Episode 244: Ask Mario Anything

the morning shakeout podcast

Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

This week on the podcast I sit down with my right-hand man Chris Douglas and answer reader and listener questions about dream podcast guests, training ideas I have and haven’t changed my mind about, the impact of AI on coaching, best mindset practices for training and racing, and a lot more. There’s even a good rant from me on running while sick/injured that I hope folks will appreciate and take to heart.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Morning Shakeout podcast.
0:04.3	I love to run, period.
0:07.2	You can always run faster.
0:09.2	Forever, you're going to feel something.
0:12.1	You're going to run into roadblocks, but that's also going to teach you how to handle things in life.
0:17.3	I don't think we want to be like rocks where we're not affected by anything.
0:21.0	It's not maybe a physical thing, but it's a mental thing.
0:24.1	There's like two voices in me, and alpha and beta.
0:27.3	All I was really trying to do was just keep moving forward.
0:32.6	Every single runner knows what that means.
0:36.1	My life has a purpose, and maybe it's not what I thought it was going to be, but...
0:40.3	There were times when I didn't think I would be able to come back.
0:44.5	There's a lot of people that had different gifts, and they don't use it.
0:48.8	I think if we all use our gifts, we could do something really special, not for ourselves,
0:53.2	but our family.
0:54.3	If we're really good, we could do something for our community, wherever we live.
1:02.9	And we are back with the first AMA Ask Mario Anything episode of 2025 on the other side of the mic for this one.
1:18.4	As usual, serving me up questions.
1:20.6	My right hand man, Chris Douglas.
1:22.2	Welcome back to the morning shakeout podcast.
1:24.2	Yeah, I always happy to be here.
1:25.5	And I must say, oh, my God, we've got so many
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