Personal Best
Personal Best is a show for everyone interested in fitness, health, and wellness. It features interviews with people from across the athletic spectrum from runners, cyclists, and triathletes to climbers, yogis, and masters athletes, to visionaries upending the status quo in their sport and those who’ve devoted their lives to improving the health of others. We get the latest from the experts on nutrition, injury prevention, training, and mental strategies for success no matter what your next goal is. In short, we’re a show for the health conscious. For the active, fit person who is trying to live his or her best life.
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Episode 51: Shalane Flanagan
The four-time Olympian discusses injuries, doping in the sport, and why she loves Dunkin’ Donuts.
60 min
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Episode 50: How to Train Your Best
An entire show dedicated to answering your pressing training questions—from running better in the heat to mastering the morning run.
47 min
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Episode 49: Kathrine Switzer
What it means to run Boston 50 years after changing the women’s running landscape; unraveling the mystery of a lingering injury.
79 min
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Episode 48: Duel in the Sun
Going inside what may be the most memorable Boston Marathon finish ever; a preview of Season 3 of Human Race
45 min
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Episode 47: Running the Numbers With Jared Ward
How one of the top U.S. marathoners analyzes data to run his best; making recovery an essential part of your routine.
61 min
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Episode 46: Help From the Team
Dealing with injuries, focusing on recovery, and learning the mental strategies needed to make you ready for race day.
54 min
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Episode 45: A Lifetime of Running
What it takes to run 200,000 lifetime miles; how to get your kids started running.
37 min
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Episode 44: Testing the Limits
An inside look at Nike’s quest to break the two-hour-marathon barrier, from its latest innovations to the controversy surrounding the project.
71 min
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Episode 43: Eating Disorders and Running
A frank discussion on the problems many runners have when dealing with weight and food.
49 min
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Episode 42: Breaking the Mold
Mirna Valerio shatters the boundaries of what a runner “should” look like; an update on Nike’s training process to go under 2 hours in the marathon.
77 min
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Episode 41: Dreaming Big
Why you should put your running goals out there for the world to see.
72 min
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Episode 40: Love on the Run
Stories of on-the-run dating fails and successes; obstacle race and ultrarunning superstar Amelia Boone discusses her competitive nature.
66 min
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Episode 39: Running Strong
Dr. Jordan Metzl shares his keys to maximizing your fitness for a healthy running life.
45 min
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Episode 38: Moonshot
How hard you have to train to reach your grandest goals; Coach Jenny’s practical advice for every runner.
67 min
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Episode 37: Peter Sagal
The host of Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me talks his favorite running adventures; a shopping trip to see how to stock your runner’s pantry.
66 min
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Episode 36: Life at the Back of the Pack
The positive spirit of the Sub-30 Club; Ted Spiker on leading from the back.
72 min
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Episode 35: New Year, New You
Our panel of experts will help you run your best in 2017; some of the top stories of the year.
73 min
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Episode 34: The Spartan Way
Joe De Sena on why you should always push your limits; trying an obstacle course race for the first time.
72 min
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Episode 33: Breaking the 2-Hour Marathon
An inside look at Nike’s bold attempt to go past an unthinkable running barrier; a new Broadway musical has a running storyline.
67 min
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Episode 32: A Healthy Running Life
How Andrea Barber of “Fuller House” fell in love with the sport; getting to the bottom of one runner’s debilitating heel pain.
51 min
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Episode 31: Running and Literature
Writer and masters runner Roger Robinson shares his incredible life in running and literature; what the finish line looks like when the clock officially stops.
64 min
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Episode 30: Dominate the Trail
Ultrarunner Karl Meltzer breaks down how he claimed the Appalachian Trail thru-hike record; tips for running any off-road path with more confidence.
45 min
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Episode 29: Running Off 200 Pounds
Our 2016 Cover Search winners, Josh LaJaunie and Eileen Moon, share their amazing stories; the Kick recaps the NYC Marathon.
73 min
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Episode 28: Running While Female
A frank discussion about on-the-run harassment; an interview with actor and marathoner Theo Rossi; and what to watch for in New York this weekend.
80 min
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Episode 27: Run to Remember
How one group honors the sacrifice of America’s service members; what is really going on in your head when running.
60 min