Knighton Runs Blog

Kristy Baumann is a Registered Dietitian who helps runners learn how to fuel properly to support their training and have a healthy relationship with food. She is on a mission to spread the message that restricting food and following fad diets is not the answer. Having a positive relationship with food is the foundation of fueling well as a runner. In this episode, we discuss the importance of developing a positive relationship around food while marathon training and get answers to specific nutrition and diet questions from The Knighton Lions.

While there are many different ways to train, there are a bunch of “running rules” that are widely held as gospel. Concepts like following strict-polarized training (i.e., take your easy days easy and your hard days hard) and the utmost importance of the long run for marathoners are widely promoted as “the right way to train” to train.  Are these dogmas 100% true? Or is the best way to train actually more grey than it is black and white? In today’s episode, coaches Chris Knighton and Sara Manderscheid debate these running dogmas and set the message straight.

What rules have you put in place to support your running? In this episode, Coach Chris shares the 10 Running Rules to Live By from his book Run Faster Marathons: The Proven Path to PR.

What can adult marathon runners learn from the experiences of high school cross country and track & field team training? Good high school training programs put a large focus on learning the skills of efficient running movement patterns, performing supplemental exercises to support your running, competing as a team sport vs running as an individual sport, progressing from short to long events, and much more. These are all aspects of training that high schoolers develop to become better athletes, but adults usually don’t prioritize these components of running.

Join Coach Chris Knighton and Tucker Grose, cross country and track coach at Stargate High School in Thorton Colorado, and coach of adult distance runners at “Training with Tucker” for a conversation on “What can adult marathoners learn from high school runners?”

When was the last time you ran a mile? Have you ever trained to race a mile? If there’s one thing I think that marathoners don’t do enough of, it’s actually running FAST. If you want to get faster at the marathon, listen to this.

How to get motivated?

How to put in the behind-the-scenes work to perform at your best?

How do you push through rejection?

How do you stop negative self-talk?

How do you become focused and mentally tough?>

How to put yourself in a position to compete and win?

Having the right mindset is essential for success, whether that’s in sports, work, business, or life. Barry Karch from The Real Estate UnSalesperson Podcast brought me onto his show to answer these questions!

It took me three years of hard work, but earlier this year I released my first book – Run Faster Marathons: The Proven Path to PR. In this episode of The Knighton Runs Podcast, I read to you the introduction of the book and let you know how you can enter to win a copy of the paperback edition while learning how to become a faster runner along the way!

When the going gets tough, do it for others. It took me years to figure out how important making running about more than just yourself truly is. In this episode of The Knighton Runs Podcast, I share my story of how running the Boston Marathon in honor of my mom helped me overcome the wall and run the best race of my life. I also tell the stories of three of my athletes who are fundraising for important causes this year through their running and cycling.

The month of June and throughout the summer is the perfect time for marathoners to focus on getting faster in preparation for their fall marathon. In this episode, Coach Chris talks about The Six Phases of Marathon Training and why you should be doing speed work NOW while you are still three to five months away from your next big marathon.

In this episode of The Training With Tucker Podcast, Coach Tucker and I dive into my new book, Run Faster Marathons: The Proven Path to PR to discuss:

* The importance of the right mindset for runners

* The most common mistakes new marathoners make

* Different types of marathon longs – marathon goal pace vs steady pace vs long slow distance

* And much more!