The Running Rules Podcast

Alan Ladd
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The Running Rules Podcast

The Running Rules Podcast helps you, the middle of the pack runners transform your training, nail your nutrition and master your mindset so you can run 5ks to ultramarathons faster, stronger and more confidently. The podcast is hosted by me, Alan Ladd, a running coach, nutritionist and 2:45 marathoner from Northern Ireland. I take a holistic approach focusing on training, nutrition, mindset and lifestyle using the experiences of both my coaching clients and me as well as science backed recommendations. Get your free guide to running faster marathons at www.therunningrules.com/faster-marathon

  1. 10 HR. AGO

    #109: Breaking down the marathon wall - what is it and how do we avoid it?

    Last week I gave a webinar on 'breaking down the marathon wall' where I talked about what 'the wall' is and how to avoid it through better planning and execution. As someone who has learnt the hard way, I don't want you to make the same mistakes as me and this webinar gave practical tips that you can use now to be more prepared than ever on race day. If you want a bulletproof blueprint for escaping the wall, my course '26.2 days to master the marathon' is starting on Monday 10th March. We will cover everything you need to know in order to get the most out of you marathon. Go to www.therunningrules.com/master-the-marathon to find out more and sign up!

    57 min

  2. 3 DAYS AGO · BONUS

    BONUS mini series 4 part 6 - Diagnosis to marathon - Progress despite uncertainty

    This is part 6 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon.February has by and large been a good month. I managed 2 x 18 mile runs - the furthest yet - and I've managed to mostly keep the sugars under control. Caution around a hamstring strain meant I missed a couple of sessions but recovered quickly and finished the month strong. Now I have to prepare for my first big test - the half marathon. '26.2 days to master the marathon' is a course to optimise your nutrition, mindset and execution of the marathon so you can run faster, stronger and more confidently. Doors are open now and if you enrol by Monday 3rd March you will get a free one-to-one coaching session as well! Go to: www.therunningrules.com/master-the-marathon If there's anything you would like to know through this mini-series, please DM me on IG ⁠⁠⁠@therunningrules

    28 min

  3. 6 DAYS AGO

    #108: Favourite sessions in a marathon training cycle and how to judge your marathon pace

    As we're into the middle of spring marathon training, what you do over the next month is going to be vital to your success in the marathon. Today I talk about my favourite marathon sessions and how to adapt different sessions so they are more fun and manageable. I also give some ways of working out what your marathon potential is from the workouts you are doing. Sign up for the free webinar 'Break down the marathon wall' on Thursday 27th February at 12:30 at ⁠www.therunningrules.com/wall⁠ If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching

    56 min

  4. FEB 18

    #107: How to make the most of running on your holiday and when to scale back

    Holidays will always disrupt your routine even if they are designed to give you a break from it. Today, I talk about how to view running differently in the context of your holiday to ensure you get the balance right but also so you can make the most of it. Sign up for the free webinar 'Break down the marathon wall' on Thursday 27th February at 12:30 at www.therunningrules.com/wall If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching

    35 min

  5. FEB 11

    #106: Dealing with a life changing scenario 3 months on - how to make the best of your running through a challenge

    This week marks 3 months since my T1 diabetes diagnosis and 3 months until Belfast marathon. We all have to deal with 'bumps in the road', some more serious than others. But our initial reactions can make way to different feelings as the dust settles and we try to get back to a routine. Our goals can shift a little too and that's ok. Today I focus on what I'm grateful for, some of the unexpected challenges and how leaning into support and trying to simplify certain areas of life can help to carry on chasing goals with our running. If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching

    56 min

  6. FEB 4

    #105: Second birthday episode! The moments that have changed my running trajectory

    This week the podcast is two years old! Thank you so much for your support! In today's episode I give new listeners a glimpse into my backstory as a runner and also give everyone a chance to reflect on their own running story and learn to reflect on tough challenges as points that moved you forward. From a first marathon experience at 20 to joining a club and becoming a coach 10 years ago to now preparing to run my first marathon with T1 diabetes, I talk through the big turning points and how I progressed as a runner, coach and person. If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching

    1h 3m

  7. FEB 2 · BONUS

    BONUS mini series 4 part 5 - Diagnosis to marathon - A glimmer at the end of the tunnel

    This is part 5 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon. January is over! Long live February. The last week of training felt like a bit of a reality check but there were still some positives to take. Strength work has been coming along well and that adds some mental positivity as well as physical gains. After the disappointment of a curtailed long run, I'm starting to fine tune a fuelling plan that might work. I also talk about getting out of a rut and how we all get them from time to time. If there's anything you would like to know through this mini-series, please DM me on IG ⁠⁠⁠@therunningrules

    30 min

  8. JAN 28

    #104: Bulletproof yourself from injury by preparing for it when you are fit!

    In today's episode I talk about managing injuries before they even occur. We never want to be out for long with an injury but having solutions in place before an injury occurs can make an injury so much easier to deal with. I explore why we should expect an injury at some point, how to prepare now for it and how to try and mitigate them with some good practices. Finally I look at how to make sure we don't make an injury worse when we do get there. If you are worried about injuries and especially if you're not(!), this episode is for you. If you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching

    57 min
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The Running Rules Podcast helps you, the middle of the pack runners transform your training, nail your nutrition and master your mindset so you can run 5ks to ultramarathons faster, stronger and more confidently. The podcast is hosted by me, Alan Ladd, a running coach, nutritionist and 2:45 marathoner from Northern Ireland. I take a holistic approach focusing on training, nutrition, mindset and lifestyle using the experiences of both my coaching clients and me as well as science backed recommendations. Get your free guide to running faster marathons at www.therunningrules.com/faster-marathon

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