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Episode 48:   PB’s

- I'm on Team PB's... you may be Team PR's. That's fine. In no way will that diminish your extreme enjoyment of this episode. In fact, I bet you consider this one of the all time best Coach Bennett's Podcast shows. Why? Well, because this topic is awesome! That's why! Personal bests are all about people at their best. Sure, that may mean fastest. That may mean farthest. That may mean highest. But it also means so much more. This episode starts with a discussion of the #PBX concept at the recent Twilight Relays here in Portland, Oregon and the extraordinary  mindset shift that that T&F meet has introduced to the sport. Then the episode talks about how you can expand the definition of PB's so every day offers you the opportunity to be your best. 

Thank you for listening and enjoy the show!
Cheers,
Coach Bennett

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Episode 47:  Easy Runs

- Why do I say what I say to you on an easy run? Why do I tell you to start easy? Why do I tell you to blame me for running slow? Why do I bring up effort before pace? What do I think about pace on an easy run? Why do I make you do system checks for your form and your breathing and your mindset? How do I coach the middle of an easy run? What about the end? Well, these are all great questions! How about I answer them and a few more? Let's do it!

Go ahead and head out for an easy run or go for a hike or walk or just listen to this in traffic or on the train. Because this episode will benefit your easy runs whether you are on one of them or just getting ready for one in your future.

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Episode 46:   Stop That! Start This.

- We do so many things that slow us down or set us back. And we don't do so many things that would set us up to move ahead. So, let's stop that all that nonsense. And let's start this a better way. We'll go over golden oldies like sleep and hydration. We'll get (not so) new age with mindset and better risk taking. We'll hit a classic like idiotic training and so much more. Hope you enjoy... no... more than that... I hope you love this episode.

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Episode 45:  Questions For YOU To Answer

That's right! We're flipping the script. I'm asking the questions and you are answering them. So, get ready to use that big brain of yours and ponder some sticklers and stumpers. This is a really fun episode. At least I think it is. And it's also some great training for your runs. A run should be a great conversation between your mind and body after all. And great conversations are often made up of questions and stories. This run will demand both... from you!

I also think that you'll need (and want) to spend some time after the episode pondering and processing the questions I give you and the answers you give back. Especially since I ask you a bunch of followup questions to every main question I ask. Anyway, that's why I'm going to list out the main questions from the episode. 

So, here they are:

Why do you want to run?
Where is your favorite place to run?
What time of year is your favorite time of year to run?
Track or trails?
What's the worst life advice you've ever been given?
Who was/is the best teammate you've ever had?
What's the hardest thing you've ever done?
Do you dance differently when you are alone?
If you were tasked with making one meal for people you cared about what would it be?
If you could set one big goal for your running right now what would it be?
Who in your life do you most believe needs an invitation to a starting line?

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Episode 44:   Running Isn't Complicated

The episode is really called Running Isn't Complicated... Runners Are. But I figured brevity would be the best course to take here. The goal of episode 44 is pretty simple... some would say... wait for it... uncomplicated.

So much of running is not complicated. It's a simple activity. But runners are indeed complicated. And if there is one thing that complicated people do really well is overcomplicate the things around them. That's okay! Because we can simplify. We can learn to uncomplicate.  We can figure things out.

(And yes, I know uncomplicate is not a real word.)

In this episode some of the uncomplicated parts of running that get complicated by us humans we'll talk about and uncomplicate. Now that's a complicated sentence!

So enjoy the podcast as such uncomplicated topics as getting started, how to ramp up training, motivation. running form... they all get discussed.

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Episode 43 -  Mindset Matters: Goals

You wanted more Mindset Matters! Ask and ye shall receive. That's right! The one and only mindset coach extraordinaire tammie bennett (lower case letters per her demand/request) is back for another episode of Mindset Matters. This time we talk GOALS. Big goals. Small goals. Short term goals. Long term goals. New goals. Old goals. We talk about all of them. And believe me when I tell you that there is no one better to talk GOALS with than coach tammie of the show up society. So go lace up those trainers or set up the cushions an pillows on your couch or settle in to that traffic laden commute because this is a fantastic episode. And it's sure to set you up to start, adjust, reach and celebrate all those goals you've got in your future. 

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Episode 42:
What To Do When You Can’t Do The Run You Want To Do

This is episode takes you behind the line - If You Can't Do The Run You Want To Do... Do The Run You Can Do - and gives you the background to one of Coach Bennett's most popular phrases. Find out the foundation to the line and how it helped shape Bennett as an athlete and then as a coach. Behind The Line will be a reoccurring episode so be sure to reach out and ask for your favorite line to be covered in a future show.

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Episode 41:   Being Hurt

This episode is inspired by so many of you asking me what has inspired the way I talk about and handle injuries.  Well, we're going to need to run down one of my memory lanes. This episode begins with a story about my junior year in high school and my first serious injury that just happened to happen when I was first getting serious about running.

The lessons from those 6 months when I was a (very cute... dare I say, adorable) sixteen year old are still being taught to me today. I talk about the need to work with experts, be an active participant in your healing, stay involved with the sport and your teammates, continue to cross starting lines, do those things while you're recovering that you couldn't do when you were running, and talk and write about and share your hurt.

I hope thing episode about me being hurt and what I learned from being hurt can help you... whether you are hurt or not.

Cheers and thank you for listening.

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Episode 40:   Answering Your (Mostly About) Running Questions

Well, I put together 14... maybe it's 15... could actually be 13 of the most popular questions that get sent my way and I answer them (as best as I can) on this episode.  Questions like do I need to run a marathon, how many days should I run, how do I start running, and why do you have that mustache?
You know... the questions I get asked the most.
So, sit back or start your run or get walking because this is a great episode. And thank you for sending in so many questions! Keep them coming!

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Episode 39:   How To Make Adjustments So You Run Better

Coaching isn't about writing a training plan. It's about making adjustments to the training plan. And this episode is all about those adjustments that sometimes need to be made. This is an important episode because so many athletes believe making adjustments to a run, training plan, or workout schedule is a sign of weakness or lack of commitment. That's just silly balderdash!

So listen up because this episode is going to give you the knowledge and the confidence to make adjustments when and if needed. And you'll realize that what makes a training plan or run great are the proper adjustments to that training plan or run.

Enjoy the episode and thank you for listening!

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Episode 38: Tips To Make Your Running Suck

Sometimes its just easier to tell someone what not to do than it is to tell them what to do. And for this episode that's what we're doing. Well, unless you want your running to suck. Then we are actually telling you what to do. This was a fun one to make and covers a lot of different aspects of running. So, settle in and get ready to make your running better by not doing things that will make your running suck!

(0:00) Intro
(4:00) U2 concert in Las Vegas
(9:32) Why make this episode?
(11:40) Start your runs too fast if you want your runs to suck
(15:26) Never run fast if you want your running to suck
(20:03) Make running boring to make running suck
(24:00) Don't realize that running is a sport and you'll make running suck
(28:27) Make running complicated and you'll make running suck
(31:30) Make your running only about the numbers and you'll make running suck
(37:15) Don't change as a runner, athlete, coach or person and running will suck
(40:34) Make running a punishment if you want your running to suck
(43:44) Belittle yourself and/or others and your running will suck
(52:54) END

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Episode 37: Recover Like A Badass

Great running is dependent on great recovery so it makes sense to talk about how you can recover like a badass. And if you can recover like a badass you will be increasing the possibility of running like one! So, listen up! Because it's time to learn how to recover better... and therefore run better. By the way, recovering like a badass is about more than recovering from running. But you knew that already, right? 

(0:00) Introduction
(2:30) Start with what you've already started
(3:45) Sleep Better
(5:55) Less Booze = Better Snooze
(8:40) Chill Out
(11:20) Let Darkness Reign
(13:05) Develop the Habit of Getting Sleepy
(20:42) Hydration Motivation
(26:13) Fueling: It's Not What You Keep Out That Matters... It's What You Put In
(30:45) Laugh Your Way To Better Recovery
(32:20) Stress. Deal With It

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Episode 36:  Getting Comfortable Being Comfortable

Yes, you read it correctly. Sure, you probably hear about how important it is to learn how to get comfortable being uncomfortable. But you know what's even more important? Getting comfortable being comfortable. It's not only more important it's also harder! You read that correctly too!

It's easier to get people to run too hard than easy enough. It's harder to get people to run easy! And that's because it's just so hard for so many of us to be comfortable simply being comfortable. We think we are not running hard enough. We believe we are not trying hard enough. We doubt that what we are doing is enough if we're comfortable doing it. I made this episode because I want to end that nonsense. So, settle in and enjoy the episode.

And special thanks to the great mindset coach tammie bennett of the show up society for gracing us with another mindset minute to close out the episode.

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EP 35:  Mistakes I've Made So You Don't Have To

I don't believe that you need to fall down to know that it hurts. I don't believe that you need to make a mistake to learn from one. I believe that we can learn from each others mistakes and stumbles and falls. That's why I'm sharing a whole bunch of my mistakes in the hope that doing so will keep you from making the same gaffes.

Some of these mistakes are seemingly obvious ones. Well, the obvious mistakes are obvious because they happen the most. The vast majority of mess ups that I share are directly related to running . Some are tangentially related. And there's even one that's just a grooming mistake. But there is no need for any of you to make that mistake either.

I hope you enjoy the episode and have some fun at my expense. And if this episode helps you have better runs or keeps a goatee off your face... then I've done my job. 

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Coach Bennett


(0:00) Intro
(2:34) You don't need to run on ice. I've done it.
(6:50) You don't need to do a beer mile or chocolate milk mile. I did both.
(10:30) I've run with a phone in my hand... you shouldn't do that
(13:40) Don't run in shoes that don't fit. I've done it.
(17:13) You don't need to not have toilet paper when you need it.
(19:40) You don't need to run a race you shouldn't run. I did.
(23:35) Don't tell yourself you can't race because you're not in great shape. I did that.
(25:52) Don't run in a thunderstorm. Idiots do that. I did that. I was an idiot.
(27:39) You don't need to hang out in the sun unprotected for hours. I did it. It sucks.
(32:21) I've run when I was sick. I've run when I was hurt. You don't need to do that.
(34:47) You don't need to have a goatee. Ever. I had one once. It was a disaster.
(36:32) Don't eat a pepperoni stromboli the night before an early morning race.
(38:45) Thought I could get hydrated during a run. I couldn't. You probably can't either.
(40:14) I used to say I hated running. It wasn't true and it hurt my running. Don't do that.

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Episode 34: How To Become Your Own Best Coach

You really want to become a better runner? Work on becoming a better coach! Become your own best coach. Do that and you'll run better, smarter, happier and with more joy. You'll also give yourself the best chance to run faster and further. In this episode I'll tell just how you can start to work on becoming a better coach to and for yourself. And if I do my job really well this all ends with you eventually demoting me and promoting you. That's the goal every coach should have by the way. Their athletes should need them a little less every time they meet. Because every athlete should also be a coach.
And every coach should be a teacher and student!

Enjoy episode 34.
 
(00:00) Introduction
(3:50) The week that was and is
(11:00) Why I made this episode
(15:45) Get to know the athlete (that means YOU!)
(20:35) Understand what it means to coach
(28:16) Believe the athlete today can become the athlete you see tomorrow
(31:10) Flexibilty and consistency not constantly and insistency
(35:15) Don't be a jerk
(38:40) Now I know you. Now I get to know you more.
(41:16) You got to be honest for this to truly work.
(43:10) Celebrate. And celebrate some more.
(45:08) Tell the athlete (you) thank you. 
(46:52) Best Runner Ever invitation

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Coach Bennett

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Episode 33:  How To Run With Low Motivation.

It's that time of year. Motivation can wane. Inspiration can dim. How do I know it's that time of year? Because those things happen during any and every time of year. That's why we're talking low motivation! And there is a lot to talk about. So, settle in and get cozy because this is a topic that everyone can benefit from.


The Rundown of the Episode
(0:00) Introduction
(1:44) Snow Storm Memories
(6:25) Why This Topic?
(9:35) First, talk to yourself
(11:20) Look at your training
(12:40) Lack of diversity kills motivation
(18:15) Working Too Hard Doesn't Work
(20:35) Weather Plays A Role
(23:50) When you're not running...
(26:20) Where to look for motivation when it's missing
(30:28) A few simple ways to mix/motivate things up
(33:20) A little challenge for you
(34:55) Let the run be about more than running
(37:33) Pencils out. Why do you run?
(39:10) Sometimes the best run is no run
(40:25) Best Runner Ever


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Episode 32:  How To Get Over Bad Runs And Races

Bad runs. They happen. Bad races. They happen too. It's just part of the deal. If you cross enough starting lines you're going to have a few crap runs and races. But even though everyone has a clunker of a run or a dumpster fire of a race we still struggle to deal with them and move on from them.

Well, this episode is all about how to deal with and handle and get over and move on and learn from and take advantage bad runs and bad races.

That's not all! Coach Bennett somehow works Miami Vice and Jai Alai into the episode. And there's a Mindset Minute with coach tammie of the show up society! Hold on! There's more! The mailbag gets opened up too! Yes, this is an extraordinary episode.

(0:00) Start
(0:45) Intro to the episode
(1:35) Welcome
(8:40) Be Honest
(11:30) Sometimes (sh)it just happens
(15:16) It's okay to not be okay
(21:45) The two questions to ask
(27:14) Learn from it
(34:12) No regrets is stupid
(39:25) The better you get... the harder it gets to get better
(41:15) Embrace your weaknesses
(44:46) Measure success as many ways as you can
(46:22) Mindset Minute with coach tammie of the show up society
(47:55) Best Runner Ever: Winter Edition program
(48:40) Mailbag

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Episode 31:  Why You Should Play Running

We play basketball. We play football. We play tennis and play field hockey. We play cricket and we play volleyball. Why don't we play running? We used to. When we were kids we did. What happened? Well, a lot of things happened. Can we go back to playing running? Yes! Will playing running help us run, run more and run better? Yes and yes and yes! How? You got to listen to this episode of Coach Bennett's Podcast to find out.

(0:00) Welcome & Introduction to Episode
(4:45) Definition of Sport
(8:36) We Played Running as Kids
(15:08) Some Coaching Truths About Playing Running
(22:49) How To Keep Running Play
(33:08) Some Ways To Play Running
(40:45) Training Should Be Written in Pencil 

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Read  Coach Bennett Bennett's Newsletter entitled "Wanna Play Some Running?"

Read Coach Bennett's Instagram Post from 2021 about Play Running

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Episode 30.    
Start Your New Year Running!

This is an episode for anyone and everyone. Coach Bennett goes over the most essential aspects of starting the New Year (or any other time of year) running and running better.

Introduction (0:00)
Running Is Supposed to Be Fun  (5:28)
Be Patient (11:22)
Goals... So Many Goals (14:50)
Flexibility Leads To Consistency (19:58)
Diversity in Training (24:10)
Fast Is Fun (26:25)
Test Yourself (30:38)
Strength Training Makes You Stronger (35:10)
Feel All The Feelings (38:13)
Be The Least Important Person In The Room (40:55)
Take Care Of Yourself (43:47)
Celebrate More (46:00)

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Episode 29: My Big 2023 Year In Review.

It's a great time of year to look back at the year that was. So, I'm looking back at my 2023 and that's inspiring me to look ahead to 2024. I talk about what I did that I'm proud of as well as what I should have and could have done better in 2023 and hopefully will do better in 2024. I tell you what the best books I read were and the best movies I watched. I ramble and I roll. Through it all I hope that you have fun listening to the review and more importantly are inspired to do your own 2023 review.

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Read Wool by Hugh Howey
Read The Return by Hisham Matar

Read the books of Lyndsay Faye
Read Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule

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Episode 28.   Five Workouts That Are Really FUN (And Really HARD)

NERDS! Get excited because this one is a doozy! And by doozy I mean that this episode is straight fun. I'm going to tell you about 5 workouts that are super fun and really hard... or is it really fun and super hard? Maybe it's both. Whatever. Doesn't matter. What matters is that this episode will give you 5 workouts that you can use to mix up your training, challenge yourself, have a good time, and brag to your running buddies about after you do them.

I talk about the Michigan, Endless Fartlek, 40/30, Quarters Up & Down, Split Intervals, 

The Michigan: 2K Tempo, 1600m at ~10K Pace, 2K Tempo, 1200m at ~5K Pace, 2K Tempo, 800 @ ~3K Pace, 2K Tempo, 400M at 1500m/Mile Pace or faster. (2K Tempo can be shorter. As an example I've had athletes do 1K of Tempo instead of 2K.)

Endless Fartlek: Fartlek for unknown amount of time with unknown durations of hard and easy. You just don't know how long you got to go hard or can go easy.  (Try the Funky Fartlek in the Nike Run Club app.)

40/30: Continuous run (ideally on track) with pace changing every 200 meters. The workout is called 40/30 because the athletes at the University of Oregon would run a 40 second 200m and then go straight into a 30 second 200m. The workout continued until you can no longer successfully run 40/30. You can personalize this by making the 200m times based on YOUR Tempo Run pace and YOUR Mile/1500m Pace.

Quarters Down & Up: You can play with this workout in your own way. My example... Start with a 400 at your Tempo Run pace. Recover for same duration as that 400. Next interval is a 400m ONE SECOND FASTER. Recovery is same duration as that 400. Next interval is a 400m ONE SECOND FASTER. Recovery is same duration as that 400. You keep getting one second faster until you can't. Then you start running 400's ONE SECOND SLOWER. Recovery is same duration as that 400.  You keep slowing down by ONLY ONE SECOND until you can't and you slow down more than one second. That ends the workout.

Split Intervals: You simply split up an interval into different paces. For example... you do a 1000m interval and an 800m interval and a 400 Interval. The 1K could be split up as a 200m at 10K pace into 400m at 5K pace into 200m at 10K pace into

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Episode 27 - Simple Strength Work For Runners That Works

You asked. I'm delivering. You wanted to hear about some basic strength training that you can do to help you run better... help you become a better runner... help you be a stronger athlete while you run. 

We talk planks, we talk flamingos and pretzel rods and bicycles and fire hydrants and a bunch more simple exercises you can do to help you achieve what you want to achieve.

Yes, those weird names are just nicknames I use for the different exercises. I'm sure there are far more technical names for these same exercises. But they're boring names and besides I don't know them or knew them and forgot them.

And don't worry... there is an offer from me to do some videos that can accompany this episode if enough of you ask for them. 

Here are some sweet links for you to investigate:

Check out all the awesome details for Best Runner Ever: Winter Edition. This 4 week program starts in February 2024 and is going to be fantastic. We hope you can be a part of Best Runner Ever!

Have you subscribed to Coach Bennett's Newsletter? I hope so! Because a new one is dropping in just a few days! Sign up so you can get the new newsletter delivered straight to you inbox.

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Episode 26:  What I Learned From Running 2000 Days In A Row

This one was... well, 2000 days in the making. What started as an attempt to get more consistent has become something I'm really proud of and at the same time something that I'm okay with ending... if it ever becomes just a streak.

This episode is all about what I've learned over the last 5 1/2 years running every... single.. day. Hope you enjoy the episode and maybe even get inspired to go for a run yourself. Cheers and thank you for listening.

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Details and sign up information for Best Runner Ever: Winter Edition 

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Bonus Episode:  Super Special NXN Episode!

NXN (NIKE Cross Nationals) is my favorite race. Period. It's my favorite.

NXN is the US high school XC nationals championships. The 22 best girls teams and 50 best individuals meet in Portland, Oregon to all take the same starting line and race for the glory. The 22 best boys teams and 50 best individuals meet in Portland, Oregon to all take the same starting line and race for the glory.

Two starting lines. Two races. But so much more than that is going on. And this episode my attempt to share a little history about the meet but more importantly what is going on during the race so YOU can watch the race and fully enjoy the pure epicness (is that a real word?) that is NXN.

If you run... then you need to listen to this episode. Because you should be a fan of this race and these young athletes. They will inspire you and motivate you. And NXN is a badass celebration of our sport.

Here are some GREAT links for you to further enjoy NXN:

Latest US Girls Teams Rankings according to Dyestat
Latest US Boys Teams Rankings according to Dyestat
Latest US Girls Individuals Rankings according to Dyestat
Latest US Boys Individuals Rankings according to Dyestat
 
Watch the LIVE STREAM here on Runnerspace 12/2/23 (Show starts at 9 AM PST)

The Stride Report Boys Team National Rankings
The Stride Report Girls Team National Rankings

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Episode 25. Grateful  Running.

Thank you for listening to this episode. Feels good to say thank you. Feels good to hear it too. And this episode is all about thankfulness and gratitude. Thankfulness and gratitude for running. Runners. Runs. The community around the sport. The culture. The lessons and opportunities. Grateful and thankful for so much. And I think being grateful and thankful is a super for a runner. So, listen to this episode and get in on the action. By the end of the episode you'll hear a whole bunch of what I'nm grateful for and I'll ask you to come up with a whole bunch of things that you're grateful for.

There's also a BIG announcement about the next edition of BEST RUNNER EVER.

Yup, a new Best Runner Ever is on the way. This February the Best Runner Ever: Winter Edition will go live. 4 weeks. 2 zoom calls each week. A special t-shirt that I'm going to design and I'm entirely too excited about that. Anyway, check out the details starting Thursday on either of the coach bennetts social media.

And the extra cool thing here is that from Thursday November 23 through November 27 there is an opportunity to get a special discount and Links below.

Cheers... and THANK YOU for listening!

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Ep. 24  - Fantastic Tips For Better Winter Running

Not one. Not two. Nay! Five fantastic tips are heading your way! And these five fantastic tips are all about better Winter running. So join Coach Bennett as he shares a few ways you can help make this a Winter you run through and not just get through. This terrific episode (I'm biased but it's true) also has a Mindset Minute with coach tammie of the show up society.

Some truly stellar links for you to enjoy:

Listen to the song with the longest title in the Pearl Jam catalogue

Read Citius Magazine for some truly great coverage of the NCAA XC Championships

Check out the great coach tammie and the show up society

Watch this little video of a gorgeous snowy run I went on last year... and notice the hats, gloves, and jacket.

Read (and subscribe) to Coach Bennett's Newsletter

Check me out on cameo for any pep talks, birthday wishes, pre-race messages, post race congratulations

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Episode 23. Mindset Matters: All About Racing
 
Do we have a special episode for you? Oh baby yes! We've got Mindset Coach Extraordinaire tammie bennett (she loves lower case letters) of The Show Up Society. We asked for questions last week and you responded with so many questions we literally had to delay this episode because it took too long to record and edit and upload.  That's my way of blaming you for this dropping episode late and also celebrating you for making this episode a reality. So, sit back... or run with with this... or walk with it.... or sit in traffic with this fantastic episode. And thank you for listening!

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Check out coach tammie and her one on one coaching opportunities

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Episode 22.  Could You Be A Runnerd?

This episode was inspired by a Coach Bennett's Newsletter from September 2023 that was inspired by an Instagram post I wrote in 2015.  And after feedback from the readers of the newsletter asking for more information about runnerdism I finally caved and... well... here we are.

This episode will not only define what a Runnerd  actually is but will also celebrate what it means to be a runnerd and even give some background on Coach Bennett's journey from an adorable and wildly charismatic kid to a handsome and wildly charismatic runnerd.  So, calling all runnerds! Get ready to listen to an episode that is all about you and your passion and your love. It's about you. Because you nerd out about running and that is glorious because that makes you a runnerd!

Hope you love the episode and thank you for listening!

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Here are the links I promised you in the episode:

Read the September 2023 Coach Bennett's Newsletter It's Great To Be A Runnerd

Here is my 2015 Instagram post about being a Runnerd

Welcome To Wrexham series on Hulu

Listen to the new Album History Books by Gaslight Anthem on Spotify

Listen to the new Album History Books by Gaslight Anthem on Apple Music

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Check out all the cool stuff that Nike NYC is putting on this big race weekend

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Episode 21: Answering Your Mailbag Questions

You've asked for it. I've hinted at it. Well, it's finally here! The mailbag has been ripped open and we're going to read some letters! Let's go! I read 14 letters... and that means I didn't get through all of them... not even close. But that also means that we get to do this again and again and again. So, without any further ado... let's start reading the mail!

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Ep. 20:  How To Set Up A Training Week

When do you run a Recovery Run? When do you run a Speed Run? What about a Long Run? Why do you run them when you run them? Is it always the same week after week? Why? Well, get ready to find out because Coach Bennett is going to break... it... down. You'll get a list of things to think about before you set up your weekly schedule and then you'll get insight into how Coach Bennett sets his workouts for athletes each week. Of course, there is so much more to the conversation and to this episode. Coach talks about his trip to Georgia and his run with the Atlanta Run Club. And he also celebrates the special zoom calls he had with World Central Kitchen marathoners and a group of sixteen runners from Mexico City training for fall marathons. You also get a Mindset Minute with the one and only coach tammie of the show up society. Told ya... Episode 20 is a great one. Enjoy! And thank you for listening!

Episode Breakdown
Intro: 00:00
Week That Was: 1:40
How To Set Up A Training Week: 12:50
Mindset Minute: 52:55
Sign Off: 54:00

Check out these great links:

World Central Kitchen - This is a great organization  to support

Atlanta Run Club

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Episode 19 - Just Some Great Running Advice

This episode just has some great running advice. Hence the name of the episode. This isn't an exhaustive list... it's just some great running advice. I've got more. This is just some of what I got. I can't give you everything on episode 19. You wouldn't come back for episode 20 and I want you back. And that's not all this episode has! I go over... in detail... the Chicago Marathon weekend... which was awesome. There is also the mail bag AND another Mindful Minute with coach tammie. It's an all around great episode. 

00:00 Intro and Chicago Marathon Weekend Recap
22:15 Just Some Great Running Advice
44:00 Mailbag
47:35 Mindset Minute with coach tammie of the how up society
49:35 See Ya Laters

Check out these links!

Check out the Chicago Marathon

Check out coach tammie of the show up society

Check out Pizzano in Chicago (three nights of spaghetti can meatballs)

Check out Sifan Hassan

Check out Joan Benoit Samuelson

Check out Valerie Constien on Instagram

Check out Jordan Hasay on Instragram

Check out Nell Rojas on Instagram

Check out Kelvin Kiptum on Instagram

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Ep. 18 Race Day. 

Coach Bennett guides you through the 24 hours BEFORE your race. You'll learn how Coach Bennett set up his athletes for the best chance to be successful once they crossed the starting line by making sure everything they did during the day leading up to that starting... set them up top be successful.

It's about alarm clocks and dinner plans. It's about reservations and breakfast. It's about packing bags and making checklists. It's about sleeping masks and extra rolls of toilet paper. It's about more comfort and less stress. It's about so much more.

And it's about more than a race because all the advice, tips, and earned wisdom that Coach Bennett shares during the episode can be used for a big day or an important meeting or a presentation or exam.

Because this is about running... and this is not about running.

Some links for you to freak out about (freak out in a good way):

Watch U2 perform With Or Without You at the Sphere in Las Vegas (watch the whole video... you will not be let down.

Listen to my fantastic playlist of great U2 songs (there are many, many more great U2 songs that are not on the playlist too)

Check out all some of the Nike Running events that are taking place in Chicago for marathon weekend.

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Check out and get info about how to join the great Show Up Society community

Follow Nike Running on Instagram as they cover the Chicago Marathon

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Ep. 17:  What You Need To Start

This is episode is for everyone. Because this episode is about what you need to start, start over, or start running again. And I bet you'll be surprised that it's less than you thought and that you have more of what you need than you think. This is a good one... so get ready to be inspired and motivated and excited. We've also got another Mindset Minute with coach tammie of The Show Up Society and we even break out the mail bag again for a really moving letter from the UK.

Thank you for listening... and for subscribing to the podcast... and for sharing the podcast with everyone you know... and for leaving a great comment so the one comment that the guy left about me rambling too much gets diminished by your rave 5 star review... and thank you for listening to the same podcast episodes not once but two or three or four times.

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Watch INXS rip through What You Need at Wembley Stadium in 1991

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Read the latest Coach Bennett's Newsletter - It's Great To Be A Runnerd

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Episode 16: How Being A Better Teammate Makes You A Better Runner.

They can be your greatest source of strength or your greatest weakness. Teammates. And if you want to be the best you can be out there on the roads and trails and track and off them as well... then you need to be the best teammate you can be to others and to yourself. Coach Bennett breaks down why becoming a better teammate leads to better running. There is also our first  Mindset Minute with Mindset Coach tammie bennett (yes, she still loves lower case letters) and some talk about the Pre Classic and the Sea Hear Now Festival where Coach Bennett rocked his proverbial socks off. This is not only an important episode... it's a really important episode. Is that redundant?
Yes. But it's still true and it's true.

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2023 Pre Classic Diamond League Final Men's Mile
2023 Pre Classic Diamond League Final Women's 5000m World Record
2023 Pre Classic Diamond League Final Women's 800m
2023 Pre Classic Diamond League Final Men's Pole Vault World Record

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Episode 15:  Bad Advice For Runners

Who would have thought that Coach Bennett had so much awful advice? Well, he does! And he can't wait to share some of it with you. The key here is that Coach is going to let you know ahead of time that's terrible advice and tell you why. That way you can learn from all this miserable advice what not to do! You may even learn what to do! Bonus! This is a fun episode. Thank you for listening.
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Want some more bad advice? Try the Worst Advice Ever audio guided run on Nike Run Club App

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014. Mindset Matters!

This is a big episode for Coach Bennett's Podcast because, well, mindset matters but also because we have our FIRST GUEST! That's right! Coach tammie bennett (she loves lower case letters) is the first guest EVER on Coach Bennett's Podcast. Coach tammie is a certified mindset coach, educator and host of the show up society podcast. On this episode, coach tammie talks about the importance of mindset and gives us a method for choosing better outcomes. Told ya it was a big episode. Hope you love it and I know you'll get something truly beneficial and instantly useful from listening. And be sure to check out the links below on how you can learn more about coach tammie.

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Check out these great links inspired by this episode

Listen to Coach tammie on her Show Up Society website

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Listen to the Show Up Society Podcast on Apple here

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Watch an epic (and completely out of control and dangerous) cheese wheel race here

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013. I Make The Case For You To Race

Coach Bennett presents his case for YOU to race in this super fun episode... Episode 13. Sit back or run forward or maybe even drive or ride along as Coach shares point after point as to why he believes racing is for everyone (and that includes YOU). Then you get to decide the verdict. Coach also talks about Jaws because, well, Jaws is one of the most awesome movies ever! That's why! So much more is covered in this episode I guess you'll just need to listen to it. Thank you for sharing some of your time and cheers to you for listening to Coach Bennett's Podcast. 

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012. Let Your Effort Lead Your Run

On this episode of Coach Bennett's Podcast it's almost all about effort. Because there is actually more than just effort that's talked about! The Coach Bennett Jersey Shore Running Tour is in full effect, the phrase "home is where the heart is" is broken down, there's even a hint that wings and pizza will be spoken about (be prepared to be let down... Coach forgets to talk about both wings and pizza) and then of course... the topic of effort is discussed.

Enjoy the episode and thank you for listening!

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Thompson Park

Holmdel Park

Manasquan Reservoir

Bruce Springtseen (didn't talk about the Boss but you should listen to him anyway)

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011. The Speed Run. Ready... set... GO! It's time to talk about the speed run! That's right. It's scary. It's fast. It's wild. It's challenging. It's exciting. It's fartlek, long intervals, hills, tempo runs, and short intervals. It's all the Speed Run! And the speed run is about more than just the speed run. It's about the warm up and the stretching and the drills and the strides and... the recovery. But more than anything the speed run should be about fun. So join Coach Bennett and learn about the infinite variety of ways you can get faster and have fun doing it. Hope you enjoy and thank you for listening!
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Books I'm Currently Reading...
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Last Call At Coogan's

Books I'm Reading Next...
Bird By Bird

The Great Hunt
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New Jersey

Spring Lake, NJ

Holmdel Park

Manasquan Reservoir

Pete & Eldas (Best Pizza at the Jersey Shore)

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010. The Recovery Run.  It's also known as the easy run. And it's the most important run of them all. Why? Maybe it's because it's the run you do more than any other. Maybe it's because if you can nail the recovery run you will have a better chance at nailing all the other kinds of runs. Maybe it's because of what the dictionary defines as recovery. Maybe you just need to listen to Coach Bennett's Podcast to find out. 

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The rug from the Big Lebowski

Tammie Bennett and the Show Up Society

My Epic 80's Playlist

My Epic 90's Playlist

Coach Bennett's Mixtape

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009. The Long Run. Those three words inspire a whole host of different feelings for different people.  And that's why Episode 9 is dedicated to... The Long Run. What is a long run? Why do we do long runs? How can we make them better... less boring... greater fun...  and more challenging? I hope you're not expecting me to answer all those questions here! That's what the podcast is for. And in an odd coincidence The Long Run episode just happens to be the longest Coach Bennett's Podcast... so far. Hope you enjoy the show and thank you for listening... and for sharing the podcast... and thank you for subscribing... and for rating and reviewing the show.

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Summer of '49

Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow

Wool by Hugh Howey

Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule

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008. Embrace your weaknesses. That's right! Get in close and give all those weaknesses of yours a great big squeezy hug. Don't ignore those weaknesses of yours. Don't pretend they don't exist. And don't put them in a corner with baby because nobody puts baby in a corner.  And if you can embrace your weaknesses you can own them, you can know them, you can learn about them,  you can work on them. And you will get better as a result. Not just at running either. This is about running... and this is not about running. Join Coach Bennett on this episode and learn why Embrace Your Weaknesses has always been a part of his coaching philosophy. Enjoy the show. Episode 8 is great.

PS. Attention Swifties... Taylor Swift is and her concert in Seattle is discussed. Don't worry... TS gets lauded.

Here are some links worth checking out...

Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got  - on Spotify (listen with headphones... best way to experience the glory that this album is.)

The official website of the greatest state... New Jersey

Taylor Swift Seattle Concert Video

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007. Every run has a purpose. In fact, every run has many purposes! Join Coach Bennett as he talks about one of the fundamental pillars of his coaching philosophy. And you better believe that this episode is about running... and this episode is not about running. The episode kicks off with a discussion on how to run (or not run) in hot and humid or dangerous conditions. The mail bag is opened. And so much more is covered that it just seems silly to write it all down here when you can just listen to it!

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About Dr. George Sheehan

Runnerspace

Track & Field News

World Athletics Homepage

Have fun nerding out on these links.

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006. Can you get better at running while you're not running? Absolutely yes! Don't believe me? Listen to this episode because I share a whole bunch of ways you can do just that! And this episode has so much more:

 - Coach Bennett talks about his weekend at the US Track & Field Championships

- How getting better at some of the essentials of life can lead you to better runs

- What does Cast Away (yeah, the great Tom Hanks movie) have to do with better running?

- Skateboarding, water skiing and Jaws 3 all make it into Episode 6 too somehow

- Will there be time for the mail bag this episode? You'll have to listen to find out

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005. How To Start

Join Coach Bennett for a fantastic episode about how to start... running... but you know that this podcast is about running and this podcast is not about running.  By the end of  Episode 5 you'll have learned:

*What the real purpose of a first run is

*Why measuring success as many ways as you can is such an essential ingredient to every great running journey

*How celebration plays such an important role to an athletes success

*Why mixing things up keeps the runner fresh and keeps their running from going stale

*How being both a student and fan of the sport can help you truly enjoy the sport

And so much more!

The mailbag (find the address below)  is overflowing with letters and questions so we roll through some of those too. There are a few rambles here and there but we always get where we need to be.

Cheers and thank you for listening!

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004. Maybe You Can't Means Maybe You Can

Join Coach Bennett on this great episode and learn:

*A little bit about the Oregon weather... it's more exciting than it sounds. Okay, exciting may be too strong a word.

*The epic and epically long 80's and 90's mixtape playlists Coach has created.

*The books and tv show that are currently being imbibed by Coach.

*Why every great goal or journey needs an element of maybe I can't and more importantly why maybe I can't also means maybe I can. And those are some great odds you should always be willing to take.

*And so much more!

Enjoy the episode and thank you for listening!

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The Bear Season 2 on Hulu

Coach Bennett on Good Reads

Coach Bennett's 90's For The Win Mixtape on Spotify 

Coach Bennett's 80's For The Win Mixtape on Spotify

Maybe You Can't... Means Maybe You Can  - from Coach Bennett's Newsletter

The 10 Day Forecast for Oregon

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003. You know what sucks? Perfect sucks. Join Coach  for episode 3 and learn...

- Why is Coach Bennett recording this podcast in a bathroom... in a hotel room... in Naperville,  Illinois

- What Wildwood Running PDX is all about and some of the great work they are doing for the young girls in the sport of XC and T&F and the coaches that guide them

- Some of the things you need to think about in order to know whether you are ready to sign up for a half marathon

- Why perfect does indeed suck

-And so much more!

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Perfect Sucks from Coach Bennett's Newsletter

Wildwood Running

Show Up Society (Tammie Bennett)

Heidi Strickler MS RD CSSD

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002. Welcome to the starting line... on this episode Coach Bennett talks about

- what took so long for this podcast to become a reality.
      Hint: He stood nervously on starting line for a long, long, long time
- the allergy capital that is Eugene, Oregon
- how to butter up pancakes
- why being nervous can be a great reminder of something great
 - why being uncomfortable is an important part of life
- the benefits of writing about yourself
- what the purpose of a first run is and how to do one the right way
- and so much more

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Welcome to Coach Bennett's Podcast! This is the starting line... beginning... the genesis... the alpha... the first episode. Actually it's episode 0.

Listen in as Coach Bennett talks about what this podcast is going to be. 

Get ready to laugh, cry (in a good way), be inspired and motivated and have an all-around good time. 

As always, this is about running and this is not about running. 

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