Running to the Castle

RTTC #260 What Workouts Can You Skip? Fast or Finish What's Your Goal?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali breaks down how to decide which workouts to keep and which to let go when life gets busy, you’re worn

RTTC #259 If You’re 2nd Guessing Race Day Because Your Last Long Run Went Poorly Listen to This

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali talks to runners who feel shaken after a rough peak long run and wonder if they’re ready for race day.

RTTC #258 How Should You Train When You Aren't Signed Up For A Race?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali answers a question a lot of back-of-the-pack runDisney runners struggle with... how do you keep traini

RTTC #257 I'm Not Hungry on My Long Run Do I Need Fuel?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali tackles one of the most common fueling mistakes she sees: waiting for hunger to tell you it's tim

RTTC #256 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 21 Race Week

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali explains why she pulled out of her proof of time 10K during race week.  A few weeks earlier she hurt

RTTC #255 Do You Need to Get Faster or Is Something Else Keeping You Slow?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali breaks down why more speed workouts aren't always the answer when you feel like you're not g

RTTC #254 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 20 Taper

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali explains what the taper really is and why the right amount of pulling back changes with your race dist

RTTC #253 Do You Need to Run More Than 3 Days to Train for a Marathon?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali tackles a debate that keeps resurfacing on social media... whether 3 days of running a week is actuall

RTTC #252 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 19

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali walks through hitting peak week of her Proof of Time 10K training... and what happened when her body h

RTTC #251 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Weeks 17 and 18

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali combines two weeks of Proof of Time Half Marathon training into one honest, "it just didn't happe

RTTC #250 Why Am I Still Not Getting Faster?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali breaks down the five warning signs that tell her a runDisney runner's speed workouts simply aren&

RTTC #249 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Weeks 14 15 16

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali catches up on three weeks of Proof of Time half marathon training that didn't go according to pla

RTTC #248 Overcome the Dragon The runDisney Ramps

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali digs into why hill training is one of the most underrated ways to get faster for runDisney races...and

RTC #247 How to Master the Progression Run to Build Your runDisney Pacing Buffer

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali breaks down the progression run... one of her four go-to speed workouts for runDisney runners using ru

RTTC #246 Stop Guessing Your Paces How to Find Your Real Training Limits

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali breaks down why so many back-of-the-pack runners get stuck in what she calls the "gray zone"... runnin

RTTC #245 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 13

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali recaps a rare 100%-completion week of Proof of Time half marathon training, hitting every cardio and s

RTTC #244 6 Signs You're on Your Way Out of Corral G As a Slow runDisney Runner

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali breaks down six signs that show a slow, back-of-the-pack runDisney runner is making real progress towa

RTTC #243 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 12

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali shares Week 12 of her Proof of Time half marathon training journey, digging into what it really takes

RTTC #242 How to Run Faster in the Summer Heat

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali breaks down why your paces feel so much harder — and slower — when the temperatures climb, using heart

RTTC #241 Proof of Time Half Marathon Training Week 11

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali walks through week 11 of her Proof of Time training block, including how she's adapting her worko