EP 623: From Good to Great: Choosing a Trail Running Coach

Trail Runner Nation

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

We are thrilled to have our dear friend and returning guest, Patrick Reagan, joining us once again. With over a decade of experience as an elite athlete and coach, Patrick brings a wealth of knowledge to our conversation. Accompanying him is his remarkable athlete, Lotti Brinks, who has been setting the trail running world on fire this year. Lotti's incredible achievements include podium finishes at renowned races like the Javelina Jundred (1st GP, 2nd overall), Bandera 50k, Gorge Waterfalls 100k, and Tillamook Burn 50m. Together, Patrick and Lotti will take us on a captivating journey of their coach-athlete dynamic and share the insights and experiences that have fueled Lotti's extraordinary success.

In this episode, we will dive deep into the coach athlete relationship, exploring the fun factor of running, the winning perspective, and the delicate balance between expectations and wants when it comes to hiring a coach.

Patrick will share his expertise and insights on how having a coach can not only enhance your performance but also bring the fun back into your training. We'll discuss the importance of maintaining a winning perspective and how a coach can help you develop a mindset that pushes you to achieve your best.

We'll also address the common question of expectations versus wants when considering a coach. Are you looking for someone to guide you towards your desired outcomes, or are you seeking a coach who can help you discover and exceed your own expectations? Patrick and his athlete will shed light on this topic and provide valuable insights to help you make an informed decision.

So, lace up your trail running shoes, get ready for an insightful conversation, and let's embark on a journey that explores the joy, winning mindset, and aligning expectations with desires in the coach athlete relationship.

Check out
- Patrick's web site
- Lotti and her husband's knife shop: Amelio Knives

Transcript

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0:00.0	For those two runs, she was incredibly intrinsically motivated, she was having fun, we were communicating
0:08.2	a lot, we never fell out of touch, we were just like supporting each other and you know,
0:13.9	that's when it started to feel like a true partnership, like last fall after UTMB where
0:18.3	we were like, oh, this is the magic, right? Like this is the zone.
0:35.7	Welcome to the Trailhead of Trail Runner Nation. We go on virtual trail runs, you can join us on
0:42.2	and we have some interesting guests that are going to help us be better runners and hopefully
0:46.1	better human beings. And today we're running with return guest Patrick Regan and his athlete
0:52.4	that he coaches Lottie Brinks and you know what? I learned something today about coaching Scott
0:58.5	and the key word is accountability, but not like I thought. It's going to be an interesting
1:04.9	discussion. Don, can I tell you how much I am in love with my path projects Crest PX shorts?
1:15.4	I just love them. They have lots of pockets right in the right places and when you pull up to your
1:19.7	running drawer, you pull it out and you say, what am I going to wear today, Scott? You do pull those
1:23.6	same pair of shorts and I'm going to have a little talk to you about that. It's time to have a
1:27.4	little variety. Always the same pair. If you haven't tried path projects, you need to go check it out.
1:33.2	Their fabrics are soft, they're nice, they last forever. I have probably six pairs of path
1:39.5	project shorts in my closet and I can't tell you which one is the oldest and which is the newest.
1:44.9	They just wear and wear and wear. I wish I was the same runner as I was when I got my first pair of
1:52.4	path projects. We wear a little faster than our shorts. Is that what we're saying Scott? Exactly.
1:58.2	If you want to check them out, go to pathprojects.com or you can go to our deals page and click on path
2:04.5	projects at the top and it will scroll you down automatically to their information.
2:09.8	Are you tired of the spike and crash and GI distress that comes from sugary based sports
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