Back to the Basics: Why You Should Ditch Your Gadgets - With Duncan Larkin
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2017
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Okay, well at least occasionally :)
That's what marathoner and writer Duncan Larkin argues in his book Run Simple: A Minimalist Approach to Fitness and Well-Being.
Duncan, who also writes for Outside Magazine, Competitor Magazine, Runner's World, ESPN, and Running Times, believes the best way to maximize running's mental and physical benefits is to get back to the basics.
While the book is full of training regiments and advice for increasing quality over quantity, it starts off with one resounding message: ditch your gadgets.
According to Duncan, runners have become slaves to their electronic devices, and, believe it or not, this reliance can be detrimental to both performance and the very value of a training program.
In this interview, Duncan shares with us the principles of his simplistic training philosophy, a little about the coaches and runners who swear by it, as well as a sneak peek at his upcoming book, The 30-Minute Runner: Smart Training for Busy Beginners.
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the Run to the Top Podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | And I see this happen so much with people that are really want to do well in running. |
| 0:10.0 | They get so into the science and the technology and like mapping every little |
| 0:17.1 | thing and trying to explain Dips and performance and the first thing I threw out the window was a |
| 0:23.4 | Haray monitor. |
| 0:24.4 | Welcome to the Run to the Top Podcast from Runners Connect, |
| 0:28.6 | where it's all about learning from the best and most inspiring minds in the sport. |
| 0:35.0 | Together we can train a smarter, healthier, and faster running community. |
| 0:42.0 | Now here's your host, |
| 0:43.5 | Shinnade Hockey. |
| 0:45.0 | Hi everyone, this is Shinnade back with you again for this latest episode of Run to the Top, |
| 0:51.0 | brought to you by Runners Connect. |
| 0:53.4 | Whether you're listening to this on your run, |
| 0:55.4 | or maybe during your commute, |
| 0:57.3 | I hope you're having a great day so far |
| 0:59.5 | and that you enjoy this podcast. |
| 1:02.4 | Before we get into this week's episode, |
| 1:05.0 | last week we spoke with Kelly Roberts of the Run Selfy Repeat blog. |
| 1:09.0 | Kelly made the cover of Women's Running |
| 1:12.0 | for her efforts to break the unhealthy |
| 1:15.0 | social norms that pervade running and also inspire others to pursue the |
| 1:20.9 | best versions of themselves. |
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