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May 8, 2019
Episode 93: The Biggest Mistakes Coaches Are Making Today
It’s time for a moment of reflection on the coaching profession. What are the things we are doing well? What can we improve on? What are some of the things we are doing now that we might look...
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Published on May 08, 2019 09:26
April 29, 2019
Overtraining: Three Strategies to Reset Your Body
Overtraining is one of those nebulous catch-all terms that coaches and athletes fear like the plague. After all, with highly competitive and slightly obsessive compulsive runners the issue is not in...
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Published on April 29, 2019 14:22
April 15, 2019
Training Focus to Improve Performance
The Stress of Life Pain is the name of the game when it comes to performing. We’re all used to dealing with a large amount of effort during our workouts and races. Generally we attribute this to pain...
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Published on April 15, 2019 16:46
April 6, 2019
How difficult should your hard workouts be??
How difficult should your hard workouts be?? When I was competing in high school, my teammates knew the drill; always have a trash can nearby. It didn’t matter whether it was a small race or a hard...
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Published on April 06, 2019 18:12
April 2, 2019
Episode 92: How to Crawl Out of the Burnout Hole
Note: Today is the last day to get exclusive running bonuses with the purchase of my new book, THE PASSION PARADOX! Check them out here. On this episode, we take on a very important topic, digging...
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Published on April 02, 2019 18:40
March 27, 2019
Stress and Adaptation: Everything You Need to Know
If you like my work, consider checking out my NEW book, The Passion Paradox! It just came out and is on sale for $13. I’d greatly appreciate it! The (Scientific) Origins of Stress...
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Published on March 27, 2019 08:35
March 23, 2019
Episode 91: Airing of The Grievances on Track and Field with Mario Fraioli
Note: Today is the last day to get exclusive running bonuses with the purchase of my new book, THE PASSION PARADOX! Check them out here. On this weeks episode, we bring in a special guest, Mario...
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Published on March 23, 2019 13:45
March 19, 2019
Separating My Identity From Running
My new book, The Passion Paradox goes on sale TODAY! Instead of spending paragraphs explaining why you should buy it, I want to show you why this book is so important to me. And if you resonate with...
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Published on March 19, 2019 03:45
March 16, 2019
Episode 90: David Epstein on All Things Performance, Drive, Passion, And Range.
A special episode of the On Coaching Podcast featuring NYT bestselling author David Epstein. In this wide-ranging conversation covering all things performance, we start off by discussing my new book...
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Published on March 16, 2019 09:02
March 9, 2019
Episode 89: On Burnout. + A Tangent on Reading
In this weeks On Coaching Podcast, we get into the details of burnout, both as a coach and an athlete. It’s easy to fall for the effort trap. Where we convince ourselves that out working others...
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Published on March 09, 2019 10:35