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QT: Reflect on Your Running Big Picture Every Once in a While

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How often do you zoom out and take a look at the big picture?

Specifically, as it relates to your running?

Hmm

I’m not sure why, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.

Mid-life crisis? Potentially.

But whatever is causing it, I think taking a look at your running big picture, at least semi-regularly, is probably a good idea. Read more

QT: The Compound Effect of Improving by One Percent (Best Of-ish)

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This post was originally part of Episode 727 released in May of 2019 and is more or less copy and pasted from that post. The audio, however, is a new take on the topic.

If you’re like most runners, and probably most people in general, patience isn’t your strongest suit.

If you have big goals, you know it’s going to take some hard work over time in order to reach your goals.

But if you’re anything like me, you like to see some big chunks of progress on occasion to confirm that you’re on the right path.

While we know that one percent of improvement is still an improvement, it’s easy to overlook that small amount of growth as trivial.

Over time, however, a one percent improvement can be huge! Read more

QT: How Valuable is an Improvement of One Percent, Really?


If you’re like most runners, and probably most people in general, patience isn’t your strongest suit.

If you have big goals, you know it’s going to take some hard work over time in order to reach your goals.

But if you’re anything like me, you like to see some big chunks of progress on occasion to confirm that you’re on the right path.

While we know that one percent of improvement is still an improvement, it’s easy to overlook that small amount of growth as trivial.

Over time, however, a one percent improvement can be huge! Read more