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Healthy Runner Podcast

Dr. Duane Scotti shares running tips, tools and more to help you get stronger, run faster, and enjoy lifelong injury free running! If you"re a dedicated runner, often injured runner, or beginner runner who is interested in staying healthy so you can get in those mental clearing miles subscribe for helpful training episodes to optimize the 6 steps to growing as a runner (mindset, strength training, run plan, nutrition, recovery, and race day strategy) so you can grow in your running journey. Dr

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309. Tapering 101: How to Taper Before a Half...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/09/30

FREE Marathon Training Guide: Train Smarter & Race Strong → Download Here Are you a few weeks away from your half marathon or marathon and suddenly wondering if you're running too little? Welcome to the taper crazies! After months of long runs, speed workouts, and strength training, reducing your training before race day can feel completely backwards. You may start wondering if you're losing fitness, whether you should squeeze in one more long run, or why your legs suddenly feel heavy. But here's

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01:01:35

308. Carb Loading Before a Marathon: What Most...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/09/17

[Download] Nutrition Blueprint Are you carb loading correctly before your marathon, or could your nutrition strategy be setting you up to hit the dreaded wall at mile 20? If you think carb loading means eating a giant bowl of pasta the night before your race, you're not alone! But proper marathon carb loading involves much more than one big meal. In this episode of the Healthy Runner Podcast, Dr. Duane Scotti sits down with registered dietitian and endurance sports nutrition expert Brooke Czarnecki,

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02:15:14

307. 3 Common Marathon Injuries: How to Treat Them...

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2026/09/03

What happens when your hamstring, IT band, or Achilles starts hurting in the middle of marathon training? Do you really need to stop running completely? Not necessarily! In Episode 307 of the Healthy Runner Podcast, I'm sharing an insightful conversation I had with Carolyn Coffin from the Inspired Soles Podcast about 3 of the most common injuries that can derail marathon training and what you can actually do about them without automatically giving up running. We take a deep dive into: 🏃🏻‍♀️

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01:24:10

306. How to Train for Disney Marathon Weekend: 5...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/08/20

Are you training for Disney Marathon Weekend like you would for any other marathon? That could be one of the biggest mistakes you make. Disney Marathon Weekend isn't just about covering 26.2 miles. Between the early wake-ups, standing in corrals, walking through the parks, Florida weather, and for Goofy and Dopey runners… racing on back-to-back days, your body has to handle much more than the mileage on your training plan! In this episode of the Healthy Runner Podcast, I'm joined by Coach Whitney

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305. What Jon Levitt Learned from 850,000 Runners...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/08/07

Have you ever wondered if you can keep running (not just through this season) but for the rest of your life? If you're over 40 and you've started questioning whether your body can keep up, this episode is for you. Joining me today is Jon Levitt, host of the popular For The Long Run podcast, where he's spent years interviewing some of the world's best runners, coaches, sports scientists, and researchers to answer one big question: What does it actually take to achieve sustainable excellence? Through

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304. Disney Marathon Training: The Strength Work Most...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/07/30

Disney Marathon Weekend isn't just a marathon… it's one of the most unique endurance events you'll ever train for. Between miles on unforgiving concrete, long days walking through the parks, early morning wake-ups, and for many runners, back-to-back races like Goofy and Dopey, your body needs more than just a running plan. It needs a strength plan. In this episode, Dr. Duane Scotti, running physical therapist, running coach, and two-time Dopey finisher, shares the exact 20-week strength training

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29:37

303. Stop Stretching Your IT Band! Do This Instead to...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/07/16

[Download] The IT Band Fix for Runners Have you been stretching your IT band every day… yet the pain on the outside of your knee keeps coming back? Here's the truth that surprises most runners: you can't actually stretch your IT band. In this episode, Dr. Duane Scotti, running physical therapist, running coach, and 8x marathoner, explains why the traditional "IT band stretch" isn't solving your problem and why it may even be keeping you stuck in the injury cycle. You'll learn why IT band syndrome

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01:29:17

302. Marathon Training Mistakes That Lead to Injury...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/07/01

If you're training for a marathon, this episode could save you months of frustration and help you reach the starting line healthy and ready to perform your best. Joining me for his fourth appearance on the Healthy Runner Podcast is marathon coach Jason Fitzgerald, founder of Strength Running, USATF-certified coach, and 2:39 marathoner. Together, we answer some of the biggest questions marathon runners have, including: ✅ Why runners hit the wall around mile 20 ✅ The marathon workouts that actually

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39:02

301. My First Ever Marathon DNF: What Every Runner...

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2026/06/09

Grab your FREE Ultimate Marathon Training Guide to Master Your Marathon Feeling Strong! Last week, I did something I never thought I would do. I stepped off the course at mile 13.1 of the Buffalo Marathon and recorded my first ever DNF. After completing seven marathons, I finally had a race that didn't go according to plan. But here's the crazy part... Just six days later, I found myself standing on another marathon starting line. And by the end of that race, I crossed the finish line of marathon

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01:22:51

300. Run Happy AND Get Faster: Why You Don't Need to...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/05/14

Do you feel like every run needs to be hard in order to get faster? If so… that might be exactly why you're stuck. In this episode, I'm joined by run coach Carolyn Coffin to tackle one of the biggest myths in running: That you need to suffer through every workout to see results. We break down why "party pace" is that conversational, enjoyable effort isn't just for beginners… it's actually one of the most powerful tools to help you run faster, stay consistent, and avoid burnout. If your training has

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51:33

299. IT Band Syndrome: When to Run, When to Rest, and...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/04/29

[Download] The IT Band Fix for Runners Struggling with IT band pain while running and wondering if you should stop… or push through? In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly what you should do if you're dealing with IT band syndrome as a runner. Because here's the truth most runners don't hear: 👉🏼 You do NOT always need to stop running. But you DO need to know how to adjust your training the right way. As a running physical therapist and coach, I've helped hundreds of runners get out of that

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53:05

298. She Started Marathon Running at 50… Now Coach...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/04/09

Most runners think once you hit 50… your best running years are behind you. It's time to slow down. Run less. Lower expectations. But what if that's completely wrong? In this episode, I sit down with RRCA Certified Running Coach and Spark Healthy Runner coach, Colleen Masse, who started marathon training at 50… and has since completed 22 marathons, including all six World Marathon Majors (Berlin, London, Tokyo, Chicago, New York, and Boston). But this isn't just a story about big races. It's about

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43:55

297. Stronger Strides: 6 Recovery Tips That Actually...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/03/27

[Download] Half Marathon Training Kickstart Kit: Start Strong and Stay Injury Free! Still feeling sore, tired, and beat up after your runs? It's probably not your training… It's your recovery. Most runners think recovery means stretching or foam rolling… But real recovery is what allows your body to adapt, get stronger, and stay injury free. 👉🏼 Training is the stimulus 👉🏼 Recovery is where adaptation happens Miss this… and you don't get fitter — you just get more fatigued. 🎯 In This Episode,

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296. Running Through Perimenopause with Coach Emily...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/03/13

If you're a female runner and lately running feels harder than it used to, you're not alone. More fatigue. Slower pace. Longer recovery. Sleep disruption. Changes in body composition. For many women, these shifts begin during perimenopause, a stage that can start earlier than most runners realize. The problem is that most training plans never account for these hormonal changes, leaving many runners feeling frustrated and wondering if their best running days are behind them. The good news is they are

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295. Can You Run With Achilles Tendonitis? (Why Rest...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/02/26

[Download] The Ultimate Achilles Guide for Runners If you've been told the only way to fix Achilles tendonitis is to stop running… this episode might completely change how you think about healing. One of the biggest myths in the running world is that you can't run with Achilles pain. But in most cases, total rest doesn't build a stronger tendon, it actually reduces its load tolerance and keeps you stuck in the frustrating start-stop injury cycle. In this episode, I break down: - Why total rest can

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294. Run Pain-Free: 3 Strength Training Secrets for...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/02/12

[Download] Half Marathon Training Kickstart Kit: Start Strong and Stay Injury Free! What's the real goal of half marathon training? It's not pace. It's not mileage. It's preventing breakdown. Because if you're injured heading into race day… you won't hit your goals. In this episode, Dr. Duane Scotti breaks down why strength training is the most misunderstood and most powerful tool in half marathon training. You'll learn: ✅ Why 7 out of 10 half marathon runners get injured ✅ How strength training

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01:01:47

293. Hip Pain Relief for Women Runners: Why It Keeps...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/01/29

[Download] The Ultimate Recovery Guide for Runners Does your hip pain disappear with rest… only to return a few miles into your next run? You are not alone. In this episode, Dr. Duane Scotti sits down with physical therapist, run coach, and hip specialist Dr. Sarah from Legacy Rehab and Performance to break down why hip pain is so common in women runners and why traditional advice like rest and stretching often fails. You will learn: - The top reasons hip pain keeps coming back in women runners -

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01:32:27

292. How I Conquered the Dopey Challenge Feeling...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/01/19

Most runners go into RunDisney Marathon Weekend just hoping to survive it. In this episode, I share how I completed the 2026 Dopey Challenge, four races totaling 48.6 miles and finished feeling strong, durable, and pain free. This is not just a race recap. It is a breakdown of the exact training, fueling, recovery, and race strategy decisions that allowed my body to handle four consecutive race days without breaking down. You will hear: - How I structured training after a recent marathon - Why

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37:06

291. Why Runners Don't Follow Through on Their Half...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2026/01/01

Join The Half Marathon Follow-Through Formula (FREE 4-Day Challenge) If you've trained for a half marathon before but didn't follow through, this episode will change how you think about training. In this episode of the Healthy Runner Podcast, Dr. Duane Scotti breaks down the real reason half marathon training falls apart for so many runners (it has nothing to do with motivation or discipline). Most runners are committed and driven, but they're missing a system that actually fits real life. You'll

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01:24:12

290. RunDisney Marathon Weekend: 7 Race Week...

Healthy Runner Podcast ·

2025/12/22

Download the Ultimate Marathon Race Ready Guide Here! Preparing for RunDisney Marathon Weekend or taking on the Dopey Challenge? Dr. Duane Scotti breaks down the 7 race week essentials that every Disney runner must know from how to taper the right way, to what to eat each day, to the weather, packing, and logistics that make RunDisney so unique. Learn how to avoid the common mistakes that drain energy, derail race week, or increase your injury risk, and instead run each magical mile with

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