Hi, this is Debbie Boyles, coach at Mojo for Running with episode number 132, explaining dreadful runs.

Welcome to the Mojo for Running podcast. I'm the coach, Debbie Boyles, and this is the podcast for middle of the packers, regular people not afraid to work up a sweat, who embrace the outdoors and that wonderful feeling of endorphins surging through their veins.

My goal is to provide the information you need to achieve your goals.

Today's topic, dreadful runs, has been on my mind because several times I've seen

questions and comments in various Facebook groups about the cause of bad runs,

and the ensuing discussions are sometimes nothing short of alarming.

But before we get to that, a quick bit of news about this podcast.

I recently launched a Patreon page.

Let me explain what that means.

Patreon is a crowdfunding platform, which is often used by authors, cartoonist, musicians, and podcasters.

So to fund this podcast, I've created a Patreon page.

Last summer, I promised to do a dozen more episodes after I had been off from recording them for

several months because I was so busy with my responsibilities for

Run Tampa. At that time, I said I would do a dozen more episodes and if I got adequate

donations, then I would be able to continue because that would provide the income to hire

an assistant, which would give me time to do more podcast. Well, since then, I've explored Patreon, and I think

it might be a better way for me to collect donations than going through my website like I was doing

in the past, because the way it's set up is that people can commit to a certain amount each time

I publish a new episode. Then I set certain goals and offer certain

rewards for different levels of commitment. This is working quite well for many

podcasters. I've still got a few more episodes before I finish. That doesn't. So if this works

out and enough people commit, then we're good to go and I'll plunge ahead. My Patreon page

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