Is it better to jump into a new situation without full preparation and see what happens or to keep learning, practicing, and mastering your craft before testing it out.  What if you take your shot and miss?  What if you wait and miss your opportunity.  Practice, or put yourself out there?  When is it time to take your shot?

And yes, you guessed it.  This episode was partly inspired by Hamilton.  If you haven't seen it yet, go do it now!

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There are a couple of differing schools of thought floating through the world of self improvement.  Doing good enough consistently will add up to monumental and drastic changes.  Alternatively, we should not be satisfied with being good enough and should be striving for greatness.  So which is it.  Does consistently good create great, or does a sense of satisfaction with being good prevent you from being great?

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They say that insanity is repeating the same action and expecting different results. However, change is incredibly hard, so we seek excuses and hold tightly to our self-imposed limits.  We do things the way we always have and hope that if we keep going for long enough the outcome will be different.  How big is your potential once you open your eyes to a world outside of your comforting habits?

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We talk about running as a universal sport.  It has a low barrier for entry and not a lot of rules to follow.  You can participate solo or in a group.  You can run races of many distances and on various terrain, or not race at all.  We believe that races highlight the best aspects of running, in which many people come together to accomplish the same goal, but by following their own path.  In the race environment, they can accomplish more than what they may have been able to do alone.  Today, we cover the universal nature of running, and how our journeys may look different, but are in fact very similar and all intertwined.

Highlights of the episode:

8:30  How running brings us together - the great connector

9:15  From minute to marathon

12:00  How running challenges us and continues to challenge us

14:30   The conversation that transformed Corey's mentality toward running

15:00  How running is contagious and makes us...

There is some prevailing wisdom in the personal growth world that taking action will guide you in what to do next.  The thought is rooted in the idea that staying frozen while clinging to perfection will not get you anywhere, so you simply need to do something.  This striving for constant action can become counterproductive when the action is treated as the end goal.  Action should inspire the next step.  Action should lead to evaluation and a better understanding of the next step that is more likely to direct you toward your current goal.  In this episode, we cover the benefits of taking actions as well as the issues with taking action just to do something. 

Highlights of the episode:

Changes and uncertainties. How to face both. 00:58

Does a perfect training plan exist? 3:29

The idea of taking an action; the best part and pitfalls. 4:18

The downside of having too many options. 8:58

Where does confusion often lead us? 15:15

Taking action and...

Running should be an act of unity.  It is a sport with a low barrier of entry and people of all races, ages, and abilities can connect over the challenge of a run.  While we are currently without races, we are not without challenges.  Now seems like an important time to step back and see that the powerful statement “I am a runner and runners do hard things” applies to the roads and the trails, but to so much more in our lives as well. 

Highlights of the episode:

How running unites people in the simplest way. 2:00

Racial inequality and the running world. 04:25

Running is available for everyone. 7:05

The roots of Real Life Runners. 12:05

Being part of the change and its ripple effect. 13:31

The starfish story. 15:00

Empowering yourself through running. 18:06

Bridging the gap between the diversity among us. 30:34

Choosing which charities and causes to support. 39:10

Approaching everything with equality and love. 45:44

The inclusive characteristics of...

Personal statements that begin with “I am” carry power and strength.  They define us and lead our actions.  They are our label, often empowering, but sometimes limiting.  We also put labels on the world around us.  We group people together as though they are the same person.  We put simple labels onto situations and the people around us to make life easier.  While this is often done subconsciously, and rarely for a malevolent reason, labels can be incredibly detrimental.  Other people can feel confined or burdened by the label.  On this episode, we cover the two sides to the power of labels. 

Highlights of the episode:

The pros of labeling. 2:27

I am a real life runner. 4:22

Understanding that your identity as a real life runner is different from someone else's. 9:21

The cons of labeling. 13:18

What happens when you stop limiting yourself. 16:47

Looking at the whole picture beyond the label. 24:55

RLR Challenge:...

Structure and plans matter if you actually want to be successful.  Raw talent will take you pretty far.  Working really hard will get you pretty far.  Most people are not born with Olympic level running prowess.  Even runners who do hard things would appreciate some things being easier.  Today we cover the importance of structure in reaching your goals plus why you may be resisting structure in the first place.

Highlights of the episode:

Success - in a runner’s perspective. 3:09

Why success matters. 8:07

Success and happiness - the connection between these two. 12:25

Your own journey towards success - this matters more. 25:49 

Does structure really limit you? 28:59

Choosing the right plan for you and sticking to it. 30:54

Embracing new possibilities. 38:00

Understanding that your success from other things can be applied to your running journey and vice versa. 45:10

The importance of focusing on today. 48:40

Accepting the fact that the people...

 Lack of motivation is a real issue that many runners are facing.  While it’s easy to simply say, choose to be motivated, it’s a little more complicated that just that.  We live in a world full of options and choices.  We are often bombarded with endless possibilities.  Choice creates a feeling of freedom.  In this current time period, the power of choice is becoming strikingly clear.  Today, we want to talk about how you have always had choice and how you can use that to highlight your power and bring the most joy to your running and life.  This power of choice can help bring us out of a motivational funk.

Highlights of the Episode:

When the urgency factor goes down the drain. 3:10

Assessing the reasons or issues that make our choices so much harder. 4:23

Finding the other good reasons why you run – there should be other good reasons that you might have not noticed before. 8:48

The thing called friendly competition....

Running has a way of bringing down some of the privacy walls we put up around us.  There is a saying that everything comes out on a long run.  Sharing personal experiences and feelings can be very cathartic and we have mentioned that before.  Today, we go intimate, but not in a super emotional way.  We cover the areas of running that most people just do not understand unless they are a runner.  From feet to tummy trouble, it’s time to open up about the funkier side of running.

Highlights of the Episode:

The runner connection. 2:17

Blisters and easy fixes. 8:31

Purple and missing toe nails. 18:08

Choosing the right running shoe size. 18:11

For female runners: The connection between pregnancy and your running shoe size. 23:00

Chafing – what most people have probably experienced. 26:20

Tummy troubles: why do runners end up having GI issues?. 33:43

Bowel movements. 37:17

Runner’s trots. 38:50

Reconsidering your food intake types before and...