Running to the Castle

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 out, or an injury is creeping in. She explains why your goal, whether it’s getting faster or just finishing a new distance, changes what a smart training week looks like. You’ll also hear how to space your key workouts, how to use a deload week, and how to stay consistent without needing every week to look perfect....

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. She explains why that hard run is so common and what it actually says about your fitness. She walks through what your body is doing during each phase of the taper and why rest, recovery, and fueling make race day feel completely different. If your confidence took a hit at the end of training, this episode wi...

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 training when you don’t have a race on the calendar? She explains why she doesn’t want a race to be your only reason to work out, and shares how she had to pull out of her own proof of time 10K because of sudden back pain. She explains why five months of training still wasn’t wasted. Then she walks through her “I w...

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 time to eat. She breaks down why carbohydrates are your body's go-to energy source and why slow and back-of-the-pack runners should be fueling on every single run, no matter how short. Dr. Ali also explains why fueling should be based on time on your feet instead of miles, and shares her own simple system for fueling from ...

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 her back and she uses her PT background to walk through her symptoms and the simple test she used to tell her doctor it wasn't a muscle problem. She's honest about what she's missing out on... the chance to prove she dropped from a 13 minute mile to a 10 minute mile and to submit a faster proof of time to runDisney.&...