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060: How Running Makes Us Greater In All Things
This episode focuses on striving for greatness. Â To understand this episode, I think that it would be helpful to know where it came from. Â We are coming up on the end of the cross country season and trying to put...
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059: Who Are You Comparing Yourself To?
Perspective changes everything we do and how we do it. Â We naturally compare ourselves with others or with previous versions of ourselves. Â We judge workouts and difficult trials before they start. We name things hard...
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058: Running Etiquette - How to Handle Those Awkward Situations
How can I be a better runner is a regular question for a coach, and we have spent many episodes discussing the mental and physical aspects of training. Â In this episode, we take a very practical approach and cover...
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057: What Happened in that Race? A Coaching Conversation between Coach and Runner
It’s time for a look behind the scenes of the Real Life Runners, and a chance to listen into a coaching call.  The conversation this week is between Kevin and Angie about her latest 5k race over the weekend. The...
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056: Using Inspiration to Dig Deeper when Running
This episode dives into the world of the inspirational pep talk. Â We takes a few tangents along the way, but really try to view the pep talk from the perspective of both the coach and the athlete. Â We also cover why...
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055: Our One Year Anniversary Episode! Tying Running and Health Into a Family-Centered Life
This episode marks the one year anniversary of the podcast, and it has been amazing. Â When we first started it was a little scary to think we would put this out to the world and people would actually want to listen....
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054: How To Run a Half Marathon
The half marathon is said to be for those who are only half crazy. Â Angie and I both tried our first half marathon to see what was possible at that distance, while knowing that we were not ready for a full 26.2. Â In...
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053: What Should I DO?
One of my least favorite questions to be asked is one that I also frequently get as a teacher, coach, and parent.  What do I need to do? Except it usually sounds more like:  Uunnggghhh, what do I do?!?!? Please don’t...
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052: Key Running Workouts for 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, and Marathon Training
How do I get faster? Â The ultimate question for a coach and competitive runner. Â While there really is no magic workout or super predictor, there are some best practices. Â Â Different workouts are designed for...
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051: Are You A Real Runner?
Are you a real runner? Â Do you identify as a runner? Â What are some of the benefits of finally accepting this identity, and what can be some of the downfalls of identifying this way? Over years of coaching I have...
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050: Is Your GPS Running Watch Holding You Back?
As technology improves, and the amount of information available on your wrist increases, are GPS watches helping or hurting your running? Â As with most things in life, the answer is, of course, both. We require every...
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049: Do You Want or Need a Fresh Start?
With the start of a new school year, there has been a lot of talk about clean slates and fresh starts. Â Today, we talk about that concept and take two different angles:Â 1. On one hand, we should look at everyday as...
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