Run Long Run Healthy
Episodes
What Runners Can Learn From Viktor Frankl
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas talks to Mark Lane-Holbert Mark - an educational psychologist (PhD), run therapist, certified logotherapist, USATF-certified running coach, a...
Norwegian Method Masterclass: Double Threshold, Golden Zone, EYNTK!
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas talks to Marius Bakken, former elite runner and pioneer of the Norwegian Method, and author of the new book - The Norwegian Method Applied:BUY ...
Antioxidants for Runners: Helpful or Harmful?
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Brady and Thomas delve into antioxidants, reviewing the ISSN's recent position statement on antioxidants: benefits, drawbacks, and reviewing suppl...
The Hidden Role The Brain Plays In Running and Recovery (New Research)
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Brady explains a new study that looks at the effect that endurance exercise has on the brain, both during and after exercise - and the potential impli...
Why Runners Get Stomach Problems (And How to Fix It): Dr Marc Bubbs
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Brady Holmer sits down with Dr. Marc Bubbs — performance nutritionist, author, and creator of ProBio Nutrition — to break down everything runners ...
Does Running Too Much Wreck Your Heart?
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas and Brady discuss the potential negative effects of long-term running on your heart, and the potential increase in mortality risk. How worrie...
The power - and limits - of HRV data (Heart Rate Variability), with Marco Altini
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas sits down with Marco Altini, prominent researcher in HRV, advisor to Aura, and dedicated ultrarunner, to discuss one of the most talked-about m...
The Future of Endurance and AI's role in coaching with Dirk Friel
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brady sits down with TrainingPeaks founder Dirk Friel discuss the future of endurance science, how coaching is evolving with technology, why AI can as...
The Key To Running Success Is...Ergodicity.
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is ergodicity and how can it help you plan for longevity in your running? That's the topic Thomas is exploring in today's episode, where ...
You're Fueling Less Than You Think During Marathons
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brady and Thomas discuss a new study that showed marathon runners were consistently consuming less carbohydrates during their race th...
The Consequences of Neglecting Strength Training For Runners
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Fitzgerald is one of the best known and best regarded running coaches online. As the founder of Strength Running, he is an expert in strength tr...
The Consequences Of Delaying Carbs After Your Run
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The reference paper: Delaying post-exercise carbohydrate intake impairs next-day exercise capacity but not muscle glycogen or molecular responseshttps...
Mailbag Q&A: Creatine, Dealing With Colds, Supershoes, & Aging Athletes
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brady Holmer and Thomas Watson answer your questions.Submit questions for future mailbag episodes in the comments or on the RLRH Substack.Run Long Run...
The new 10% rule: the #1 predictor of running injury risk
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The study:How much running is too much? Identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/17/1203B...
Less Running = Faster Marathons, per new Boston Marathon Study
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s notes and references:The paper: Training Volume and Training Frequency Changes Associated with Boston Marathon Race Performancelink:https://...
The Science of Running Negative Splits
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brady and Thomas break down a recent mini-review paper on negative splits and discuss the training, strategies, and their experiences in negative spli...
Amby Burfoot on 60 Years of Marathon Running
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amby Burfoot has been running marathons since 1965, won the Boston Marathon in 1968 in 2:22:17, set his PR at in Fukuoka on the same year with 2:14:28...
How To Use Rate Of Perceived Exertion To Pace Your Running
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rating of Perceived Exertion is a subjective measure of your effort during activity. And it's one of the most powerful and useful tools a runner can u...
How Post-Run Heat Exposure Can Mimic High Altitude Training
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Thomas and Brady discuss altitude training, heat training, cross-adaptation...and how hot baths and saunas AFTER your run can ...
Ranking Running Metrics: Optimize, Track, or Ignore?
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Brady and Thomas walk through 30 of the most popular running metrics - whether it's weekly volume, cadence, HRV, or VO2 Max ...
The Science of Post-Run Nutrition: Explaining the 4Rs Framework
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brady and Thomas do a deep-dive on post-run nutrition, exploring the 4Rs framework and how they (and their audience) can apply it to ...
Running and longevity: Is the best longevity hack actually...running?
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Run science, explained.This week we're exploring longevity for runners, and how running can potentially help us live longer.Expect to hear about a...
Physiological Resilience: How To Train Your Endurance Running Muscle
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The traditional model of running physiology had 3 elements: VO2 max, lactate threshold, and running economy. But in recent years, a 4th element has b...
The ZONE 2 Conversation: Brady Holmer on Zone 2 for runners
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas sits down with Brady Holmer, 2:26 marathoner and science writer, for a comprehensive conversation about all things Zone 2, and how runners can ...
Creatine for runners, explained: Why you should be taking it
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brady Holmer and Thomas Watson cover everything runners should know about creatine.00:00 What is creatine?01:45 What creatine is doing in our bodies04...
Brady's 2:24 Boston Marathon Recap
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Brady's full training journals over on his blog, Physiologically Speaking:https://www.physiologicallyspeaking.com/Brady's Boston r...
44 Ways To Improve Your Running, Ranked: "Legit or Grift"
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas and Brady do a quick(ish)-fire game of the most popular training methodologies, supplements, recovery tools, and random gizmos that are claimed...