Podcasts about zap fitness

Amanda Vestri joined Laura Thweatt and Lindsey Hein for the Chat with a Pro series on Relay podcast this week! If you paid attention to the Mini 10K this weekend, you saw that she placed 4th and finished as the first American woman in the field. In this episode Laura actually gives her some key advice for that race!She ran at Iowa State and Syracuse runs with Zap Fitness and had a stellar season on the track this spring. She's focused on racing the 10K at the Olympic Trials this summer!We hope you will enjoy cheering on Amanda like we will at the Trials! Make sure you give her a follow here on IG and cheer her on!!

The poor man just wanted some peace and quiet at the local Zap Fitness. Listen Live on the Nova Payer Follow us on Instagram - TikTok - FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Episode 92, Pat talks to 2023 Sir Walter Qualifier Winner Dan Schaffer of Zap Fitness about his transition to living in Boone/Blowing Rock and what his year in the mountains of North Carolina has been like in advance of the 2023 Sir Walter Miler.

Jenna Wrieden is the assistant coach for Hoka NAZ Elite. She joined their coaching staff in January of 2021 after a long and successful coaching career in the NCAA system. She has lived all over the country for her coaching career including Appalachian State, ZAP Fitness, her alma mater Arizona State University, High Pointe University, ... more »

Since her high school days, Montana has always been interested in going deeper into running. She ran a 5:15 mile in high school and continued running at Bucknell University where the idea of becoming a coach someday was solidified even more for her. She completed internships at the US Olympic Training Center and at Zap Fitness. She also worked as an assistant at Michigan State for a while where coach Walt Drenth (Desi's coach) had great success. Now Montana resides in Rhode Island where she juggles the demands of raising a family alongside a full-time coaching business of her own. In this episode we cover her journey as an athlete and student of the sport. —————————If you're enjoying the podcast and want to show your support, please rate or write a review on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steadfast-running/id1457597546—————————Venmo Tip jar: @jonathan-mederos —————————Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/OH3LERBSnRQ—————————Subscribe to my free newsletter:www.steadfastrunning.weebly.com—————————Join the Facebook Group:https://m.facebook.com/groups/1172744296673959/—————————Join the Strava run club:https://www.strava.com/clubs/1062468Or search for “SteadFast Running”—————————To connect with MontanaInstagram: @coachmontanadepasqualeWebsite: www.coachmontanadepasquale.com—————————To connect with me (Jonathan Mederos)Instagram: @steadfast_running Twitter: @coachmederosEmail: run12795@gmail.com

Episode 36 of WIFA Waves is an extra special one! Lindsey and Jennifer chat with the WIFA Speaker's Academy scholars, as well as the program mentor, Lori Patterson. The women share their takeaways from the academy, their goals as speakers, what they are most proud of and how they will use the tools from the program to share their greatness with the world.Listen to the full episode for all this and more! Registration for the next round of WIFA Speaker's Academy is now open! Learn more and register today! More about the scholars ↓Tahnee DonkinTahnee is the Challenges Manager for Fitness And Lifestyle Group, leading fitness challenges across Fitness First Australia, Goodlife Health Clubs, Zap Fitness and Jetts NZ. Based in Brisbane, Australia, she also coordinates FLG's fitness education program, providing professional development opportunities for fitness professionals. Previously, Tahnee was the National Personal Training Manager for Fitness First Australia, supporting 900+ Fitness Professionals across 61 clubs. With over 13 years in the fitness industry, Tahnee began her career as a Franchised PT at Fitness First in Melbourne before progressing to a PT Manager role across multiple clubs. She spent 5+ years at Goodlife Health Clubs as Regional Fitness Director in Queensland before relocating again to Sydney to take on the National PT Manager role with Fitness First Australia. As well as being a fitness presenter and content writer, Tahnee is an aerialist who spends her spare time travelling to beautiful destinations.Lindsey HeisermanLindsey is a dynamic speaker, life and business coach and personal trainer. She has over 15 years experience working with humans on their mental, emotional and physical health. Her passion is helping you to create the life you actually want and to be your partner in building it. She completed her undergraduate degree at Truman State University with a focus in exercise physiology and her Master's in Psychotherapy and Career Coaching from Adler Graduate School. She also holds a Professional Life Coaching certification. When not working with clients or speaking, you can find her training for obstacle course racing, adventuring and traveling around the country, drinking coffee, and loving the cold Minnesota winters.Kelly LepleyKelly brings confidence and courage to individuals and teams so that they can lead with intention! Kelly is enthusiastic about helping others fully engage in what drives them. She helps clients make decisions more effectively, increase productivity, accelerate innovation and execute strategy to advance both personally and professionally. As an Executive and Business Coach, Kelly specializes in Energy Leadership and Core Energy Coaching. She partners with high-functioning professionals and business owners to effectively navigate professional development pursuits, leadership transition, and operational planning in their business or organization. Additionally, she supports operational strategy and scalability for service-based businesses primarily in the health and wellness industry, founded on 17yrs experience in fitness operations. With 10 years of Executive leadership experience in a large corporate non-profit, Kelly is driven by a desire to align vision and accountability to help leaders transform culture and achieve sustainable results.Carolina ParedesCarolina is originally from Guayaquil, Equador, and lives in Asheville, North Carolina. She has been in the Fitness/Health industry for 6 years. She is passionate about getting people physically active, connecting them with their bodies, and helping them discover how amazing they are. She wants to help educate women and men about what good health and well-being really are and combat misinformation. She is always studying and training, because she loves it and loves being up-to-date with the new discoveries and better ways of doing things.Jess Brock-PittsJess Brock Pitts is the founder and owner of Enlighten Well LLC, a virtual boutique fitness and wellness studio. She is an LCSW, with a background in alcohol and drug counseling, a mom, a powerlifter, and a gym class drop-out turned certified personal trainer & group fitness instructor.She began a fitness journey for weight loss and gradually discovered that it went way deeper than that. After finishing a triathlon (with little prior experience in any of the events), giving birth, and dealing with the body changes that come with childbirth and motherhood, she found she had to shift gears. She discovered intuitive eating, and started moving in ways that felt fulfilling and enjoyable, rather than punishing exercise meant only to shrink her body.She loves the feeling of accomplishment that came with a challenge. In her personal training and fitness programming, she emphasizes body positivity, exercising for health and enjoyment, and empowering other women who are fed up the with dieting and fitness fads.Jess is an ACE CPT & GFI, certified Girls Gone Strong Level 1 Coach, and holds several group exercise certifications, including Spinning and Boxing & Barbells. When she isn't picking up heavy things and putting them back down, she loves hiking with her family.Rachel WindleyRachel became certified to teach Zumba classes in 2018. She started working at Weber State University in Ogden Utah. She was awarded Group Fitness Instructor of the Year in 2018. Weber State then offered her a scholarship to take the American Council on Exercise course and test to get her general Group Fitness Certification. She has taught, Cardio and Strength, Zumba, Cardio Dance, Step, and Hip-Hop kickboxing. Rachel specializes in fitness in every size, body acceptance and intuitive movement. In 2021 Rachel became a certified life coach and now works with her clients to gain body image resilience. Rachel lives with her new husband Kyle and dog Boo, together they enjoy hiking in the mountains and traveling the world.Lori Patterson (Speaker's Academy Mentor)Lori Patterson is the CEO of VicteliB and the creator of Boot Camp Challenge® (BCC). Lori launched BCC in October 2001 with just 1 trainer. Now the BCC family has grown to over 250 BCC licensees and trainers and the program is being launched in 21 states, woot!Lori is a Master Trainer/Specialist for AFAA and an ACE faculty member and holds additional certifications with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and Wellcoaches. Lori is also a National presenter at conferences such as Club Industry, the SCW Mania's and DCAC. Lori has shown her commitment to the fitness industry by training over 300 troops and cadre while serving in the U.S. Army, sharing her knowledge as a fitness expert with such media outlets as Fox 2 News and Livestrong, and creating the Boot Camp Challenge® app! Hoo-Aah!Never miss an episode! Subscribe to WIFA Waves on Spotify and Apple Music!

It is the end of an elite era.  The beautiful training center in Blowing Rock, NC that has been home to some of the best endurance athletes in the country is for sale.  What does that mean for the elite athletes that live and work there?  And what about the adult and teen running camps that ZAP has hosted for the past 18 years?   Coach Claire talked to head coach and owner, Pete Rea to find out.   Pete Rea, the Elite Athlete coach at ZAP Endurance Team USA, has an impressive resume. He has led 51 athletes to Olympic Trials since the facility’s opening in 2002, and also coached the following: 42 Senior US teams  9 ZAP athletes to spots on Senior World Championship Teams including 6 to the US World XC team 4 USATF Club XC Team Championships (‘06,’07,’09,’14)  1 US marathon champion (Tyler Pennel)  1 Olympian (Pardon Nghlovu - Zimbabwe 2016 Rio Games Marathon)   Pete together with his wife, two-time Olympic trials qualifier Zika Rea, are coaches at the facility, host adult running camps during the summer and retreats all year. The facility has a state-of-the-art weight room, a bio-lab for physiological testing, and a 24-bed lodge. RunnersConnect has held fall running retreats at ZAP for years and it's always been a highlight of the season. Big changes are coming to ZAP, however, and Coach Claire talks to Pete to discover what’s in store for the team and their beautiful 45-acre center. They also talk about the evolution of running since the ‘90s, what Pete sees as the future of running, and what’s next for him and the athletes he coaches.  Prior to ZAP, Pete served as a private coach to athletes of all ages and abilities in Atlanta, Georgia. He was also the distance events coach at The Walton School in Georgia. Pete was a distance running standout both as a prep athlete in Connecticut, at the University of Connecticut, and as a post-collegiate runner in the early 1990s. Pete has been a freelance writer for over 20 years for publications such as Running Times, Running Journal, and more than a dozen fitness publications around the US.  Questions Pete is asked:          2:59 You've been the head coach at ZAP Endurance, formally ZAP Fitness, since the beginning in 2002.  A lot has changed in the world and in the world of running since then.  Can you talk about what those early years were like in the sport and at ZAP and how it’s changed?   5:59 How has the environment at ZAP changed now versus in 2002?   6:57 You mentioned that the ZAP facility is for sale. That’s a big part of why I wanted to have you on this show. Can you talk a little bit about that, what’s going on and what the future’s going to be like?   8:24 How does not having a training facility in the future, how does that change the group training model? Because they won’t be getting up together. They won’t be probably having their meals together as much anymore.    9:16 You mentioned that ZAP does group camps and group retreats, and that’s actually where we first met. RunnersConnect always has a training camp at ZAP. So what is that going to look like in the future?   10:33 What has the year 2020 been like for the athletes that you coach at ZAP?   11:59 What about the athletes that you have that have been injured? Have they been really using this time to heal and take care of themselves and scale back? At least maybe that is a silver lining for some of the people?   12:35 You have led 51 athletes to the Olympic Trials with ZAP.  What does it take for an athlete to reach that level?   14:52 How would you describe your coaching style?   16:42 Time on feet matters, but you can’t go hard all the time, right?   17:17 Would you advise a recreational runner who’s looking to move up to the marathon to do a lot of running at a controlled pace?   17:46 How much slower than marathon pace would you say is a good recovery or easy run pace?   22:49 What advice would you give the people listening about training without a goal race? How do you stay motivated? How do you add a little spice to it? How do you keep that carrot in front of you when there’s no race?   24:39 Two of your athletes, Joe Stilin and Joanna Thompson, have recently moved to New York City, but they are still affiliated with ZAP.  How will you work with them from a distance?   26:01 In 2019, the Swiss running company On became the official sponsor of ZAP.  Can you talk about the change from Reebok to On?   27:19 What’s On’s answer to the Nike shoes? They’ve got some carbon fiber plates?   28:11 Any predictions for the London Marathon coming up?   29:13 What's next for your athletes?  What are they training for?   Quotes by Pete:   “Athletes now are fully aware of the types of training others are doing both domestically and around the world, and that’s helped athletes who at one point probably thought they were training hard and then realized they weren’t.”   “We’ve got a couple athletes right now who are struggling with injury. The party line is, ‘Well, if you were going to be hurt, if there’s such a thing as a good time, it’s now.’”   “What he averaged over the long term was clearly one of his greatest strengths, not what he did over any given three weeks or even a month or six months.” Take a Listen on Your Next Run   Leave a space for libsyn link   Want more awesome interviews and advice? Subscribe to our iTunes channel Mentioned in this podcast:    ZAP Endurance Elite Minds by Stan Beecham On Running Hansons Running SweatyBetty.com/RTTT for 20% off through Nov. 1 Runners Connect Winner's Circle Facebook Community RunnersConnect Facebook page claire@runnersconnect.net   Follow Pete on:   ZAP Facebook ZAP Instagram ZAP Strava We really hope you’ve enjoyed this episode of Run to the Top. The best way you can show your support of the show is to share this podcast with your family and friends and share it on your Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media channel you use. 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Pete Rea is the head coach of the ZAP Endurance (formerly ZAP Fitness) post-collegiate team. His training philosophy is based on a long term view toward success with each program being highly individualized. His athletes' training varies greatly based on their background and how they adapt to overall volume and intensity. His coaching resume includes: 51 Olympic Trials Qualifiers since 2002, 42 Senior U.S. teams, four USATF Club XC Team Championships, one U.S. marathon champion and one Olympian (Pardon Nghlovu - Zimbabwe 2016). Pete ran for the University of Connecticut where he graduated in 1992 as an All Big East Conference selection in cross country. After college, while receiving his masters degree, Pete ran for Team Nike South and began his coaching career working with local athletes in Atlanta. Support ZAP Endurance: https://zapendurance.com/ Producer: Andre Laboy Song: Breakadawn, by Mike Quinn

In this episode, I have the opportunity to speak with Brian Rosetti Founder of The Run SMART project, VDOT, D1 XC and Track Athlete at St Josephs University in Philadelphia. Brian early running career, his professional started the VDOT calculator & VDOT 02 Platform, in collaboration with running coach legend Dr Jack Daniels and take time to discuss how the relationship started, the mission of the The Run SMART Project and VDOT coaching platform and tools of runners. The evolution of his own running career and his incremental growth, the various influencers who provide insights to help develop his own coaching philosophy, we discussed Brians time as a Professional runner with Zap Fitness to become a well-rounded coach and preparing him to launch an online coaching program. The value of the VDOT tool and the metrics equipping help coach and athletes understand their current fitness,  enabling the development of effective training programs to create the desired adaptation to grow and improve all while reducing injury. *Since the recording of this episode Brian and the VDOT O2 team have launched a podcast call Conversation Pace where you can learn more from some of the best runners around  www.runsmartproject.com Instagram: @vdot_02 Books: How to Change your Mind by Michael Pollen Podcasts:  Rambling Runner  VDOT O2 Favorite R&R: Sleep! Thank you for listening please subscribe, listen and share --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, I have the opportunity to speak with Brian Rosetti Founder of The Run SMART project, VDOT, D1 XC and Track Athlete at St Josephs University in Philadelphia. Brian early running career, his professional started the VDOT calculator & VDOT 02 Platform, in collaboration with running coach legend Dr Jack Daniels and take time to discuss how the relationship started, the mission of the The Run SMART Project and VDOT coaching platform and tools of runners. The evolution of his own running career and his incremental growth, the various influencers who provide insights to help develop his own coaching philosophy, we discussed Brians time as a Professional runner with Zap Fitness to become a well-rounded coach and preparing him to launch an online coaching program. The value of the VDOT tool and the metrics equipping help coach and athletes understand their current fitness,  enabling the development of effective training programs to create the desired adaptation to grow and improve all while reducing injury. *Since the recording of this episode Brian and the VDOT O2 team have launched a podcast call Conversation Pace where you can learn more from some of the best runners around  www.runsmartproject.com Instagram: @vdot_02 Books: How to Change your Mind by Michael Pollen Podcasts:  Rambling Runner  VDOT O2 Favorite R&R: Sleep! Thank you for listening please subscribe, listen and share --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Pardon Ndhlovu is a Zimbabwe Olympian who lives and trains in Blowing Rock, NC with Zap Fitness. Pardon talks about running the Olympic marathon, growing up training without shoes, and the desire God has given him to give back to his home country of Zimbabwe. Pardon can be reached for his shoe drive at pardonndhlovu00@gmail.com. Help him give 42,000 shoes to the men, women and children of Zimbabwe.

In honor of the Conference Championships happening this week, we are re-releasing this interview we did with Kyle King. One of the most highly decorated runners at Baylor University. Kyle King is a former distance runner at the University of North Texas and Baylor University (Waco, TX). Post collegiately Kyle went on to run for the Zap Fitness and made the choice to pursue running professionally. Kyle ultimately qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials and gives a cool recap of that experience in the interview. We take our conversation all the way to what Kyle is currently up to and how running helped forge a path for him to be successful after his professional running career was over.

In honor of the Conference Championships happening this week, we are re-releasing this interview we did with Kyle King. One of the most highly decorated runners at Baylor University. Kyle King is a former distance runner at the University of North Texas and Baylor University (Waco, TX). Post collegiately Kyle went on to run for the Zap Fitness and made the choice to pursue running professionally. Kyle ultimately qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials and gives a cool recap of that experience in the interview. We take our conversation all the way to what Kyle is currently up to and how running helped forge a path for him to be successful after his professional running career was over. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-champions-mind35/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-champions-mind35/support

“That's the most dangerous place to be—is to think you know it all. I always just try to go into problems being curious. I'm always just like, ‘I wonder if I can solve this. I wonder if we can figure this out.' And really, it's not me, it's not about me. It's me and the athlete, or me and the athlete and the coach…and it just becomes this problem-solving thing, and a curiosity, and we're communicating, ‘Hey, how do you feel with this? Do you understand? Yes. Is that what you sense too?' You're working with the person to get the outcome. You're just the facilitator. The ego has to go away.” I recently sat down with my friend Jonathan Pierce, who I met in 2007 when we both competed at the national club cross country championships in West Chester, Ohio. He placed third overall that day to help ZAP Fitness win the team title and let's just say that I finished way, way back in the field. The 36-year-old Pierce had a great running career—he competed collegiately at Stanford where he was an All-American steeplechaser, and then ran professionally for ZAP Fitness and later the Mammoth Track Club—and represented the United States at the World Cross Country Championships in 2008. And for as good of an athlete as he was, Pierce is an even better manual therapist. Since 2012, he's worked with some of the top athletes in the world, including national champions, world and Olympic medalists, world-record holders, and elite CrossFit competitors. A few years ago he opened Kinetik Performance, a multidisciplinary sports rehab and performance center in San Diego, where he and his staff treat everyone from Olympians to everyday athletes who just want to stay injury-free. We covered a lot of ground in this conversation, from Pierce's running career and his trajectory as an athlete, to his influences and what he's learned from them along the way, to his current career path and the steps that led him down it. We talked about competitiveness, how it spills over into different areas of his life, and knowing when to turn it down. We discuss the importance of mentorship in his life and the advice he'd give his younger self. He also provides some actionable takeaways for any athlete who wants to stay healthy, and a lot more. This episode is brought to you by Aftershokz. AfterShokz is the award-winning headphone brand, best known for its open-ear listening experience. Powered by patented, best-in-class bone conduction technology, Aftershokz headphones sit outside your ear so you can listen to your music and hear your surroundings. To learn more and save $50 on AfterShokz Endurance Bundles, visit tms.aftershokz.com and use the code TMS when you check out. Complete show notes: https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-79-with-jonathan-pierce/ Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/ Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

We are joined by 2:13 marathoner from ZAP Fitness, Joe Stilin, to discuss, 'The Hunt for Red October' by Tom Clancy. Our next book will be 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama. Episode released January 26, 2019. BookClubTrackClub.com

Our first guest of 2019 is Sarah Fowler, a former college runner at Ohio Wesleyan and current Assistant Distance Coach at University of Nebraska. We got to talk to her about how she got into coaching a D1 program so soon after college and how she juggles coaching, running, and work outside of that. Plus, Reebok and ZAP Fitness split, the strange news about Tori Bowie and more! You can follow Sarah Fowler on Twitter and Instagram at @sarahrenae709 and check out her blog at newplacessamesneakers.wordpress.com. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

On Episode 34, Sandy and Pat are back to discuss the launch of the 2019 Raleigh Half Marathon, and then chat with 2018 California International Marathon 4th place finisher, Joe Stilin. Stilin runs for Blowing Rock, NC-based Zap Fitness and is a Sir Walter Miler alum. He talks about his debut of 2:13:19, how he got there, and more!

Kyle King is a former distance runner at the University of North Texas and Baylor University (Waco, TX). Post collegiately Kyle went on to run for the Zap Fitness and made the choice to pursue running professionally. Kyle ultimately qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympc trials and gives a cool recap of that experience in the interview. We take our conversation all the way to what Kyle is currently up to and how running helped forge a path for him to be successful after his professional running career was over. Code for discount on Topical Edge PR lotion: UtmostPerformance (type it in discount code box at topicaledge.com) Originally Published: May 2, 2018 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-champions-mind35/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-champions-mind35/support

Kyle King is a former distance runner at the University of North Texas and Baylor University (Waco, TX). Post collegiately Kyle went on to run for the Zap Fitness and made the choice to pursue running professionally. Kyle ultimately qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympc trials and gives a cool recap of that experience in the interview. We take our conversation all the way to what Kyle is currently up to and how running helped forge a path for him to be successful after his professional running career was over. Code for discount on Topical Edge PR lotion: UtmostPerformance (type it in discount code box at topicaledge.com)

Carrie interviews ZAP Fitness coach Pete Rea! Pete talks about his top athletes at the 2018 Boston Marathon, coaching strategies, facilitating adult running camps, and much more. Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com. Pete Rea Pete is the Elite Athlete Coach and Coordinator at the ZAP Fitness Team USA Training Center, and has been in that role since ZAP's opening in 2002. Since ZAP has opened Rea has guided more than three dozen athletes to Olympic Trials berths in distances from the 1,500m to the marathon. In addition, under Rea's tutelage, 5 ZAP men and one ZAP woman have qualified for the Senior World Cross Country Team, 2 have qualified for the IAAF World Track & Field Championships (2011 and 2014- marathon) and one (Tyler Pennel) was the winner of the 2014 USATF Marathon Championship and member of the World Half Marathon Team. Additionally 5 women and 2 men have been selected as part of Team USA Ekiden Relays in Korea and Japan and 3 ZAP athletes have earned berths on the North American Championship XC squad. The ZAP fitness men also won the 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2014 USATF National Club XC Championship. Rea ran for the University of Connecticut where he graduated in 1992 (Journalism / American Literature) as an All Big East Conference XC Selection. After college, while receiving his master's degree, Rea ran for Team Nike South and began coaching local Atlanta high school athletes and open men and women. Rea's training philosophy is based on a long term view toward success with each program being highly individualized. Rea's athletes are extremely varied in their training based on background and what each body can handle in terms of overall volume and intensity. Rea is a senior columnist for New England Runner Magazine as well as a contributing editor for Active.com.

With episode #71, we interview 2018 Capitol 10K champion Joe Stilin from Zap Fitness in North Carolina. Joe is a Princeton graduate who also competed at the University of Texas during his masters program. Joe holds the UT mile record which he stole from Olympic silver medalist Leo Manzano.  Joe is an aspiring marathoner who only recently ran his first 10K. This interview highlights elements in the life of blue collar elite runner who might not have the big contract but is still working tirelessly toward big goals. Thank you to Joe for joining us and to Reebok for bringing Joe to us. 

In which we talk with Peter Rea, head coach at ZAP Fitness in Blowing Rock, NC, about ZAP's mission and training.

In Episode #36, we interview Peter Rea, the head coach of the elites with ZAP Fitness-Reebok. Peter shares his training philosophy with ZAP including insights from his mentors Pete Pfitzinger and Bill Squires, two of the greatest marathon coaches of all-time. Plus, learn more about how he translates these concepts to the everyday athlete that might attend running camps at ZAP in North Carolina. As the intro topic this week, we sound off on two recent articles which are linked below for reference: - Nick Symmonds on ways to make track and field more interesting to watch: https://www.motivrunning.com/running-life/the-voice-of-the-athlete/whats-wrong-with-pro-track-and-field/amp/ - Outside Magazine article on the mile vs. the marathon: https://www.outsideonline.com/2230186/fast-mile-more-impressive-slow-marathon  

It was the hottest Boston Marathon in history.   Heat waves blurred the horizon as Jack and his competition toed the starting line, their uniforms already drenched in sweat. It was over 100 degrees, and spectators lined the course with sprinklers and garden hoses at the ready to cool off passing runners.   40 percent of the field dropped out that year, but, through smart racing and pure grit, Jack gradually worked his way into the lead and then into history as he crossed the line the champion of the 1976 Boston Marathon with a finishing time of 2:20:19.   The race was nicknamed - appropriately enough - the “Run for the Hoses”, and it was one of the biggest defining moments of Jack’s life.   “One” being the operative word.   Jack went on to record a personal best of 2:11:17 at Boston in 1978 and qualified for 3 consecutive Olympic Trials in the marathon in 1972, 1976, and 1980.   Jack also taught sports psychology at Tufts for 26 years and now works as a training consultant to the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge through which he has raised over $30 million for breast cancer research.   Jack has no shortage of insight when it comes to mental game, and he loves sharing that insight to help other runners.   Listen in as Jack discusses his tips and tricks for setting goals, bouncing back after bad races, and finding happiness in the process.     Here are some of the topics we’ll discuss today:   How Jack started running Jack’s progression from underdog to Boston Marathon winner The 1976 Boston Marathon Jack’s background in sports psychology Why it’s important to differentiate “victory” and “success” Jack’s advice on setting goals How to bounce back from a bad race   Questions Jack is asked:   3:55 How was your experience at ZAP Fitness? 6:15 How did you first get into running and what really sparked your passion for the sport? 19:45 What were the conditions for 1976 Boston Marathon? 21:13 Did your strategy change going into that race? 26:17 What were the last 8 miles of that race like for you? 31:58 How did it feel having the crowd cheering for you as you won the Boston Marathon? 37:03 What do you advise runners to do in regards to setting goals or multiple goals per race? 46:02 Why should we differentiate “Victory” from “Success”? 49:20 How do you advise runners bounce back from a ‘bad’ race? 57:13 How much time did you give yourself to ‘grieve’ over a disappointing race? 1:00:31 What’s next for you?   Quotes by Jack:   “I just almost had to keep pinching myself. ‘Is this really happening? I’m really winning the Boston Marathon!’” “Too much focus on the outcome will contaminate your performance….The process by which - if we attend to that, then the outcome becomes a byproduct of that process, and we have much more control over the process as opposed to the actual outcome.” “Part of the human condition is that we tend to confirm our greatest fears to ourselves, and if our greatest fear is to lose a race, we increase the likelihood of that happening by whatever means.” “Having a secondary goal to fall back on when we know the first one is gone - that can help keep your feet in the fire. If somebody goes to the starting line of...a marathon...wanting to qualify for Boston, and now their splits are telling them that’s not going to happen. You don’t want to just throw the whole thing out and find yourself giving up, and now you take nothing away from the race other than beating up on yourself….Have a secondary goal going in that you can fall back on.” “Victory is purely defined by the results, and success can be defined by an internal measure of what you did against what you felt you had to give.” “It’s running smart first, and tough second, and taking your last effective steps at the finish line and crossing the finish line knowing that no matter how else you may have executed the race, you probably could not have run any faster.”   Take a Listen on Your Next Run     Want more awesome interviews and advice? Subscribe to our iTunes channel   Mentioned in this podcast: Once a Runner Boston Marathon Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge Follow Jack on Twitter     We really hope you’ve enjoyed this episode of Run to the Top. The best way you can show your support of the show is to share this podcast with your family and friends and share it on your Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media channel you use. If more people who know about the podcast and download the episodes, it means I can reach out to and get through to the top running influencers, to bring them on and share their advice, which hopefully makes the show even more enjoyable for you! -- Thank you to our sponsors for supporting Run to the Top Enter to win a FREE 6-Pack of Perfect Amino from BodyHealth     Send an email to info@pacifichealthlabs.com with the subject line "Run to the Top" and ask for your FREE Accel Gel samples. Don't forget to include your address!    

Fare Thee Well, Tina Muir - Welcome, Sinead Haughey This is a bittersweet episode, to be sure, for today we bid the fondest of farewells to our host for the last 2 years, Tina Muir, and introduce the new host for Run To The Top, Sinead Haughey. Most recently, Sinead was the Director of Premium for RunnersConnect having been a 2-time NCAA Championship qualifier in the 10K at Furman University. Sinead shares her background with us, which includes running professionally for Zap Fitness and Reebok. As the torch is passed from Tina to Sinead, Tina gives us a preview of her new venture: Running For Real. Every runner goes through a mentally rough stretch with running at some point, but very few are willing to share their challenges openly. With Running For Real, Tina is creating a safe environment for runners so they don’t have to suffer in silence with their struggles - whether it’s frustration with training, race results, or injury. While we are all going to miss Tina and her contributions here, we wish her nothing but the absolute best as she blazes this new trail. And we are equally excited to welcome Sinead as the new host and voice of Run To The Top. Here are some of the topics we’ll discuss today: Getting to know new host Sinead Haughey An inside look at Zap Fitness RunnersConnect premium content and various ways to access it Tina’s new focus: Running For Real Why Tina is so passionate about the mental side of running that no one else is talking about Questions Sinead is asked: 3:10  What was your collegiate and post-collegiate running experience? 4:33 What is an elite runner’s typical day at Zap Fitness like? 6:10 Why did you choose to run at Zap? 8:33 How does having a dedicated chef at Zap work? 9:33 What were some of the things you didn’t like about your post-collegiate experiences? 11:45 Before taking over the role as new host for Run To The Top, what were you doing for RunnersConnect? 14:25 How does the RunnersConnect Premium Content work? How can people get access to the Coach Chat? 16:21 The passing of the baton... Questions Tina is asked 18:20 What are your post-RunnersConnect plans? 23:55 Do you find middle-aged runners more open about their running struggles than younger runners? 27:58 Will you be offering anything beyond your new podcast? 31:23 What’s one tactic people can use to remain mentally tough during a race? 36:17 How often did you use your ‘Mental Bottles’? 39:35 The Final Kick Rounds (double feature) Quotes by Tina and Sinead: “Something that I’m going to have to accept as a post-collegiate runner is that I’m not trying to score points for anybody anymore.” (Sinead) “I think there’s definitely a pressure when you are younger to give off this vibe of being superhuman and never admitting that you need help. I think the elite world is even worse.” (Tina) “Especially for new runners something they might find kind of intimidating coming into the sport is that there are just so many bad days, but once you get a good day it makes it all worth it.” (Sinead) “I want to make sure that I do this right and I want to make it so that it can actually change people’s running lives forever rather than just be something they learn and then two races later they forget it and need something else.” (Tina) “I love helping people with the mental side of things because that is something that is just so often neglected and it makes SUCH a big difference.” (Tina) “You could be the fittest you’ve ever been in your life and you could still run the worst race of your life because your mental side could really break you apart.”   Take a Listen on Your Next Run Want more awesome interviews and advice? Subscribe to our iTunes channel Mentioned in this podcast:  Zap Fitness Evie Serventi on Run To The Top Scott Fauble’s blog Good Gut - Prebiotic #running4real hashtag on Twitter Images about #Running4Real tag on instagram Deliciously Stella (@deliciouslystella) • Instagram Tina's blog Follow Tina on Instagram Running For Real Facebook page tina@tinamuir.com   We really hope you’ve enjoyed this episode of Run to the Top. The best way you can show your support of the show is to share this podcast with your family and friends and share it on your Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media channel you use. If more people who know about the podcast and download the episodes, it means I can reach out to and get through to the top running influencers, to bring them on and share their advice, which hopefully makes the show even more enjoyable for you! -- Thank you to our sponsors for supporting Run to the Top Enter to win a FREE 6-Pack of Perfect Amino from BodyHealth Use coupon code TINA for 10% off at Saucony.com          

Joe Stilin of ZAP Fitness joins the podcast in Leuven, Belgium to discuss his third season in Europe and his plans for the KBC Nacht meet in Heusden. Stilin, a Milwaukee-native, compares beers in Belgium to those of his beloved Wisconsin. He also shares an idea for a Bay View Mile in Milwaukee. What makes ZAP Fitness a gem not many have heard of in the running community? Stilin gives insight into their camp in North Carolina. The former Princeton Tiger and Texas Longhorn has big hopes for the 2015 Sir Walter Miler race on August 7.