Episode 50: *50 Excuses To Run: Excuses #'s 1-25 We are constantly inundated with excuses to NOT run. So, let's inundate ourselves with excuses TO RUN! In honor of episode 50 (and 51) I'm dropping a whole bunch of excuses to run. And by a whole bunch I mean 50 excuses! That's so many excuses that I needed to break this into two different episodes. …

Episode 49. How To Run Consistently Consistency is key. Maybe the biggest key. What does it unlock? Well, just about everything. That's why we're talking about it! If you can run consistently then you can run more and if you can run more better than you can have more better runs and if you can have more better runs then you've got a really great ch…

Episode 48: Personal Bests - 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. Sur…

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…

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.…

Episode 45: Questions For YOU! - 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 conversatio…

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 com…

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 …

Episode 42: Behind The Line: If You Can't Do The Run You Want To Do... Do The Run You Can 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…

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 s…

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…

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 s…

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…

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, re…

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 t…

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 …

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 beco…

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…

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,…

Episode 31: 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…

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 Consi…

Episode 29: I Look Back At My 2023. 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 book…

Episode 28. Fun Workouts That Are 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 …

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 b…

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…

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 m…

Episode 25. Thank You 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…

Episode 19. The Magic of Cross Country & Best Runner Ever Returns! The Coaches Bennett wax poetic about the magic of cross country. We're talking about the high school Nike Cross Regionals and NCAA XC Regionals and NCAA XC Championships and the races and the chaos that surrounds being a fan of this greatest of sports. Yes, we totally geek out about…

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)…

Episode 23. Mindset Matters: Racing Edition 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 recor…

Episode 22. Are You 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 R…

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. S…

ep 18 - A Whole Lotta Nothing Join coach tammmie and Coach Chris as they talk about... nothing? Well, at least they talk about nothing in particular. Episode 18 has no theme on purpose... it's themeless but not thoughtless. And this kind of nothing really is something else. Weight lifting and the question of whether or not 11 lbs. dumbells exist or…

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 y…

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 th…

ep. 17 - Two Weeks coach tammie and coach chris are back after two weeks. get used to it because two coach bennetts talking is now going to roll out every two weeks. this episode talks about the importance of great communities and specifically about the growing show up society community and the community that was found at the chicago marathon this …

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 dinne…

Ep. 17: What You Need (To Start, Start Over, Or Start Running Again) 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…

16. on this episode, the two coach bennetts are talking about how belief and consistently showing up for a goal will help you get results. we also talk about concerts, ghost towns, field events, women's distance running world records, and llamas. and of course we talk about our petty grievances, we open our mailbag, and we share what's floating our…

Episode 16: Be A Better Runner. Become 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…

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…

Ep. 15 - Size (Not Always) Matters Join the coaches Bennett as they talk about how size doesn't always matter when it comes to starting a project, developing consistency, taking on a goal, or getting across a starting line. (What did you think this episode was about??) Small can be the key to success. Especially when so much about success depends o…

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 pod…

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 Jaw…

014. We're Back Two Coach Bennetts Talking is back! We've been away for three weeks. Some of that was spent on the east coast on "vacation". We're going to tell you why we chose to pause the show until we came back. This episode is about dropping the shoulda, coulda, woulda and owning your decisions and making sure you have your own back once you d…

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 spoke…

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 stretchi…

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.…

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 he…

13. The Two Coach Bennetts achieved the Barbenheimer... or at least a JV version of the Barbenheimer. Both Tammie and Chris hit the cinema and saw Oppenheimer and Barbie (not on the same day as they originally hoped hence the JV designation). On this episode the two Coach Bennetts will tell you what they thought of the two biggest movies of the Sum…