Amanda of RuntotheFinish and I co-host the Tread Lightly Podcast! This weekly podcast is the perfect length for your easy runs. Our goal is to help you train smarter. We share both evidence-based and experience-cultivated takes on popular running topics and training questions. You can listen on your preferred podcast player.

88: How to Prepare for RunDisney, Ragnar, and Other Relay/Multi-day Races
88: How to Prepare for RunDisney, Ragna...
Are you preparing for RunDisney weekend, a Ragnar relay, Hood to Coast, the Speed Project, or another multi-stage ...
00:32:18
October 19, 2024
87: Your Treadmill Running Questions, Answered
87: Your Treadmill Running Questions, A...
What do Oscar Wilde, fluid dynamics, and running have in common? The treadmill! We answer your most common questio...
00:34:33
October 12, 2024
86: What You Need to Know about Running and Pelvic Floor Health, with Dr. Amanda Fisher
86: What You Need to Know about Running...
Don’t skip this episode just yet - every runner, male, female, non-binary, parents, child-free, etc can learn fr...
00:37:21
October 05, 2024
85: How to Manage Pre-Race Nerves
85: How to Manage Pre-Race Nerves
Most runners share the common experience: a jittery, anxious feeling as you line up before your race. Pre-race ner...
00:29:21
September 28, 2024
84: Should Runners Follow Cycle Syncing? How to Manage Running on Your Period
84: Should Runners Follow Cycle Syncing...
This episode brings in some new research to update one of our early episodes - running on your period. In addition...
00:30:10
September 21, 2024
83: What Happens to Your Body After a Marathon & A Marathon Recovery Guide
83: What Happens to Your Body After a M...
Did you know that you can finish a marathon up to half of an inch shorter than when you started? Or that there’s...
00:32:03
September 14, 2024
82: Hybrid Training as Health Training and Myth-Busting Female Physiology Trends with Dr. Alyssa Olenick
82: Hybrid Training as Health Training ...
In this episode, we are joined by ultra runner, coach, and scientist Dr. Alyssa Olenick (aka Doc Lyss)! Dr. Oleni...
00:48:43
September 07, 2024
81: How Much Do Genetics Impact Your Running Performance?
81: How Much Do Genetics Impact Your Ru...
Have you ever wondered how much your genetics influence your running? Are your paces or performances a matter of b...
00:29:07
August 31, 2024
80: Running Gear: What's Overhyped or Worth the Price?
80: Running Gear: What's Overhyped or W...
First, we answer a listener’s question about breathing issues during runs. Then, we dive into a whole episode ba...
00:33:56
August 24, 2024
79: RPE vs Pace vs Heart Rate: How to Measure Intensity on Your Runs
79: RPE vs Pace vs Heart Rate: How to M...
How do you measure training intensity on easy runs and workouts? Should you use pace, RPE, or heart rate? We talk ...
00:30:54
August 17, 2024
78: What Runners Need to Know about Tendinopathy and Tendon Health (with Dr. Alex Nelson)
78: What Runners Need to Know about Ten...
Are you struggling with Achilles pain, a chronic high hamstring injury, or another tendon issue? This is the episo...
00:43:07
August 10, 2024
77: What to Do After a Disappointing Race
77: What to Do After a Disappointing Ra...
As unfortunate as it is, it’s inevitable if you run enough: a disappointing race can happen. This experience hap...
00:29:14
August 03, 2024
76: What to Eat Before Runs, Recovery Nutrition, and Low Energy Availability
76: What to Eat Before Runs, Recovery N...
Our listener question follows up on the listener question from episode 72 - how do you take objective vs subject a...
00:30:28
July 27, 2024
75: Why Your Easy Pace Isn't Improving, Low Volume Marathon Plans, and More: Our Informed Hot Takes
75: Why Your Easy Pace Isn't Improving,...
In the midst of a running boom, there is more information than ever being shared on social media. However, some of...
00:29:29
July 20, 2024
74: How to Set Realistic Running Goals (With Elisabeth Scott of Running Explained)
74: How to Set Realistic Running Goals ...
We are doing something a bit different in this episode! Periodically, we will bring guests onto the show. Today we...
00:34:20
July 13, 2024
73: How to Use Heart Rate Zones for Running
73: How to Use Heart Rate Zones for Run...
We collected listener questions on Instagram to provide you with a practical guide for how to use heart rate zones...
00:37:18
July 06, 2024
72: How to Train for Your First Half Marathon
72: How to Train for Your First Half Ma...
The half marathon is one of the most popular race distance out there, for both experienced and novice runners. Thi...
00:30:30
June 29, 2024
71: How to Travel for a Marathon (Or Other Destination Race)
71: How to Travel for a Marathon (Or Ot...
Are you traveling for a marathon (or other distance) soon, either domestically or internationally? Then this episo...
00:30:04
June 22, 2024
70: How to Fit Running and Training into Your Life
70: How to Fit Running and Training int...
Easy runs, interval workouts, strength training, prehab work, warm-ups, cross-training, and recovery - it’s a lo...
00:30:38
June 15, 2024
69: How to Adjust Your Race for Injury, Illness, Weather, and More
69: How to Adjust Your Race for Injury,...
This experience happens to virtually every runner. No matter how well your training cycle went, race day doesn’t...
00:36:52
June 08, 2024
68: Do You Need Stability Shoes? Understanding Overpronation
68: Do You Need Stability Shoes? Unders...
Are stability shoes outdated or the magic key to preventing injury? It’s actually neither - for some runners, th...
00:29:09
June 01, 2024
67: Is The Boston Marathon Overhyped?
67: Is The Boston Marathon Overhyped?
The big marathons including Boston and New York are ubiquitous on social media - but do they live up to the hype? ...
00:27:35
May 25, 2024
66: How to Improve Your Mile Time
66: How to Improve Your Mile Time
The running community talks a lot about longer distances, but we are focusing in this episode on an underrated dis...
00:33:29
May 18, 2024
65: Does Running Make You Look Older? And Other Common Running Myths
65: Does Running Make You Look Older? A...
A number of listeners have asked us some questions based on common running myths - and so we’re here today to re...
00:27:51
May 11, 2024
64: Does Body Size Impact Your Training? Tips for Runners in Taller and Larger Bodies
64: Does Body Size Impact Your Training...
Larger encompasses a variety of body types: taller than average, more muscle, or higher body mass. Both Laura and ...
00:29:47
May 04, 2024
63: How to Start Running Again After Injury
63: How to Start Running Again After In...
First, we answer a listener’s question on how to do when your race doesn’t go as you hoped. Then, we dive int...
00:30:58
April 27, 2024
62: How to Run a Sub 2 Hour Half Marathon
62: How to Run a Sub 2 Hour Half Marath...
One of the most popular running goals is to run a half marathon in under two hours. A 1:59 half marathon is faster...
00:33:51
April 20, 2024
61: VO2max Workouts, Threshold Runs, and More: Understanding the Different Types of Running Workouts
61: VO2max Workouts, Threshold Runs, an...
What’s the difference between a VO2max and threshold running workout? This episode is your guide to all the diff...
00:35:47
April 13, 2024
60: Strength Training for Runners
60: Strength Training for Runners
We received several listener questions about strength training for runners, and this episode has answers!  Discus...
00:35:55
April 06, 2024
59: Do Age and Gender Make a Difference in Running?
59: Do Age and Gender Make a Difference...
How much of a difference do age and gender actually make when it comes to training and performance? We’re taking...
00:32:24
March 30, 2024
58: How to Pace a Marathon | Updated Episode
58: How to Pace a Marathon | Updated Ep...
Join us for another updated episode today! This episode is an update - with better audio quality and additional in...
00:36:36
March 23, 2024
57: How to Build Running Endurance
57: How to Build Running Endurance
Curious about how to build running endurance? If learning how to run faster and longer is your goal, you will want...
00:31:28
March 16, 2024
56: What You Should Know about Running While Pregnant
56: What You Should Know about Running ...
As a disclaimer, the advice provided in this episode is general. We encourage discussing your individual situatio...
00:31:34
March 09, 2024
55: Beer as a Recovery Beverage, The Gotta-Go Urgency on Runs, and Other Listener Questions!
55: Beer as a Recovery Beverage, The Go...
You asked and we are answering! This episode answers listener questions on all things running, including: Should...
00:32:54
March 02, 2024
54: Why are You Tired All the Time? Understanding Fatigue and Running
54: Why are You Tired All the Time? Und...
Are you tired all the time, both during runs and during the rest of the day? We have received a few listener quest...
00:32:31
February 24, 2024
53: How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon
53: How to Qualify for the Boston Marat...
Is running the Boston Marathon a dream of yours? As most runners know, you need to run a Boston Marathon Qualifyin...
00:35:13
February 17, 2024
52: How Far Should You Run Before a Marathon? An Updated Episode on the Three Hour Long Run
52: How Far Should You Run Before a Mar...
We recognize that the long run is only one piece of marathon training. However, one of the most common questions w...
00:34:13
February 10, 2024
51: When to Quit a Run vs When to Push Through
51: When to Quit a Run vs When to Push ...
We start with a listener about timing warm-ups before driving to go for a run. Then, we dive into one of the most ...
00:39:17
February 03, 2024
50: Tired of Hitting the Wall? How to Not Slow Down in Your Next Marathon
50: Tired of Hitting the Wall? How to N...
This episode answers a listener question: how can you prevent a pace drop at the end of your marathon? This is suc...
00:27:54
January 27, 2024
49: What's Causing Your Knee Pain When Running?
49: What's Causing Your Knee Pain When ...
We answer a listener's question on rebuilding mileage after a few weeks of lower-volume training before diving int...
00:34:31
January 20, 2024
48: Is It Bad to Run in the
48: Is It Bad to Run in the "Grey Zone?...
What is the grey zone in running? The benefits and detriments of running in the grey zone How to use the talk test...
00:32:14
January 13, 2024
47: US Marathon Trials Preview and Our Picks for the US Olympic Team!
47: US Marathon Trials Preview and Our ...
We first answer a question about using the bathroom during races. Then, we dive into an exciting topic: the 2024 M...
00:29:01
January 06, 2024
45: How to Start Running at 40 (and Beyond)
45: How to Start Running at 40 (and Bey...
We start with a listener question on the type of terrain to train on when preparing for a flat marathon. Then, we...
00:33:16
December 26, 2023
46: Sensitive Stomach Gels, Female Athlete Triad, and More Listener Q&A
46: Sensitive Stomach Gels, Female Athl...
We wrap up season 1 of the Tread Lightly podcast by answering some of your questions! Eating disorders/disorde...
00:39:13
December 26, 2023
Episode 44: Why Do You Get Muscle Cramps When Running?
Episode 44: Why Do You Get Muscle Cramp...
Ever wonder why you get muscle cramps when running? We have the answers - or at least, as the theories behind why ...
00:25:35
December 09, 2023
Episode 43: Reasons Not to Run a Marathon
Episode 43: Reasons Not to Run a Marath...
This episode might seem like one big hot take, but we are coming at this topic based on real-life coaching experie...
00:30:26
December 02, 2023
Episode 42: Your Guide to Cold Weather Running
Episode 42: Your Guide to Cold Weather ...
This whole episode answers a listener’s question: what are our tips and tricks for running in cold weather? Aman...
00:32:25
November 25, 2023
Episode 41: How to Improve Your 5K Time
Episode 41: How to Improve Your 5K Time
5K training and racing is hard, no matter your level of experience as a runner. Even if 3.1 miles is a warm-up for...
00:33:04
November 18, 2023
Episode 40: Diet Trends for Runners
Episode 40: Diet Trends for Runners
After a listener question about training logs, we dive into a controversial topic: diet trends. We are not registe...
00:29:19
November 11, 2023
Episode 39: Running at High Altitude and Altitude Acclimatization
Episode 39: Running at High Altitude an...
Ever wonder why it feels so hard when you run in Colorado or Utah? We discuss the science of altitude acclimatizat...
00:33:45
November 04, 2023
Episode 38: How to Run Your Best 10K Race
Episode 38: How to Run Your Best 10K Ra...
In our opinion, the 10K is one of the most underrated distances to race and train for. It’s long enough to requi...
00:35:06
October 28, 2023
Episode 37: Trail Running Tips for Road Runners
Episode 37: Trail Running Tips for Road...
Want to start running more on the trails or curious about trying a trail race? This is the episode for you! We tal...
00:33:30
October 21, 2023
Episode 36: Understanding Your Running Gait
Episode 36: Understanding Your Running ...
Is a heel strike as bad as people say? How much does your running cadence actually matter? What is the proper runn...
00:30:24
October 14, 2023
Episode 35: Increasing Women's and Girl's Participation in Running
Episode 35: Increasing Women's and Girl...
We tackle an important topic in this episode: women's and girls' participation in running. How do we encou...
00:30:15
October 07, 2023
Episode 34: How to Increase Your Running Mileage
Episode 34: How to Increase Your Runnin...
We devote this episode to answering one of the most common questions we receive as running coaches: how do you inc...
00:33:11
September 30, 2023
Episode 33: How to Get Your Family and Kids Involved in Running
Episode 33: How to Get Your Family and ...
Do you want to get your family, including spouse and kids, involved in running? In this episode, we share both evi...
00:25:01
September 23, 2023
Episode 32: What Your Running Watch Stats Actually Mean
Episode 32: What Your Running Watch Sta...
Has your running watch ever told you that your VO2max improved? Or that your training was unproductive? Running wa...
00:31:46
September 16, 2023
Episode 31: How to Manage Muscle Soreness from Running
Episode 31: How to Manage Muscle Sorene...
Muscle soreness is a universal experience for runners. But how do you know what degree of soreness is normal? How ...
00:35:31
September 09, 2023
Episode 30: How to Taper for a Marathon
Episode 30: How to Taper for a Marathon
This episode is sponsored by the Run to the Finish Run Club! Use the code treadlightly to save $50 on a one-year s...
00:31:43
September 02, 2023
Episode 29: Listener Q&A
Episode 29: Listener Q&A
You sent in your running questions, and we have your answers! We spent this episode answering listener questions, ...
00:32:29
August 26, 2023
Episode 28: Our Current Favorite Running Gear
Episode 28: Our Current Favorite Runnin...
Ever wonder what pieces of gear two running coaches use for their runs? We spend this episode discussing the gear ...
00:31:22
August 19, 2023
Episode 27: How Many Miles Should You Run Per Week?
Episode 27: How Many Miles Should You R...
We answer one of the most common questions we receive as running coaches: how many miles (or kilometers) should yo...
00:34:58
August 12, 2023
Episode 26: Training Recommendations for Older Runners
Episode 26: Training Recommendations fo...
This episode serves as part two of our discussion on perimenopause and menopause. However, the advice here applies...
00:34:24
August 05, 2023
Episode 25: Running during Perimenopause and Menopause
Episode 25: Running during Perimenopaus...
We tackle a topic that not a lot of people like to talk about, but affects many runners - how perimenopause and me...
00:29:37
July 29, 2023
Episode 24: The Science of Overtraining
Episode 24: The Science of Overtraining
Have you ever felt like your running is getting worse, even as you put in more training? In this episode, we delve...
00:30:02
July 22, 2023
Episode 23: Mastering Your Mindset and Mental Toughness in Running
Episode 23: Mastering Your Mindset and ...
Every runner has experienced a race where their fitness was there - but their mind gave up. Mindset plays a tremen...
00:33:36
July 15, 2023
Episode 22: All You Need to Know About Running Shoes
Episode 22: All You Need to Know About ...
Let’s talk about running shoes! Running shoes are the most essential piece of gear for training - and now, there...
00:30:43
July 08, 2023
Episode 21: How to Start Running Again
Episode 21: How to Start Running Again
Inevitably, every runner needs to take time off of running. Maybe you are sick, injured, burnt out, or busy with l...
00:33:45
July 01, 2023
Episode 20: What to Eat Before a Race
Episode 20: What to Eat Before a Race
Tired of fading and bonking in a race? You may benefit from changing your race week and race day nutrition! What y...
00:37:49
June 24, 2023
Episode 19: How to Run Faster!
Episode 19: How to Run Faster!
Most runners want to run faster - it's one of the most common questions we receive as running coaches. You can...
00:31:08
June 17, 2023
Episode 18: Postpartum Running
Episode 18: Postpartum Running
After months of pregnancy, childbirth, and the uncomfortable first six weeks, you are probably eager to start runn...
00:27:35
June 10, 2023
Episode 17: First Marathon Training Tips
Episode 17: First Marathon Training Tip...
This episode focuses on advice for first-time marathoners! However, even experienced marathoners will find this ep...
00:37:21
June 03, 2023
Episode 16: What Runners Need to Know About Iron
Episode 16: What Runners Need to Know A...
Have you ever felt tired in training and like you just don't have another gear? So many different factors can ...
00:39:00
May 27, 2023
Episode 15: Running in the Heat And Heat Acclimation
Episode 15: Running in the Heat And Hea...
Summer running is here - and we have all you need to know about running in the heat! You are not losing your fitne...
00:26:30
May 20, 2023
Episode 14: How to Become a Running Coach - Part 2
Episode 14: How to Become a Running Coa...
Episode 14 continues the conversation on how to become a running coach. If you haven't already, listen to epis...
00:38:49
May 13, 2023
Episode 13: How to Become a Running Coach, Part 1
Episode 13: How to Become a Running Coa...
Are you curious about how to become a running coach? In this episode of the Tread Lightly podcast, we have a candi...
00:42:33
May 06, 2023
Episode 12: Electrolytes for Runners
Episode 12: Electrolytes for Runners
Electrolytes are a popular topic when the weather starts warming up! In this episode, we discuss everything you ne...
00:34:57
April 29, 2023
Episode 11: Is Foam Rolling for Runners Worth the Time?
Episode 11: Is Foam Rolling for Runners...
Episode 11 of the Tread Lightly podcast dives deep into the topic of foam rolling! Foam rollers are very popular r...
00:28:56
April 22, 2023
Episode 10: How Do You Train When You Aren't Preparing for a Race?
Episode 10: How Do You Train When You A...
Episode 10 answers the question: what should you do when you aren't training for a race? Non-race training includ...
00:24:23
April 15, 2023
Episode 9: What is 80/20 Running?
Episode 9: What is 80/20 Running?
Episode 9 dives deep into the topic of 80/20 Running! 80/20 running has been a popular concept for around a decade...
00:31:19
April 08, 2023
Episode 8: Carbon Plated Running Shoes
Episode 8: Carbon Plated Running Shoes
Episode 8 of the Tread Lightly podcast dives into a popular topic: carbon plated running shoes! If you haven't...
00:33:44
April 02, 2023
Episode 7: Supplements for Runners
Episode 7: Supplements for Runners
Episode 7 is about supplements for runners! So much could be said about supplements, so this episode is likely par...
00:39:09
March 26, 2023
Episode 6: All About Marathon Pacing
Episode 6: All About Marathon Pacing
Episode 6 is all about marathon pacing! Chances are, you've hit the wall in a marathon before. We share tips o...
00:35:08
March 19, 2023
Episode 5: The Applied Science of Long Run Fueling
Episode 5: The Applied Science of Long ...
Episode 5 covers the topic of long run nutrition! We approach how to fuel long runs and races (15K to ultra) from ...
00:37:27
March 12, 2023
Episode 4: Should Runners Stretch? The Science of Static and Dynamic Stretching
Episode 4: Should Runners Stretch? The ...
Episode 4 tackles the question: should runners stretch? You may have heard that you always need to stretch before ...
00:25:18
March 05, 2023
Episode 3: Should You Sync Your Run Training with Your Menstrual Cycle
Episode 3: Should You Sync Your Run Tra...
We are back in episode 3 to discuss the hot topic of menstrual cycle sycning. Should you change your training base...
00:30:18
March 05, 2023
Episode 2: Zone Two Training and Heart Rate Monitoring
Episode 2: Zone Two Training and Heart ...
In our second episode, we discuss Zone Two training! Zone 2 running is very popular right now - so what exactly is...
00:33:51
March 05, 2023
Episode 1: Should You Limit Long Runs to Three Hours?
Episode 1: Should You Limit Long Runs t...
In our first episode of the Tread Lightly podcast, we examine the popular "rule" that you should not run...
00:29:38
February 28, 2023