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Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

Lessons from 2023 and What’s Next in 2024

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog

Run, Sports, Runners, Health, Fitness, Marathons, Training, Running, Health & Fitness, Runningpodcast, Marathon

4.6931 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The turn to the New Year is a great time to reflect back to lessons learned and look forward to what you hope to accomplish. In that vein, in today’s episode I’ll dive into…

  • 2 important lessons I learned in 2023
  • My goals for 2024
  • Exciting updates coming from RC
  • Some of my favorite episodes from 2023

🏃 Training for the marathon? Get training advice and prep tips from some of the best coaches and athletes we've interviewed over the last 11 years: https://linkmix.co/12431456

🏃 Speed, workouts, base training and more. Learn how to run your best 5k with this podcast playlist. https://linkmix.co/12448840

🏃 Training for your first ultra and want to learn from some of the best runners in the sport? https://linkmix.co/12448966

🏃 Getting your fueling right is a critical part of marathon success. Learn from some of the best nutritionist and coaches about how to plan your fueling on race day. https://linkmix.co/12449118

🏃 Weight loss is one of the most common nutrition goals we see with athletes we coach. This playlist contains nutritional and weight loss advice from some of the best coaches and nutritionists in the sport. https://linkmix.co/12449228

🏃 What if you could actually run your best past age 40? And get fitter and stronger? In this playlist we’ll go over the mental obstacles we face as masters runners, from perhaps not being able to reach our previous best times to wondering what’s our potential and overcoming the fear of injury. https://linkmix.co/12449557

🏃 Constantly suffering from injuries and can't seem to break the injury cycle? Here's some of the best advice we've accumulated over the years about how to stay healthy and stay on the roads and trails! https://linkmix.co/12449427

Enjoy these podcast playlists to keep you motivated as you kick off your New Year's training goals!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Melanson and this is the run to the top

0:14.3

podcast. Podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every

0:19.2

episode. We're created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runnersconnect.net

0:24.1

where you can find the best running information on the internet as well as training plans

0:28.1

to fit every runner and every budget. it. to the top podcast. This is Coach Jeff checking back in. Now I know it's been a

0:44.8

little while since I've done a solo coach episode and I'm really excited to

0:49.0

record today. I'm going to admit I'm not really a big fan of New Year's resolutions.

0:55.0

That said, I am a big believer of using the turn of the calendar as a way to reflect on the prior year

1:01.0

and put into focus my goals and aspirations for the coming year.

1:05.0

You see, it's really pretty easy for me to get into the habit of putting out fires and

1:10.0

just tackling the next thing day to day when it comes to training and with Runners Connect.

1:15.7

So having this neat little day on the calendar that reminds me to reflect and look forward

1:21.7

is really a good thing.

1:23.0

And so that's what I did last Sunday and Monday.

1:26.0

In today's episode, I want to cover a few things.

1:29.0

First, I'm going to share with you two of the biggest lessons I learned last year that I hope I can carry forward into this new year.

1:37.0

Then I want to share with you a few of my goals for 2024.

1:41.0

I'm going to share a couple of personal slash training related goals and then

1:45.3

I'm going to get into some of the exciting things we have planned for the podcast as well

1:49.5

as runners connect in general. Finally I want to share with you a few of my favorite

1:54.0

podcast episodes from this year with some quotes that I found particularly

1:58.1

helpful.

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