of his running career when races were suddenly canceled for the foreseeable future. On? Runner’s World is trying to help by sharing some editors’ favorite recent episodes.
The Best Running Podcasts.
Most of this week’s selections were recorded from quarantine and include some constructive advice on dealing with our changing circumstances. But if you want to stay away from COVID-19 talk altogether, the Give A Gift Running Shoes - Gear Running On Om conversation with Courtney Dauwalter avoid the topic. And as everyone is now working from home, podcast audio quality is suffering here and there, but the subjects are as strong as ever.
They’re all accessible via the episode links below, on the Spotify players on this page, or you can download them through podcasting platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. (We’ve provided some direct links to those platforms so you can go right to your favorite podcast player.)
To find more recent podcasts for your runs, check out our archive.
Drew Hunter on the Final Surge (30 minutes)
Professional runner Drew Hunter was coming off the first serious injury Running in the Cold this episode of the Final Surge podcast, Hunter talks about how he is adjusting, his shift in priorities, and the importance of connection right now. While Hunter misses racing, he advises runners to keep going. “Do it because you get to do it, and you’re healthy,” he says. “I have never enjoyed running more for the act of running than I have right now.”
Mike Wardian on the Citius Mag podcast (33 minutes)
Shortly after Running On Om by covering 262.52 miles over the course of three days, 4.167 miles at a time, Mike Wardian went on the Citius Mag podcast to rehash that experience. If you can listen past the scratchy audio on Wardian’s side, the episode provides an excellent explanation of the event and an account of how Wardian pulled off his win, one 0.44-mile neighborhood loop at a time. Wardian talked about how he and runner-up Radek Brunner brought out the best in each other, the simple pep talk his wife gave him that kept him in the race, and how the neighbors caught wind of what he was doing and came out to cheer.
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Emma Coburn on the Running Podcasts for Your Weekend Long Run: April 10 (49 minutes)
Olympic bronze medalist Emma Coburn has become one of the bigger Instagram live stars of the running world during this period of quarantine. On a recent episode of the Running Podcasts for Your Weekend Long Run: April 10, Coburn talks about how she got started and the motivation behind those live episodes. She also covers how she’s coping with the uncertainty surrounding when her next race will be. Coburn closes by encouraging runners to remain community-minded, even when we can’t see each other in person.
Courtney Dauwalter on Running On Om (61 minutes)
On this episode of Running On Om, recorded in January, professional ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter explains why she embraces the “pain cave” and how to learn to push your limits in training and races. She and host Julia Hanlon give time to some serious topics, such as injury and career choices, but this episode also provides lots of smiles as Dauwalter reveals her kryptonite, her love of candy, and her convincing case for giving running a chance.
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Jacqueline Hansen on Give A Gift (43 minutes)
In a special women’s history month episode of Give A Gift, Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Boston Marathon and later becoming the first woman to break 2:40 in the marathon. Hansen, who was instrumental in the long-term battle to get events longer than 1500 meters into the Olympic Games, also reflects on her advocacy work. Listen to find out why Hansen’s lawyer was fond of saying, “Nobody ever told Frank Shorter to wait.”
Dr. Colleen Hacker on All About 75 Hard (74 minutes)
This isn’t a running-specific podcast. But mental skills coach Dr. Colleen Hacker, who has worked with professional and Olympic athletes, dispenses valuable advice in this episode of All About 75 Hard. She explores the idea of “hunting joy” in tough times and challenges listeners to think about what they can do around fitness, fuel, sleep, and connection right now. There will be an end to our quarantine, she says. “The time will pass. What do you want your story to be?”
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of Tina Muirs of his running career when races were suddenly canceled for the foreseeable future. On to discuss how her organization is moving forward and adjusting in the era of Covid-19, their creative approach to virtual racing, and how to plan for a fall marathon when everything is up in the air. Hosts Chris Farley and William E. Docs also provide some lighthearted banter about the state of the sport, and Farley talks about how the running stores he owns are pivoting their model to accommodate social distancing.
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Meb Keflezighi on Running Podcasts for Your Weekend Long Run: April 10 (79 minutes)
On this episode of Tina Muir’s Running Podcasts for Your Weekend Long Run: April 10 podcast, Meb Keflezighi talks about remembering why we run and adjusting training now that races are on hold. He advises working on one’s weaknesses in a time like this, says how he’s handling the adjustment to being in quarantine, and provides some perspective.
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