s2/e25 When to Defer, DNS, or DNF a Race with Coach Tucker Grose (@trainingwithtucker)

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4.6 • 534 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever had to defer a race? Are you worried about whether you SHOULD race? What about DNFing - why don't we talk about this more? Coach Tucker Grose joins the show for a thoughtful and personal discussion on when to defer, when to DNS, when to DNF, and how to make smart decisions so the worst-case scenario doesn't come to pass.

When to defer your goal race?
Back-up planning & adjusting your race day goals
Why you might (or should) DNS
When you SHOULDN'T DNS (& overcoming fear of failure!!)
Racing even when you aren't going to PR
DNFing for safety
DNFing because of poor planning/poor execution
How to AVOID a DNF

Tucker Grose has been running for as long as he can remember and ran his first 5k at the age of 8. He competed in Track and Cross Country through High School in Newtown, Connecticut. Tucker became interested in endurance events in college, completing his first half marathon and sprint triathlon. For the past 10 years, Tucker has been a student of endurance sports, reading many books and learning from other coaches. He experimented with different training methods throughout that time and has developed a formula for long term success. Tucker has been coaching youth and adult athletes since 2012 and has helped teams and individuals make improvements and build confidence with his energetic and positive approach to coaching. Whether you are moving up to a new distance, have seen your results plateau, simply want to get into better shape or run a Boston qualifying time, individualized coaching with Tucker will help you get there!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm Elizabeth, a marathoner, running coach, and answer seeker.
0:06.9	When I became a new runner at the age of 29, I had so many questions, but it felt like I was on my own to figure all of the answers.
0:15.2	So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make you a better, smarter, faster, runner. There's no question
0:22.9	too simple and no topic too complex. So let's get started. My guest this week is running coach
0:30.0	Tucker Gross. Tucker was one of the very first guests in the podcast back when I launched it
0:34.4	all the way back at the beginning of 2021. And he has since become a very
0:38.9	good friend and a coach that I greatly respect and admire. Tucker has a really accomplished
0:44.1	resume. He's a marathon or he's an ultra marathoner. You can read all that on his website.
0:47.7	But today we're getting a bit more personal and talking about deferring, DNSing, which means
0:53.6	do not start, and DNFing, which means
0:55.7	did not finish when it comes to races and telling some personal stories along the way,
0:59.9	because the decision to not start or not finish a race is always going to be a big one.
1:08.3	Tucker, welcome back to the show. I'm so excited to have you here again. Thank you so much for
1:13.5	having me back on, Elizabeth. I'm excited to be here. So you are one of my very, very first guests
1:19.0	way back when. And I'm excited to have you back on the show because I feel like we know each other
1:25.4	just apart from the podcast as well. And I think we have
1:28.1	some really good conversations. But for those listeners who may not have heard your episode
1:32.8	and who are unfamiliar with your work, go ahead and tell us a bit about yourself and also give
1:36.6	us an update about what's been going the last year and change. Yeah, yeah. I came on. I can't
1:41.4	remember what episode it was, but definitely in the early days
1:44.6	before you- Single-d-episode numbers, yeah.
1:47.3	Before you blew up and you were a big deal. So I'm not going to say that it was my podcast
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