Real Life Runners with Angie and Kevin Brown

Real Life Runners with Angie and Kevin Brown

Hosted by: Angie and Kevin Brown

This is a show to help real life runners to improve their running and their life, through conversations about training, nutrition, health and wellness, family, and all the crazy things that life throws at us. We want...

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084: Dealing with Negativity

Episode #84

How do you deal with negativity directed towards you?  Especially when it is coming from family and friends?  or even random people on the internet?   Change is hard.  We have to find the motivation and drive to...
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083: Obstacles to Performing Our Best

Episode #83

As coaches and runners we are familiar of coming up short in some of the biggest moments.  There are always athletes who manage to step up when it is all on the line, and others who...well, don’t.  What is it that...
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082: Are You Just Going Through the Motions?

Episode #82

So many times in our lives we get caught up. Caught up in the day to day, our weekly runs, our million to-do items.  On this episode we cover how living with intention can lead to much greater levels of success in...
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081: Why should I do a long run, and how far should it be?

Episode #81

In this episode we thoroughly discuss the concept of the long run.  We cover the physical and mental benefits from a scientific and anecdotal point of view.  If you do not currently have a long run regularly in your...
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080: Should I Add Cross Training to My Running Schedule?

Episode #80

We believe that cross training is important for every real life runner.  It helps you to get in better shape, train muscles that you don't normally train while running, and increase or maintain cardiovascular fitness...
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079: Running and Weight Control

Episode #79

Running is great for getting in shape, improving cardiovascular health, improving mood and so many other things, but is it good for your weight?  Some people lose weight when running, some people gain, and some don't...
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078: What is Winning?

Episode #78

Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.  -Vince Lombardi In this episode, we dive into the concept of winning and try to put a definition onto it, or at least name some qualities of winning.   If you have been...
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077: It's All Relative

Episode #77

Today’s episode is all about relativity especially how it relates to time, how we spend it and how there never seems to be enough of it.  The inspiration for the episode comes from a book Angie just read called The...
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076: Finding Your Running Team

Episode #76

On this episode, we dive into the need we all have for support with an emphasis on running, but an acknowledgement that to accomplish any difficult task, it is harder when you feel alone.   Professional athletes have...
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075: Declutter your life and your running

Episode #75

Decluttering is the word of the moment and although Angie got in on the decluttering movement a few years back after reading the book, we are currently undergoing a massive decluttering of the house.  This, of course,...
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074: Effort-Based Running, Updated

Episode #74

Today, we update our effort levels a bit, transitioning from a 1-5 scale to a 1-10 scale.  Here's a little breakdown of what the numbers mean. Effort Levels (adapted from 80/20 running and RPE):   Extremely Easy - "I...
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073: How Long Do I Need to Recover?

Episode #73

We have talked extensively about ways to improve on this show.  We have episodes devoted to training paces and ideal workouts for different distances.  If you search the internet, you can find lots of resources and...
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