The Runna Podcast

Why Am I Not Getting Faster? 4 Fixes For Your Running Plateau | with Coach Steph

September 11, 2026ยท21 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Doing everything right but not seeing the results? You're not alone, and it's rarely about trying harder.This week, Coach Steph and Anya unpack the four most common reasons a runner's training plateaus: unclear goals, the "grey zone" trap, under-recovering, and skipping strength work, plus practical fixes for each one.What You'll Learn: ๐ŸŽฏ Why you need a real goal, not just a vague one โš–๏ธ Why your easy runs probably aren't easy enough ๐Ÿ˜ด The three things that actually drive recovery ๐Ÿ’ช Why strength training could be the missing 6% edgeCovering everything from goal-setting and easy pace discipline to sleep, nutrition and strength work: this is the perfect guide for anyone who feels stuck at the same pace no matter how hard they train.Want to give Runna a go? ๐Ÿ†“ Try it FREE for 2 weeks with code: PODCAST26 ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://web.runna.com/redeem?code=PODCAST26๐ŸŽง Take this on your next run โ†’ https://linktr.ee/runnapodcast ๐Ÿ“ฑ Follow for more running content: Instagram โ†’ @runna TikTok โ†’ @runna ๐Ÿ“บ Watch more episodes โ†’ @therunnapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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