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    The RunRX Podcast

    The RunRX Podcast

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    RunRX is the prescription for running pain-free. With two decades of teaching running technique, Coach Valerie knows a lot about how to run without pain. Coach Caroline works with Valerie on the mindset of the athletes in their membership. Join them as they answer questions and talk about topics that many runners have asked and some that they don't realize they should ask.

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    Coach Valerie & Coach Caroline

    How We Train Like Elite Athletes Without Running Like Them

    How We Train Like Elite Athletes Without Running Like Them

    August 21, 2026
    12m

    In this episode of the RunRx Podcast, Coach Caroline and Coach Valerie talk about what really happens inside the RunRx Zooms and why so many runners feel awkward at first, but then start to understand the movement over time. Valerie explains how the Zooms work, why they require only a small amount of space, and how she coaches runners live through drills, warmups, hops, skips, and running-specific movement patterns. The conversation also covers why most runners do not naturally do drills, why so many people skip warmups, and how learning the why behind the movement changes everything.

    Valerie shares how training like an elite athlete is not about identifying as elite, but about using the same kind of preparation, repetition, and movement awareness that elite runners use. She explains the importance of understanding pose, fall, pull, and the running man drill, and why memorizing a movement is not the same as truly understanding it. The episode also highlights how community plays a huge role in running success, how runners can feel silly at first, and why that feeling usually disappears once they understand how the drills improve their run. Valerie also shares a real success story from a Marine runner who trained with her, came in second overall in a 50K, and then brought a group of fellow Marines to learn how to run more efficiently and stay out of injury.

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