Episode 95. How To Make Gains With No Pains

Anyone that’s says “no pain no gain” has no idea what they’re talking about. There are so many gains you can make with no pain involved. Doesn’t mean there won’t be hard runs and tough races and struggles along the way on your running journey. But none of that should be dependent on pain. Give this episode a listen and if you’ve still got that poster from the 80’s or 90’s up on your wall that say “No Pain. No Gain”… it’s time to take it down. 

Cheers and thank you for listening to the show. 

Coach Bennett

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Episode 94. 5 Tips For A Better Long Run. 

Why give you one tip for a better long run when I can give you five? No need to ask why not give six or seven tips, Coach? That's just being greedy. Anyway, give this oddly absent of rambles episode a listen and learn about how being fueled and hydrated, knowing where you are going and what you are doing, packing a parachute and one or two other tips I can't remember right now can help you have the best possible long run.

Cheers to you and thank you for running and listening to the podcast!

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Episode 93.  Story Time: The First Gold

It's the first race I can remember watching. And it's stayed with me ever since. I'm talking about the 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon. This was the first time women competed in the Marathon in the Olympic Games. I was just a little kid. But I knew that what I was watching was special. From the breakaway move Joan Benoit (Samuelson) made barely 5K into the race to the final brutal lap of Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss this race made such impact on an incredibly cute little boy from New Jersey that he eventually would grow up (still incredibly cute) and dedicate most of his life to the sport of running. This is story time. 

Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy the episode. 

Cheers,
Coach Bennett

A few links you may enjoy...

Watch the video I made about Joanie and her Olympic win here.

Here's another video I made a long time ago. It starts with Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss. And yes, I know the video quality is less than desired. Did I mention I made it a long time ago? 

Here's a short video on Gabriela Andersen-Sheiss and her 1984 Olympic marathon finish. 

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Episode 92. You And The Best Runners In The World.

You got a lot in common with the best runners in the world. You know that right? Because you should know that. In fact, you have way more in common than not. Don't believe me? That's fine. You once believed you couldn't do all sorts of things that you've since done. So, I'm used to it. I'm hoping that this episode goes a long way to remedying your disbelief. And if you can start to understand just how much you and the best runners in the world have in common you may just start to look at what you do in a new way... a way that affirms just how extraordinary it is to find and cross all those starting line sin our lives. 

Enjoy the episode. 

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Episode 91. How To Coach Yourself (And Others) Better

One of the goals I have as a coach is that you need me less and less. That's right. Every time we get together I want you to be closer to becoming your own best coach. And we're going to discuss some of the way you can work on becoming a better coach to yourself right now. Spoiler alert: it's going to be a series of questions to ask yourself. And the key to answering those questions the right way is to be honest because an honest answer is always a right answer. So, get ready to ask yourself questions about your purposes for running, your strengths and weaknesses, your commitment level, and so much more. Remember, our time together is about you getting to the point where you demote me from and elevate you to head coach. This episode gets you closer. 

Thank you for listening!

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Episode 90: How To Run Better In Cold Weather

If you're in the depths of winter or winter is on its way or you're just one of those fantastic souls that's always game for learning more... this episode is for you. I'll take you through some of the most foundational ways to make your running better on those cold, cold runs. We talk about windchill and base layers and hydration and sweat and hats with pom poms on them and so much more. So, what are you waiting for? Press start and listen to the latest episode of Coach Bennett's Podcast!

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Coach Bennett

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Episode 89. Stressed Out

Stress is real. Stress is a natural response we have to situations that feel out of control or hard to manage. So, if you're human... you're going to get stressed out. And right now, there seems to be a whole of stressed out runners. 

We're going to talk about what stress is. We're going to talk about how stress and especially long term and heightened stress can have negative impacts on your running. But this episode is about running and this is not about running. Because stress does not only hurt your running. Stress can hurt your life before the starting line and after the finish line is crossed. And you spend a whole lot more time living that life beyond those lines than running those meters, minutes and miles between them. So, if we can learn how to handle or deal with our stress better we can run and live better. 

And if we need help... help that goes beyond what we talk about in this podcast we know that asking for help from experts is not a sign of weakness. Rather, it's a sign of badass strength. 

Hope this episode helps. 

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Coach Bennett

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Episode 88.  All The Small Things

Yes, it's a Blink 182 song. And yes, it's a great song. But this episode may be even better. Because we're talking about all the small things that you can do to make those big things you want to do easier to do... or at least more likely to be done by you. Now seems like a great time for this episode because now is always the right time ot talk about this topic. And because everyone seems to be stressed out and exhausted and having hard time making it the starting lines in their lives that they want to get to and over. The episode goes over small things like planning ahead, the W's, the wholly triumvirate of eating and drinking and sleeping, raditudes and baditudes, and there's even a ramble about just how great 1989 was for albums. Now you may be wondering why I go one and on about albums from 1989. That's because I mistakenly believed this was episode 89. It's not. It's episode 88. 

Hope you enjoy the episode and more importantly I hope it helps. 

Thank you for listening to the show. 

Cheers,

Coach Bennett

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All The Small Things music video

Little Things music video

One kinda sorta random list of the best albums of 1989 that I don't totally agree with but at least it has most of the top albums listed. Anyway, it does a good enough job. You'll get the idea. 

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Episode 87.  Metrics That Really Matter

You've got the classics. You know what I'm talking about. The OG running metrics. Minutes. Meters. Miles. But there are some new cats and dogs in town too. Metrics that can also help you measure and understand your performance and progression. Metrics like cadence and heart rate. And there are more like the wildly diverse personal bests metric and the always fun metric known as... fun. Yes, fun can and should be a metric you pay attention to when it comes to your running. I hope you enjoy the discussion and that it helps you measure and understand you're running performance and progression a little bit more.

Cheers,
Coach Bennett

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Sign up for BEST RUNNER EVER! We're opening our month long community running group February 1st. Get all the details and information on how to register by clicking on the link and then tapping on BRE in the menu on the Show Up Society website.

Watch this little video I made and learn how you can get better at running while you're not running here. In fact, you'll learn how to get better at running before you have that first cup of coffee in the morning.

Enjoy the fresh new updated Coach Bennett's Mixtape.

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Episode 86.  Motivation.

My motivation for this episode was you. Yes, you. You've been reaching out telling me you're losing motivation or you're afraid your motivation is lost. Well, if you're reaching out that means you still got some. And if you listen to this episode my hope is that you'l have a little more motivation to fuel what it is that you want and need to do. I could ramble on about all the different things that I go over in this episode but I think it's best if you just hit play and listen. Oh yeah, one more thing... you're not alone.

Cheers,
Coach Bennett

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Here's that Super Rad 1986 Playlist I said I might make. Well, I made it.

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