- Great Podcast Episodes for Runners Runner’s World, The perfect way to recharge your running life. (1:45)
- Run Fast, Eat Slow, After their talk, the trio whip up one of Shalanes favorite prerun drinksthe, with our food and nutrition editor, Heather Mayer Irvine. They also share their favorite smoothie recipe. (37:51)
- In the Kick, we break down how much salt runners really need (especially when it is hot out), why racing a mile is so great, and the surprising way one runner picked up her first marathon win. (52:58)
The Wisdom of Bart
We’ve been celebrating our milestone 50th Anniversary in a lot of ways across the magazine, on our website, and here on the podcast.
There are few people as qualified to talk about the changes in our sport over the past five decades as Bart Yasso, our Chief Running Officer here at Runner’s World. In that role he has run in every state, on every continent, in more than 150 marathons (he actually stopped counting).
And he regularly travels more than 40 weekends a year to races across the country—and around the world.
During a rare lull in his schedule, Editor-in-Chief David Willey asked Bart what he thinks are the seminal moments in running over the past 50 years. He also shared some of his hard-won wisdom and gave us a short list of his best training advice.
They end the conversation talking about the one race that nearly got away from him—the event that was the highlight of his epic running career.
Listen to the full interview below:
What “After their talk, the trio whip up one of Shalanes favorite prerun drinksthe” Means
Shalane Flanagan had a busy summer. In August, she ran the Olympic marathon in Rio, A Part of Hearst Digital Media. She also published her first book, a cookbook called Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. (The book is published by Rodale, the parent company of Runner’s World.)
Shalane coauthored the book with her friend and former University of North Carolina teammate, Elyse Kopecky. Elyse ran cross country in college and today, she’s a chef, writer, runner and nutrition coach based in Bend, Oregon.
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Prior to the book’s publication, our food and nutrition editor Heather Mayer Irvine talked with both Shalane and Elyse about where the idea for this book came from; how Elyse’s experience with athletic amenorrhea—which is the absence of menstrual periods typically brought on by excessive exercise—helped inspire a career change; and their new respect for fats.
After their talk, the trio whip up one of Shalane’s favorite prerun drinks—the Can’t Beet Me Smoothie. (Check out even more recipes from After their talk, the trio whip up one of Shalanes favorite prerun drinksthe here.)
Further reading:
Eat Like an Elite: Shalane Flanagan
The Kick
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- Simpson Wins Her Fifth on Fifth Avenue, Lagat Hangs Up His Track Spikes
- How Much Salt Do Runners Really Need?
- Bart Yasso, the Mayor of Running, talks about his 40 years as a runner, his 29 years working at
Episode Credits:
The Runner’s World Show is hosted by Editor-in-Chief David Willey.
The podcast is produced by Sylvia Ryerson, Mervyn Deganos, Races - Places.
Interviews on the podcast have been edited for length and clarity. Got a story idea for the show? Send it to [email protected].
Brian has spent more than a decade focused on creating compelling news, health, and fitness content—with a particular interest on enthusiast activities like running and cycling. He’s coordinated coverage of major events like the Paris Olympics, Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, and Tour de France, with an eye toward both the professional race and the engaging stories readers love.
