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Starting Too Fast Equals Boom

QT: Reduce the Risk of a Race Day Blow Up (Best Of-ish)

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This post was originally part of Episode 325 released in October of 2016 and is more or less copy and pasted from that post. The audio, however, is a new take on the topic.

Starting too fast during a race is something that can happen to even the most seasoned runner if he or she is not careful.

Shoot, it happens me even when I’m trying to be careful more often than I’d like to admit.

Surely I’m not the only one guilty of starting a race too fast and suffering a race day blow up before the finish, am I?

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Chris Ward Became A Storyteller In A Long Way From Nowhere


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My guest today will likely be a familiar voice to a few of you because he’s making his third appearance on the podcast today.

Along with being the host of the Like a Bigfoot Podcast, he also added the title of a film director to his CV.

I’m looking forward to going a few easy miles and catching up with Chris Ward.

Chris Ward

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No Shit Sherlock

QT: Monitoring Race Pace Isn’t So Straight Forward (Best Of-ish)

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This post was originally part of Episode 319 released in October of 2016 and is more or less copied and pasted from that post. The audio, however, is a new take on the topic.

Whatever distance you are racing on any particular day, if you have a time based goal you probably have an idea of what your race pace needs to be in order to achieve said goal.

Knowing your race pace, and nailing it during your race, are two completely things.

No Shit Sherlock

Rarely, if ever, are you going to run a perfectly even race where you hit every mile split on the dot every time.

And when you take into account curves/corners on the course, other runners, changes in elevation, water stops, etc., trying to hit most of your splits spot on is an exercise in futility.

So what are you supposed to do in order to make sure you nail your time goal for the day? Read more

Megan Cassidy Hasn’t Found A Challenge She Won’t At Least Try


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Today’s guest is a lady who churns out miles like it’s no big deal.

Recently, she knocked out just over 700 miles in 23 days, earning herself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records!

I’m looking forward to going a few easy miles with Megan Cassidy and learning more about the new record and so much more!

Megan Cassidy

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QT: Don’t Get Caught Up in the Marketing Hype

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I’ve noticed a bit of a trend of late when I scroll through social media.

Anger? Frustration? Disbelief? Disgust?

Pretty much.

Social media sucks for a lot of reasons, and I’m not here to discuss all of those reasons today.

For whatever reason, the social media hype train seems to be out of control lately.

In case you haven’t noticed… Read more