Martha Runs the World Podcast

Send us a text #331 - This past weekend, I had the pleasure of running one of the distances of the 2025 Napa Wilderness Race. It was a great and difficult race! I had planned to run the half marathon distance, but dropped down to the 10k and I"m good with my decision. I talk about my long weekend in this episode and wh

Send us a text #330 - You may have seen those terrific videos of Kenyan runners warming up with the various active exercises before they run. Those are plyometric exercises. This week, I talk about them; what they are and how they can help your running. And, as an added incentive: they"re FUN! With only a few added min

Send us a text #329 - Remember the phrase "Go Big or Go Home?" Yeah, I got tired of it too. Unfortunately, I still hear it and see runners suggesting that they"re not doing enough. Well, first of all, who are they to judge another runner and second, anyone who says that to another runner usually is trying to sell somet

Send us a text #328 - I"ve done previous episodes about how to stay safe, but what if things go very badly for you on your trail run? This is a guide to help prevent many of the very traumatic things from happening. Of course, we can"t prevent everything from going south, but we can help ourselves by not making us easy

Send us a text #327 - David Amerland"s dedication to fitness is evident as soon as we began talking. He switched careers midstream to follow what he loved rather than what he had studied for, chemical engineering. Through this, he wrote the book Built to Last: How to Get Stronger, Heathier and Happier at Every Stage of

Send us a text #326 - One of the greatest races in the world takes place in South Africa. The Comrades Marathon can take place north to south or south to north, depending on the year. It is over 50 miles on hot pavement with a tough time limit. In my attempt to talk about all the great world running races, this week is