BRV 48: Listener Question, How Often Should I Run?

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BRV 48: Listener Question, How Often Should I Run?

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May 1, 2024

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Determining the best weekly mix of running and recovery days.

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May 1, 2024

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Titles in the series (51)

Sensible Training, Satisfying Results Coach Deb presents running to ultra beginners, people who've yet to run their first half mile, non-stop. She starts at square one with motivation and education, from form to cross training, injury prevention and mindset. She'll start you off with a walk to run and explain what to do and when. She even provides a 10-day quick start plan that starts with a diagnostic test to help you customize your training.

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Beginner Runner Village - BRV 001: Becoming a runner is not intuitive. You don't just walk out the door and run until you get tired. No, if you do that, what you'll get is injured and discouraged. You could do that when you were 10; you can't do that when you're 30 or 40 or 50 or 60, by Beginner Runner Village
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Where to Start Running – BRV 003: Knowing where to begin, where to start, how to start, is the hard part and one of the most critical for anyone who wants to become a runner. In this episode of the Beginner Runner Village Podcast, I aim to help you to decide where to start your running... by Beginner Runner Village
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Running Form, Part 3, Foot Strike – BRV 011: An integral but often overlooked element of running form is foot strike. Whether beginner or advanced, any runner should take care to be sure to utilize an efficient and stable foot plant and it makes perfect sense for new runners to work on this from.. by Beginner Runner Village
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Mojo Coaching Program Explained BRV – 006: I explain exactly what is included in the Mojo for Running Coaching Program, what the weekly schedules include, and how they break down into a gradual progression from mostly walking to running, then from being able to run to being able to run 3. by Beginner Runner Village
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When You Can’t Run – BRV 18: It’s inevitable that sometimes events beyond your control will prevent you from running for a couple of days to a couple of weeks. If you are a beginner runner, you likely find it especially to persevere through such interruptions. When you can’t run, by Beginner Runner Village
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Running Form, Part 2 – BRV 010: Learn the correct running form and succeed that much faster. Today, I discuss how to lean, ever so slightly, forward, to take advantage of gravity and how to make sure you’re landing over your center of gravity. by Beginner Runner Village
14 min listen
Why You Need a Schedule – BRV 019: No matter whether you are training to run your first mile, your first race, or you are working toward greater endurance and speed, you will experience much greater success if you follow a well thought out, logical, running schedule, by Beginner Runner Village
10 min listen
How to Breathe When You Run – BRV 008: One of the most common concerns among beginner runners is that they struggle to breathe, often saying, “I can never seem to catch my breath” or “I feel like I’m breathing through a straw.” For many runners, by Beginner Runner Village
12 min listen
The Easier Way to Become a Runner: Learning to run distances of a mile or more is not intuitive, and this is critical because most people think it is. When you were a kid you could just run out the door and keep going, but once you're an adult, and especially if you're not in shape, by Beginner Runner Village
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Your Body, Your Team – BRV 004: As a beginner runner, you’ll need to consider your lungs, bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments as members of your team. Is everybody ready to start running? It’s critical that they all be ready. Let’s talk about how to take this into consi by Beginner Runner Village
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Buying Running Shoes – BRV 005: While you won’t need much in the way of equipment, good running shoes are, of course, a must. After listening to this episode, you’ll be prepared for the all-important shopping trip. Discover what to look for, which questions to ask, by Beginner Runner Village
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Training Intensity for Beginner Runners – BRV 014: Most beginner runners assume that training at a higher intensity is a good thing; it must be, right? Wrong. Training at the appropriate intensity is one of the main keys to success, but if you are a new runner, by Beginner Runner Village
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The Motivation of Wanting More – BRV 029: Whether your main goal is better health, weight loss, having more energy, or making new friends, your overarching motivation may be simply ‘wanting more,’ wanting to become a runner to move your life toward something richer, by Beginner Runner Village
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Running Form, Part 1 – BRV 009: Improving your running form will mean avoiding injury and running more comfortably, two worthwhile pursuits for any runner, and there is no better time to master it than at the very beginning of your running career when you’re only running a few steps . by Beginner Runner Village
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Running Form, Part 4 – BRV 012: We’ve all heard of people-watching. Let me introduce you to runner-watching. It’s less entertaining but much more useful. Even the most untrained eye will, with a little coaching from me, be able to spot good running form. by Beginner Runner Village
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Advice for Beginner Runners from Experienced Runners – BRV 026: Runners tend to be incredibly friendly, and most experienced runners are extremely supportive of beginner runners, happily offering advice. That is wonderful, right? Because, after all, some of these runners have logged, literally, thousands of miles, by Beginner Runner Village
17 min listen
Hiking as Cross Training for Beginner Runners – BRV 20: Veteran runners can choose from a variety of different forms of cross training, but new runners will need to be quite careful about cross training because if they are not already physically fit, the cross training may sap their energy and tire the musc... by Beginner Runner Village
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Running Tips and Tricks – BRV 016: Why should newer runners have to discover some really helpful tips by trial and error? In this podcast, I list tips of all kinds about all manner of big and small things that can be hugely helpful to your runnig career. Whether you find them helpful, by Beginner Runner Village
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Hard Easy Principle of Running Training – BRV 007: I’ve learned that new runners – even the newest runners – will progress more comfortably and with fewer injuries when they apply proven principles that veteran runners use to guide their training. The difference is that they must be modified to be a by Beginner Runner Village
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How to Warm-up Before Every Run: Warm-up before every run and enjoy much better runs with fewer injuries. Warming up is not walking for a couple of minutes and it's not doing static stretching or calisthenics. If you warm-up, thoroughly and correctly, by Beginner Runner Village
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Become a Runner Day 6: Warming Up and Walking Paces – BRV 041: Many beginner runners don’t warm-up because they think the only reason to warm-up is to prepare to run fast; they know they don’t run fast, so they skip the warm-up. That is a big mistake, but I absolutely understand how a beginner runner might arrive by Beginner Runner Village
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Massage for Beginner Runners – BRV 015: Most people think massages are just about relaxation, but runners of all levels, especially new runners will reap great benefits from a deep tissue or sports massage. Even if you can only afford one massage a year, get it, really. It’s worth it. by Beginner Runner Village
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Running Cadence – BRV 013: The beginning, the very beginning of your running career is the perfect time to learn correct form, and cadence is a huge part of that! With cadence mastered, all the rest of your running, for years to come, will be easier and more efficient. by Beginner Runner Village
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What If You Have Shin Splints – BRV 024: Shin splints are the bane of many runners. I hate to say it, but I think every runner is going to experience this very common running injury at some point in their career. I’d like to say they can be completely avoided, by Beginner Runner Village
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Race Strategy for Beginner Runners – BRV 021: Everybody worries about race strategy, and no one more than the first-timer. I suspect for most runners that first 5k is more nerve-wracking than a first marathon. This makes sense, too, because anyone who has trained enough for a marathon knows that t... by Beginner Runner Village
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How to Pick a 5k Race – BRV 030: I want all beginner runners to have an excellent experience at their first 5k race, but with so many 5k races out there, how do you decide which one is right for you? No worries! I’m here for you! You’re right, there are many options, and I imagine, by Beginner Runner Village
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The Key Role of Family and Friends – BRV 028: Becoming a runner is on your shoulders. You’re the one who must make the commitment and do the work, but if you can get your family and friends on board, if you can get them to stand by you, stand with you, support and encourage you, by Beginner Runner Village
29 min listen
Building Running Endurance for Beginner Runners – BRV 22: It seems that all new runners and ‘newer’ runners stress about speed, but it that is you, please remember that speed – up to a point – comes naturally as you build endurance. First concentrate on endurance. After your weeky mileage is up to 25 mil by Beginner Runner Village
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Running and Weight Loss – BRV 017: More people start running to lose weight than start for any other reason. Join a group of runners paused at a water kiosk, and poll them for the reason why each of them runs, and even if they are fast, fit runners, by Beginner Runner Village
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Become a Runner Class Day 8: Running to Lose Weight – BRV 043: Weight loss is the number one reason that people start running, and number 2 is not even close. In our world, people just don’t move enough, anymore, and that creates a problem. We need to move a lot to burn enough calories. by Beginner Runner Village
15 min listen

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Seven Tips for Training in Hot Weather – BRV 032: Running, every day, requires a constant stream of motivation, but then, when the mercury starts to rise, it’s super easy to make the choice to do something else, anything else, any other activity, as long as it can be performed in the air conditioning.. by Beginner Runner Village
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BRV 48: Listener Question, How Often Should I Run?

BRV 48: Listener Question, How Often Should I Run?

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