s5/e29 (RE-RUN) How to Get Faster on Low Run Volume Training with Kim Nedeau, CES
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Running Explained
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🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
This isn’t your typical clickbait-y “smash a marathon PR with just 3 runs a week” take. In one of our all-time favorite episodes, we're bringing back an insightful conversation with coach and elite mountain runner Kim Nedeau, who dives into how endurance athletes can thrive with a low run volume, high overall training volume approach.
Whether you're managing injury, burnout, or just looking to train smarter, this episode is packed with practical insights for making every mile (and every cross-training session) count.
What You'll Learn:
- What is "low run volume/high training volume" training?
- Who this training framework is best for
- Manipulating training intensity distribution with lower running volume and higher cross-training volume
- "But isn't more mileage always better?"
- How is this framework different from multisport, i.e. triathlon, training?
- Ways to configure a training week in this framework
- How we're seeing more competitive and elite runners excel on lower run volume with high training volume
Chapters:
(00:00) Introduction to Kim Nedeau, CES
(07:37) Transitioning to Low Volume Training
(11:01) Alternative Training Methods
(14:06) Determining Cross-Training Duration & Intensity
(20:24) Alternative Training vs Easy Runs in Zone 2
(27:51) Running Volume is Relative
(31:54) Sustainability in Training
(35:47) The Benefits of Alternative Exercise
(42:55) Minimum Running Frequency
(49:00) The Importance of Consistency
(51:24) Measuring Effort in Alternative Training Methods
(01:00:23) How to Measure Progress
Meet Kim:
Website: https://traininginclined.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimnedeau_traininginclined/?hl=en
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm your host, Elizabeth. I'm a marathoner, coach, and answer seeker. |
| 0:07.2 | When I first started running at the age of 29, they had so many questions and what felt like nowhere to turn to for answers. |
| 0:13.7 | And now I'm here to answer all your running questions about anything that you might want to know. |
| 0:18.1 | If you're a new runner or you've been doing this for a long time, there's always something more to learn about running. So let's get started. My guest this week is |
| 0:26.6 | Kim Netto, lifelong athlete and the owner of Training Inclined, a coaching business that serves |
| 0:31.1 | athletes seeking alternative training methods and injury prevention. The reason that Kim is my |
| 0:36.5 | guest specifically for this episode is because of |
| 0:39.2 | her personal and coaching experience in working with athletes who are seeking to explore alternative |
| 0:46.4 | ways of distributing their training throughout their week that doesn't always involve running. |
| 0:51.7 | So this typically means we are talking about low run volume training |
| 0:56.0 | in the service of relatively high volume endurance training. And as Kim has seen in her personal and |
| 1:03.1 | professional life, it can work when done correctly. Yes, it is possible to run less, |
| 1:09.1 | cross train more and still continue to improve your fitness. |
| 1:12.8 | So we talk all things cross training, alternative training, what that looks like, what low run volume technically is, |
| 1:21.7 | the athlete profile of somebody who would be a really great candidate for exploring this type of training, and more. |
| 1:27.1 | So if you're an athlete who, for whatever reason, you keep getting injured when you try to run more, |
| 1:33.3 | or you just genuinely enjoy methods of alternative training like biking or swimming or hiking |
| 1:38.3 | or hiking and their elliptical as well as running, and you've always wanted to include those things |
| 1:42.3 | in larger volumes in your training, |
| 1:44.6 | this way of training might be for you. And don't forget, this week is Black Friday week at |
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