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RunRunLive 5.0 - Running Podcast

Chris Russellwww.runrunlive.com

Welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast! - This podcast celebrates the transformative power of endurance sports.

The arc of this show covers 17 years of running life over 450+ episodes. There are interviews with with all sorts of runners. There are 20+ Boston Marathons.

Sprinkled in to the mix is advice and motivation.

Please enjoy. It's been quite a journey and I'm not done yet.

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Episodes

Episode 4-393 – Gary and the Tao of Running

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-393 – Gary and the Tao of Running (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4393.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-393. Today’s show is about resilience. That’s the theme. It’s more than just stubbornness, or courage, or grit, (which is the popular term now). It is about all those things and more. As endurance athletes and runners we have a f...

Sep 02, 201858 min

Episode 4-392 – Rhonda Marie Runs Tennessee

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-392 – Rhonda Marie Runs Tennessee (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4392.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-392. This is Chris your host. Well, it’s been a couple weeks since we talked and a couple weeks since I finished the Burning River 100. I’m back to full strength as near as I can tell. I seem to have recovered very well and very ...

Aug 19, 201857 min

Episode 4-391 – Undiscovered Country - The Burning River 100

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-391 – The Burning River 100 Adventure (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4391.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-391. This is going to be a long one. If this is your first time downloading please accept our humble apologies. This is Chris your friend and host and newly minted 100-mile ultra-runner. There’s a lot of context for all this,...

Aug 05, 20181 hr 16 min

Episode 4-390 – Pam Rickard - Ultras, addictions and recovery

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-390 – Pam Rickard - Ultras, addictions and recovery (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4390.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-390. This is Chris your friend and host. Today we continue with our ultra-training themes. I’ve got a long write up of my last hard week of training before my race. I’ve also got an interview with Pam who is an ...

Jul 13, 20181 hr 1 min

Episode 4-389 – DirtDawg and JustFinish Crewing a 100 miler

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-389 – DirtDawg and JustFinish Crewing a 100 miler (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4389.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-389. This is your friend Chris. I feel like I need to introduce myself and what we do here in case there might be a new listener or two. That’s a challenge, for a couple reasons. First, because we’ve been at this ...

Jun 30, 201859 min

Episode 4-388 – Mike Schools us on Running

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-388 – Mike Schools us on Form (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4388.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-388. This is Chris, your host for today. Yak farmer. Zombie hunter. And amateur consumer of history. 388 is an odd number. In the year 388 by the Gregorian Calendar and the Julian Calendar Theodosius I consolidated power in the Weste...

Jun 16, 201858 min

Episode 4-387 – Gene Keeps Getting Faster

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-387 – Gene Keeps Getting Faster (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4387.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-387. This is Chris, your endurance partner for today’s workout. Today we have a chat with Gene Dykes who is currently knocking down most of the over 70 distance records. He’s found some sort of fountain of youth and just keep s get...

Jun 01, 201854 min

Episode 4-386 – Pat Runs Boston

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-386 – Pat Runs Boston (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4386.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-386. This is Chris, your host. How are we doing on the fine spring day? I love May. Don’t’ you? Up here in New England it’s a time of rebirth. The trees and bushes go from brown to green in the span of a few days like one of those slow motio...

May 18, 201857 min

Episode 4-385 – Brian Burke’s Running Adventures

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-385 – Brian Burke’s Running Adventures (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4385.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-385. This is Chris, your host. Who am I? I don’t really know. But, I’m working on it. And I’m hopeful. In this podcast we talk about endurance sports and other complimentary topics that can help you find succor in your life....

May 04, 201857 min

The 2018 Boston Marathon

The 2018 Boston Marathon The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast– Boston 2018 (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/Boston2018.mp3] Link We are near the ‘one-mile-to-go’ marker. Eric says something about one more hill. The crowds are thicker and more enthusiastic than they should be, but this is Boston. The spectators take it as seriously as the runners. A multi-colored sea of umbrellas lines the road and the encouragement is loud enough to rise above the storm. Because it is the Bost...

Apr 21, 201835 min

Episode 4-384 – Stephanie Bombs to BQ

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-384 – Stephanie Bombs to BQ (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4384.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-384 How are we doing? Looks like spring is finally arriving up here in New England. I was out in the woods this week doing a little, slow trail running with Buddy the Very Old Wonder Dog. You can feel nature getting ready to explode. B...

Apr 07, 201850 min

Episode 4-383 – Ted Talks 100 miles

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-383 – Ted Talks 100 miles (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4383.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-383 First let me apologize for not being consistent with episode production these last 7 months. I was in a role that was very taxing on my time an energy. My basic schedule was to roll out of bed at 4:30 or 5:00 AM, grab my stuff, drive...

Mar 23, 201851 min

Episode 4-382 – Dave Mcgillivray – 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-382 – Dave Mcgillivray – 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4382.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-382 Hello. This is Chris. Today we have an excellent interview with Dave McGillivray about his recent experience of running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. We go off script a bit and do a bit o...

Feb 25, 201852 min

Episode 4-381 – Megan – First 100 Advice

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-381 – Megan – First 100 Advice (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4381.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-381 Hey folks, how is everybody doing? I am doing fine, thank you for asking. Here we are in February. Are you watching the winter Olympics? Aren’t they exciting with all those fun winter sports? I Particularly like the snow-man bui...

Feb 10, 201854 min

Episode 4-380 – Lori – Coma to Boston

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-380 – Lori – Coma to Boston (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4380.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-380, This is Chris your host. It is well into January and I lied. I am going to run the Derry road race this weekend. I wasn’t going to because coach gets so made when I race instead of following my training plan, but Derry coincided w...

Jan 28, 201858 min

Episode 4-379 – The 30 Day Diet Reboot with Rachel Shuck

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-379 – The 30 Day Diet Reboot with Rachel Shuck (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4379.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-379, This is Chris your host. It is the second weekend of the new year if you’re on the Gregorian Calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to upgrade the Julian Calendar. Because if your calendar is messed up...

Jan 13, 201850 min

Episode 4-378 – End of Season Contemplation with my Coach

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-378 – End of Season Contemplation with my Coach (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4378.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello, and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-378, This is your dear friend Chris. How is everything going? I’m trying very hard to get back on my publishing schedule. To get back in balance. Not just because I believe consistency is a big part of quality in t...

Dec 29, 201757 min

Episode 4-377 – Alex Runs Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-377 – Alex Runs Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4377.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello, and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-377, I will be Chris your host, thank you for joining me. I am speaking with you the day after US Thanksgiving. The weather has finally started to turn here and it is below freezing outside. Teresa and I went and ran the...

Dec 10, 201758 min

Interludes 2017 – Priorities

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast - Interludes 2017 – Priorities (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/ Interludes2017-Priorities.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hey Folks, This is Chris. I am dropping you a quick note so that you can stop worrying about me! That’s right, you can stop checking the morges and the hospitals and the retirement homes. I’m ok, I’m just busy and as much as I’m committed to producing the podcast, it is not, a...

Dec 06, 201713 min

Episode 4-376 – Jonathan Runs his Race Part 2

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-376 – Jonathan Runs his Race Part 2 (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4374.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello, and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-376 Today we follow up on Episode 4-374 where I interviewed Jonathan about his training and attempt to cut close to 30 minutes off his marathon time to qualify for Boston. He walks us through his first attempt and what he lear...

Nov 12, 20171 hr 11 min

Episode 4-375 – Leadville Father and Son

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-375 – Leadville Father and Son (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4375.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast. My name is Chris. I’ll be your host for today. And for that I am truly grateful. I guess you could say I’m your senior citizen of endurance sports. We’ve got a lot to talk about today. “We need to talk.” – no, seriously, today’s show is goin...

Oct 29, 201745 min

Episode 4-374 – Jonathan Trains Hard to Qualify

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-374 – Jonathan Trains Hard to Qualify (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4374.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello, good morning maybe, and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-374, but who’s really counting anymore? This is the endurance sports podcast where we dole out such useful tips as ‘don’t eat curry for lunch if you have a speed workout planned for the afternoon’ Good th...

Oct 15, 20171 hr 11 min

Episode 4-373 – Bill Sycalik Runs the National Park System

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-373 – Bill Sycalik Runs the National Park System (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4373.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to this autumn edition of the RunRunlive podcast. I’m a bit tardy with this one because of a perfect storm of scheduling priorities. Like I said I have a new gig in the city where I have been figuring out the commute and putting in long hours, plus I...

Sep 30, 201753 min

Interlude – 2107-001

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Interlude – 2107-001 (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/ interludes2017-001.mp3] Link Interlude Ok my friends, my loyal and good-natured listeners, I have good news and probably more good news. I’m just not going to be able to squeeze in a show for you this weekend. I know I’m breaking a covenant, a holy writ, a treasured norm. I know I’m forcing you to stumble unencumbered by my droll wit and troubled psych-babble it your weekend long runs. ...

Sep 09, 201712 min

Episode 4-372 – Bob Dunfey Race Director Maine Marathon

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-372 – Bob Dunfey Race Director Maine Marathon (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4372.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to this autumn edition of the RunRunlive podcast. Did you know that when I originally launched the podcast I sent the information to Nigel in the UK who, at the time, managed the running podcast list. He mistakenly called it the RunRunLiver podcast. Wh...

Aug 25, 201751 minSeason 4Ep. 372

Episode 4-371 – Arnar and the future of endurance sportswear

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-371 – Arnar and the future of endurance sportswear (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4371.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello my friends. How are you? How’s your summer going? Welcome to our little endurance sports podcast that we’ve been doing for more than a decade, welcome in fact to episode 4-371. We have a good show for you today. I’m quite satisfied with this one. Good content...

Aug 12, 201756 min

Episode 4-370 – Tim and the Anxiety of Running

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-370 – Tim and the Anxiety of Running (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4370.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello my friends, and welcome to episode 4-370, of the RunRunLive Podcast. How are your summers going? Manage to take some time off from work? Spent some time walking on the beach with your family? Good! You have to know when to refresh yourself, right? ‘sharpening the saw’ is w...

Jul 28, 201751 min

Episode 4-369 – Vybarr and the Muse of Running

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-369 – Vybarr and the Muse of Running (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4369.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello my friends, and welcome to episode 4-369, of the RunRunLive Podcast. Rolling into July and the dog days of summer. I don’t have any race reports for you this week, but I do have an excellent interview with Vybarr who wrote a book about running. We have a great chat. I kick...

Jul 15, 201754 min

Episode 4-368 – Julia and the Endurance Epiphany

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-368 – Julia and the Endurance Epiphany (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4368.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello my friends, and welcome to episode 4-368 the new summer, of the RunRunLive Podcast. Happy 4th of July to all my patriotic American friends. Today we have a chat with Julia who has a great story. She had that moment in her life where she almost lost everything that led he...

Jun 30, 201754 min

Episode 4-367 – Matt Dunlap – BQ

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-367 – Matt Dunlap – BQ (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4367.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello my friends, and welcome to episode 4-367 th3e new summer, of the RunRunLive Podcast. Here we are in June. Today we are going to chat with Matt who qualified for Boston recently. Not to be entirely self-promotional, but he used the Marathon BQ plan from my book, “Marathon BQ – how to qua...

Jun 16, 201753 min
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