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Marathon Recovery: What to Do Before Your Race, While You Travel, and After the Finish
Marathon recovery starts before the gun. Coaches Amanda Katz and Nick Klastava on taper, travel, shakeouts, post race fueling, time off, and the post race blues.
Nick Klastava
Oct 9
Running Nutrition Questions Answered: Carbs, Ferritin, Burnout, and Your First Marathon
We tackled your running nutrition questions with sports dietitian Stevie Lyn Smith: long run carbs, ferritin, burnout, first marathon fueling, and weight cuts.
Nick Klastava
Sep 25
Training for Women Over 40: The Real Guide to Bone Density, Strength, and Racing Smart
Learn how training for women over 40 should change, from bone density and strength work to smarter race choices, with masters coach Kim Nedeau.
Nick Klastava
Sep 17
Low Ferritin in Runners: What Your Labs Actually Say and When to Test
Low ferritin in runners, explained by sports dietitian Callie Roseland. The full iron panel, the three stages, optimal numbers, and when to get blood work drawn.
Nick Klastava
Sep 10
Strength Training for Runners: What Actually Matters and What Does Not
Strength training for runners, explained by running PT Natalie LaMendola. The five movement patterns, session structure, masters priorities, and injury myths.
Nick Klastava
Sep 3
Carbs Per Hour for Runners: Why the Old Fueling Ceiling Moved
How many carbs per hour for runners is actually right? Sports nutritionists Jaclyn Sklaver and Emma Harvie on the 60 gram ceiling, gut training, and bicarb.
Nick Klastava
Aug 27
Bone Health for Female Runners: The Warning Signs That Show Up Before the Stress Fracture
PT Dr. Lisbeth Hoyt on stress fracture warning signs, estrogen and bone density, postpartum running, and why sleep and fueling are the first red flags she looks for.
Nick Klastava
Aug 20
How Many Marathons Is Too Many? A Coach’s Case for Racing Less and Recovering More
Coach Corky on stacking marathons, party pacing, influencer race schedules, and what real marathon recovery looks like for everyday runners.
Nick Klastava
Aug 13
Run Club Culture Explained: Dating Apps, Content Farms, and What “All Paces Welcome” Actually Means
What run club culture really looks like: dating app criticisms, content farming, and all paces welcome, from two founders who run clubs every week.
Nick Klastava
Aug 6
REDs in Runners: What Relative Energy Deficiency Really Looks Like
REDs researcher Melissa Lodge explains relative energy deficiency in sport, why it doesn’t have one “look,” bone health risks, and why adolescence is a critical window.
Nick Klastava
Jul 2
Summer Fueling and Hydration Guide for Running: What Actually Works in the Heat
Sports dietitian Stevie Lyn Smith on hydration strategy, sweat testing, carb needs, and caffeine timing for running in summer heat and humidity.
Nick Klastava
Jun 25
Back of the Pack Runner, Front of Mind: What It’s Really Like to Run Boston Slow
Marathoner Avelyn on being a back of the pack runner at Boston, why run-walk is a legitimate strategy, and what the sport gets wrong about slower runners.
Nick Klastava
Jun 18
Trail & Ultra Running 101: How to Choose your first 50k, Community, Mud, and Why Nobody Asks Your Finish Time
Ultra coach Justin Andreas on choosing your first 50K, what road runners get wrong about ultrarunning, and the culture and fueling lessons every runner can borrow from trails.
Nick Klastava
Jun 11
Who Are You Really Racing? Chip Times, Cheating, and the Integrity of Running
Why fudging your Strava time and banned substances in amateur running matter more than you think. Coaches Amanda Katz and Nick Klastava on integrity in the sport.
Nick Klastava
Jun 4
The Running Off-Season Is Part of Training: How to Recover and Rebuild After a Big Race
Coaches Amanda Katz and Nick Klastava on what to do after a big race: reflection, recovery, base building, and why the off-season is essential, not optional.
Nick Klastava
May 21
Motherhood, Ultramarathon training as Mom, and Letting Go of Perfection with Francesca Barbetta
Run coach and mom of three Francesca Barbetta on training for her first 50-mile ultra, mom guilt, burnout, and why progress in running is never linear.
Nick Klastava
May 14
ADHD, Anxiety, and Running: What No One Talks About in Runners with Mary Johnson
Coach Mary Johnson on ADHD in women and athletes, masking, dopamine and running, and why structure and community matter for managing ADHD as an adult.
Nick Klastava
May 7
Men’s Mental Health in Running: Breaking the Silence with Jason Bahamundi
RunTriMag founder Jason Bahamundi on sobriety, disordered eating in men, imposter syndrome, and why endurance sports can both help and hide mental health struggles.
Nick Klastava
Apr 30
Post-Race Nutrition Explained: What to Eat After a Race to Recover Faster
Sports dietitian Meg Mahoney breaks down exactly what to eat and drink after a race to recover faster, from the first 30 minutes to the following week.
Nick Klastava
Apr 23
If We Could Start Running Over: 6 Things We Wish We Knew Sooner
Coaches Amanda Katz and Nick Klastava share the 6 lessons they wish they’d known when they started running: pressure, perfectionism, fueling, and balance.
Nick Klastava
Apr 16
The Running Explained Blog
Real talk. Nerdy facts. Occasional sass.
We cover training, fueling and nutrition, injury and recovery, strength, racing, gear, and mindset, all backed by the actual science, not the internet's latest hot take.
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