s1/e26 "Leveling Up" with Coach Sara Manderscheid (@sayrahrunshappy)
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2021
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
This week we're talking about how to LEVEL UP your running game! Running Coach Sara Manderscheid (@sayrahrunshappy) talks about the things we can all do to take our running to the next level, including...
-How to set the right goals that challenge you (& the importance of thinking long-term)
-The difference that fueling makes in your performance and recovery
-Strength training importance and tips
-Sleep importance and tips
-Keeping easy days easy!
-Is more always better?
-Breaking up with the "fitness class culture" mentality
-Why recovery and rest are so important
...and more!
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Sara Manderschied is a run coach, host of Colorado run retreats, and a Boston qualified runner. She has been running for the last 15 years and in 2019, ran her first marathon, securing a time to run in the Boston Marathon fall of 2021. Her mission is to deliver customized training plans for the novice to the experienced runner, from 5K to 100 miler athletes, and help each individual athlete become a strong + confident runner in the process. Her love of running and helping others propelled her to start her own coaching company, Elevate Your Running at the start of the pandemic. You can follow Sara's running adventures, positivity, and run tips on Instagram at @sayrahrunshappy.
https://elevateyourrunning.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sayrahrunshappy/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm Elizabeth, a marathoner, running coach, and answer seeker. |
| 0:08.1 | When I became a new runner at the age of 29, I had so many questions, but it felt like I was on my |
| 0:14.5 | own to figure all of the answers. So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make you a |
| 0:20.3 | better, smarter, |
| 0:22.0 | faster runner. |
| 0:23.5 | There's no question too simple and no topic too complex. |
| 0:27.0 | So let's get started. |
| 0:29.4 | My guest this week is Sarah Mandershide. |
| 0:31.9 | Sarah is a running coach, the host of a Colorado-based run retreats, and a Boston qualified |
| 0:36.3 | marathoner. She's been running for the last |
| 0:38.5 | 15 years, but only in 2019 did she run her very first marathon and went on to BQ, run a Boston |
| 0:45.2 | qualifying time in that marathon, which speaks to the power of taking the time to build up your |
| 0:51.3 | base. She started her own coaching company, Elevate Your Running at the start of the |
| 0:56.1 | pandemic. And I knew she would be a great guest to talk about our topic today, which is this |
| 1:00.5 | concept of leveling up. What does it take to level up from where you are right now? |
| 1:08.1 | Sarah, welcome to the show. I'm excited to have you here. Hi, Elizabeth. I'm excited to be here. |
| 1:13.6 | Thanks so much for having me. So before we dive into our topic discussion of leveling up, I want to hear |
| 1:20.4 | about your story. I want to hear how you became a runner and how you became a running coach. |
| 1:26.2 | Yeah, I actually became a runner later in life. I did participate |
| 1:31.8 | in track in high school. I ran some 100 and 200 sprints, but really took college to not work out, |
| 1:39.7 | not run, focus on studies, hang out with friends. And it was really after college, I started to run |
| 1:47.1 | five miles every night after work. It was a really great way to relieve stress from a nine to five |
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