What's your superpower? Why does it matter and how does it apply to your fitness and your running? 

Your superpower is what makes you YOU and what makes you stand out as a runner and an amazing person. We discuss how to identify YOUR superpowers and assess what comes naturally to you.

Once you've discovered your superpowers, how can they be used in your running lifestyle to maximize your fitness? We discuss being the superhero in your own story and believing in happy endings.

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If you are like most of us runners over 40, you've heard a time or two:

"Running is bad for the knees"

"You should take more rest days"

Maybe you are just starting to run and feel like you don't love it. We dispel the myths that "runners love running" and "some people are built for running".

Listen up as we discuss 7 specific myths about running in your 40s and beyond and the truth behind staying fit and happy as a runner!

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Have you ever felt like others don't support your running or your healthy lifestyle? If you are like most runners, you can relate to comments like "Running is bad for your knees" or "Don't you want to take a day off?" or "All you want to do is run".

We discuss how if we put other people's desires and wants ahead of our own, it can affect our running and health.

Specifically, we review-
1) How to handle other people's opinions of your running and lifestyle.
2) Why we cannot change how someone reacts but we can change our own reaction.
3) What to do if you feel like you are trying to justify your ambition.
4) How we make the choices and it's YOUR life.
5) Why to avoid waiting to be happy or proud of yourself.

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Have you ever felt super busy and wondered how you can fit in running, strength training, and stretching? 

If you are like most of us, you've made the excuse at least once that you are too busy to work out.

We discuss 8 Time Management hacks that will help you figure out how to fit more fitness in without being busier or stressed out. Specifically, we cover:

1) 4 ways to audit your schedule to figure out how to fit in more running and strength training and less of the things that aren't bringing you closer to your goal
2) How to do a parking lot workout and why they are crucial to your success
3) Why it's important to add in walking or standing while working
4) Simple ways to save time on food prep
5) Getting your family and friends involved in your running and fitness
6) Spending 2-5 minutes every hour on stretching
7) Preparing for excuses
8) Using work out time as a special time

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Have you ever made New Year's resolutions and found that they just didn't stick? Maybe you've heard about choosing a word of the year but you've never done it and don't really see the need. 

We discuss choosing a word for 2023 and applying it to running and fitness. In this short episode, we review why a word is better than a resolution, how to pick your word, and what to do once you have that word.

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Have you ever felt like a failure at running or at fitness in general? Maybe you quit your workout regimen, didn't hit your times at a race, or just have had lackluster workouts and got really bummed out.

We discuss why failure can be our greatest teacher and how to deal with disappointment in running. Essentially, we discuss how our brains are designed so that we quickly learn from failure - we remember the pain and don't want to repeat it!

Listen to this short episode to hear how to get back up after 'failing' at running and how to reevaluate your goals and make sure they still make sense.

Visit https://www.runningwithgrit.com for all things related to masters running and running after age 40.

What words do you say (out loud or to yourself) or in writing and how do they relate to running and mental toughness? How can you be more aware of the thoughts you have and how the words you say affect you?

We discuss:

• Running and words of encouragement and how to change your words to change your running
• Why eradicating certain phrases can give such power in fitness and health
• How choice and choosing what happens next can make your running go to the next level

If you are a runner over 40, you likely use some of these phrases or words on a daily (or even hourly) basis.  Try a few of these word switches and see how your running and fitness after 40 changes for the better.

Visit https://www.runningwithgrit.com for all things related to masters running and running over 40. This episode was sponsored by Outschool- visit https://outschooler.me/sarah for $20 off your first class for your learner under age 18.

Do you understand what epigenetics is? How does running affect epigenetics, and does our diet matter?

We discuss the basics of epigenetics and running and why it's important to understand that we are not stuck with bad genes and the choices we make every day make a difference. Specifically, we review:

• What foods have the most positive epigenetic effects
• How running changes epigenetics, why strength training is important

This episode provides some hope for runners over 40 (or at any age) and shares how we can alter our diet and exercise to stay healthy long term.

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Looking for some inspiration from someone who has not only run 48 marathons, but who has beat cancer twice? Listen in as Joe shares with his how he feeds off the energy from the running community to stay motivated one day at a time.

Joe discusses:

• His use of The Galloway Run/Walk Method
• A few favorite race stories, including The Boston Marathon
• How Cancer hit him twice but didn't stop him from running
• Why he wants to keep running and how he believes that helping others helps him even more

Visit https://www.runningwithgrit.com for more info on Running After Age 40 and don't miss our Gift Guide during the holidays! 

Joe's stories:
http://www.xgames.com/espnw/athletes-life/showcase/9909069/4/joseph-emas-hey-back

https://www.prevention.com/fitness/workouts/a39638210/why-i-walk-emas/

It's easy to take running for granted. Maybe you can relate to the feeling of dread when it's time for your run or getting closer to race day and you don't feel prepared.

Today, we discuss 10 ways that running in 2022 and beyond has really changed. Specifically, we review key shifts that we can all be grateful for (and a little running nostalgia). 

By the end of this episode, you may laugh a little at the memories, but you will be thankful for all the wonderful things we have available as runners in the modern day.

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