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072: Training By Effort, Racing By Feel
Last weekend was the Key West Half Marathon and a big weekend for both of us in terms of racing. Â Heading into the race, both of us had lofty expectations that we were trying to keep rational. The goal was to go test...
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071: Pre-Race Anxiety and What To Do
It’s race week for the Real Life Runner household and with that comes this week’s episode on pre-race anxiety.  The episode gives us a chance to discuss the concept, talk about our own emotions heading into the...
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070: Sneaky Signs of Overtraining
New year, new you!  It’s time to go all out on training.  You have signed up for a race and it’s approaching rapidly so you need to get your running cranked up.  Enthusiasm is great, but can lead to some major issues...
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069: How Your Starting Line in Running Still Affects You Today
068: What Are You Waiting For?
As we wrap up the end of the holiday season, and especially Christmas in this household, the idea of delayed gratification has been forefront in my mind. Â We were able to watching our two little girls count down the...
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067: How Gratitude Can Improve Your Running and Your Day
Gratitude is an incredibly important quality to carry with you throughout the day. Â It frames how you perceive everything around you and tilts the day in a much more positive direction. Â In our busy lives, one of the...
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066: Running and Eating Through the Holidays
The holidays can be so busy, with holiday parties, Christmas concerts, gift exchanges, and family and friend get togethers. Where does running and health fit in?  First, let’s think about the benefits of fitting in...
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065: Running Gift Ideas
The best gifts are something that the recipient wants but does not want to buy for themselves.  The gift is removing the barrier of spending money on something they they could live without, but don’t want to.  Here...
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064: Treadmill Running Workouts (and Tips!)
The treadmill. Â I have heard it called many things. Â The dreadmill. A winter refuge. A shelter from stifling heat or powerful thunderstorms. Â A human hamster wheel. The long road to nowhere. Cardio. Â Personally, I...
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063: Fast Running and Fast Food
Life moves fast and sometimes we need to step back and enjoy the moment or expand our point of view and look at the big picture. Â That is not the point of this episode. Â That was last week. Sometimes we need to move...
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062: Why You Should Slow Down Your Running and Eating for Better Health and Performance
“Life moves pretty fast.  If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.”  This quote from the iconic Ferris Bueller drives home the importance of going slow.  There are plenty of life lessons...
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061: Are You Racing Too Much?
Do you have that friend who seems to run a race every single weekend? Â In this episode, we look into the good and the bad of constant racing. With a background in high school racing, Kevin has so many races in his...
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