As much as we focus on training, goal setting, and lots of details to running improvement, sometimes it’s nice to step back and remember that all of this running is supposed to be fun.  

There are days that we do need the big goals to get us through a rough patch that tends to show up during the heat of the summer or the cold of the winter. However, at the end of the day, your running should provide you with some level of joy.

On this episode, we talk about:

• How running can provide happiness through stress relief and meditation
• The joy and other benefits of running with a group.
• How ignoring your goals may provide happiness for some people, yet focusing on goals and competition brings about happiness in others
• We wrap it up with a connection of how happiness matters in all areas of life from nutrition to family.

Ultimately, there are plenty of ways to enjoy running and when you finish you should remember to put a smile on your face.  

Go find your joy!

Hope you...

Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.  After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. 

This Buddhist statement about chopping wood and carrying water highlights the importance of fundamentals, no matter what stage you are at along your journey.  

It is important to understand that improvement in running, health, or really any worthwhile venture happen over a long period of time and through many small (and seemingly boring) steps.  

While the allure of the Instagram worthy workout or magic training secrets are attractive, the truth is that getting better simply requires consistency towards a goal.

In running, the recovery distance, stability exercises, and mobility work are the foundation of great achievements.  

Do not discount stability, as it is likely the reason you are not injured.

Do not ignore mobility; it is fixing that small ache before you are sidelined.  

Do not regard easy runs as “junk” mileage, because they...

What's the point of training if you're not all-in?  Do you believe in your training plan?  Do you believe in your support system?  Do you believe in yourself??

Today's society seems to be overruled by FOMO, the fear of missing out.  People are always looking for the next best thing and don't want to be left behind.  People are always second guessing if what they are doing is the best thing or if there is something better waiting around the corner.

What's the best training plan for you?   In truth, there are a lot of good training plans out there, and most of them work.  There are some that have more focus on distance and some focus more on speed, but most will work.  However, they aren't going to work if you don't commit to them or if you jump from plan to plan looking for the fastest results.

Buy in.  Commit.  Succeed.  That's the theme of today's episode.  

We talk about: 

• Belief in your training plan
  • There...

In this world of immediate gratification and all information at our fingertips, everyone wants a quick fix and immediate results. 

Want to get in better shape? Try HIIT training.

Want to get faster?  Try sprints.

Want to lose weight? Try extremely restrictive diets.

Want more money? Click one of those online ads to make $25k this month.

Running isn't like that though.  Distance running is about slow and steady results.  We need to look at running as a journey rather than a single destination.

There is a great benefit to building the aerobic base, but it does not usually deliver quick feedback.  Classic periodization builds a big base and then tries to use speed later in the season to refine the aerobic base into speed.

New runners and old runners off of a break try to circumvent this strategy by hitting speed early and can see positive early results.  In the long run, pure speed will reach a limit quickly and progression will likely stop,...

 Summer is coming!  It’s important to be aware that heat and humidity can change running in many different ways.  Down here in Florida, we understand the importance of dealing with heat and humidity, but this is important no matter where you live.

Let's review of what happens to body temperature when we exercise: 

• Body temperature goes up so the body sweats to try to cool it body temp down
• Body cools down as the sweat evaporates from our skin
• Body also sends more blood to the skin to cool us down, but during exercise the blood is also being sent to our working muscles - this can lead to overheating
• Body can divert more blood to skin, but then not as much going to muscles, so muscles have to work harder to produce the same effort

Heat in a dry climate:

• Dry air evaporates sweat from your body almost as quickly as you’re producing it so you can become dehydrated much more quickly.
• As you become more and more dehydrated throughout a run, your...

Why am I so tired?

Runners know what it is like to be tired.  As real life runners, with jobs, families, and other responsibilities, we definitely know what it is like to be tired.  But what exactly is fatigue?

Scientists used to try to figure out what exercise-induced fatigue was through strictly physiological models.  They figured that the body just ran out of fuel at some point, which caused us to feel fatigue. They talked about fueling, the build-up of by-products in the body (why do you think everyone knows about lactic acid!?), and the other physical changes that occured within our cells.  

Sure, that can explain fatigue, but is it the whole story?  As busy parents, we know that it’s not just physical things that cause us to be fatigued.  When we have a lot of mental stress or a million things going on in our lives, we can feel tired, even though we may be getting enough sleep or eating the right food.  What, then, is the...

Today, let's talk about Final Surge.  It is an awesome app that we use to coach all of our clients, to make sure that you have your workouts right at your fingertips with no headaches.  

After you purchase a training plan or personalized coaching from us, the next step is to create a Final Surge account and download the app onto your device.  Here are the steps:

To access your program on Final Surge: 

1. Go into the App Store on your iPhone or Android device
2. Search for Final Surge
3. Download the app
4. Open the app and create a login with username and password (you can also create an account online at Finalsurge.com then just login to the app after you download it)
5. Accept the coaching invitation that we sent to you
6. After you accept our coaching invitation, we will be able to load your program onto your account.

Here is a very helpful link to the Final Surge YouTube channel.  Here you will find lots of tutorial videos to help you navigate the app,...

 What is food?  Food is fuel, but food is so much more than just fuel.  Food describes who we are, where we come from, and how we live our lives.  The choices that we make about our food are far-reaching and say a lot about us.

 In today's episode we talk about: 

• What is food?
• How does food fuel us?
• What else does food do besides just fuel us?
• What is good nutrition?
• How is good nutrition different for different people?
• What does it mean for our food to be sustainable?
• What are the two kinds of sustainability?
• Is there one best diet?
• How can we be more mindful about our food choices?

Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like answered on our show!  

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Maybe you are one of those runners that never leaves the house without headphones.  Maybe you are one of those runners who can't stand the idea of having something in your ears.  We have each been both of those runners at one point in our running journey.  Which one is which now?

There are definite benefits of running with music and definite benefits of running unplugged.  Which is better?

Today we talk about:

• The benefits of running with headphones
• How music can help cadence
• How running with headphones can help productivity
• How running with headphones can help you run longer and farther
• The benefits of running unplugged, without headphones
• How running without headphones can help you tune into your body better
• How running without headphones can improve your view of the world around you
• How you can use your runs to connect better with others
• And so much more! 

 Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like...

Sometimes racing goes well.  We have that day when we hit a PR and all is right in the world.  Then there are those days when it doesn't.  We don't hit our goal, we don't PR, and we feel like crap.  

Kevin had one of those races this weekend and today we talk about what went wrong.  There a lot of gems in this episode, so we hope you like it.  

We talk about: 

• Mental strategies to use when you're not feeling it
• Different ways to block out the pain
• What to do when you just want to throw in the towel
• And so much more!

Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like answered on our show!  

Thanks for Listening!!

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