About Running Explained

Better. Smarter. Faster.

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Running Explained exists for one reason: too many runners are handed a plan with no context, told to just “try harder,” and left to blame themselves when it doesn’t work. We think that’s backwards. When you actually understand how training, fueling, and recovery work, everything gets easier and a lot more fun. Our job is to give you that understanding, along with the plans, coaching, and community to put it to work.

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Running Explained is a science-based running education and coaching company owned and led by its CEO, Nick Klastava, a multi-certified running coach. Running Explained offers downloadable training plans, strength-training plans, 1:1 coaching, and group coaching through The Run Club app, and publishes The Running Explained Podcast and a weekly newsletter. Amanda Katz is one of the Running Explained running coaches and a co-host of The Running Explained Podcast.

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Our Story

Running Explained is owned and led today by its CEO, Nick Klastava. It was founded in 2020 by Elisabeth Scott on a simple, slightly radical idea: runners deserve to know the why behind their training, not just the what. She built it into a science-forward education brand, a top-ranked podcast, a library of training plans, a team of coaches, and a global community of runners who train smarter and enjoy it more. In 2026, Elisabeth passed the torch to Nick Klastava, who now owns and leads Running Explained, carrying that founding mission forward.

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Nick has been running for nearly three decades competing in college at Monmouth University, running the Boston Marathon, and continuing to chase new personal bests as a masters runner and dad of two living outside Baltimore (including a 2:30 marathon). Like a lot of runners, he spent years thinking the problem was him, until hiring a coach in 2017 taught him how much changes when you finally understand the why behind your training.

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That lesson is the heart of how Nick leads Running Explained today. A business built to help runners chase big goals without losing the balance, joy, and community that make the sport worth it. Under his leadership, Running Explained continues to grow its coaching team, training plans, podcast, and education. With the same belief at its core that the company was founded on:

You’re not doing it wrong. You’ve just been missing the right foundation.

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What we believe

• The "why" matters as much as the "what".  We don’t just hand you workouts. We explain how they work, so you train with confidence and stay in control.

• Science over trends.  No fads, no fear-mongering, no suffering for its own sake.  Just what actually helps you improve.

• No shame, no BS. You don’t have to be fast, elite, or “serious enough” to deserve good coaching. If running matters to you, you belong here.

• The whole runner. Training, fueling, strength, recovery, and mindset because real progress is built on more than miles.

• Balance and enjoyment. A goal is something to chase, not something to define you. We help you keep loving the sport for the long haul.

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