Runrunlive 4.0 - Running Podcast

Hello and welcome to Episode 5-502 of the RunRunLive Podcast. This week we’ll repost a recording I did earlier in the week with Adam and his daughter Cassidy. Adam and I go way back to the beginning of the running podcast explosion. He and Eddie Marathon and I ran the Chicago Marathon in 2012, maybe, I dunno, would have to check the pictures. This is a long recording so I’ll skip the philosophizing for the week. The topic we kind of talk about is why you should consider getting a coach, (among other topics). But, I do think a good coach is like a good team member, where they fill in strength in areas you may be weaker. They help you see and avoid the patterns in you self-destructive behavior. This is where so many ‘get-better’ behaviors go awry. We think people aren’t doing what they think and say they want to be doing, because they don’t have the knowledge or the information. That’s seldom the case. The knowledge is freely available. There’s actually too much