurse on the Run), and Charlie (host of his blog Running with Coffee).

Each shares their story about how running has helped them to overcome adversities and challenges.

Referenced links within the podcast:

In the chat room we had Adam @MedScholarAdam (his blog), Butterflyrunner, and navy58.

Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 86

RRT85 - NOT over the hill runners

2010-06-07T14:35:00.047-04:00

Dan @passinthrough talks with Margaret @butterflyrunnr, host of her blog Flutter-bys, Matt,@runnermatt host of the Dump Runners Club Podcast, Colin @resurrectedrunr, host of the Resurrected Runner Blog and Toni @drusy host of drusy.blogspot.com talk about how to keep running... even when you may never break those lofty PRs of your past. How to stay motivated and KEEP RUNNING!

In the chat room we had Charlie @cewtwo, host of the blog www.cewtwo.com; Joe Garland, host of his blog www.runwestchester.wordpress.com; Adam @MedScholarAdam, host of his blog trueconfessionsofamedicalscholar.blogspot.com; The Fire Runner, host of the blog www.thefirerunner.blogspot.com; Adam, host of his blog www.theboringrunner.com; Craig Macfarnlane @craigmacfarlane, and cydave.

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RRT 84 - Open Mike - Half Marathon Advice

2010-05-30T03:48:00.027-04:00

Steve Chopper, host of the "a mile with me" podcast, chats with Margaret @butterflyrunnr, host of her blog Flutter-bys, Joe Garland, host of the RunWestchester blog, Petra, host of her blog, Petraruns.blogspot.com and Toni host of her blog Drusy.blogspot.com about half marathons.

There were lots of people in the chatroom including Nigelrunner, host of the Running From The Reaper Podcast, Matt host of the Dump Runners Club Podcastt, Brian, host of the "Triboomer" Stay Tuned Report Podcast, Gary Wall, who just completed his 50 mi at 50 run and blogs at Kinverkid.blogspot, Colin, host of the Resurrected Runner Blog and cyDave.

Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 84

RRT 83: Running Blogs

2010-05-23T06:48:00.007-04:00

From the moment Johannes Gutenberg pieced together the first printing press in 1440, the printed word has been helping to educate, motivate and inspire fellow runners all over the world to live a better life.

From the early days of CompuServe, GEnie, BiX, Bulletin Board Systems and Usenet in the last decade of the 20^th Century: the “Web Log” (Blog) has gone far past its original purpose of an “online diary”. Today there are over 112 million blogs (tracked by the search engine Technorati) being updated by people all over the planet; giving Blog readers an interesting and entertaining perspective that old mass media could never approach.

On this 83^rd episode of the Runners Round Table, we’re going to talk about Running Blogs: listing MANY examples and discussing why this media format is so important to both the running community network and others who are contemplating lacing up their shoes to join us on the road.

What makes a “Good” Running Blog? Why is a Running Blog such a powerful method of motivating and inspiring others? How and does audio and video media change the way that Running Blogs are consumed? What are the barriers to entry for would be Running Bloggers? What are the best online services for blogging? Why should YOU start a running blog?

Pull up a chair as we look for the answers to these questions and more, with Steve Runner (host of the Phedippidations podcast, and his Intervals blog) at the controls (pray for us) along with Adam "Boring Runner" from , Eddie Marathon and THE Zen Runner (to keep Steve in line).

Here's a link to a BUNCH of great Running Blogs!

Blogs mentioned:
http://resurrectedrunner.blogspot.com
http://RunInAmerica.com

Zen Runner Mentioned:
http://www.corsolameta.blogspot.com
http://www.geekgirlrunner.com
http://thesecretlifeofkris.com
http://draft.blogger.com

Steve Runner Mentioned:
http://giverunning.org

Also at the table was: cewtwo, craigmacfarlane, liferunner, MarkU, ResurrectedRunner, verbivore, DAGs, forty2atforty2 and quest262 .

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 83 ]

RRT 82 - Reasons NOT To Run A Marathon

2010-05-13T09:06:00.014-04:00

Open a running magazine, listen to a running podcast, read a running blog, and there it will be. The M word. On the May 19, 4pm EST episode, we'll discuss whether one can in fact lead a rich and fulfilling runner's life without racing a marathon. Must it be the grail, the sine qua non, the McGuffin?

The panel will consist of folks who have run marathons. They've walked the walk. We'll see if they can talk the talk. Some have asked whether there is something more, and declined to define "more" as "longer." Hosting will be Joe Garland, who wrote about the debate on the first of the year and posted this for the show. He'll be joined by GirlInMotion's Flo (whose recent Boston was her swan song in the event and who's debated the issue herself), Mark U. of Run In America fame, Matt of the DumpRunners Club, and Colin Hayes of the Resurrected Runner. Colin did a somewhat disappointing 3:49:32 on May 15 and Matt was disappointed with a 3:03:59, and we'll be speaking about both of those.

So if you feel resigned to having long been herded to the "has-only-run-a-half" table at social events, perhaps you'll discover that that's where the cool kids are.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 82]

RRT81 - Running to the Limits

2010-05-06T15:56:00.028-04:00

We talked with freelance director, motivational speaker and cameraman, (AlexVero.co.uk), who made a bold new year's resolution in 2006 to leave the lad's life of drinking and smoking behind and become a 2:20 marathoner in two years. He produced a video, “Running to the Limits” that documents his journey toward his goal. We talk about the root causes of Britain’s decline from having 100+ sub 2:20 runners in 1985 to just 5 in 2005, how to become really fast and what it means for Kenyans and Ethiopians to win big races.

You'll have to buy the video to find out if he made it! (here) and a portion of the profits will go to support a great charity to get shoes and healthcare to African young runners http://www.shoe4africa.org/sendshoes.htm

Co-hosting are Paul (host of RunYankRun Podcast and runyankrun.blogspot.com), Lisa (nurseontherun.com) and Toni (drusy.blogspot.com). In the chatroom we had Joe Garland (runwestchester.wordpress.com), Steve Runner (Phedippidations podcast), Trucker George, Margaret (@butterflyrunnr and Flutterbys blog), Matt (Dumprunners Club podcast) and Chris (@theTechGuyChris).

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 81]

RRT 80 - How to stay out of the Medical Tent

2010-05-04T21:06:00.005-04:00

Listen in as Mike (Westy's Running), Albert (Albert Runs), Lesley (Going the Extra Mile) and Steve (Phedippidations) talk about their race experiences and how to avoid ending up in the medical tent along with what happens if you do venture into the tent.

Albert discusses his recent race which resulted in him spending quite a few minutes in the medical tent and we hear about Steve's recent Boston marathon where he should have spent some time in the tent. We discuss the most common reason most folks have issues, hydration.

Some products that were discussed during the show were Succeed (S-Caps) and Hammer Endurolytes.

We were joined in the chat room by -
Cewtwo
JoeGarland
MarkU
MedScholarAdamL
ResurrectedRunner
TedBeveridge
thepalmettorunner
Guest13

My apologies in advance for the weak audio for me (Albert, Lesley and Steve sound great) and the technical issues at the end of the show that resulted in a few extra bonus minutes along with 5 minutes of silence.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 80]

RRT79 - Coach Jackson

2010-04-24T12:44:00.007-04:00

Adam Culp (CrazyFloridian blog) and Nicole (running bebe blog) talk with Coach Alphonzo Jackson, head coach of the San Francisco East Bay Run Team for Team-in-Training. He was the Head Coach of "Students Run Oakland" when the documentary film, "Runner's High" was made and has become sort of a celebrity coach since the film, and deservedly so. "Runner's High" follows a handful of Oakland High School students, many from poor backgrounds, as they train for their first marathons and gain self-discipline and self-confidence in the process. Coach Jackson has also been advising Team Point Two member, Nicole.

Coach Alphonzo also taped some Marathon Running Tips - 4 short films of about 2 minutes each - that are posted on the Runner's High website.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 79]

RRT 78 - Race Preparations

2010-04-18T15:24:00.036-04:00

We talk about race preparations. Hosted by Chris Russell (@cyktrussell) fresh from running the Boston Marathon, an author and host of the RunRunLive podcast, and he's joined by Marci G, host of her blog, MarciRunstheMarathon, Colin (@resurrectedrunner), host of the Resurrected Runner blog, Tim McDonald (@tmac1980) and Kenny Gordon (@runsolo). In the chatroom was Adam (@ ZenRunner) host of his new podcast HearRunZen, Joe Garland, host of his blog www.runwestchester.wordpress.com and Matt (@runnermatt), host of the Dump Runners Club Podcast.

Image from hellasound.com blog post "Your First Marathon" with great advice!

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 78]

RRT 77 - Trails vs. Road Running

2010-04-09T10:15:00.009-04:00

Listen in as Mike W (Westy's Running) is joined by EddieMarathon, Charlie Colpaert (Running with Coffee), Tim Doiron (RunDervRun), and Brian Walter (RushRunner) for episode 77 of the RunnersRoundTable. The topic: Trails vs. Road Running.

We tried to cover a variety of topics about trail running like getting started, pros and cons of trails, hazards of trails, surfaces and of course shoes. We may or may not have gotten through all of that but we all enjoyed our conversation, hopefully you will too.

I mentioned I would post a few links to some trail running resources these may help get you started but there are many more out there and don't forget to check your state, regional and national parks as they almost always have trails.

American Trail Running Assoc
Coach Weber's Ultramarathon Calendar
Georgia Ultrarunning & Trailrunning Society
Superior Trail Races
Trail Run Events
Trail Runner Magazine
UltraRUNNING Online
ULTRAmarathonRunning.com | The ULTRA Running Race & Information Site
Ultrarunner.net-The UltraRunning link for the U.S.
Upper Midwest Trail Races
Upper Midwest Trail Runners

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 77]

RRT 76 - Dreaming of Deliverance

2010-04-01T08:15:00.010-04:00

On Wednesday April 7th the author of the novel Dreaming of Deliverance, Renee Chambliss, joined Joe Garland, Lesley and Toni to discuss the novel, writing, and, now and then, running. It was agreed that while Jane Eyre would like make a good ultra-marathoner (lots of stamina), Elizabeth Bennett would do quite well at shorter stuff. Renee explained how she used a Spiderman tent as her recording studio for the podiocast of the novel, and she promised to resume recording now that she's back from a ~~surfing~~ photo safari in ~~Tasmania~~ Tanzania. She's promising a sequel.

For her part, Lesley admitted that starting out as a runner and going first to the marathon was a mistake; she's quite happy doing much shorter stuff in a local race series where she lives in North Carolina. Toni was enjoying a respite from the London weather in Florida.

Couple of updates. Little Nell (and you'll have to listen to the program to see how she came up) is from Dickens's "The Old Curiosity Shop." The classic prison-runner movie, "The Jericho Mile," is from 1979:

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 76]

RRT 75 - irun iread book club

2010-03-25T10:53:00.028-04:00

Joe Garland and Toni Harvey spoke with Canadians Grant and Vicky, who have created the "irun iread" book club for iRun magazine's website. We started with a discussion about barefoot running and Chris McDougall's book, Born to Run. Joe's review of it is here, and McDougall's RRT appearance, episode 43, is here. (Was Joe too harsh? The interview to which he referred is on Pete Magill's site.) Joe mentioned a five-part Science of Sport series on barefoot running: parts one, two, three, four, and five. There was some discussion about why women make better ultra-marathoners. Decon Patrick Jones (braininjurychaplain.com) shared his barefoot/minimalist running experience as it relates to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). And Joe made a reference to a recent study on exercise and weight, and to this article from the Daily Beast.

In the chatroom we had Adam (Confessions of a Medical Scholar blog), Craig McFarlane, Mark U's (Run In America blog) and 9 guests.

Here are some other running-related books we mentioned:
Running for my Life - Ray Zahab, Terry Fox: His Story - Leslie Scrivener, Pre- Tom Jordan, George Sheehan (many!), Once A Runner John L. Parker Jr., The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner - Alan Sillitoe, Lore of Running - Timothy Noakes, Flanagan's Run - Tom McNab, What I Talk about When I Talk about Running - Haruki Murakami and The Perfect Mile- Neal Bascomb.

On his blog, Joe reviewed Charlie Spedding's "From Last to First" as well as Renee Chambliss's "Dreaming of Deliverance" and Jamie Freveletti's "Running from the Devil," both novels about women who find running long distances rather, well, useful. Renne will be the subject of next week's RRT program.

Many of these can be found at Audible.com, and Mark U alsos recommends his list at astore.amazon.com/runi-20.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 75]

RRT 74 - New Kids on the Block

2010-03-19T11:02:00.009-04:00

Stuart (@quadrathon) host of the Quadrathon podcast talked to new kids on the run-net community block: Michael and Corey from the Real Rookie Running podcast (@r3podcast), rookie runners and rookie podcasters. Barb (@kelownagurl) saves the day when Stuart drops out!

Tech difficulties kept Brian from Triborg is Trying podcast (@tribork) , but we hope to get them on soon!

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 74]

RRT 73 - Brain Science and the Runner

2010-03-10T18:25:00.022-05:00

Join the Runners Roundtable on Tuesday, March 16th at 5 PM Eastern as Mark U. (RunInAmerica.com), Steve Runner (@steverunner & Phedippidations podcast), Toni (@Drusy) and Adam Culp (CrazyFloridian.com) interview Dr. Ginger Cambell, MD.

Dr. Campbell, besides being an experienced emergency room physician hosts the fantastic Brain Science Podcast (BSP). The brain science covered by Dr. Campbell's podcast will doubtless be of interest to runners and non-runners eager to learn more regarding growing evidence that running and other forms of cardiovascular exercise are good both for our bodies and our brains. Dr. Campbell wukk reference several related episodes of her Brain Science Podcast and time permitting may share some of her emergency room experience as it relates to runners' maladies. Join us for this interesting discussion!

Post-Show Notes:

Several archived Brain Science Podcasts were referenced by Dr. Campbell on the podcast: BSP 33 & 45 (with Harvard’s Dr. Ratey on Exercise & ADD); BSP-60 (Dr. Brown’s work on play) & BSP-8 (Dr. Campbell on How Neurons Communicate). If you find Dr. Campbell's Brain Science Podcast to be of interest please support her work via clicking "Donate" from http://brainsciencepodcast.com.
Dr. Ratey's book "Spark" was referenced. More about his book and related research can be found at http://www.johnratey.com/newsite/index.html

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 73]

RRT 72 - Charity fundraising

2010-03-06T03:21:00.026-05:00

Brian (@Triboomer) host of the Stay Tuned Report podcast talks to Kiersten - (26for25.blogspot.com) blog, Toni (@drusy drusy.blogspot.com) and Adam (@Medscholaradam - True Confessions of a Medical Scholar.blogspot.com) about why runners decide to raise money for charity - and what works best to attract sponsors!

In the chatroom we had Matt @dumprunner from the Dump Runners Club podcast, Eddie @EddieMarathon (eddiemarathon.blogspot.com), Jim J and Joe Garland (runwestchester.wordpress.com).

AND Here's a link to Triboomer's 101 ways to raise money. GOOD LUCK!

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 72]

RRT 71 - Joe Henderson Interview

2010-03-02T20:51:00.002-05:00

Listen to Mike (Westy's Running), Albert (Albert Runs) and Lesley (Going the Extra Mile) as they welcome Joe Henderson, the former chief editor of Runner's World Magazine. Joe is a prolific author of over 2 dozen books on running (Amazon has 4 pages including his book on George Sheehan, Did I win?) Since 1982 he's written a newsletter, that's now a blog, Running Commentary and he's now a featured columnist at Marathon and Beyond. He's even made it to wikipedia: Joe Henderson! We talk a bit about what he currently is enjoying doing which is coaching runners in a marathon training group for the Eugene Running Company and touch just a bit on his past.

You can also sign-up for Joe's newsl etter on his website and be sure and read through the on-line books he has provided at no cost. There you will find two of his classic books: Long Slow Distance and Long Run Solution along with a couple of new books: Starting Lines and ReRuns.

We were joined in the chatroom by EddieMarathon, Duffrunner, CEWTWO, ZenRunner, Chris Russell and probably a few that I missed, sorry about that.

Thanks all for a fun discussion with Joe

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 71]

RRT 70 - BuckeyeOutdoors.com (Happy Birthday Ben!)

2010-02-22T13:02:00.111-05:00

Adam (@zenrunner - Burning2010 podcast), Steve Runner (@steverunner (Phedippidations podcast) and Toni (@Drusy) hosted a party for Ben and learned about the BuckeyeOutdoors.com new beta.

Both Chris (@duffrunner - duffrunner.blogspot.com) and Eddie (@eddiemarathon - eddiemarathon.blogspot.com/) called in while the chatroom party carried on with Charlie (@cewtwo http://www.cewtwo.com/), Adam (@MedScholarAdam trueconfessionsofamedicalscholar.blogspot.com), Dennrunner (@dennrunner), Colin -resurrectedrunner.blogspot.com, Daverunner,
Dennis (@winepupil) trainingandtannins.blogspot.com,
TedBeveridge youdonthavetorunalone.blogspot.com ,
Colin (@ResurrectedRunner resurrectedrunner.blogspot.com), Kimberly (berley6412) , Ron (@wiremanart ronsrunning.blogspot.com, Scott (@JScottC), JimJ, Margaret (@butterflyrunr butterflyrunner.blogspot,com), Dennis (@dennrunner), Joe Garland (runwestchester.wordpress.com), and Kenny, the Slug (thank-god-i-can-run.blogspot.com.

Let Ben know if you want to join the beta group: ben@buckeyeoutdoors.com

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 70]

RRT69- Open Mike on Best Spring Marathons

2010-02-12T09:40:00.099-05:00

Steve Runner of the Phedippidations Podcast hosts an OPEN MIKE episode asking callers , "What you think is the BEST SPRING MARATHON"? Callers were:

Kiersten - www.26for25.blogspot.com
James - www.smsjames.blogspot.com
Ted - www.youdonthavetorunalone.blogspot.com and podcast
Matt (Dump Runners Club podcast) - www.dumprunnersclub.com
Mark U - www.runinAmerica.blogspot.com
Joe Garland - www.runwestchester.wordpress.com
Adam MedScholar - www.trueconfessionsofamedicalscholar.blogspot.com
Adam the Zenrunner - (Burning2010 podcast)

In the chatroom we had Chris - www.duffrunner.blogspot.com, Royboy21, Dennrunner - twitter @dennrunner, Mike the DirtDawg - www.dirtdawgramblingdiatribe.blogspot.com and podcast , Colin - www.resurrectedrunner.blogspot.com, Daverunner, Dennis - www.trainingandtanins.com and s7aj**

Look at Dr Monte's www.Science2Health.org video - open letter to ex-Pres Bill Clinton

Send good thoughts and email support to Steven, co-host of the Two Gomers Run a Marathon Podcast, (twitter @gomer2 ) who was hit by a car while running in Denver.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 69]

RRT 68 - Cold weather running

2010-02-06T06:29:00.029-05:00

Triathletes coffeeshop podcast host, Mango, Bill, and Coach Adam talk with Josh, SpeedySasquach about Running in the Cold Dark days of winter.

Coach Adam @CoachAdam

Mango @mangorunner - mangorunner.wordpress.com

SpeedySasquatch @SpeedySasquatch - teamsasquatch.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawn-pinkchick

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 68]

RRT 67: Crazy feats - multiple marathons!

2010-02-02T11:59:00.038-05:00

Chris Russell (twitter @cyktrussell), host of the RunRunLive podcast talks to James Staten (twitter @RnRJames), who is attempting to run every Rock and Roll Endurance Series event in 2010 and he's a coach for the Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program under which he hopes to raise $10,000 through this campaign. His blog is Run4Life (smsjames.blogspot.com)

Also co-hosting are Adam, host of his blog “I am Boring” at www.TheBoringRunner.com, and Greg (twitter @gchance), host of his blog , "The Chances" www.gregchance.blogspot,com
And a regular, Tory (twitter @MsTeechur), podcaster of Journey Fitness and www.runtoryrun.com, an IT teacher and fitness coach who ran 13 marathons last year - just for fun (?!). She's one of those crazies in the "Marathon Maniacs" club.

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 67]

RRT 66: Weight Loss for runners

2010-01-24T16:28:00.028-05:00

We talk about weight loss for runners. The co-host are all successful losers (!?) and share their secrets with Toni. Margaret @butterflyrunr, an artist (see flutter-bys) who was interviewed by Runners World, Jereme @djgray1200 host of his blog SlimCache.blogspot.com, Andy @alinesjr, who was winner of the 2009 Buckeyeoutdoors weightloss challenge and who blogs at longrunsandliberty.blogspot.com and Heath. We had Brian from his Rushrunner blog and Joe Garland, host of RunWestchester blog in the chatroom. Joe recommended an article about weight loss called Science of Sport.

And join the Buckeye Outdoors 2010 weigh loss challenge!

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 66 ]

RRT 65: Team Point Two - The Finish Line

2010-01-10T14:20:00.008-05:00

Join us as we hear about the final results for Team Point Two (teampointtwo.com). "Marathon Advisor" John Ellis (the22miler.blogspot.com) and Steve Runner (http://www.steverunner.com/) review the highs and lows with the team:

Chris (duffrunner.blogspot.com)

LJ (wyotri.blogspot.com),

Susan (irunformylife.blogspot.com),

Chris (duffrunner.blogspot.com),

Donna (musicaltrails.blogspot.com),

Jamie (itsarunningthing.blogspot.com) and Glenn, (runswithadiaper.blogspot.com) who was also advised by John.

Tony (sjtony.blogspot.com) and Nicole(runningbebe.com) couldn't join us, but they were each important members of this team.

Jamie created a wonderful memento to remember the hard work of Team Point Two; go to: http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=57d3e97111058ab5&sid=0Act2Lds5ZtmTxA and check out her fantastic Team Point Two Scrap Book!!

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 65 ]

RRT 64: Running as you get older

2010-01-07T08:22:00.018-05:00

Toni (53) from www.drusy.blogspot.com and Joe Garland (53) www.RunWestchester.wordpress.com talked with with Judge Mike Harris (63) www.mikeharris.org and Tom Scriven (77) about running as you get 0lder.

Mike blogs on overall fitness, weight training and mental blocks to getting fit in Michigan. He views running as one leg of the three legged stool of wellness - along with diet and weight-training. Mike runs every day with his dog, though not long distances. We talk about the myth about running for weight-loss. Mike was a winner of the Body for Life championship in 2006!

Tom lives in Devon, started running at 55 and and stopped counting after completing over 100 marathons! He ran his first ultra in 1997, and has run eleven 24-hour races. In a German 6-day Ultra-track event in 2007, he completed ten Marathons plus 10K, total of 268 miles, but in attempting to run 12 Marathons in six days in 2008, he only ran 8, during which he tore his right knee cartilage and since then, following keyhole knee surgery plus a few other medical problems, hasn't run for over 12 months. He prescribes Vitamin G (Guiness beer)!

In the chatroom we had Charlie (www.cewtwo.com) Lesley (www.runlesleyrun.blogspot.com), John Ellis (www.the22miler.blogspot.com), Kiltrunner, Barb from her Kelownagurl Tris Podcast, Steve Runner from the Phedippidations podcast, Iain (www.devoniain.blogspot.com), Dennis (www.trainingandtannins.com), Matt from the Dumprunners Club podcast, and Lybbe from the 50 Counting Down podcast.

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 64]

RRT63 - New Year's Resolutions OPEN MIKE

2009-12-31T13:20:00.016-05:00

OPEN MIKE, hosted by Stuart from the Quadrathon Podcast, with Christina or @solorunner, host of the blog, Running Chicks in PX and Quotidianlight, host of the Running with Ghosts Podcast, Barb from her Kelownagurl Tris Podcast, Steve Runner from the Phedippidations podcast, Zippoo, Mark U from his blog RuninAmerica, Albert from his blog, AlbertRuns, Eddie from his blog, EddieMarathon, Adam Tinkoff from his new podcast, Adam 20, Brad Nueman from his blog, theNuemanshow, and Joe Garland of the RunWestchester blog .

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 63]

RRT 62: Running with dogs

2009-12-18T14:50:00.010-05:00

Chris Russell and Buddy the Wonder dog from the RunRunLive podcast talk with co-hosts Marathon-Manic Tory (aka MsTeechur) from Washington State, a teacher and fitness coach (Journey Fitness blog and podcast) who runs with Wiley, and sometimes Dash. From Nashville, is Marc, who is just starting to run with his dog, Sancho. Bridget is from Suburban Philadelphia and is looking to get a dog to run with. Timekeeping is Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com) who runs with Nelly. We ask advice from journalist Julie (aka FunnyRunner), host of the brilliant blog LLOL (literally laughing out loud), who writes an endurance training column for the Baltimore Examiner and recently researched the subject for the paper, "How far can I run with my dog?". And we talk about running races with dogs - (www.canix.co.uk)

(image original art available for purchase from PainterNik on Etsy - how can you resist for Christmas??)

In the chatroom we had Iain (www.devoniain.blogspot.com) who runs with Rosie, Dennis (www.trainingandtannins.com), Matt from the Dumprunners Club podcast, Marathon Chris from the Running Adventures podcast, Lybbe from the 50 Counting Down podcast and eight guests.

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 62]

RRT 61: Marathon & Beyond

2009-12-16T21:47:00.012-05:00

Listen in as Mike (Westy's Running), Albert (Albert Runs) and Lesley (Going the Extra Mile) welcome Jan Seeley and Joe Henderson from Marathon & Beyond magazine to the roundtable.

Jan is the publisher of Marathon & Beyond and has been running herself since 1974. Jan has been with Marathon & Beyond since it was launched by Human Kinetics back in 1997 along with editor Rich Benyo. They purchased the magazine from Human Kinetics but we will hold off on any more info until the show. Since Rich can't join us they arranged for a very special guest substitute, Joe Henderson. Joe is a prolific author of over 2 dozen books on running (my favorite is his book on George Sheehan, Did I win?) and a featured columnist at Marathon & Beyond. Heck he's even made it to wikipedia: Joe Henderson.

During the show we discussed the magazine, it's format, history, why is it different than other running magazines and a variety of other topics with Jan and Joe.

Jan offered to send a free copy of their Jan/Feb issue (featuring the profile on Joe Henderson) to the first 50 folks who email her at Jan@marathonandbeyond.com and anyone who signs up for a subscription will also receive the free Jan/Feb issue and they will include the M & B GoHat. I have been a long time subscriber and I can highly recommend it (I should add NFI), it's just a great read.

You can also sign-up for Joe's newsl etter from his website, also mentioned in the show was the Dick Beardsley running camp which you can find more information about it on the Marathon & Beyond website.

We were joined in the chatroom by Resurrected Runner, SteveRunner, CEWTWO, Kelownagirl, RushRunner and probably a few that I missed, sorry about that.

Thanks all for a fun discussion about Marathon & Beyond.

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 61]

RRT 60: Blind Runners and Guides

2009-12-04T04:01:00.032-05:00

Steve Chopper, host of the "a mile with me" podcast talks to blind runners/guide teams: Phil and his guide Rich Scott, founder of the "Shared Vision Track Club" that helps find runner/guide pairs all over the US, located in Lousiana. Cindy, a blind runner from Phoenix, who was recently interviewed by the East Valley Tribune and Graeme, a blind runner who was featured on Runcast.tv . Co-hosting is Christina, host of her blog lazybonesrunning.blogspot.com and Toni is timekeeper (drusy.blogspot.com).

In the chatroom were Matt from the DumpRunnersClub podcast, Cewtwo, host of his blog, Recreation with Charlie (www.cewtwo.com), Kevin from The Extra Mile Podcast (www.theextramilepodcast.blogspot.com), Steve Runner from the Phedippidations Podcast (www.steverunner.com), flipdizzy, DevonIain JimJ, Marceloosilva from the blog marceloosilva.wordpress.com ( in PORTUGUESE ), Rhea, from her running blog, Personal Velocity: bexgirl.blogspot.com and Spencer from his blog, SpencerUSVI.blogspot.com (in the Virgin Islands!)

In the UK, contact the British Blind Sports site or the Royal National Institute for the Blind to volunteer to be a guide for a blind runner.

Check out the crazy video of Steve Chopper's recent London Santa Run MileVid-02 and WE CARE that he's doing the Poole 10k race around the lake on Boxing Day!

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 60]

RRT59 Running shift workers

2009-11-25T10:20:00.011-05:00

Steve Runner, from the Phedippidations podcast ,interviews three noble shift runners - who manage to fit in their training in to an ever changing work schedule.

Lisa Nurse on the Run blog, LJ (part of Team Point Two) Tri Wyoming blog, and Gary Wall (@GaryW2008) from his blog, kinverkid.blogspot.com.

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 59 ]

RRT 58 - Picking a training plan

2009-11-20T10:17:00.018-05:00

How to design a training plan? Toni, drusy.blogspot.com, asks the experts - Leslie Lam therunninglaminator.blogspot.com,
Joe Garland runwestchester.wordpress.com, and
Dr Jami runnerforgood.blogspot.com, who all talk about the importance of a structured plan including speedwork, repeats, tempos, intervals and hills. Good plans are recommended from books including Daniel's Running Fomula, Run Faster, From Last to First (Joe's blog review of that book) and the RunnersWorld Ryan Hall Half plan.

The controversy of charity runners displacing qualified Boston runners gets a cameo Steve Runner rant and Joe blogged after the RRT conversation with Marci a few weeks back, on Charities. In the chatroom were Matt (@runnerMatt) from the DumpRunnersClub podcast, dennrunner, Colin Hayes from his blog, Resurrected Runner, Steve Chopper (@stevechopper) from the a miles with me podcast, Papa_Louie and EmDad or Dennis from Brooklyn from his blog, trainingandtannins.blogspot.com.

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 58]

RRT57 - Stretching with Yuri

2009-11-14T06:41:00.009-05:00

In this episode, we talked with Yuri Elkaim - athlete, author and Fitness/Wellness Expert. A former professional Soccer player, Yuri is the founder and owner of Total Wellness Consulting, hosts a blog Fitter U Fitness, and has written Eating for Energy (www.eatingforEnergy.ca) and Nutrition for Runners (www.myTreadmillTrainer.com) as well as articles in Beyond Fitness magazine, Impact magazine, and Fitness Business Canada magazine.

As co-host, we had Thad, aka "RunnerDude" of ncrunnerdude.blogspot.com and running mentor for the new goal-oriented social site, www.TheCircle.org for its Long Distance Running and Run for Fitness circles and free-lance writer for www.AmateurEndurance.com.

Also co-hosting were Toni, host of her blog, drusy.blogspot.com. and Melisa, host of her blog, irishblue.blogspot.com.

Both Yuri and Thad addressed the difference between dynamic stretching and static stretching and the importance of stretching for injury prevention. Next, we moved on to nutrition. Yuri shared his nutritional approach with the group, which is based on incorporating more raw fruits and vegatables into your diet and consuming foods in their "unprocessed" state. In addition to stretching and nutrition, the group briefly discussed interval training - how it works and why it might help you become a better runner.

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 57]

RRT56 - Open Mike with Joe Garland

2009-11-11T09:54:00.018-05:00

We had an open mike night with Marci of Marci Runs The Marathon, Matt of The Dump Runners Club, and, as host, Joe Garland of the Run Westchester blog. Mostly we spoke about the recent ING New York City Marathon, Marci having completed it for the fourth time. We had some discussion about recovering from injuries, Matt having recently gotten out of a boot needed for a heel issue, Marci telling us of her decision to run a marathon since, well, she had gotten over a bit of back surgery.

One site reference was the always informative Science of Sport, which recently had some good stuff on the NYC Marathon. There was a bit of talk about NYRR's Mary Wittenberg's response to the "Marathon Plodder" issue. Here's her letter. There was also a reference to Kenny Moore's "The Long Blue Line."

Unfortunately, the recording seems spotty at times, which perhaps can be fixed. The sound seems better on the Talk Shoe site itself:

[Click here for RunnersRoundTable Episode 56]

If anyone works variable shifts and is willing to talk about how she manages to stay on a training plan, we'd love to have you an episode on 3Dec at 4pm Eastern, please let us know!

RRT55 - Team Point Two Advice

2009-11-02T11:25:00.017-05:00

Chris (duffrunner.blogspot.com) hosts a discussion with his fellow Team Point Two (teampointtwo.com) runners - asking "What advice do you have for new runners"?
LJ (wyotri.blogspot.com),
Susan (irunformylife.blogspot.com),
Chris (duffrunner.blogspot.com),
Donna and Jamie (itsarunningthing.blogspot.com) and Tony (sjtony.blogspot.com) all have ideas, while "Marathon Advisor" John Ellis (the22miler.blogspot.com) and Nicole (runningbebe.com) couldn't make the call.

Toni, host of her blog, drusy.blogspot.com, was timekeeper, and in the chatroom we had Cewtwo, host of his blog, Recreation with Charlie (www.cewtwo.com), Lybbe, host of her podcast, Fifty Counting Down (www.fiftycountingdown.blogspot.com), Chris Russell from the RunRunLive podcast, Matt from the DumpRunnersClub podcast, Erin, the host of the podcast, TriNReality and host of the blog - elements of erin 337, Rudyb, and Steve Runner of the Phedippidations Podcast.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 55]

RRT54: State of the Run Net Community

2009-10-31T17:29:00.011-04:00

What is the current state of the Run Net Community of bloggers, podcasters and fellow runners within the world of new and social media? Are we doing all we can to reach out and invite other runners to join us in word and voice? Are we using this media to its full potential to invite sedentary people to rise off the couch of doom and lace up their shoes? What can we do to let the rest of the running community know that we have this platform called “new media” for them to stand up and be good examples to anyone with a computer or iPod? Are we doing enough? (maybe we are!) Can we do more? (if so, what)? Bring your ideas to the Runners Round Table, and let’s talk about the current state of the Run Net Community.

Recorded at a special time: Sunday evening at 5:00 PM ET (22:00 UK Time)

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 54 ]

RRT53 - West Coast Ultra - Runners & Tri-athletes

2009-10-25T11:19:00.009-04:00

For this episode we welcomed to the table some familiar faces and some new faces to talk about Going Long…marathons, ultra marathons and IronMan races.

What is the appeal of swimming 2.4 miles, riding a bike for 112 miles and then running a marathon? What drives ultra runners to disappear into the mountains and not return for 20+ hours and really why would you want to run a marathon.

Along with answers to these questions we talk about lessons leaned from mistakes gone by, what’s next on everyone’s agenda and we even have a little off the cutting room floor for you.

Around the table were:

Stuart Blog Podcast Twitter @quadrathon
Mike Blog & Podcast Twitter @dirtdawg50k
Carlos Blog Twitter @cdnet1
Matt Blog Podcast Twitter @
Amy Blog Twitter @ameliacarolyn
Erin Blog Podcast Twitter @erin337

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 53 ]

RRT 52: The Oxford Dream Inspires WWFOR race

2009-10-14T17:35:00.020-04:00

We talk about the Oxford Dream Inspires WWFOR race. Steve Chopper (@stevechopper), host of the a mile with me podcast invited all the UK runners to come for a real run together for our WWFOR - and we even got Krister (@Krister_RtNP) from the Running the narrow path podcast from Sweden to join us! Nigel (@nigelrunner) from Running from the Reaper podcast, Phil Moneypenny (@showshadow) (www.runcast.tv) and his sister Vicki, Toni (@drusy)(www.drusy.blogspot.com) and her son, Nick, Harry Burns (@harry67), Paul Abrelat (@pabrelat) from his blog, runyankrun.blogspot.com, Paul (@xjr4buddha), Richard, Shelia (from the extra mile podcast), Mark Wheelton from his blog, mytimetorun.blogspot.com, Gary Wall (@GaryW2008) from his blog, kinverkid.blogspot.com, and even Tineke (@tinebeest) on a bike! Phil posted a great video of the run -

Check out photos on the group blog http://eurorunnet.blogspot.com and as we plan where to run together next, come join us!

In the chatroom we had some of our crew (Nigel, Tineke, PaulBudda and Krister) but also Matt from the DumpRunnersClub podcast, Joe Garland of the RunWestchester blog, DevonIain from the DevonIan.blogspot blog, JimJ, Donna from Team Point Two, Lilydee and Terry from the gravity@1053 podcast.

[Click Here to Listen to RRT Episode 52]

RRT 51: Your WWFOR Open Mike

2009-10-09T07:51:00.021-04:00

The Crazyrunner, Matt http://crazyrunnermatt.blogspot.com (and podcast of the same name) and Steve Runner, host of the Phedippidations Podcast, along with Toni (Drusy's blog) hear from WWFOR runners - Mark U. who ran the Chicago Marathon for a fantastic PR & BQ (http://runinamerica.blogspot.com/), Joe Garland (http://runwestchester.wordpress.com/), Ari of the RunAnsky blog, Lybbe, host of the 50 Counting Down podcast, RunBridget's run with her daughter and sister, Eddie, host of his blog, http://eddiemarathon.com and even Terry (http://planet3rry.com) calling in DURING his WWFOR race!

Lots of support in the chatroom from JimJ, Harry1888, gchance, Matt from the Dumprunners Club podcast, Gordon, Steve Chopper from the a mile with me podcast, Sabuchan from Japan, SonsofLibertyRiders1, Melotte from the Netherlands, dennrunner and tspattern.

[Click Here to Listen to RRT Episode 51]

RRT 50- Running Moms with Kristin Armstrong

2009-10-03T08:20:00.015-04:00

Running offers a bit of peace for Moms, a path back to fitness and self-esteem. But how to manage it - finding balance and motivation, fighting guilt? As co-hosts, we've got three expert running Moms to share their secrets - Lois (www.triathlonbook.com/blog), Karin (www.momrun.blogspot.com), and Susan (www.irunformylife.blogspot.com) along with Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com) as timekeeper.
Special guest is Kristin Armstrong, motivation columnist of Mile Markers, in Runners World and author of three books: Work in Progress: An Unfinished Woman's Guide to Grace, Happily Ever After: Walking with Peace and Courage Through a Year of Divorce and the children's book, Lance Armstrong: The Race of His Life.

Views about running strollers, needing friends, family and partners to help and the harsh reality about risks in training a tired, post-pregnancy body. But it's the best way to stay sane, make time for yourself and ultimately show your kids that you can achieve anything if you try!

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 50]

RRT49 - Team Point Two Update

2009-09-26T15:00:00.011-04:00

Team Point Two (www.teampointtwo.com) Seven amazing fellow runners who have accepted the challenge to publically train for their next marathons, and four were on the call - Susan (www.irunformylife.blogspot.com), who's made it back into her pre-pregnancy running shorts, Jamie (www.itsarunningthing.blogspot.com) is struggling with hamstring pain, Donna about to run the Portland Marathon and LJ (www.wyotri.blogspot.com), discussing the wisdom of running a marathon to prepare for a marathon! Check out the rest of the team on their blogs; Chris (www.duffrunner.blogspot.com), Tony (www.sjtony.blogspot.com) and Nicole (www.runningbebe.com).

Marathon Advisor, John Ellis (the22miler.blogspot.com), fellow runner/Blogger Toni Harvey ( www.drusy.blogspot.com) and Joe Garland talk to the team and about the Spedding's "perfect" workout , from his book, "From Last To First", reviewed on Joe's blog Run Westchester.

In the chatroom we had Lybbe, host of Fifty Counting Down podcast, Matt from the DumpRunnersClub podcast, Erin, host of Tri N Reality Podcast, NYLisa, Ari, host of his blog - Run Ansky Run, DenaRae, and Lisa, host of the blog Nurseontherun.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 49]

RRT 48 - Marathon Mileage with Matt and Mike

2009-09-16T18:11:00.017-04:00

Matt and Mike on Marathon Mileage. Matt, alias "Digger", is training for his first marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon, and hosts the RunDiggerRun podcast. Mike is an ultra-marathoner, aka "DirtDawg", host of the the DirtDawg's Rambling Diatribe Podcast. The topic was sparked by discussion on www.therunninglaminator.blogspot.com. Chris Russell from the RunRunLive podcast, Matt from the DumpRunnersClub podcast, Joe Garland of the RunWestchester blog, and Eddie from his blog EddieMarathon joined the discussion too, before Talkshoe froze out other callers.

For the novice or experienced marathoner, this episode has gems of insight, whatever your pace, experience or motivation.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 48]

RRT47 - Resistance Training - Amelia Burton

2009-09-10T03:47:00.018-04:00

We talk with Amelia Burton, health and fitness coach from Sydney, Australia (www.ameliaburton.com) about Resistance Training for runners. Co-hosts Mango (TritheMango Podcast - http://mangorunner.wordpress.com), Melisa (IrishBlue blog - http://irishblue.blogspot.comspot.com), Toni (Drusy's blog - www.drusy.blogspot.com), Trea(from Wodonga in Victoria AU) and RunnerDude (RunnerDude blog - http://ncrunnerdude.blogspot.com) find out what's best and what is pure vanity (and might slow you down!)

In the chatroom we had Cewtwo, host of his blog, Recreation with Charlie (www.cewtwo.com), Lybbe, host of the podcast Fifty Counting Down (www.fiftycountingdown.blogspot.com), Margaret, host of her blog, Flutter-bys (www.butterflyrunner.blogspot.com), Matt from the DumpRunnersClub podcast, Erin, the host of Tri N Reality Podcast, Mark Ulrich, host of his blog, Run in America, Brian "Triboomer" of the Stay Tuned Triathlon Report podcast, Joe Garland of the RunWestchester blog, and Chris Russell from the RunRunLive podcast.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 47]

RRT 46: Iron Ambition - John Callos

2009-09-04T07:20:00.013-04:00

John Callos, author of Iron Ambition, describes how he transformed himself from an over-weight, out-of-shape CEO into an Ironman. After achieving that goal, he's now just finished an Ultraman! This guy is driven, and uses his experience and philosophy to motivate executives to achive their goals.

Co-hosting are Steve Runner of the Phedippidations Podcast, Ann host of her blog, Redheadrunner, Chris Russell of the RunRunLive Podcast, Steve Chopper of the A mile with me Podcast, and Toni of the blog Drusy's Blog.

In the chatroom we had DevonIan (to keep us informed of the footie score), Brent Hopkins, Eatmydust, Cewtwo, host of his blog http://www.cewtwo.com/, Lybbe, host of the podcast Fifty Counting Down (www.fiftycountingdown.blogspot.com), JimJ and Joe Garland, host of the blog http://www.runwestchester.wordpress.com/.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 46]

RRT45: Team Point Two Update

2009-08-27T23:52:00.013-04:00

Update on Team Point Two (www.teampointtwo.com) Seven amazing fellow runners who have accepted the challenge to publically train for their next marathons:

Nicole (http://www.runningbebe.com/),
LJ (http://www.wyotri.blogspot.com/),
Susan (http://www.irunformylife.blogspot.com/),
Chris (duffrunner.blogspot.com)
Donna and Jamie (http://www.itsarunningthing.blogspot.com/)
Tony (http://www.sjtony.blogspot.com/) couldn't make it this week.

"Marathon Advisor" John Ellis (the22miler.blogspot.com) and podcast goof-ball Steve Runner (Phedippidations) quiz them on their progress, successes, failures, and what they've learned about themselves and their training.

In the chatroom we had Toni, host of her blog www.drusy.blogspot.com ,Clewsy, Eatmydust, floogy, johnmichaelspuppy, mattallenphoto,Colin, host of his blog www.resurrectedrunner.blogspot.com, Cewtwo, host of his blog www.cewtwo.com, Matt from the Dump Runners Club podcast, Lybbe, host of the podcast Fifty Counting Down (www.fiftycountingdown.blogspot.com), Terry from the Gravity@1053 Podcast (www.planet3rry.com), Mike from the Dirt Dawg's Rambling Diatribe podcast (www.dirtdawgramblingdiatribe.blogspot.com), Margaret, host of her blog, Flutter-bys (www.butterflyrunner.blogspot.com), Joe Garland, host of the blog www.runwestchester.wordpress.com, Dennrunner, Rolltide, Momontherun (either www.momrun.blogspot.com,Sotally Tober (www.sotallytoberrunning.blogspot.com), Brian "Triboomer", Host of the "Stay Tuned Report" Triathlon News Podcast, MaddyHubba, host of MaddyRuns blog (www.maddyruns.com), Gordon of the Run to Disney Podcast (www.runtodisney.com), and Chris Russell of RunRunLive Podcast

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 45 ]

RRT44 - Girls on the Run

2009-08-22T10:56:00.008-04:00

We talk with Molly Barker, a 4-time Hawaii Ironman triathlete, who founded Girls on the Run (www.girlsontherun.org), a non-profit program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. Molly's books, Girls Lit from Within, and Girls on Track, and her blog, Molly on the Run encourage girls to stand up to the challenges of adolescence, stay committed to their own sense of self and help them stay "on track" through the teen years.

We'll also talk with Mandy Mayer, a Girls on the Run coach, and one incredibly wise 9-year old girl in the programe, Catherine. Marathon Chris (www.marathonchris.blogspot.com) , host of the Running Adventures Podcast and her daughter, Carolyn talk about running together. Doug McCrae (also a Girls on the Run coach) and Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com) also co-host and talk about their plans for the World Wide Festival of Races (www.worldwidefestivalofraces.com)

In the chatroom we had Cewtwo, host of his blog, Recreation with Charlie (www.cewtwo.com), Kevin from The Extra Mile Podcast (www.theextramilepodcast.blogspot.com), Tribabe (www.tribabe.blogspot.com), Chris the Duffrunner (www.duffrunner.blogspot.com), Steve Runner from the Phedippidations Podcast (www.steverunner.com), Lybbe, host of the podcast Fifty Counting Down (www.fiftycountingdown.blogspot.com), Terry from the Gravity@1053 Podcast (www.planet3rry.com), RTSAN, barefootkilt, Mike from the Dirt Dawg's Rambling Diatribe podcast (www.dirtdawgramblingdiatribe.blogspot.com), Jim J, Margaret, host of her blog, Flutter-bys (www.butterflyrunner.blogspot.com), monodactylus, melotte, Alberto, Meechelle and Nancy Heydinger (another Girls on the Run coach).

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 44]

RRT43 - Barefoot Running

2009-08-18T11:07:00.011-04:00

A great interview with Chris McDougall, author of "Born to Run" and John Woodward, barefoot running and Alexander Technique teacher from www.naturalrunning.co.uk. Co-hosts were Steve Runner, host of Phedippidations podcast, Ultra- marathoner "DirtDawg" host of the DirtDawg's Rambling Diatribe Podcast, Chris "Duffrunner", author of the "Mind of a Middle Aged Marathoner" blog, and Toni of www.drusy.blogspot.com blog. We talk about human evolution, barefoot running classes, the bio-mechanics of running, injuries, shoe manufactures "testicular nonsense", Chia seeds, beer and the amazing Tarahumara indians.

In the chatroom were Lybbe, host of Fifty Counting Down podcast, Matt from the DumpRunnersClub podcast, Erin, the host of Tri N Reality Podcast, Steve Chopper from a mile with me podcast, fsmith423, Joe Garland of the RunWestchester blog, Nigel from the Running from the Reaper Podcast, drsmitty99, harry1888, justfinish, runnerfor good, Gordon from the Running to Disney Podcast, Mango from the Tri the Mango podcast, lucky7runner, butterflyrunr, justfinish, DAGs, denrunner, DevonIain from the IMFL blog, Oscar Yeager, Kevin from the Extra Mile podcast, bald man running, Chris Russell from the RunRunLive podcast and roadbunner.

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 43 ]

RRT 42: Track and Cross-Country Racing

2009-08-05T17:55:00.018-04:00

Episode 42 saw Matt Tartar, host of the Dump Runners Club podcast (@RunnerMatt), Ari of the RunAnsky blog (@runanskyrun), Resurrected Runner Colin (@resurrectedrunr), and Joe Garland of the RunWestchester blog talk about track and cross-country racing as well as the World Championships and the upcoming NYC Half-Marathon.

Here are a couple of Joe's posts on running Track and Cross-Country.

Matt's a big Colorado fan and here's Chris Lear's Running with the Buffaloes.

Listen to the Episode

On the professional side:

World Champs

LetsRun coverage (including TV & Internet times)

Flotrack Review of Day 1; there'll be reviews of the rest of the meet.

TV Coverage: This info is in Comment No. 1 and on the LetsRun site.

NYC Half-Marathon, Sunday at 7am EST: Live Streaming from New York Road Runners.

[Click Here to Listen to RRT Episode 42]

RRT41: Runners Excuses

2009-08-01T15:21:00.011-04:00

We talk with Dean Hebert (www.rxrunning.com), author of the books Coach, I didn't Run Because... and Runners Take Your Marks about excuses and why we really do want to run. Co-hosts were SteveRunner, host of the Phedippidations podcast (www.steverunner.com), Christina (www.lazybonesrunning.blogspot.com), Steve in Arkanas (www.twitter.com/SteveArk), Mike "DirtDawg", host of Dirt Dawg Rambling Diatribe Podcast (www.dirtdawgramblingdiatribe.blogspot.com) and Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com). We also heard about Dirt Dawg's epic 100 mile ultramarathon he ran last weekend! And our plans for the World Wide Festival of Races and the UK Spires race team, being organised by Steve Chopper (www.amilewith.me.uk)

In the chatroom we had Cewtwo, host of his blog, Recreation with Charlie (www.cewtwo.com), Joe Garland (www.runwestchester.wordpress.com), Chris "Duffrunner"
(www.duffrunner.blogspot.com), Lybbe, host of the podcast Fifty Counting Down (www.fiftycountingdown.blogspot.com), Matt Tartar, host of the Dump Runners Club podcast (www.dumprunnersclub.com), Jim Hebert (Dean's brother), ClaudiaWard (Dean's co-coach), clang, cleason_uk, Jim J26, milesra and 21 un-named guests.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 41]

RRT40 - Open Mike on Podcasts

2009-07-23T12:22:00.007-04:00

This weeks open mic show was all about podcasts, hosted by Stuart from the Quadrathon Podcast hosted a lively discussion about podcasts; why we make them, why we listen to them, how we make them, content, runcasts, the good the bad, companionship we cover it all!

In tonight’s show we were joined by:

Matt – RunDiggerRun Twitter @rundigger

Chris Russell – RunRunLive @cyktrussell

Barb – KelownaGurl Tris @kelownagurl

Erin337 – Tri N Reality @erin337

Mike – Dirt Dawg’s Rambling Diatribe Podcast @dirtdawg50k

Travis – Run the Ultras @travislillies

Eddie – Eddie Marathon @edmarathon

Joe Garland – Run Westchester @joegarland

Mark U. - RunInAmerica.Com

Click here to listen to Episode 40

RRT39: Team Point Two

2009-07-17T11:17:00.008-04:00

Steve Runner, host of the Phedippidations Podcast, John Ellis (www.the22miler.blogspot.com) and Toni Harvey) (www.drusy.blogspot.com) talk with the marathon training group, Team Point Two, about their progress. Tony (www.sjtony.blogspot.com), LJ (www.wyotri.blogspot.com), Susan (www.irunformylife.blogspot.com), Chris (duffrunner.blogspot.com) Donna and Jamie (www.itsarunningthing.blogspot.com)

In the chat room we had Mal James (www.unholylandnews.blogspot.com), Colin (www.resurrectedrunner.blogspot.com), Charlie (www.twitter.com/cewtwo), Dena Rae, Gordon from the Running to Disney Podcast, epml, Joe Garland (www.runwestchester.wordpress.com), Krister , Stuart from the Quadrathon Podcast, Waterford man, Adam (www.abiker.blogspot.com), Matt from the Dumprunners Club Podcast, Boo McLaren, Lonnlmt and Floogy.

Crockpot Pulled Pork from CewTwo

Delicious pork shoulder, cooked with barbecue sauce and onion, then shredded.
Ingredients:

* pork shoulder roast, about 4 pounds
* 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
* 1 1/2 cups water
* 1 bottle (16 ounces) barbecue sauce, or 2 cups homemade sauce
* 1 cup chopped onion

Preparation:
Place half of the thinly sliced onions in bottom of slow cooker; add
pork and water, along with remaining onion slices. Cover and cook on
LOW for 8 to 10 hours or 4 to 5 hours on HIGH heat setting. Drain
liquid from slow cooker; chop the meat coarsely and discard excess
fat. Put the pork back in the slow cooker. Add barbecue sauce and
chopped onion. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours longer. Stir
occasionally. Serve with warm split buns and coleslaw.
Serves 8 to 10.
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[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 39 ]

RRT38: Lyle McDonald - Weight loss and Nutrition

2009-07-09T09:56:00.014-04:00

An interview with Lyle McDonald, athlete and author of seven books on various aspects of exercise, diet and sports nutrition, including The Protein Book and The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook. He's an invaluable resource - the articles on his website www.bodyrecomposition.com demonstrate the depth of his understanding of new scientific research that endurance athletes, weightlifters and dieters need to know!

Around the table we had Toni Harvey, host of the Drusy Blog, John Ellis, "advisor" of Team Point Two and host of the22miler blog; Brian Walter host of RushRunner blog and Quotidian, host of the Running with Ghosts Podcast.

In the chatroom, we had MarathonChris of the Running Adventures podcast, Chris Russell of the RunRunLive podcast, floogy, RawDomer, Glenn of the Runs with Diaper blog, Lybbe of the Fifty Counting Down podcast, Colin of the Resurected Runner blog, Roadbunner blogger, Brian "Triboomer" of the Stay Tuned Report Podcast, Steve Runner of the Phedipidations podast, and Charlie or "Cewtwo" on twitter, host of Recreation with Charlie Blog.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 38]

RRT 37 - Relay Races

2009-07-02T09:04:00.014-04:00

RunWestchester blogger Joe Garland hosted an episode about running in relay races, interviewing Paul Vanderheiden, the Green Mountain Relay Race Director and founder of Timberline Events. Co-hosts were Tavia of the Pigtails Flying Blog and Teri, host of runningrelays.com along with Toni of Drusy's blog as timekeeper.

In the chatroom, we had Gordon of the Running to Disney podcast, Erin, the host of the podcast Tri N Reality and host of the blog - elements of erin 337, Ari, host of his blog - Run Ansky Run, Lybbe of the Fifty Counting Down podcast, Stuart of the Quadrathon podcast, Steve Chopper from the a mile with me podcast, Sconesvt, Shannon, Cewtwo host of Recreation with Charlie Blog, a Wild West Relay runner, DirtDawg of DirtDawg's Rambling Diatribe Podcast and Rob O'Neil of the Heart of Vermont Relay.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 37]

RRT 36 - Running Shoes

2009-06-29T18:43:00.008-04:00

Mike (aka as Westy or RunWesty) with co-hosts Erin, Colin and Ari with a last minute add of Chris Russell of Runrunlive fame greeted Charlie as our guest at the table for a conversation about running shoes.

Charlie is the author of the Running with Coffee blog along with being the assistant manager at Fleet Feet Sports Chicago where he fits runners for shoes and he coaches beginning runners in a couch to 5K program called No Boundaries, which is a joint venture between Fleet Feet Sports and New Balance. Listen in as Charlie answered all of our questions on fitting of shoes, brands, types of shoes, cost, trends and a whole bunch more.

Mike writes the blog Westy's Running
Erin is the host of the podcast Tri N Reality and writes the blog - elements of erin 337
Colin (a.k.a. Resurrected Runner) writes the blog - The Resurrected Runner
Ari writes the blog - Run Ansky Run

My apologies to all in the chat room as I forgot to read off all of your names. A few of the ones I remember are Kelownagurl, Quadrathon, Joe G., Eddie Marathon, Cewtwo. To those I skipped sorry. I hope you all enjoy the show.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 36]

RRT 34 Open Mike - Who do you run for?

2009-06-18T12:13:00.008-04:00

Brian "Triboomer", TriBoomer.com and the Stay Tuned Report, editor of the newly published “The Meaning of Tri: The Hearts and Minds Behind the Swim, Bike and Run.” (book available exclusively at MindsetTriathlon.com) hosted an Open Mike with Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com) and special guest, Scott Zagarino director of AthletesForaCure.org, a fundraising and awareness program of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Also on the call were Roland, host of the 20 minute runner podcast
Colin, host of the blog www.resurrectedrunner.blogspot.com
Tara, author of the blog and runner's community http://www.runforwhat.com (check out the t-shirts!)
Eddie, author of the blog www.eddiemarathon.blogspot.com
Joe, author of the blog www.runwestchester.wordpress.com who recommends the Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Tim, fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and "Rawdomer" on twitter
Mango, co-host of the Triathlete's Coffeeshop podcast and TritheMango podcast
Chris Russell, host of the Runrunlive podcast

We also had SRoss82, Cewtwo (www.cewtwo.com) and Dan of the 4feetrunning podcast in the chatroom.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 34]

RRT 33: Runners are Strange Creatures

2009-06-05T09:25:00.009-04:00

We talk about our quirkiness. Counting miles, mapping out runs, agonizing over training schedule or even trying to plan family vacation around running events. Yes, it's true we DO that. For most this is just part of being a runner. For some it's the way that we are wired in the brain, and it's an outlet. We're talking about the full spectrum from the meditative relaxation of running to Obsessive Complusive Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome.
Nik and Dan, Planet3rry, Sage Rountree, Mark U. Shawn and Dirt Dog are around the table.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 33]

RRT 32: World Wide Festival of Races

2009-05-30T12:13:00.008-04:00

We're talking about the (ahem) FOURTH ANNUAL WORLD WIDE FESTIVAL OF RACES! Join some of the race directors for the WWFoR, Adam, Toni, Steve C, Steve R, Matt, CEO Kevin and a host of others as we talk about our plans for COMPLETE WORLD DOMINATION!
If you live in in the UK, you can get a WWFoR logo printed on your own favorite shirt for only £6. Contact Nick Mavrides at Ace Sports, opposite the Kentish Town Tube station. Or post the shirt with payment and a postage paid return envelope to him at 594 Hertford Road, Enfield, Middlesex EN3 5SX You'll need to tell him what colour to print. acesports@btconnect.com

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 32 ]

RRT 31: Open Mike - The Runner's Mind

2009-05-26T15:24:00.007-04:00

This week was a West Coast open mic show, hosted by Stuart (of the Quadrathon podcast). The discussion focused on the Runners Mind- the psychology of running, the highs 'n' lows, our internal battles for success.

[ Click Here for Runners
Roundtable - Episode 31]

At the table tonight were:

Stuart: Read Hear Tweet @quadrathon
Lonewolf: Read
Chrisdopher: Read
Dirtdawg: Read Hear Tweet @dirtdawg50k
ResurrectedRunner: Read Tweet @resurrectedrunr
SoloRunner: Read Tweet@solorunner
KelownaGurl: Read Hear Tweet @kelownagurl
Draderco Tweet @draderco
Cewtwo: Tweet @cewtwo
DenaRae: Tweet @denachilds

Listen in a gain some insight into our state of mind....it's not as scary as you might think!

RRT 30: Swift Half

2009-05-14T05:18:00.009-04:00

Join us on 20 May at 4pm EST when friends from the online running community in the UK will talk about meeting up in the REAL WORLD to run the White Peak "Swift" Half in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its called a swift half because the last part is screaming downhill about 1000 ft. (PR sure bet!)

Steve Chopper from the a mile with me podcast is hosting, Phil from Runcast.tv is timekeeper and other runners Petra (http://petraruns.blogspot.com/), Mark (mytimetorun.blogspot.com), Gary and Toni (http://www.drusy.blogspot.com/ blog). We're passing out cards Steve Chopper made for the WWFOR, so we'll see how the sales pitch goes....

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 30 ]

RRT29: Introducing Team Point Two!

2009-05-13T06:01:00.003-04:00

Today we introduce the members of Team Point Two, a new project by John Ellis to encourage and advise a group of fellow runners and marathoners to set a personal record in their 26.2 mile races. Go to TeamPointTwo.com to learn more.

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 29 ]

RRT 28: Aches and Pains

2009-05-01T11:14:00.010-04:00

Ice baths, beatings with sticks, and when to stretch? We talked about runners ailments, their treatment and what you can do to avoid them. David Wells; a UK-qualified Osteopath/Pilates instructor and CoachAdam; exercise physiologist/ running coach talked with Toni (http://www.drusy.blogspot.com/), Dr Jami (http://www.runnerforgood.blogspot.com/), and John Vaughn (http://www.runnewengland.blogspot.com/).

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 28 ]

RRT27: Open Mike - Race mishaps

2009-04-22T17:52:00.004-04:00

RRT27: Open Mike and Race Day Mishaps

Steve Runner of the Phedippidations podcast and Toni Harvey from her blog drusy.blogspot.com host this East Coast Open Mike episode of The Runners Round Table where fellow runners tell their worst and funniest race day mishaps!

Also, a special announcement was made by Steve's son, John Michael, regarding a certain goofy little podcaster being awarded the title of “The Greatest Dad of the Century” and the name given to his new puppy.

Links:
http://www.ameliaburton.com.au
http://runnerforgood.blogspot.com
http://adamtwenty.blogspot.com
http://www.wyotri.blogspot.com
http://eddiemarathon.blogspot.com
http://www.untpawgal02.blogspot.com
http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307266303/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241056294&sr=1-1
http://amilewithme.podbean.com
http://www.triboomer.blogspot.com
http://bluedawgsrunning.blogspot.com
http://www.runswithadiaper.blogspot.com

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 27 ]

RRT26: Where can I run?

2009-04-16T03:13:00.007-04:00

Chris Russell of the RunRunLive Podcast talked with Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com),
Glenn (www.runswithadiaper.blogspot.com), Eddie (www.eddiemarathon.blogspot.com) and Chris Duffy, part of John Ellis' Team Point Two or his "Mind of a
middle-aged marathoner" blog about finding new running routes. Some of the resources mentioned or suggested in the chatroom were:

www.goodrunguide.co.uk/ - subscription-based running trails website in Great Britain
Using a Garmin 405 and http://connect.garmin.com/signin to design a route and then navigate between waypoints along the run
or on GPS enabled cell phones try Bones in Motion application to see where you are.
www.runtheplanet.com has abandoned the old listings and now is affiliated with www.run.com.
Lots of people use www.buckeyeoutdoors.com public routes or www.mapmyrun.com
Also www.coolrunning.com and www.active.com
US routes on USATF www.usatf.org/routes/
Try Gmaps pedometer to get mileage and elevations
If you're in New York, check out www.westchestertrails.com/

Trail running - Resources
o Maps -Trails Illustrated TOPO Maps by National Geographic
o Guidebooks: Falcon Guides
o Online resources - www.trails.com, www.traillink.com and www.nps.gov
o Park rangers
o Other runners or hikers

and of course GoogleMaps; look for green places, Railroads, Rivers and lakes, trails and ovals...running tracks!

[Click here for Runners Round Table - Episode 26]