Is Jogging Actually Cool Again? How Chris Heuisler is Taking Back the Jog
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
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4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2022
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Running can be intimidating to a lot of people. But jogging? It can open a world of fun fitness to almost everyone. Chris Heuisler of the Knob Creek Jogging Club talks about how a simple word shift transformed the lives of hundreds of bartenders.
In this fun and inspiring episode, we explore:
- Why the word "jogging" made all the difference in getting non-runners to get onboard
- How runners' serious attitudes to the sport can actually be limiting
- How being more inclusive can increase enjoyment and longevity
And Chris also gets Coach Claire to open up a little bit about her running story and how she finds joy as a coach. You don't want to miss this one!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Chris Heisler, and you're listening to the Run to the Top podcast. |
| 0:13.0 | Hi there, my running friend, this is Coach Claire Bartholic, the Planted Runner. |
| 0:23.2 | And this is the Run to the Top Podcast, |
| 0:25.5 | one of the first and only running podcast dedicated |
| 0:28.3 | to making you a better runner with each and every episode. |
| 0:31.9 | We are created and produced by the expert team |
| 0:34.6 | of running coaches at runnersconnect.net |
| 0:37.7 | where you can find the best running information on the internet |
| 0:41.0 | as well as running coaching plans to fit every runner and every budget. |
| 0:47.0 | When we talk about slow running, there's two important distinctions. |
| 0:54.0 | There's, I'm a slow runner compared to other runners or how I used to run, |
| 0:58.0 | and then there's I am choosing to run slowly. |
| 1:02.0 | One is relative to other people or our past fitness, |
| 1:06.0 | while the other is relative to all the paces you can select from your toolbox of |
| 1:10.6 | fitness. The reality is, unless you are the very best of the best at your absolute |
| 1:16.1 | peak, all runners are slow compared to someone, and we all can and should choose to run slowly at times. So why all the hate about the word jogging? |
| 1:27.4 | Most runners consider that word an insult. I'm not going for a jog, I'm going for a run, even if it's your easy day and the whole point is to run slowly. |
| 1:37.0 | Perhaps when runners or joggers start getting more serious about the sport, |
| 1:42.0 | the less they want to be associated with the light-hearted |
| 1:45.6 | cardio activity. But the words that we use are quite powerful. Going for a run sounds quite serious |
| 1:52.0 | and meaningful, yet could be intimidating or a little crazy to someone |
| 1:57.0 | who's never really done it. Maybe we like that as runners. Maybe we like that we're |
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