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Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

Learning From Injury Setbacks to Run Smarter & Faster

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

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4.6931 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Pretty much every runner deals with injury setbacks. The silver lining is that the recovery process can teach many important lessons.

Coach Andie Cozzarelli joins us on the show to chat about her own injury setbacks and what you can learn from the recovery process.

This is a special episode because after 13 amazing years, this will be the last episode of Run to the Top. If you’re a longtime listener, thank you for your support and we look forward to bringing you more great training content through the RunnersConnect blog and newsletter.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

There's going to be periods where you're faced with the fears head on, but you just kind of have to let yourself experience them and find a way through and you're going to get to the other side and you're going to be like, wow, I just learned something about myself.

0:13.4

Like, I'm fine. Everything's fine.

0:15.8

One of the hardest things as a runner is going through injury and trying to find your way back to fitness.

0:25.8

We're no exception at RC, and I really felt that a reflection on overcoming injury and adversity was the perfect last episode to tie together the many lessons we've brought on the show.

0:31.3

That's right. After 13 amazing years on the Run to the Top podcast, we're coming to a close.

0:37.4

This is super tough because I get so much joy sharing running content with you all. years on the Run to the Top podcast, we're coming to a close.

0:41.5

This is super tough because I get so much joy sharing running content with you all.

0:46.9

Having said that, I'm grateful I got to bring Coach Andy on the show for a really nice way to end off.

0:50.6

Please give it a listen, and I really hope that you get something from it.

0:53.6

So with that, let's get into my conversation with Andy.

1:08.5

Hello, runners and welcome to the Run to the Top podcast, where our goal is making you a better runner with each and every episode. I'm your showrunner, Corey Nagler,

1:12.8

and I'm not an elite runner, but together we'll explore new strategies and topics

1:16.4

to take your running to the next level.

1:18.8

This podcast is created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runnersconnect.net,

1:23.6

where you can find the best running information on the internet,

1:26.1

as well as training plans to fit every runner and every budget.

1:31.4

I feel like we've done endless different podcast episodes on how to avoid injuries or what to do

1:36.6

if you're injured, and yet somehow we haven't done a single one about what we've actually

1:40.8

learned from it, our own experiences. So, Andy, I'm really happy that you agreed to join me on this one.

1:46.3

Yep.

1:46.6

And I'm coming off of, well, I guess it's been just about a year since I had surgery.

1:52.2

So probably one of the most full-blown injuries you could experience as a runner.

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