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QT: Avoiding Overwhelm Due to Too Much Running Information

If you want to learn more about a certain topic, this is a wonderful time to be alive.

No matter the subject, thanks to the internet you can pretty much learn anything your little heart desires for free.

This blessing of free information, however, can also be something of a curse. Read more

QT: General Advice Works Best if You Make It Your Own

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If there’s one thing that I truly believe is that there is no such thing as one-size-fits-all.

Every runner is unique. Their own strengths/weaknesses. And has their own likes/dislikes within our sport.

That’s why as a coach, I really make a point to avoid anything remotely one-size-fits-all with my athletes.

But when I’m flapping my yap on a podcast episode? Or trying to make a point in an email that I write?

It’s impossible to address every specific scenario so I tend to speak in generalities a bit more often.

That’s not a bad thing, I hope, but it’s important to keep in mind… Read more

QT: Find the Useful Bits of Good Advice and Dismiss the Rest


Last week I got hammered.

No, not that kind of hammered.

During the #FridayFive last week, I decided to have a little fun and rustle some feathers by taking some not-so-subtle digs and those that watch a bit too much football.

It was all in good fun, at least that was my intention, and there was a legit message that I was trying to convey.

Though judging by the amount of lambasting I got from those in attendance, as well as the reception I got from my wife when I was finished, it’s safe to say that my point was missed.

And that isn’t the first time someone missed the gest of a quick tip or piece of advice that I have tried to convey… Read more

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Trish Trout Doesn’t Like Being Told That She Can’t Do Something


Today I have the pleasure of running a few easy Miles with Ms. Trish Trout.

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Trish has been a regular in the Facebook group for a long time, and we’ve chatted it up on Twitter several times over the past couple of years.

Honestly, this episode should have happened quite a while ago! Read more