Runner Academy with Matt Johnson: Achieve Your Running Goal | 5K | 10K | Half Marathon | Marathon

Runner Academy with Matt Johnson: Achieve Your Running Goal | 5K | 10K | Half Marathon | Marathon


Latest Episodes

RA075 | Travis Macy: The Ultra Mindset – Overcoming Fear, Doubt and Embracing Struggle
April 21, 2015

Travis Macy is a world-class multi-sport athlete and coach who has competed in over a dozen countries. - He has earned high finishes at the Adventure Racing World Championship, Primal Quest Adventure Race, 24 Hours of Moab,

RA074 | Margaret Webb: How to Turn Back the Clock and Run Strong for a Lifetime
April 07, 2015

For Margaret Webb, her running journey was rekindled approaching age 50 with a simple premise – become fitter than her prior varsity athlete self at age 20 by engaging in a super fit year training for a marathon and in doing so attempting to run a Bost...

RA073 | Max King: How to Run Long Distance Without Sacrificing Speed
March 24, 2015

Many runners classify themselves as a certain type of runner or strong at a particular distance vs. others. - Max King is one of the few exceptions to this. - Max has been one of America’s best and most versatile distance runners for the past several...

RA072 | Ian Sharman: How to Become an Ultra Runner (and advice for Marathoners too)
March 10, 2015

Ian Sharman has been racing around the world since 2005 and coaching since 2010, having raced nearly 200 ultras and marathons in all. - A UK native that has since called the US home, he’s won almost 50 events including multi-day races, road marathons,

RA071 | Steven Kotler: How to Leverage the Flow State to Crush Your PRs
March 03, 2015

Steven Kotler is the co-founder and director of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to putting flow state research onto hard science footing, mapping the genome of Flow by 2020 and open sourcing it to everyone. His articles h

RA070 | Tim Durbin: Conquering 7 Marathons on 7 Continents in 7 Days
February 17, 2015

Tim Durbin is a self-described world traveler and average runner, but he’s accomplished much over the past several months. - He completed seven marathons on seven continents in seven days in the World Marathon Challenge, which began with a 26.

RA069 | Sage Rountree: Yoga for Runners, Racing Strategy and Recovery
February 03, 2015

Sage Rountree is an internationally recognized authority in yoga for athletes and an endurance sports coach specializing in athletic recovery. - Sage is the author of six books, some of which include The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga,

RA068 | Peter Sagal: Crushing Your Plateaus and PRs
January 20, 2015

Peter Sagal’s career has included stints as a playwright, screenwriter, stage director, actor, an extra in a Michael Jackson video and of course radio. - He has been the host of the popular NPR News Quiz Show “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

RA067 | Olympic Medalist Leo Manzano: His Formula for Success
January 13, 2015

For Leo Manzano it hasn’t been easy reaching for the top, nor staying there – but he has been overcoming the odds his entire life. - Born in central Mexico in a town that until recently did not have running water or electricity,

RA066 | Marathon Finish Times and Goal Setting: Eric Allen and George Wu
January 01, 2015

Eric Allen and George Wu are two runners that have taken their professional academic pursuits and put them to work in analyzing runners and their performances in the marathon. - Eric holds a PhD in Business Administration and is an assistant professor...