Roadrunners of Kansas City

Hey podcast listeners! Come celebrate The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show's one-year milestone with a FREE run, walk, or sit-and-talk tomorrow. Meet at Meadowbrook Park in the main parking lot at Nall Ave and Somerset Dr. at 6:45 AM. The event starts at 7 AM and the raffle drawing is at 9:15AM. If you plan to run or walk, the out and back course will be set up for 10 miles with aid stations every 2 miles. If you're not an RRKC member, please RSVP. Maps are provided or you can download the course to your Garmin from roadrunnerskc.com/events.

Tap into your inner Olympian with this week's quickie podcast episode on activating/stimulating your muscles for improved run performance. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Your running shoe pattern reveals a thing or two about your running form, but it may not be what you think! In this week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show, we reveal what your shoes are saying about you! Listen wherever you get your podcasts or hop onto the landing page: thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com If you love the show, please leave a review - we want to make sure our content reaches far and wide into the endurance community 🥰

Smooth out your run gait! It is difficult to articulate the concept of "anticipating the landing" when I'm teaching run form, but if you are a cyclist or have any experience cycling clipped in, this episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show may help you understand the concept. Skip forward about 5 minutes if you want to miss the introduction about alcohol-free beers. 😆 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

I channeled Grant Fisher on my run today, and maybe some of the USA sprinters' penchant for bedazzlement🤣 I often forget to take that necklace off! But seriously, check out the men's Olympic 5000 and 10,000 m finals—at least the last four laps of each—Fisher's form is perfection.

SEPTEMBER 2024 RUN CLINIC with Coach Amy! Running your best and injury-free requires quality of movement and economy; we can achieve this with run-specific drills and skill development. At the run clinic, we approach this by region. Details and registration at https://www.roadrunnerskc.com/run-faster

Save the Date to celebrate the first anniversary of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show! Listeners are invited to join Coach Amy and Coach Liz on September 7th at 7:00 AM for a run/walk hosted by the Roadrunners of Kansas City, complete with aid stations. Meet near the tennis courts of Meadowbrook Park at the corner of 91st and Somerset. Come for the coaches, come for the fans, and come for the swag! We want to see your lovely faces 🏃😀 And if you want to stick around, head to The Market for coffee and yummy treats. Listen to our Save the Date promo wherever you get your podcasts.

What can we, mere mortal endurance athletes, learn from the first week of the 2024 Paris Olympics? Coaches Liz and Amy share their perspectives on their favorite moments in this week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Deers on my morning run 🏃‍♀️ 💕

Should you run when you have COVID-19? As we come to grips with COVID-19 infections as a mainstay like the seasonal flu, many athletes with recent diagnoses ask, "When can I run?" It is an excellent question because there are some staggering statistics: 78% of patients have cardiac issues and 60% inflammation of the heart following COVID-19 infection. In her recent blog post, Coach Amy lays out the steps to return to your sport safely. https://www.coachamypt.com/blog/2024/7/31/activity-guidelines-for-covid-19-infection

The 50th episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show is here! We discuss staying safe in various scenarios, such as during a storm or while biking. Our focus is on communication and awareness for cyclists, but the lessons are valuable for everyone, including runners. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

This week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show reveals the secret to the best running warm-up. Can you guess it already? Visit the landing page https://www.thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com/ or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Amateur runners can learn something from the Olympic Trials. Whether it is running or swimming or cycling, mindset in endurance sport is equally as important last he physical preparation. In this week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show, we talk about how a PR is fleeting even for Olympians. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Caffeine and Sports Performance. How much should you take? When should you take it? Can you take too much? Are there some people who shouldn't use it? Answers to all these questions and more in the latest episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or visit thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com

And runners think they are tough!? Saw this post on FB. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/AQdqnG66cTBMFcHn/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Should runners and endurance athletes stretch? The answer may surprise you. Listen to this week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show where ever you get your podcasts.

As endurance athletes, we are sometimes dismissed by healthcare providers as automatically healthy because we are athletes. That may be true compared to sedentary people, but we are not immune to metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. This week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show focuses on heart health! Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Run form requires learning to breathe first - it is the foundation on which all else is dependent!Visit run clinic in the bio.

To foam roll or not to foam roll? That's the topic of discussion in this week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show. Density and surface area matter and, the old endurance athlete's adage, "It hurts so good" isn't always good! Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Use your mind to overcome and cope with fatigue and discomfort when running long or hard. Read Amy's latest Running Tips blog post https://www.roadrunnerskc.com/blog/2024/3/21/how-to-cope-with-fatigue-and-discomfort-when-running-long-or-hard

When you are fatigued or feel discomfort from a hard effort like running at race pace or faster, your emotions and negative thoughts can take over your body like a puppeteer. Just like your body, your mind is trainable. Several highly effective strategies exist to train the brain. In my recent Running Tips Blog post, I introduce the Association Strategy. https://www.roadrunnerskc.com/blog/2024/3/17/run-faster-by-training-your-brain-association

Learn how mid-back rotation is responsible for improved stability and efficiency with running and how a lack of rotation can cause many running injuries. Videos are included on our landing page! Visit thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com to listen, and watch.

One untreated injury can lead to a cascade of future ones. In this week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show, we share our first significant endurance sports injuries and how they impacted our future in endurance sport. Listen wherever your get your podcasts or visit our landing page: thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com

Cookies, running drills, and sharks? It’s all covered in this week’s episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show: "How to get more power out of your run before your foot strikes the ground.". Listen as Coaches Amy and Liz discuss activating your landing muscles before your foot touches the ground. Amy shares mind tricks and run drills to help you learn how to preact your landing muscles to generate more power, harness energy, increase stability, and prevent injury with your run. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Strong, healthy glutes are essential for running; they are the primary driver and power source. Yet, despite their good health and adequate strength, they sometimes fail to perform. Coaches Amy and Liz discuss the overdiagnosed condition in runners known as "sleepy glutes" with tips on how to wake them up in this week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show. Listen wherever your get your podcasts!

Amy and Liz provide advice on how to handle endurance training when sick in this week's episode of The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Tips are not a replacement for consulting with your doctor.

Coach Amy gets a little fired up in a discussion with Coach Liz about supershoes and their impact on running speed, mechanics, and the body in general. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or from our landing page: https://www.thecoachamyandcoachlizshow.com/

When weather conditions or other factors make it unsafe to run outside, it's best to modify your training plan and run indoors, incorporating a variety of surfaces, such as a treadmill, elliptical, or indoor track. Be careful not to overdo it with these alternatives to avoid injury. Get back outside as soon as possible to maintain your adaptation to running on the road. Check out Coach Amy's blog post to learn how to run indoors without causing injury. . https://www.roadrunnerskc.com/blog/2024/1/15/indoor-running-options

Coach Amy has shared an update on her recovery and opened up about her struggles with patience in her recent blog post, "Finding Patience as a Patient." https://www.roadrunnerskc.com/diary-of-happy-runner/2024/1/13/finding-patience-as-a-patient.