Run Farther & Faster — The Podcast with Coaches Lisa Levin and Julie Sapper – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode we welcome back Amy Goldsmith, RD, to discuss the Women’s Olympic Marathon, the impact of under fueling on injury, particularly among endurance athletes, and what we as amateur runners can learn from the 2024 Olympics.

Amy Goldsmith, RD, has worked with hundreds of athletes in her practice, Kindred Nutrition. Amy specializes in sports nutrition and eating disorders and hosts the podcast, Don't Be Foodish. Amy focuses on meeting all her clients where they currently are and focusing on education, re-framing the mind, and using food as fuel for your brain and body. She believes there is a strong connection between the gut and brain and focuses on both with all clients.

Follow Amy on Instagram or head to her website for information on working with Amy and her team. You can find us on Instagram and and Facebook. Looking for coaching? Email us at julieandlisa@runfartherandfaster.com to set up a coaching call. Thanks for listening!

After discussing the Olympic Marathon events, we welcomed one of our very special runners, Susan Spencer, who had been running for over 40 years and continues to improve upon her age-graded times. Susan shares how she is joyfully running marathons after an 18-year hiatus. Susan also shares her tips for staying motivated and avoiding the comparison trap. She also shares some fun tidbits about how the running scene has changed since her first Boston (as a bandit)! We loved this conversation!

You can find us on Instagram and and Facebook. Looking for coaching? Email us at julieandlisa@runfartherandfaster.com to set up a coaching call. Thanks for listening!


This week we talked with journalist and author, Maggie Mertens, about her new book “Better, Faster, Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women,” which will be released in June. Maggie’s book shares the progress and myths around women’s running, some of which continue today. Maggie’s book and our discussion underlines have far we’ve come and how much more work needs to be done to elevate women’s running. Maggie’s book is now available for pre-order wherever you purchase your books.

We so enjoyed talking with Karen Dunn, who qualified for the Olympic Trials at 43 years old, just five years after running her very first marathon in 2017.  We loved hearing Karen's story, including running as an elite in Boston 2018--and who she sat on the bus with on the way to Hopkinton--reaching her ultimate goal, a 2:43 marathon at Chicago, and running the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta in 2020, how the book, Elite Minds by Stan Beecham, changed her entire approach to her running, and why she believes, as a coach and athlete, that above all else, we must believe in ourselves when pursuing our goals. Karen is an RRCA Certified Coach and the owner of Strengthen Your Stride. She can be found on Instagram at www.instagram.com/strengthenyourstride or at www.strengthenyourstride.com. We can be found at runfartherandfaster.com.  Reach out for coaching at julieandlisa@runfartherandfaster.com!  We will not be featuring ads for this season.  Nonetheless, we will feature in our notes a small business we value and a discount.  For this month, we encourage you to check out WhitePawsRunMitts.  Use the code RFF10 for 10 percent off any order.  For anyone seeking a Boston Marathon Training Program with coaching support, check out our RFF--->BOS virtual group training program.  Thanks for listening, subscribing, and supporting.  Check us out on Instagram @runfartherandfaster and Facebook www.facebook.com/runfartherfaster!

Recently, the Boston Athletic Association announced a robust and very impressive professional women's field for 2022.  The list of women running the Boston Marathon this April includes many familiar names--- Molly Seidel, Des Linden, Edna Kiplagat, Nell Rojas, Sara Hall, Kellyn Taylor, and Stephanie Bruce---and several super impressive masters women. One of those masters women is Briana Boehmer, who ran a 2:33 recently at the California International Marathon (CIM) at age 43. While Briana has been running for over 25 years, she hit her fastest times this year...in her 40's. Briana accomplished this while working full-time as the Chief Operating Officer of Run the Edge (Adam Goucher's company) and coaching runners and triathletes.   Briana shares how she achieved her recent personal record, how she changed her approached to running and training, and why, regardless of our training, we must believe in ourselves to achieve our goals. Follow Briana on Instagram at www.instagram.com/briboehmer and at Runtheedge.com.   Reach out to us for coaching at julieandlisa@runfartherandfaster.com. We will not be featuring ads for this season.  Nonetheless, we will feature in our notes a small business we value and a discount.  For this month, we encourage you to check out WhitePawsRunMitts.  Use the code RFF10 for 10 percent off any order.  For anyone seeking a Boston Marathon Training Program with coaching support, check out our RFF--->BOS virtual group training program.  Thanks for listening, subscribing, and supporting.  Check us out on Instagram @runfartherandfaster and Facebook www.facebook.com/runfartherfaster!

After discussing the impact of Keira D’Amato and Sara Hall’s record breaking performances at the Houston Marathon, we welcomed one of the top Boston Marathon and triathlon coaches, Tony Rich, to provide tips on the training and execution of the Boston Marathon. Tony is a USAT Level II Certified Coach, Certified IRONMAN Coach, a USA Cycling Level 3 Certified Coach, a USMS Certified Master Swim coach. Additionally he’s completed over 100 long course endurance events over 16 years including numerous open water swims, 70.3 races, over 70 Marathons (PR 3:14:46) of which, 17 are consecutive Boston Marathon Finishes. Born, raised and residing in Boston, Tony specializes in the Boston Marathon course and is a Boston Marathon Qualifier. Tony served as coach of the Boston University collegiate triathlon team. He has also formerly coached the all women’s Team Envision multisport team. Tony is the host of The Endurance Experience Podcast, and together with guests they discuss the science of self-propelled motion and also explore some of the most important topics within the intersection of endurance sports training, health, fitness, society and life current events. Athletics has been a part of Tony’s life from a very young age. As a high school athlete he was a 3 sport stand-out in football, basketball and track-and-field. In track-and-field, Tony raced everything from the 100 to 400 meters, and competed in the long jump and triple jump field events. Tony started participating in endurance sports in 2003, and immediately took to the lifestyle completing over 100 long course events. He holds the Guinness Word Record for the fastest Ironman triathlon indoors. For recreation Tony still participates in endurance events including Master swimming events. He has competed in a diverse array of events including the 200 butterfly, the 400 IM as well as the 1650 freestyle. With an extensive career background as an analyst, data scientist and a certified Scrum Master (a coined term for a person who leads software development teams), Tony has a passion for science and draws inspiration from the scientific method and empiricism in his training and coaching process. Tony formally launched EventHorizon, Endurance Sport, LLC in 2011. He considers himself to be consistently evolving with new and improving methods. Tony calls upon his extended performance team for assistance which is a collective of elite coaches, PhDs, exercise physiologists, dietitians, sports nutritionists, and physicians. His style is to build effective coach and client relationships in a non-aggressive and motivational way. We will not be featuring ads for this season.  Nonetheless, we will feature in our notes a small business we value and a discount.  For this month, we encourage you to check out WhitePawsRunMitts.  Use the code RFF10 for 10 percent off any order.  For anyone seeking a Boston Marathon Training Program with coaching support, check out our RFF--->BOS virtual group training program.  We continue to also offer private virtual coaching.  Check out linktr.ee/Runfartherandfaster for information on all of our coaching options.  Have a question?  Email us at julieandlisa@runfartherandfaster.com. Thanks for listening, subscribing, and supporting.  Check us out on Instagram @runfartherandfaster and Facebook www.facebook.com/runfartherfaster!

We are back for another season! Happy 2022!  This season, we will be focusing on the Boston Marathon in April--Our first April Boston Marathon since 2019, which was our first season!  In this episode, we talk about our rocky start to training and offer tips for those who are also navigating an unpredictable start to a new training cycle. We also share our latest escapades and a few funny stories.  We will not be featuring ads for this season.  Nonetheless, we will feature in our notes a small business we value and a discount.  For this month, we encourage you to check out WhitePawsRunMitts.  Use the code RFF10 for 10 percent off any order.  For anyone seeking a Boston Marathon Training Program with coaching support, check out our RFF--->BOS virtual group training program.  We continue to also offer private virtual coaching.  Check out linktr.ee/Runfartherandfaster for information on all of our coaching options.  Have a question?  Email us at julieandlisa@runfartherandfaster.com. Thanks for listening, subscribing, and supporting.  Check us out on Instagram @runfartherandfaster and Facebook www.facebook.com/runfartherfaster!

After recapping 2021, We share how we can all set ourselves up for successful running and racing in 2022 by drowning out all of the noise and focusing on FUNDAMENTALS.  Topics include fueling, pacing practice, the how, why, and when of speed work, and why fancy new products and services are often rooted in fancy marketing. Warning--we don't hold back. We decided NOT to do sponsors for our final episode, so enjoy a commercial free episode!  

After recapping the last few weeks and announcing the winner of our Favorite Things giveaway, we had the pleasure of welcoming dedicated race director and Rehoboth Running Company owner, Mary Beth Hutton, who managed to pull off a nearly flawless 2021 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon and Half Marathon. Mary Beth shares how and why she created this very special race, which, for good reason, has become one of the most popular fall marathons on the East Coast. We recently opened registration for our Boston Marathon Group Training Program, RFF--->BOS for those running Boston 2022.  To register, head over to: http://www.runfartherandfaster.com/rff-bos-virtual-group-training-schedule/ Thanks to our newest sponsor, RunMitts!  Use the code RFFR10 for 10 percent off any order. Thank you to our additional sponsors, @soupergirl—use the code RUN20 for 20 percent off—-@oofos, @lilytrotterscompression, and @SPIbelt. If you enjoy our tips, consider checking out our coaching services.  We provide individualized coaching for runners of all levels and have been doing so successfully for over 11 years. Leave us a five star review! Thanks for listening!

Meet the incredible Joe Drake. Like Shalane, Joe, at age 60, crossed the NYC Marathon finish line after completing his fifth World Marathon Major (plus a virtual Tokyo) in seven weeks.  Joe decided to pursue this goal because (not in spite of) of his Parkinson’s Disease. Joe shares how his diagnosis in 2018 transformed him from an “everyday runner” to a marathoner and a Boston Qualifier.  After all of the World Marathon Majors (minus Tokyo which was virtual) were scheduled for the fall of 2021 (thanks, Covid), Joe decided to tackle the challenge of running all six races in seven weeks.  Joe not only managed to enter, travel, and run all six marathons, but he also raised over $35,000 for Team Fox, which is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease.  In this episode, Joe shares the logistics, training and racing strategy behind his unbelievable accomplishment and reminds us all that our running is so much more about the journey and not race times.  If you would like to donate to Joe's Team Fox fundraising efforts, check out his fundraising pages (one for each race for which he received a charity bib):

fundraise.michaeljfox.org/boston-marathon-2021/joesgottarun

fundraise.michaeljfox.org/londonmarathon2021/joesgottarun

fundraise.michaeljfox.org/tcs-nyc-marathon-2021/joesgottarun

Joe also details his training and racing of all six WMM here: https://joesgottarun.medium.com/

We recently opened registration for our Boston Marathon Group Training Program, RFF--->BOS for those running Boston 2022.  To register, head over to: http://www.runfartherandfaster.com/rff-bos-virtual-group-training-schedule/

Thanks to our newest sponsor, RunMitts!  Use the code RFFR10 for 10 percent off any order. Thank you to our additional sponsors, @soupergirl—use the code RUN20 for 20 percent off—-@oofos, @lilytrotterscompression, and @SPIbelt. If you enjoy our tips, consider checking out our coaching services.  We provide individualized coaching for runners of all levels and have been doing so successfully for over 11 years.  

Leave us a five star review! Thanks for listening!