Hello fellow runners. I am your host Finn Mulanson and this is the

run to the top podcast the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each

and every episode. We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runners connect.net where you can find the best running info on the internet as well as training plans to fit every runner in every budget. If you're like a lot of runners, early January is where goal setting becomes top of mind.

It's certainly an exciting time, but in the process of goal setting we hear at Runners Connect encounter more than a few

athletes who are misunderstanding or studying the wrong metrics as they track

their progress and build up for key races over the next few months.

So in this episode, Coach Jeff Gaudette returns to the podcast to identify three wrong metrics

that runners often focus on.

He explains why it's wrong to focus on these and then he offers

advice for each of them on what should be focused on and done instead.

Specifically, Jeff reflects on the tendency of many runners to incorrectly focus on the pace of their easy runs,

their tendency to think of workouts as measures of fitness, and their over-reliance on biometric

watch data.

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