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Running and weight loss are two terms that always seem to go hand-in-hand. Almost everyone that wants to lose weight thinks they need to start running or run more.

But, as you\u2019ve heard us talk about before, for runners like us whose primary goal is to run faster, and stay injury-free, running and weight loss is a lot more complicated than many realize.

Is weight loss actually going to help your running?\xa0

If it is a primary or secondary goal of yours, what is the best approach to not sacrifice your running progress?\xa0

What are the common traps runners fall into that derail either their weight loss or running goals and how do you prevent them?

Well, on the show today is one of the leading experts in running nutrition, Nancy Clark.

Nancy has over 35 years of experience helping thousands of active clients\u2014from \u201cordinary mortals\u201d to Olympians\u2014win with good nutrition.\xa0

Her best-selling Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook has sold over 600,000 copies and her nutrition advice and photo have even graced the back of the Wheaties\u2019 box!

Today she\u2019s going to help us dig into how to approach weight loss while still maintaining your running performance.

We\u2019ll go over\u2026

• Why Losing (or maintaining) weight while properly fueling is so difficult for most runners.
• The biggest mistakes runners make when trying to lose fat
• All of the factors a runner should consider when determining how many calories to consume
• The consequences of \u201cfad\u201d diets and much, much more.

I am excited to share this one with you guys, it\u2019s chock-full of amazing advice!

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