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The Planted Runner

by Evergreen Podcasts · English · Health

You’ve already made two of the best decisions of your life as a plant-based runner. Now it’s time to get better at both every week. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic, and I went from not running at all to finishing a marathon in 2:58 at age 42, all on a plant-based diet. I’ve coached hundreds of

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 18 min
Latest: 8 Oct 2026
Language: English

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8 Oct 2026 · 14 min

Plant-Based Travel Tips You Need to Stay Full and Happy

Traveling is a lot harder when you’re plant-based. No one actually likes airplane food, but the plant based options are genuinely awful. We plant people have pretty much gotten used to planning ahead when we travel and I’d love to share how I do it. Even if you are not plant-based, you are a runner, and if you are traveling to a race or just want to make sure you’ve got filling, healthy options, you’re going to want to plan ahead. Today, we're talking travel, and not just race travel. Any trip where you're away from your own kitchen. You'll learn: What's in my carry-on bag How to be prepared…

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1 Oct 2026 · 13 min
The Marathon Is Secretly Making You Sick. Here's Why
Marathon runners are nearly six times more likely to come down with a cold or upper respiratory infection than runners who trained just as hard but didn't race. So why does this happen and what can you do about it? And even if you don’t get sick, what’s the right way to recover from a race? Today, we're talking about what happens after the marathon, because the training plans stop at the finish line, but your body's job is just getting started. You'll learn: What to do before and after your race to avoid getting sick How to structure your return to running so you come back stronger And how…
24 Sep 2026 · 55 min
Matt Fitzgerald is Dying to Run
Matt Fitzgerald is too sick to run. So, naturally, he trained for an ultra marathon. Matt Fitzgerald, runner, coach, author, and friend of the podcast, has been suffering from devastating symptoms of long COVID. Running makes everything worse. He waited years to get healthy enough to run again and when that didn’t happen, he ran in spite of it. His new book, Dying to Run, tells of his wildly unrealistic mission to train for a 100k race, even if it killed him. We talk about: How long COVID took away one of the most important things in his life, How he coped with the dramatic change in his…
17 Sep 2026 · 15 min
Balance: The Most Underrated Skill You Need For Better Running (encore run)
Most people think the sixth sense is about seeing dead people. But it’s actually balance which is critical to health, injury prevention, and longevity. How’s your balance? Do you actively work on it? And what does balance have to do with running and performance? Let’s find out. Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve your running, your mindset, and your life with science-backed training and plant-based nutrition. In this episode, we’re going to explore your real 6th sense, balance. You’ll learn: How balance training can prevent injury…
10 Sep 2026 · 18 min
The Marathon Pacing Strategy That Actually Beats the Negative Split
The golden rule of marathon pacing is the negative split. Start conservative, finish faster. But is that really the ideal way to pace? Maybe not. You'll learn: Why the negative split might not be the best way to pace a marathon, How the course itself, flat or hilly, can trick you into pacing mistakes How to use your effort with your watch to know if you should push or hang on If you’ve never run the second half faster than the first, like me, or if you always have, this is the episode for you. Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve…
3 Sep 2026 · 47 min
PRTL: Return to Running after YEARS off
Welcome to the PR Training Lab! Go behind the scenes with me as I create a custom training plan for one lucky runner. In this episode, we feature Jeremy, my audio editor: 🏃🏽‍♀️52 years old 🏃🏿wants to start running again and build to 5ks after years off 🏃🏼‍♀️ADHD affects his training Learn how I create a custom training plan for Jeremy. Follow along with the questions I ask each runner: 1. What is your goal? 2. How long have you been running regularly? 3. Do you have any current or recurring injuries? 4. What are your RECENT (past 6-12 months) race times and distances? If you have not raced…
27 Aug 2026 · 16 min
The Taper Myths That Could Cost You Your Best Marathon
Every marathoner will need to execute just the right wind down of training to show up on race day at peak form. If you don’t do enough, you risk feeling flat. But even worse is doing too much in taper and showing up overcooked. How can you be sure your taper finds just the right balance? Let's find out. Today, we're busting the taper myths that can undo months of otherwise great training.. You'll learn: The taper myth that leads runners to either overdo it or undertrain right before the race What your workouts, strength training, and nutrition should actually look like these final few weeks,…
20 Aug 2026 · 21 min
The Fascinating Reason Runners Slow Down After 40
The best masters runners today aren't slowing down. They're getting faster. I'm not here to tell you the world's fastest 70-year-old is going to beat the world's fastest 30-year-old. But today's masters runners are fitter and faster than ever before. So how is that possible? Have elite older runners found the running fountain of youth? Let's find out. Today, we're exploring how you can get fitter and faster, no matter what your age. You’ll learn: The traditional signs of aging How to slow down the slow down,and A few factors you might not even be considering that affect your speed If you're…
13 Aug 2026 · 15 min
Now is Actually the Hardest Part in a Fall Marathon Build
Today, we're talking about the part of marathon training nobody talks about: the middle. Whether you're nine weeks out from an early October race or twelve weeks out from something in November, you're almost there. You'll learn: Why this phase often feels harder than it should What your training should actually look like this month And how to get through the grind without second-guessing months of good work One thing that can definitely help immediately is taking a few moments before your run to breathe and reset. That is why I made the Readiness Reset for every runner to use for free. It's…
6 Aug 2026 · 51 min
How to Become Pain Free With Neuroscience Not Drugs
Pain and the brain have a nuanced relationship. Pain can stem from biological, behavioral, and social situations that we are not even aware of. And what’s even more fascinating, especially if you have chronic pain, is that pain can be eliminated and pain tolerance can be trained. In this conversation with Dr Eric Anderson, a neurologist at Lin Health, we go into how everyone, especially runners can change their relationship with pain and even eliminate chronic pain. We go over: Why chronic and acute pain are different in the brain How to train your pain tolerance and eliminate triggers, and…
30 Jul 2026 · 44 min
PRTL: Post Marathon Speed Plan to BQ in 2 Years
Welcome to the PR Training Lab! Go behind the scenes with me as I create a custom training plan for one lucky runner. In this episode, we feature Lindsay: 🏃🏽‍♀️27 years old 🏃🏿wants to build on marathon fitness 🏃🏼‍♀️goal is to BQ in two years Learn how I create a custom post marathon speed training plan for Lindsay. Follow along with the questions I ask each runner: 1. What is your goal? 2. How long have you been running regularly? 3. Do you have any current or recurring injuries? 4. What are your RECENT (past 6-12 months) race times and distances? If you have not raced recently, but have in…
23 Jul 2026 · 45 min
How To Actually Chase Big Goals as a Mother Runner
There definitely can be too much of a good thing when it comes to running and before you know it, your healthy obsession has turned into another injury. But is there really such a thing as balance when you are chasing big goals? Let’s find out with Whitney Heins of The Mother Runners at https://www.themotherrunners.com/ We go over: The good and bad side of always striving for more How ignoring her body and pushing too hard backfired, and How doing less is actually working better and making her happier It’s always a great conversation with Whitney because we have so much in common and while…
16 Jul 2026 · 14 min
The Real Challenge Isn't the Heat, It's This
We all expect the heat to make us uncomfortable. We expect to sweat more and slow down. What catches runners off guard is how quickly a few slower splits can make them question months of good training. In this episode, you'll learn: Why summer changes the way you should read your watch. How to adjust your training without second-guessing your fitness. What runners should pay attention to when the weather refuses to cooperate. If you’re getting far too stressed about summer running and need an actionable way to change your perspective, I’ve made something just for you. It’s called the…
9 Jul 2026 · 18 min
Fall Marathon Training is Here. Avoid This Common Mistake Now (encore run)
If you’re a marathoner training for a fall race and you’re running goal marathon paced workouts in July, you’re doing it wrong. Let’s explore a better way. In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about race-specific workouts from the 5k to the marathon. We’ll go over: Why the timing of race-specific workouts matters Why and how to plan workouts that focus on overall fitness instead, and When to narrow your focus so you peak exactly on race day I’ll also give you some examples of my favorite race-specific workouts for each distance. This is a topic that will probably bust a lot of common…
2 Jul 2026 · 53 min
Are Free AI Running Coaching Plans Actually Good or Evil? Matt Chittim
In 2026, no one needs to hire a running coach to write a training plan. So the deeper question is, how does the work of a human running coach go beyond what a large language model can iterate? What is the intrinsic human value of what I do to help runners around the world? I’m going to be exploring that a lot in my work coming up and to help me out today, I’m talking to another running coach and voice you might recognize, Matt Chittim of the Rambling Runner Podcast. And the conversation gets interesting. Today, Matt and I go into a lot of running topics like: How AI is changing the…
25 Jun 2026 · 15 min
How to Actually Enjoy Vacation Without Derailing Your Training
What’s the right way to balance your training when you are traveling, especially if you have a family? Let’s find out. Today we’re going to tackle the topic of training on trips, specifically vacations with your loved ones. We’ll get into: how to plan your vacation for the ideal time in your training cycle how to stay fit and healthy while still having fun, and if you do decide to skip training altogether, how much fitness, if any, you’ll lose while lounging in the sun. Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve your running, your mindset,…
18 Jun 2026 · 53 min
Cape Town is Now a Marathon Major. Learn More About the Race
Cape Town, South Africa has officially been named as the eighth star Abbott World Marathon Majors series starting in 2027. It joins Tokyo, Boston, Berlin, London, Chicago, New York, and Sydney as bucket-list marathons around the world. Today, I’m going to talk to PR Team member Terry Whelan about his experience running the marathon in Cape Town, South Africa in May. You’ll learn: What the race was like How the experience of the Age Group Championships went, and How his training is about to change this year If you’re a runner that’s worried that your age is catching up with you, Terry’s about…
11 Jun 2026 · 17 min
Afraid of the Track? How to Finally Master the Oval
If you are lucky enough to have access to a local track today, it can be the very best thing to get better and faster at running. Let’s find out why. Today, we’ll go over: the common and perhaps misguided perceptions of track running, how you can use the track to improve your running, and the important rules of the track, so you won’t look like newbie out there, even if you’ve never run on a track before. And I’ll also go into why you just might learn to love it. Yep, it’s possible! Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve your running,…
4 Jun 2026 · 38 min
PRTL: Athletic Running Plan
Welcome to the PR Training Lab! Go behind the scenes with me as I create a custom training plan for one lucky runner. In this episode, we feature Samantha: 🏃🏽‍♀️42 years old 🏃🏿wants to get faster and stronger without racing 🏃🏼‍♀️wants a hybrid training plan Learn how I create a custom athletic training plan for Samantha. Follow along with the questions I ask each runner: 1. What is your goal? 2. How long have you been running regularly? 3. Do you have any current or recurring injuries? 4. What are your RECENT (past 6-12 months) race times and distances? If you have not raced recently, but…
28 May 2026 · 16 min
Marathon Era Over? Here's The Big Thing No One Tells You
What happens when you decide that you are no longer in your marathon era? Fear of losing fitness and identity keeps some runners racing long after they’ve lost the joy. How do you stop training like a marathon runner without feeling like you are losing part of yourself? Let’s find out. On today’s show, we’re going to talk about the complicated relationship between identity and marathon training. You’ll learn: why so many runners struggle to let go of race goals, why changing your training focus in midlife may actually improve your long-term health, and how to create a new relationship with…
21 May 2026 · 14 min
This is Why Silly-Looking Skips Are Really Powerful for Runners
Could a few minutes of skips and hops each week actually help you run faster and stronger? Learn how powerful plyos can be in your run training. Research continues to show that short bouts of plyometric training can improve running economy, lower leg stiffness, force production, and neuromuscular coordination. On today’s show, we’re going to talk about the power of plyometrics. You’ll learn why explosive training matters even for marathoners how plyos improve running economy and durability the biggest mistake runners make when adding them and my favorite simple way to sneak plyometrics into…
15 May 2026 · 6 min
BONUS: 5-Minute Guided Warm Up for Long Runs
Coach Claire guides you through a 5-minute audio warm up for your next long run. This one will be all standing, perfect before heading out the door or right when you get out of your car. As you work through each movement, she will offer you some phrases to think about that you can carry with you on this run and beyond. Calm music helps remind you to keep everything relaxed. Warm up exercises: leg swings hip openers quad stretch knee to chest calf raises arm swings double leg hops single leg hops Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve…
14 May 2026 · 15 min
The Real Reason You Hate Rest Days Will Surprise You
For many runners, rest days don’t feel like recovery. They feel like falling behind. And there are very real neuroscientific reasons this happens. So how did recovery become the hardest workout of the week.for so many runners? Let’s find out. On today’s episode, you’ll learn: why productivity can become psychologically addictive, why many runners feel unsafe or uncomfortable when they rest, and how to reframe rest as an essential part of high performance instead of a sign of weakness. As a high-achieving go-getter myself, this episode really hits home for me and you’ll see how this topic…
8 May 2026 · 6 min
BONUS: 5 Minute Guided Warm Up for Your Easy Run
Coach Claire guides you through a 5-minute audio warm up for your next easy run. This one will be all standing, perfect before heading out the door or right when you get out of your car. As you work through each movement, she will offer you some phrases to think about that you can carry with you on this run and beyond. Calm music helps remind you to keep everything relaxed. Warm up exercises: leg swings hip openers quad stretch knee to chest calf raises arm swings double leg hops Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve your running,…
7 May 2026 · 20 min
This is the Ultimate Summer Running Survival Guide (encore run)
All your sweaty work this summer will pay off with faster times in the fall. But how do you get through those hot races and runs? In this episode, you’ll learn: the science of what is happening when you run in the heat how you can effectively manage hot runs and keep up your training, and exactly what you do to prepare for a hot race day You’ll get everything you need to survive and even improve this summer. Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve your running, your mindset, and your life with science-backed training and plant-based…
30 Apr 2026 · 15 min
Starving After Runs? How to Actually Eat Like a Runner
Are you a runner that eats half a banana before the run and half the fridge after? This pattern is most certainly affecting your running performance and can lead to unwanted weight gain. So how can you fuel properly and break this cycle? On today’s episode, we’re going to break down one of the most common and misunderstood fueling patterns I see in endurance runners and how to actually nourish your body for performance and for life. You’ll learn why this happens in the first place, how underfueling is quietly sabotaging your performance and recovery, and how to fuel all day long so your runs…
23 Apr 2026 · 52 min
How To Prep For Sydney and Chicago in Steamy Singapore
Today,we’re doing something a little different. You’ll be listening in on a coaching call I’m having with one of my athletes. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like, here you go! I’m talking to PR Teammate Danny and I’m just going to include the intro he wrote for himself, because it’s awesome. Danny spent his first four decades avoiding cardio (or any sport for that matter), before hitting a mid-life crisis. After dropping 20 kg, a friend promptly scammed him into running a full marathon as his first-ever race. Plot twist: the friend Did Not Start (DNS) due to injury, leaving him to suffer…
16 Apr 2026 · 49 min
Revealing The Marathon Myths That Never Actually Happened
Marathon history is full of drama, heroes and quite a few myths that you are probably perpetuating yourself at your local run club. Today, I’m going to talk with author, coach, and historian Martin Dugard. Martin is the author of a dozen #1 New York Times bestsellers, he’s a Board Member of the USA Track and Field Foundation, and blogs weekly as The Paper Kenyan on martindugard.com. His new book, The Long Run, dives into the rich history of the marathon and debunks some of the most pervasive myths in the sport. We discuss: The origin story of the marathon and what really happened How the…
9 Apr 2026 · 14 min
The Sure-Fire Way to Choose the Best Running Shoes
How do you figure out which is the right shoe for you? Today’s episode is all about running shoes. You’ll learn: How to find the right shoe for you How many shoes you should have, and If you really should spend the cash on carbon plated super shoes. This episode is essential if you are a new runner or just getting back into the sport, but experienced runners will pick up a few things as well. Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve your running, your mindset, and your life with science-backed training and plant-based nutrition. If you…
2 Apr 2026 · 42 min
PRTL: How To Get Back to Running Even After Taking Time Off
Welcome to the PR Training Lab! Go behind the scenes with me as I create a custom training plan for one lucky runner. In this episode, we feature Clint: 🏃🏽‍♀️51 years old 🏃🏿seasoned marathon runner who’s taken winter off 🏃🏼‍♀️struggling with starting over Learn how I create a custom back to running training plan for Clint. Follow along with the questions I ask each runner: 1. What is your goal? 2. How long have you been running regularly? 3. Do you have any current or recurring injuries? 4. What are your RECENT (past 6-12 months) race times and distances? If you have not raced recently, but…

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The Planted Runner is a English health podcast from Evergreen Podcasts. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Evergreen Podcasts
Language: English
Category: Health
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 18 min
Latest episode: 8 Oct 2026
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