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Real Life Runners with Angie and Kevin Brown — Fitness & Nutrition
Real Life Runners with Angie and Kevin Brown

This is a show to help real life runners to improve their running and their life, through conversations about training, nutrition, health and wellness, family, and all the crazy things that life throws at us. We want to live the best life we can and to help others do the same. In each episode, we will tackle topics that will make us better runners, better parents, better friends, better partners, and better people. The lessons that we learn from running can carry over into all aspects of our life, and we are here to explore those connections through current research, our experiences, and stories from real people out on the roads and trails, just like you. We are Kevin and Angie Brown, husband and wife, mom and dad, coaches, and runners. Kevin is a marathoner who has been coaching runners for over a decade. Angie holds her doctorate degree in physical therapy and uses running as part of her integrated fitness routine. Together, we want to help make running more accessible to more people, so that more people can gain the benefits of being a Real Life Runner.

Latest Episodes:

188: How Much Recovery Do I Need? Mar 04, 2021

Show notes

Running is hard and as much as a good inspirational message or video can make you want to run up a mountain, sometimes we just need to recover. Sometimes recovery looks like some extra sleep and an off day, but sometimes recovery can be remarkably active. As with most things running, understanding both where you are and where you are aiming gives you the best chance to reach the goal. Recovery can take many forms, so which is right for you?

Highlights of the Episode

Recovery is the less sexy majority of training

How recovery helps us to adapt and make gains in our body

Active and Passive recovery

Yoga as an active recovery workout

The purpose of your recovery

How do runners recover?

Balancing stress and recovery

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If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

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Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

187: Listener Q&A: Being "Race Fit" and The Benefits of Different Shoes Feb 25, 2021

Show notes

In order to consider different shoes for different race distances, you have to decide what the purpose of the race is? The same consideration comes up when you decide that you would like to always be "race fit." Can you pull out your optimum race performance if you have a couple days notice? Is that a beneficial goal or does it actually put limits on your ability?

Highlights of the Episode

Shoes into racing performance

Varieties of shoes

What is the purpose of the race?

How fast are you running?

What is "race fit"?

What is the goal of the race?

Thanks for Listening!!

To join the RLR Training Team, click here.

To download our FREE strength guide for runners, click here.

To join the RLR Tribe, click here.

If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

Come find us on Facebook and Instagram and say hi!

Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one!

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Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

186: Should You Adjust Your Running Form? Feb 18, 2021

Show notes

There are so many different runners out on the roads and trails and they all run with a somewhat different look. You can often pick out friends and family from quite a distance after you have run with them awhile. Do the small differences in form really make a big difference in results? As with most matters in running and life, it's a little more complicated than making one small change and getting a quick fix. In this episode, we discuss running form and why you may or may not want to change.

Highlights of the Episode

How much do your genes affect your running form?

How early should kids get into sports?

Form is a very complicated web of motions

The gait of new runners versus seasoned runners

How to start working out your running form?

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To join the RLR Training Team, click here.

To download our FREE strength guide for runners, click here.

To join the RLR Tribe, click here.

If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

Come find us on Facebook and Instagram and say hi!

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Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

185: A Runner's Journey Through Infertility and Pregnancy Feb 15, 2021

Show notes

In today's bonus episode, we speak with one of our Real Life Runners, Angelica Flanigan, about her running journey during pregnancy and infertility. Angelica shares her story about her secondary infertility, how she bravely faced this challenge and found a good balance in her running.

Angelica is an occasional blogger and a mom of one sassy toddler girl with a baby boy on the way! She loves food and running, and a fitness enthusiast in general. She believes that being "healthy" is not synonymous with boring. Ingredients matter and that glass of wine or chocolate you want are more than OK. It is all about finding that balance that works for you. Life is chaotic and messy at times for all, but she chooses to put health at the forefront for herself and her family. Let's listen to her humbling experience.

Highlights of the Episode

Does running affect fertility?

Signs and diagnosis of secondary infertility

How running played a role in pregnancy and infertility

Experiences with fertility treatments during the pandemic

How to cope with emotional stress while limiting your running

Getting back to running after fertility treatment

How running transforms us and helps us to overcome life challenges

Connect with Angelica!

@angelicaflan on Instagram

www.wineabs.com

Thanks for Listening!!

To join the RLR Training Team, click here.

To download our FREE strength guide for runners, click here.

To join the RLR Tribe, click here.

If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

Come find us on Facebook and Instagram and say hi!

Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one!

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Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

184: 6 Mistakes Most Runners Are Making Feb 11, 2021

Show notes

Running seems so simple. It's at the center of most sports. Kids do it so easily. It takes relatively little equipment. Yet, beyond running is training to run, and that is a little more complex. The wrong approach can lead to frustration, injury, and burnout. Whether your goal is to run faster, longer, or simply more consistently, avoiding these costly mistakes will have huge benefits.

Highlights of the Episode

The don't identify as a runner

The mind-body running

The only run one pace

Common problems in running techniques

Importance of recovery

Copying other runners

The don't strength train

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To join the RLR Training Team, click here.

To download our FREE strength guide for runners, click here.

To join the RLR Tribe, click here.

If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

Come find us on Facebook and Instagram and say hi!

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Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

183: Why Should Runners Strength Train? Feb 04, 2021

Show notes

Runners tend to fall into two categories when it comes to strength training, love or hate. While some runners cherish strength days to feel stronger and tone their body, others would much rather be logging some extra miles. In this episode, we talk about the dangers of both camps and why understanding the benefits can improve all of our relationships with strength days.

Highlights of the Episode

Strength day: love it or leave it?

Benefits of strength training for runners

What strength training should runners do?

If I run, why do I need to workout my legs?

Won't I get too bulky to run fast?

What is the goal of strength training?

Thanks for Listening!!

To join the RLR Training Team, click here.

To download our FREE strength guide for runners, click here.

To join the RLR Tribe, click here.

If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

Come find us on Facebook and Instagram and say hi!

Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one!

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Interested in Training plans and Coaching? Check that out here!

Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

182: Fitting Running Into Your Life Jan 28, 2021

Show notes

How often do you reach the end of the day or the workweek and wonder what happened? Where did the time go? How did you get so little accomplished when you had such big plans? Maybe tomorrow, maybe next week, maybe when this current thing is completed and I have more time...that's when I will get to reach my goals. Knocking off checkboxes is not going to change the 24 hours in the day. Your time will always be the same. What can change is how you spend your time.

Highlights of the Episode

You get to choose how to spend your time

How much time do you spend doing things?

Take responsibility and ownership of time spent

How much time is designed for just doing things vs moving you forward in your life

Do you have the balance you are aiming for?

You spend time on what matters to you

Thanks for Listening!!

To join the RLR Training Team, click here.

To download our FREE strength guide for runners, click here.

To join the RLR Tribe, click here.

If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

Come find us on Facebook and Instagram and say hi!

Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one!

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Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

181: The Need for Speed Jan 22, 2021

Show notes

Remember when you were a kid and you used to just sprint from place to place without worrying that you would get tired? Remember the thrill of flying down a hill or running across a beach? Can you think back to the excitement of running so fast that you were not sure if your feet would keep up or if you would fall over? We live in a world of practicality and safety. Running slowly has enormous benefits, but what about the bliss of seeing what else is possible?

Highlights of the Episode

What is effort level training?

Why should I incorporate faster speeds and paces into my training?

How often should I run faster?

What are the physical and mental benefits of running faster?

How can I safely incorporate speed training into my routine?

What do I need to be aware of so I don't injure myself?

Thanks for Listening!!

To join the RLR Training Team, click here.

To download our FREE strength guide for runners, click here.

To join the RLR Tribe, click here.

If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

Come find us on Facebook and Instagram and say hi!

Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one!

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Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

180: Let Your Intuition Guide You with Erin Gallardo Jan 18, 2021

Show notes

In today's bonus episode, we speak with one of our Real Life Runners, Erin Gallardo, about her running journey and her quest to find her intuition through running. Erin shares how her running journey has helped her to grow into the person that she is today, and how achieving her goals in running has led her to achieve more in other aspects of her life as well.

Highlights of the Episode:

What is intuition?

How do I know if it is my intuition that is talking to me?

The difference between intuition and ego

How to trust our intuition and allow it to guide us

How running has helped Erin to succeed in other areas of her life

How running can bring us more joy and success in all areas of our life

Join us in this awesome conversation!

Connect with Erin!

Instagram:

@erin_gallardo_

@neurocollaborative

www.neurocollaborative.com

Thanks for Listening!!

To join the RLR Training Team, click here.

To download our FREE strength guide for runners, click here.

To join the RLR Tribe, click here.

If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

Come find us on Facebook and Instagram and say hi!

Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one!

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or Google Play

Interested in Training plans and Coaching? Check that out here!

Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

179: Think Your Way to a Better Run Jan 14, 2021

Show notes

Wouldn't it be great if we could simply decide to have a better run or a better race or even a better life and it would just happen? Controlling our perspective on what is happening around us really does affect how our life plays out. Just as two people can see the same situation completely different from each other, your attitude towards an event actually changes the situation itself.

Highlights of the Episode

Feelings are a guide for our life

Become an observer

Is running physical or mental?

Be an experimenter

Understanding our feelings

How running helps us deal with our emotions

Thanks for Listening!!

To join the RLR Training Team, click here.

To download our FREE strength guide for runners, click here.

To join the RLR Tribe, click here.

If you have a topic you would like us to talk about, please send us an email at support@realliferunners.com

Come find us on Facebook and Instagram and say hi!

Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one!

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or Google Play

Interested in Training plans and Coaching? Check that out here!

Don't forget: The information on this website is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide medical advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation

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