Hey everybody Steve Boyette here. This is the first time since I started Podrunner in 2006 that I've released something that isn't a workout mix. Partly I've done it this way

so that you won't have to listen to it every time you want to use a particular

mix and partly it's because I want to talk to all Podrunner listeners.

When I started Podrunner I promised myself that the mixes would always be free and that

they'd be available as long as enough listeners valued them to cover their ongoing experience. and that last part isn't happening

and that they'd be available as long as enough listeners valued them to cover their ongoing expenses.

I'm talking to you right now because that last part isn't happening anymore.

Only one half of one percent of listeners ever make a contribution.

That's five listeners out of every thousand.

So if you've donated any amount at any time,

I am deeply grateful for your support because you are why

Podrunner is still here at all. But right now monthly contributors are cancelling

every day. One-time contributions have become infrequent and I've been

scrambling to keep Podrunner alive. Podrunner is free for you but not for me.

It takes time, effort, equipment, and maintenance to keep this thing going.

Scroll through the huge number of fixed tempo, varied tempo, and multi-week programs on podrunner.com

and think about how every one of those mixes represents days of work and a chunk of change.

And none of them were made by some big company with a staff and a marketing budget.

They were made by a guy in a room. That's me. And it will always be amazing to me that

Podrunner has helped millions of people in small and large and

it's work but it's work that I love doing and it's work that does good.

So I am here for it.

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