Jonathan Beverly and Sinead Haughey: Keys to Avoid Burnout
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
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🗓️ 3 February 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Running isn't always forgiving.
Between injuries, mental ruts, and the curve balls life sometimes throws at us, finding long term success and remaining engaged in the sport can be incredibly difficult, and Sinead Haughey talks with Jonathan Beverly about his book Run Strong, Stay Hungry, in this encore from 2017.
The book reveals the habits and mentalities of more than 50 veteran runners who are still running fast decades after they started.
A writer for Runner's World, Podium Runner, and lifetime runner himself, Jonathan will give us a peek into the lives of runners like Bill Rodgers, Deena Kastor, and Joan Benoit Samuelson to show us what it takes to avoid burnout and achieve longevity in the sport – both physically and mentally.
Quotes by Jonathan:
"The physical burnout usually comes because of a lack of variety: doing the same thing and the same type of training over and over again."
"People overcomplicate it: always having a detailed training plan, hitting certain splits – it becomes obsessive…and when that happens, either you're doing it all or you're failing."
"Gary Allen talks about how a recipe has to be followed exactly: if you don't have half a teaspoon of baking soda, things are going to blow up….But a chef knows that you put a little bit in and see what happens."
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| 0:16.2 | in athletes in the sport of running with the goal of helping you become a better runner each week. |
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| 1:15.9 | Thank you so much for joining me today. I know how busy you are, especially this time of year, |
| 1:21.7 | when so many of you are gearing up for your fall races. |
| 1:26.1 | So I really do appreciate you taking the time to tune in today and I hope you enjoy it. |
| 1:31.8 | A few months ago I sat down with runners world writer and former |
| 1:35.8 | editor of Running Times Jonathan Beverly to discuss what had been his latest book at the |
| 1:41.6 | time your best stride, A guide on how to optimize your |
| 1:45.6 | stride and counteract the lifestyle habits that weaken it. In today's episode, I was fortunate |
| 1:51.7 | to steal a little more of Jonathan's time to talk about his newest new book, Run Strong, Stay Hungry, which reveals the secrets of more than 50 veteran runners who are still racing fast and loving the sport decades after they started. |
| 2:09.0 | Today Jonathan will share with us a peak into the habits and |
| 2:13.8 | mentality of lifetime runners like Bill Rogers and Joan Benoit |
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