RunRunLive Mercury Newsletter Issue Number Two
“Don’t ‘find time to run,’ just run, then find time for everything else.”
In this edition…
Two weeks in a row! We’ll see if I can keep it up! Hope all is well and you enjoy the rich creamy content we have for you this week.
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This week’s topics are:
- What I Learned from the Beginner Runner Survey
- The Art and Science of Race Day Execution Blog Post
- 7 tips for finding time to run when you have kids
- How to persevere like a Legionnaire
Stay happy and stay healthy.
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What I Learned from the Beginner Runner Survey
I whipped up a quick survey last week and from the small sample of responses that I got I was able to deduce the following conclusions about beginner runners. This is a very small sample unscientific survey – so think of it as a flavor or sentiment barometer not a statistical proof.
This should help you seasoned runners come up with simple and effective tactics to spread the love – knowing what the need is. It should also help beginners to know that they are not alone in their quest and that the things that stymie them stymie other beginners.
Read the entire article here -> http://www.runrunlive.com/what-i-learned-from-the-beginner-runner-survey
The art and science of race day execution
You’ve done the work, now to do the job.
How do I execute on race day to achieve my goals?
What do you do when you have challenged yourself to meet that specific race goal? I’m not talking about some nebulous “Try hard”, “Do your best”, “Run your race” range of finishing times. I’m talking about the pursuit of a hard goal in a long race. I’m talking about needing a specific number, a specific hour, minute and second goal. Like a 3:10 marathon. This is a goal where there is no wiggle room. It’s binary, black & white and there is no ‘close enough’.
Read more here -> http://www.runrunlive.com/the-art-and-science-of-race-day-execution
7 tips for finding time to run when you have kids
Strategies for running with little kids.
One of the frequent challenges cited by beginners was finding the time, especially when they had to deal with kids. For you quick tip I’m going to give some fun ideas about how to find time to run when you have little kids to watch over. We call ‘em rug rats and curtain climbers, but you may call them children.
Read more here -> http://www.runrunlive.com/strategies-for-running-with-little-kids
How to persevere like a Legionnaire
I’m currently listening to a series on the history of Rome. The narrator speaks about the uncanny ability of the Romans to always come out on top. When we think of Rome, the eternal city and the great empire they built we think that they were always successful, but if you study the history they didn’t win all the battles.
Read more here -> http://www.runrunlive.com/how-to-persevere-like-a-legionnaire
Thank you!
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I’ll see you out there,
Chris,