Hi there my running friend this is Coach Claire Bartholic, the Planted Runner, and this is the

Run to the Top Podcast, one of the first and only running podcast dedicated to making

you a better runner with each and every episode. We are created and produced by the

expert team of running coaches at runnersconnect.net where you can find the

best running If you've been running for a while and you're still improving, you're probably doing a lot of things right.

You've learned to take your easy days easy. You run fast once or twice a week.

You've built the endurance to handle solid long runs, and you understand the importance

of good recovery, sleep, and nutrition. But what comes next? How do you advance from being a good runner to a really good runner?

You're not a beginner runner anymore and you're ready to take it to the next level

and stretch to your potential.

On today's run to the top, I'm going to go over how to step it up a notch. to your

and today's run to the top, I'm going to go over how to step it up a notch. I'll cover how to break through a running plateau when your performance is stuck.

How to safely accelerate your training to reach new milestones and what

warning signs to look out for as you advance. I'll also share my own story of

how I was able to break out of a nearly two-year marathon plateau and finally run a sub-3 marathon.

Quick shout out to a k runner dot l e a who suggested this topic in her five-star review of the show on Apple Podcasts

If you've got a running topic that you'd like me to take on in a future show, you'll definitely

get my attention and appreciation with your review.

And later on in this episode, I'll reveal this week's secret code word that unlocks all kinds of runners connect goodies for

listeners. So be sure to keep your ears perked up for that.

One of the most exciting times for me as a runner was when I realized, hey, I'm pretty good at this.

I'd run a couple of marathons at that point and I was getting better and better at it.

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