I brought back Dr Emily Splichal, Podiatrist and Human Movement Specialist, she is the Founder of the Evidence Based Fitness Academy and Creator of the Barefoot Training Specialist®, BarefootRx® and BARE® Workout Certifications. Dr Splichal has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to foot function and barefoot…
Meet Teagan Redden an 8 year old Ultra Marathon Runner. Both her and her 11 years old brother Tajh Redden are accomplished Ultra Marathon Runners, Richard Diaz and Vanessa Runs beg the question, what’s too young to run? Running an ultra-marathon is no simple task for anyone, running these great distances while only 8 years…
Matt Fitzgerald has authored more books on endurance sports training and sports nutrition than almost anyone in the industry. As of this writing he has penned 22 books, co-authored a handful of others and has two in the “Queue” as he calls it this year. Of interest for this podcast is: “How Bad do you…
An interview with Gilbert Tuhabonye– A national caliber runner, running coach and genocide survivor. Tuhabonye, grew up as a son of farmers in Burundi Africa. He ran everywhere — to get the family’s water, to school, and even after the cows and gazelles. In high school, he ran competitively, becoming national champion in the 400…
Dr Nicolas Romanov has traveled the world sharing his concepts of what he terms “Pose Running”. Long before the buzz associated with the infamous tale “Born to Run”, Romanov has been teaching runners that heel striking is not only killing us, there is far more performance to be had if we allow gravity to guide…
Bart Yasso is considered “The Mayor of Running”. He is recognized around the world, having competed in running events on all seven continents from the Antarctica marathon to the Mt. Kilimanjaro marathon. A delightful ambassador to the sport of running and Runner’s World “Chief Running Officer”, Infamous for the; not so scientific but highly regarded “Yasso…
Runners get injured, often needlessly. Join Richard Diaz and his guest Jason Fitzgerald-USATF Certified Running Coach as they share insights into the cause of most running related injuries and the misconceptions of what does NOT prevent these injuries. If you have been sidelined by running injuries, incapable of finishing a marathon and are unsure why…
Joseph Gray 5-Time USA Mountain Runner of the Year. Joe is a runner with an amazing story to tell. In Mexico he challenged one of the toughest races in North America the Itzaccihuatl Skyrace de Mexico starting at 11,000 feet ascends to 15,750+ and back. Joe Gray was the only African American on the U.S.…
A lot of runners find it difficult to finish a marathon in less than 5 hours. It seems no matter how hard they train or how hard the push they always end up walking and suffering for the final miles. Our host Richard Diaz discusses possible solutions and great running tips with one of our…
Many runners are afraid to change the way they run even though they are plagued with running injuries. Richard Diaz and guest Peter Faletto, PT, gait correction expert, explain how a runner would change the way they run to reduce injury and improve performance. Both Richard and Peter are highly experienced in the practice of…