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Training: Coach Claire Bartholic | Slowing down to run faster, making hard days hard, and using plants to fuel performance

February 28, 2023 Cass Warbeck Season 1 Episode 22
Training: Coach Claire Bartholic | Slowing down to run faster, making hard days hard, and using plants to fuel performance
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The Plant Fueled Podcast
Training: Coach Claire Bartholic | Slowing down to run faster, making hard days hard, and using plants to fuel performance
Feb 28, 2023 Season 1 Episode 22
Cass Warbeck

This conversation is with Coach Claire Bartholik, a certified running coach and sports nutrition specialist. She coaches vegan, plant-based, and plant-curious runners from those on a walk/run program seeking general fitness all the way up to high level athletes. She is also an athlete herself and is a multiple time Boston Marathon qualifier, state Master’s Marathon Champion and a competitive Master’s athlete.  

We discuss:

  • How Claire learned to love running 
  • What it’s like running the Boston Marathon 
  • Running for weight loss vs running for performance 
  • Being thin doesn’t equal faster 
  • The problem with running fasted first thing in the morning 
  • Importance of keeping easy runs easy 
  • Slow runs and Zone 2 training 
  • Why you need to incorporate rest days 
  • Limiting long runs to 3 hours or less for optimal performance 
  • Using speed workouts to get faster 
  • Why you should incorporate running strides into your easy runs 
  • Strength training after your hardest runs 
  • If treadmills should be on incline 

Connect: 

Connect with me: @casswarbeck  

Resources: 

Theme music: Tyler Gaudon  

Audio editing and processing: Wyatt Pavlik 

*Please appreciate that any information discussed is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, always seek the opinion of a physician or qualified healthcare provider*

Connect with me: @casswarbeck

Shop Nella, The Performance Probiotic: Use code CASS10 at checkout.

Theme music: Tyler Gaudon & audio editing and processing: Wyatt Pavlik

*Please appreciate that any information discussed is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, always seek the opinion of a physician or qualified healthcare provider.*

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This conversation is with Coach Claire Bartholik, a certified running coach and sports nutrition specialist. She coaches vegan, plant-based, and plant-curious runners from those on a walk/run program seeking general fitness all the way up to high level athletes. She is also an athlete herself and is a multiple time Boston Marathon qualifier, state Master’s Marathon Champion and a competitive Master’s athlete.  

We discuss:

  • How Claire learned to love running 
  • What it’s like running the Boston Marathon 
  • Running for weight loss vs running for performance 
  • Being thin doesn’t equal faster 
  • The problem with running fasted first thing in the morning 
  • Importance of keeping easy runs easy 
  • Slow runs and Zone 2 training 
  • Why you need to incorporate rest days 
  • Limiting long runs to 3 hours or less for optimal performance 
  • Using speed workouts to get faster 
  • Why you should incorporate running strides into your easy runs 
  • Strength training after your hardest runs 
  • If treadmills should be on incline 

Connect: 

Connect with me: @casswarbeck  

Resources: 

Theme music: Tyler Gaudon  

Audio editing and processing: Wyatt Pavlik 

*Please appreciate that any information discussed is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, always seek the opinion of a physician or qualified healthcare provider*

Connect with me: @casswarbeck

Shop Nella, The Performance Probiotic: Use code CASS10 at checkout.

Theme music: Tyler Gaudon & audio editing and processing: Wyatt Pavlik

*Please appreciate that any information discussed is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, always seek the opinion of a physician or qualified healthcare provider.*