Running Rogue

In this interview, I chat with Allie Kieffer (@kiefferallie) in studio who is currently training in Austin. Allie needs no introduction as she has recently finished 5th and 7th at NYC with a 2:28 marathon PR.  In this episode, we talk about her reactions to the Boston Marathon, overcoming injury, her rise in the sport, leaving her coach Brad Hudson, and much more.  If you aren't inspired by Allie, then something is wrong! Thanks to her for being so willing to open up and share in a real/raw way. Also, for those interested in the Houston goal-setting event, here are the details: https://www.facebook.com/events/381732542681281/

In this special edition episode, I bring on former Berlin preview guest Johanna (Jojo) Gretschel to recap Boston as well as preview and predict the races in London on Sunday. The women go off on Sunday in London 4:25 AM EST and then the men start at 5:10 AM EST. Races can be streamed on NBC Sports Gold or watched in the US on the Olympic Channel. Will Kipchoge win yet again? If so, can he go after his world record? Can Mo Farah challenge him? Who wins the battle of women champions as all 4 of the last Major Marathon winners battle on the women's side? Can Mary Keitany win her 4th London? How will Emily Sisson do in her debut and can she beat training partner Molly Huddle? Plus, picks and predictions from me and Jojo!   

In this final episode in the mini-series, we answer your questions from the prior episodes including: - What happens if you wake up with a low HRV score on race day? - How should you think about macro nutrient/meal timing through out the day? - What products do we recommend for protein supplementation? - How should older athletes think about recovery and nutrition? - What additional tests do we recommend in addition to the regular annual blood work for unexplained muscle weakness & fatigue leading to a progressive decline in running performance? And more... Starting next week, Jason Brooks and Dr. Noah Moos will be hosting a spin-off podcast that will continue to post weekly on these and related topics. That podcast will be available soon on various podcast platforms like itunes. In the mean time, look for new episodes starting next Wednesday here: humanperformanceprojectpodcast.libsyn.com.  

In this episode, I interview director Sanjay Rawal to discuss his recent documentary - 3100: Run and Become - on the Self Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race. In this race, athletes run 3,100 miles over the course of 52 days around a half-mile city block in Queens, NY. That's 60 miles per day in the heart of the NYC summer. In our discussion, we talk about the story behind the race as well as the athletes who do it. Plus, we cover lessons that might be gleaned for your own running and training. To learn more or to watch the film, you can do so here: https://3100film.com/  

In this episode, we complete our mini-series on the Human Performance Project, discussing agile coaching and health care. We discuss how to listen to and measure your body and then how to adjust your training and lifestyle accordingly. This includes discussions on heart rate, heart rate variability as well as genetic markers and key blood values. Plus, we announced that we will have a bonus fifth episode in the mini series just to answer your questions. If you have questions, please submit them to chris @ roguerunning.com in order to be included in the next episode. 

In this episode, I jump straight into an interview with Katie Visco who has plans to run across Australia this summer. Katie is an ultra runner who 10 years ago became one of the first women to ever run across the US on a solo adventure. We talk with Katie about the reasons behind both journeys, what is involved in preparation, and how she is training to cover 30+ miles per day through the Australian Outback. My hope is that you are inspired to take the first step on one of your dreams by hearing Katie's story. For more on Katie, here are additional links to follow along with her journey: Her personal site: www.katievisco.com Her soup delivery site: www.HotLoveSoup.com On Instagram: @katievisco To donate support her journey: https://www.gofundme.com/running-across-australia/donate?pc=wd_md_donate_r And to access the Running Rogue podcast now on Stitcher and Spotify: Stitcher link: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/running-rogue-podcast/running-rogue?refid=stpr Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OfHKd

Our Boston Marathon weekend coverage continues with this special edition interview with Justyn Knight from the Reebok Boston Track Club. Justyn is a 2-time NCAA Champion from Syracuse. He ran the BAA 5K this morning and finished 3rd only 3 seconds back of winner Hagos Gebrhiwet. Justyn breaks down the race from his perspective and then shares stories from his running past, present and future. Plus, he gives really good advice for Boston Marathoners after my final question. Listen to the end for that! Thank you to Reebok for connecting Justyn to me for this interview. You can follow Justyn here: - Instagram: @justyn.knight, @reebokboston_tc - Twitter: @justyn_knight, @reebokbostonTC  

Live from Boston... I break it all down on how Marathon Monday will go down, including opening thoughts on how Boston racers might manage the potential weather. Listen in to get my predictions for the races as well as insights from the elite press conferences, including discussions I hold with almost all of the top Americans. Plus, follow along on Monday on Facebook live (www.facebook.com/roguerunning) as I do the live call from the Oofos pop-up at 344 Newbury Street, just a few blocks from the course.  

In this episode of the Human Performance Project mini-series, we are joined by very special guest and Olympic 1500m gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz (@mgcentro) who trains with the Bowerman Track Club.  For this episode, we talk about things to consider within diet and nutrition in order to optimize performance including discussion on Matthew's own approach to nutrition and how that is now evolving as he approaches 30 years old. From peeing on pH paper to see if you need more veggies to talking about macro nutrient balance and race weight, this episode has a bit of everything on this topic.  If you do have questions, please send those to chris@roguerunning.com.  

In this episode, I start with a few current events, recapping the World Cross Country Championships and Emily Sisson's recent 10K (and Olympic Qualifying Standard) at Stanford. Then at 26 minutes, we turn to an interview with Molly Dykstra, one of the coaches from our Rogue Training groups based in Dallas (www.roguetraining.run). Molly coaches a half marathon group for us there based out of the Mockingbird Run-On/JackRabbit store. Molly has big goals to earn her first Boston Qualifier, and in this interview, we talk about how she collapsed within sight of the finish line (and her goal) on her last attempt. Then, we talk about what she needs to do now in training to finally get it done. I think everyone with Boston goals will be able to relate to some part of Molly's story.  

We continue our series on Human Performance with this second episode in the series about the Model of Degeneration or how things can go wrong in your body. We start with a short preamble on the mind/body connection discussed in the last episode and then jump into this model which includes discussions on: - Diet, Digestion, and Elimination - Inflammation - Blood Sugar Dysregulation, Anemia, Blood Chemistry Changes - Neuro-Hormonal Dysregulation - Immune Dysregulation - Auto-Immune Processes - Cancer and Neurodegeneration For reference, here is a link to the book Elite Minds that I mention in the intro: https://www.amazon.com/Elite-Minds-Differently-Competitive-Maximize/dp/1259836169 Next week, look for episode #3 in the mini series where we will cover diet and nutrition and how those two things affect how you feel.  

Ryan Hall stopped by the Running Rogue podcast studio in February, and I am excited to release this interview with him on his new book: Run the Mile You're In: Finding God in Every Step. The book covers lessons from Ryan's career as an elite-level marathoner as well as his new passion in weight training. Ryan Hall needs no introduction, but he a two-time Olympian and the fastest ever US marathoner with a PR of 2:04:58 and also the current US half marathon record holder.  You can pre-order the book here and then purchase it after its release on April 16th. https://www.amazon.com/Run-Mile-Youre-Finding-Every/dp/0310354374 Details from the intro: - Event with Chris Lear at Rogue on April 4th: https://www.facebook.com/events/539074903282944/ - Boston Marathon meet-up opportunity: Sunday, April 14th from 2-3 pm at the Westin Copley, 7th floor, Empire Room.

I am excited to bring you this mid-week mini series over the next 4 weeks with prior show guests Dr. Noah Moos (episode 78) and Rogue Trail guru Jason Brooks (episodes 94 and 105). These episodes will post on Wednesdays in addition to my normal weekly episodes that come on Sundays. In this series, we discuss the beyond-training elements that might impact human performance such as stress, diet, sleep, systemic inflammation, and more. Dr. Moos is a chiropractor by training but practices many eastern medicine concepts in his Austin-based clinic HealthPlus ATX (www.healthplusaustin.com). Jason Brooks is our resident trail guru and leader for our Rogue Virtual (https://www.roguerunning.com/roguevirtual) one-to-one training programs. He is also an admitted nerd on these topics. Naturally, the idea for this series was born on a trail run between Jason and Dr. Moos, and we decided to bring their trail musings to you. Eventually, the idea is to form a spin-off podcast on this topic with the two of them. Here are the t

In this episode, I start with a few current event topics including results from the NYC Half Marathon and an update on the Olympic qualifying process from USATF (via www.letsrun.com).  Then at 21 minutes in, I turn to an interview with Canadian elite athlete (and 2:32 marathoner) Sasha Gollish. She was in Austin for training to escape the cold winter of Toronto, so I got to join her for a few runs as well as get her in the podcast studio. After she listened to episode #110 (with Christie Aschwanden) and read the book Good to Go (on the science of recovery), Sasha invited me out for our first float pod experiences. We talk all about it to start the interview and then cover a range of topics from her approach to recovery to coaching to lessons from her engineering dissertation for running. Plus, we talk about her Oiselle partnership and everything they do to build community in our sport. You can follow Sasha's journey to make the Olympic Marathon team for Canada at www.sashagollish.com or via her instagram hand

In this episode, we bring Alex Hutchinson back on the show to do a deep dive into a smorgasbord of his recent Sweat Science articles. We cover everything from what makes the Nike 4% Vapor Fly shoes work (foam or the carbon fiber plate?) to what we can learn from elites on running form to how to fuel a cross-Antarctica ski expedition. Plus, we get Alex's predictions on Kipchoge vs. Farah coming up at the London Marathon! Alex has also been on episodes 48, 64, 81, and 110 of this show. You can also find all of Alex's Sweat Science articles here: https://www.outsideonline.com/1745511/alex-hutchinson Also check out Alex's book as well if you haven't already... Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. 

In this episode, I break down some running current events from the first half of March including Yomif Kejelcha's indoor mile world record, the Tokyo Marathon, the Road to Gold Olympic Marathon Trials test event in Atlanta, and the release of the new IAAF Olympic Standards for Tokyo 2020. There is a lot happening in the running world, and we aren't even to outdoor reason yet!

In this episode, we jump straight into the interview with Adam Goucher on the book Running with the Buffaloes by Chris Lear. The book chronicles Adam’s pursuit of the NCAA Cross Country title in 1998 at the University of Colorado.  Adam (aka Mr. Kara Goucher) is a 4 time NCAA champion, Olympian in 5K and has the highest US male finish in World Cross (6th) since 1986. He now runs the business Run the Edge with his friend Tim Catalano. Learn more about Run the Edge and their Run the Year challenge at www.runtheedge.com.

In this episode, I start with a recap of the US Indoor Championships, covering the highlights from the weekend of races including an American Record from 16-year-old Athing Mu.  Results can be found here: https://usatf.org/usatf/files/6e/6e186d55-97ae-4660-9205-454d95ab3fd2.htm Then at 15:00 into the episode, James and I begin talking about workout management and how to get the most from your workouts in 3 mini chapters: - Workout purpose and how it can change with small changes in workout structure - Workout routine and how to optimize it for best workout results - Workout management and how to make adjustments in real time based on how you feel You can also hear more from James on episodes 8, 37, and 107! 

In this episode, we give you the details on the who, what, when, where, how, and why of getting started with a running program. I am joined by long-time Rogue coach and member Marilyn Faulkner who coaches one of our Couch to 5K programs here in Austin. You can follow Marilyn on instagram at @bumpitupfitness. This episode is for everyone who wants to get started or restart a running program as well as for those who want to help their friends do the same. We promise that running doesn't have to suck if you listen to this episode and follow its principles. I would also encourage you to check out episode #55 with additional insight on this topic.

In this episode, I start with a quick recap on the Millrose Games, discussing the 800m and 1 mile races. Congrats to Ajee Wilson and Donovan Brazier on new US records in the 800m. Also, congrats to my episode 109 guests, Colleen Quigley and Kate Grace on going 2nd and 3rd in the women's mile, with Colleen earning a new PR.  Then at 14:30 into the discussion, I start an interview with Kara Goucher and Jean Rigatti. Kara needs no introduction, and Jean is one of my athletes here at Rogue (who was also on episode #38).  Jean is overcoming "failure" at her most recent race at the California International Marathon and represents that runner in all of us with failures and mental challenges to overcome. Kara shares her own wisdom and experiences (including her DNF in Houston) to coach Jean through it while also imparting advice on a variety of mental training topics. It's a powerful discussion with lots of practical advice from Kara's book Strong: A Runner's Guide to Boosting Confidence and Becoming the Best Version