Monday, December 30, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Interview with Joe Friel
A rare opportunity to have a candid discussion on all aspects of training with Joe Friel, a world renowned cycling and triathlon coach. Joe is also authour of several best selling books including The Triathletes Training Bible and The Cyclists Bible. Joe is also founder of Training Peaks, the most widely used training software in the US. Our host Richard Diaz prompts Joe to share his views and rationale on various training influences. This is a show you don't wat to miss!
Friday, November 15, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Interview with Lesley Paterson, Xterra World Champion
Lesley Paterson “The Scottish Rocket” Xterra World Champion, don’t be fooled by her fun loving nature, she is a ferocious competitor. Listen as Richard Diaz chats with her as she prepares for the 2013 Xterra World Championships in Kapalua Maui on Oct. 27th.
On 23 October 2011, Paterson won the Xterra World Championship in Kapalua, Maui, despite suffering a flat tire on the bike stage, and falling on the run stage. She recorded a run time of 43:54, almost 10 minutes faster than Lance Armstrong, whose presence had led to increased publicity for the race. Paterson repeated as champion in 2012, winning by almost four minutes over Bárbara Riveros.
Paterson coaches triathletes using the name Braveheart Coaching, she describes her coaching work as "the hardest and yet one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done in triathlon. She is working on a project to produce a reality TV series in which she trains underprivileged kids to race their first triathlon.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Interview with Eric Heiden 5 time Gold Medalist
Eric Heiden, 5 time gold medalist in speed skating, pro cyclist and now physician for BMC pro cycling team. No other athlete has broken as many records in a sport as Eric. He swept every event in speed skating in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid
Monday, August 26, 2013
Heart Rate Training for Runners Part IV
Running a marathon? This is the final piece of the puzzle! Join Richard Diaz and Dr. Mark Gorelick as they explain how to assemble the critical ingredients of training to complete a marathon. A sensible way to design your Heart Rate Training Program.
Heart Rate Training for Runners Part III
In our first 2 segments of Heart Rate Training for Runners, we covered the basics concepts; why it is wise to use heart rate, and how to perform an initial set up. In part 3 Richard Diaz explains how to employ the critical elements of a sound training program.
How much aerobic base training vs. skill is needed early in your marathon training and how to make the correct decisions moving forward? When the time is right to begin adding more intensity workouts and how the time trials provide the feedback you need to stay on track. All these questions and more will be covered. This is a show you don’t want to miss!
Interview with Charlie Engle
Charlie Engle is one of the most interesting ultra-marathoner on earth, from his past drug addictions, his highly acclaimed project “Running the Sahara” to his stint in prison. Running is his salvation and inspiration for runners around the world. In a recent interview, Charlie stated “In every long run, I want to push myself to that point where all seems hopeless because that is the exact place where I get to discover new things about myself”. This comment is intriguing and merits further understanding. In this interview Richard Diaz hopes to expose this mindset. This is a show you don’t want to miss!
Friday, August 9, 2013
Mr Tenacity- Marshall Ulrich, Ultra Marathon Champion
Marshall Ulrich, the toughest endurance athlete in the world! At 62, he just completed his 19th Badwater UltraMarathon. In 2008 he completed a record trans-American crossing, 3,063.2-miles (San Francisco to New York) in 52.5 days, and more than 117 marathons. His effort, which included many injuries and obstacles, was chronicled in the 2010 movie, Running America. This is a show you just don’t want to miss!
Friday, August 2, 2013
Scott Tinley-Triatlon Legend
Scott Tinley is a triathlon legend. He won the Ironman World Championship twice and the Ironman World Series 3 times. No other pro triathlete remained competitive as long as Scott. Join Richard Diaz as he revisits the sport with one of its principal players.
“People always ask me why I haven’t tried to use my name more to continue profiting off my career, to continue my legacy,” he says. “I’ve always thought that people who were asking for more than their 15 minutes of fame were asking for trouble… for me, it’s more important to throw myself into things and figure them out. To keep things changing.”
Scott was inducted into the Triathlon and Ironman Hall of Fame in 1999.
Heart Rate Training Part II
This is our second installment of “Heart Rate Training” for runners. This episode covers the first steps in establishing your program, how to determine heart rate to build marathon endurance and motor skills. This piece of the puzzle you won’t want to miss!
Learn how to establish your inital heart rate parameters and field test them for futire comparison. In the coming episodes we will build on these very important lessons.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Marathon Training- Feeding and Hydration Advice
An extremely insightful discussion with Dr. Robert Portman, Chairman of Pacific Health Labs. Anyone training to run a Marathon, Half Marathon or beyond should listen to this show. Learn how nutrition, meal timing, hydration and feeding effect your ability to perform and recover.
Dr. Portman is coauthor of two books, Nutrient Timing and The Performance Zone and has authored hundreds of articles on how nutrition can improve
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Heart Rate Training part 1
Training with heart rate is a confusing topic with endurance athletes. Our host Richard Diaz is an expert in the art of heart rate training. Listen as he and his guest, Mike Rouse, a seasoned Ultra runner, discuss the benefits of heart rate training.
Why is it important to monitor heart rate while training? What are the benefits? How can we determine what is the appropriate intensity to follow? All these and many more questions will be answered during our series on heart rate training.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Interview with Rod Dixon
In the 1980s Rod Dixon was one of the most competitive runners on the American road-racing circuit. He set world-class times in the 1500 m (3:33.9) to the marathon (2:08:59), and won bronze medals in the World Cross Country Championships in 1973 and 1982. His 1983 victory in New York City Marathon was the most dramatic finishes the event has seen, when he came from behind to catch leader Geoff Smith at the 26-mile mark and win by 9 seconds.
Rod Dixon’s is the founder of the KIDS MARATHON FOUNDATION whose mission is to create a life-long commitment to good health and fitness habits in children at risk of obesity-related health problems. The program educates, empowers, and inspires 7-12 year old children to become and stay fit.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Running Network Anniversary Show
The Natural Running Network’s Anniversary Show! Hard to believe, we have been broadcasting weekly for 1 Year now. Listen as we present our “Year in Review” with Richard Diaz, Matt Fitzgerald, Gilbert Tuyabonye, Erica Gratton, and guests we’ve interviewed.
Yes, it is hard to believe; we have produced over 70 episodes in 52 weeks with some of the greatest runners of our time. Here are just a few: Dean Karnazes, Scott Jurek, Leo Monzano, Craig Virgin, Dick Beardsley, Danny Dreyer, Milena Glusac, Brie Felnagle, and advisors, coaches, physicians: Dr Steve Capobianco, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Dr. Brian Abelson, Dr Robert Portman all who are dedicated to the art, wellbeing and performance of running, triathlon and fitness!
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Tips for Novice Runners
The posse is back to share some tips on what to do as a novice runner. If you are running your first marathon, half marathon or even your first 5K, this is a show you don’t want to miss!
Saturday, July 6, 2013
The Duel in the Sun Revisted
Meet Dick Beardsley, most famous for his “Duel in the Sun” battle that resulted in a 2 place win behind Alberto Salazar (both runners breaking 2:09) at the Boston Marathon in 1982. Alberto to this day claims Dick pushed him harder than any other runner.
The battle between Dick and Alberto is the stuff of legends! They ran step for step for over 2 hours with Dick leading until 2:06 into the final half mile when Alberto dug deep and overtook him within a sea of motorcycle cops that many feel impeded Dicks chances to respond to Alberto’s surge. What a story, listen to it from the guy that lived it.
Friday, July 5, 2013
The Dynamic Duo- Scott Jurek and Dean Karnazes
Two of America’s greatest ultra-marathon runners Dean Karnazes and Scott Jurek share their thoughts about running long and their life experiences as marathon runners. Our host Richard Diaz offers a unique opportunity to have them both in one broadcast.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Women Runners who Rule Par II
Meet Milena Glusac, 3X National Champion (20k, 25k and half marathon). She ran a PR 1:11:34 in the half-marathon at the World Championships and in 2002 ran 2:31:14 at the New York Marathon, 9th overall to capture an Olympic Marathon A qualifying standard.
She has been a member of two US World Cross-Country Championship teams and was ranked as one of the top ten road racers in the world in 2001. She earned All-American status seven times and was recently named one of the top 50 athletes of the last 50 years in San Diego high school history.
Milena currently speaks and lectures about running, fitness and training, and is deeply rooted in the national and international running and sports community.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Women Runners Who Rule
Brie Felnagle is an NCAA champ in the 1500 and DMR and 12x All American. She finished 3rd this season at the USA indoor championships in the mile and posted 15:14 in the 5k. I decided to feature a lady who knows what it means to compete at an elite level. In an earlier episode, Jenny Hadfield and I discussed the performances of women runners over the past 30 years and it’s clear that women are improving at a staggering rate as opposed to the male counter parts in the sport. Listen to a candid conversation with Brie and our host Richard Diaz.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Olympic Silver Medalist Leo Manzano "The Rain Maker"
During the 2012 Olympic Games Leo Manzano shattered a 44 year drought for Team USA in the 1500 meter event, earning a Silver medal with a blistering fast close in the final 100 meters. Listen as host Richard Diaz helps Leo re-live his amazing accomplishments.
Leo Manzano earned a 1500 meter silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games (3:34.79); the first American to do so since Jim Ryun's silver in Mexico City 1968. He won his first USA Outdoor 1500 meter title at the 2012 Olympic Trials, earning his second berth on a U.S. Olympic team.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Evolution of Women in Sports 05/24 by The Natural Running Network Live | Blog Talk Radio
The Evolution of Women in Sports 05/24 by The Natural Running Network Live | Blog Talk Radio Jenny Hadfield and our host Richard Diaz discuss the evolution in the sport for women and where we are headed. Jenny is an author of two books, Running for Mortals and Marathoning for Mortals and writes for RunnersWorld.com and Women’s Running Magazine.
She’s been featured in Women’s Health, Prevention, Health, Cooking Light, Outside, Forbes, Fitness, The Chicago Tribune, and Good Morning America – Health.
She’s been featured in Women’s Health, Prevention, Health, Cooking Light, Outside, Forbes, Fitness, The Chicago Tribune, and Good Morning America – Health.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Interview with Terenzo Bazonne 5 Time World Champion Triathlete
Terenzo Bazzone is one of the hardest working pro's on the intrnational pro triathlon circut. His calim to fame is his ability to dominate the world stage in the 70.3 Ironman Long Course. A 5 time world champion and all arounf nice guy. We caught him just before leaving for France to compete in the ITU World Chamionships. Listen to a candid interview with Richard Diaz and Terenzo.
Friday, May 24, 2013
The Evolution of Women in Running and Sports
Women are far an away seeing greater progress with their performances in running events then the men at this point in history. Join me and my guest Jenny Hadfield, author, coach and columnist for Runners World Magazine, Women's Running, and running coach as we discuss the infleunce that women have on todays running scene. Along with other fun observations.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Interview with the Roc Doc
Taping athletes first came to light during Olympic Beach Volley Ball. Now this mysterious taping is seen in every sport. Join us as we share the whys and how’s of taping with Dr. Capobianco the authority in the art of Kinesio-Taping for performance and injury.
As the key spokesperson and educator for “Rock Tape” Dr. Steve has travelled around the world sharing his knowledge with medical professional’s therapists and athletes from virtually every sport. Kinesio Taping has become a staple in the endurance sport world as a highly effective solution to nagging injuries, from toe to head. If you’ve ever dealt with a running or sport related injury, you really owe to yourself to listen to this show!
A Race for Madmen
An interview with the producers of UltrArabia a one-of-a-kind race, one never before attempted, across a vast expanse of desert in the Empty Quarter of western Oman. This will be an exclusive opportunity for some of the world's best ultra runners, stage runners and distance runners to experience a race in the Arabia and the Empty Quarter or the Rub al Khali as it is known in Arabic.
The route will take runners through an unforgiving but breathtaking section of this infamous desert known as the "sea of sand" and across an ancient land steeped in mystery. This will be a 7 day stage race covering a distance of 300k.
Rub Al-Khali is the largest sand desert in the world, made up of vast areas of continous and connected sand dunes. It is also one of the driest and widely acclaimed as the most beautiful and stunning of sand dune deserts.
Temperatures in November are the mildest of the year and the nights are perfect for sleeping comfortably out under the stars. Desert camps among new friends will be a highlight of this race.
UltrArabia is bound to test your limits physically and mentally but the rewards of spending time crossing the Oman section of Rub al Khali will be incalculable.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Where does it hurt… does your Doctor know?
When athletes are injured, they are vested in the recovery process. It is important to have a clear and precise diagnosis before treatment. Learn how to best communicate with your Doctor to get to the bottom of the problem quickly. Dr. Adam Story tells us how.
Ever feel like your doctor does not listen to you or worse, you don’t understand him? Dr. Story has some excellent tips on how best to relate to your Doctor to help him better identify the injury, and how best to deal with it. This is a very helpful bit of knowledge that every good patient should have.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Out of the fire-into the fryin pan!
Our Listener question of the day revolves around two differing runner injury syndromes; Stress fractures, hip problems that turned into Achilles and Calve strains. Listen as we try to offer a workable solution to these problems.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Ultra Marathon Man
The Ultra Marathon Man, Dean Karnazes shares his thoughts with our host Richard Diaz. Dean is an ESPN ESPY Award winner as Best Outdoor Athlete and author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, a fun interview with an amazing athlete.
In 2006, Karnazes embarked on the well-publicized Endurance 50: 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days. Beginning with the Lewis and Clark Marathon in St. Louis on September 17, 2006, it finished with the New York City Marathon on November 5.
The adventure was the primary subject of a film entitled UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days, which was the first feature film about Karnazes. The film was produced by Journeyfilm, had a national theatrical release in 300 screens in 2008.
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