Kinda Training Smarter: Strength Takeaways, Cut-Off Times & Championship News

About this episode

This episode focuses on practical takeaways from strength training for runners, race-day essentials, and recent running news.

Welcome to episode 40 of the Kinda Fast Podcast, the show where we talk running, real life, and everything in between. This week, we’re doing something a little different. We’re breaking down last week’s strength training episode with Travis, turning it into simple, practical takeaways you can actually apply to your running. If you listened to last week’s episode, this is your “now what?” And if you didn’t, this is the simplified version you can start using right away. We’re focused on one simple goal: helping you train smarter. Along the way, we’re also covering race-day essentials, running news, and answering real questions from runners just like you. What Does That Even Mean? — Cut-Off Times What a cut-off time is in a race Why it matters before you sign up Real examples from major marathons What happens if you fall behind pace Running News: World Indoor Championships A 17-year-old becomes the youngest world indoor champion ever A close finish between Josh Kerr and Cole Hocker A pro athlete wins after losing her spikes in travel Strong performances from rising U.S. runners Jess McClain Update World Athletics approves a one-time expansion of the U.S. team What this means for…

People in this episode

Host: Upward Running

Topics covered

• strength training
• race-day essentials
• running news
• cut-off times
• listener Q&A

Keywords

• strength training
• cut-off times
• running news
• compression socks
• running shoes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Athletics

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