Why it is Important to Welcome the Bad Runs- Tom Foreman
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.6 • 931 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2015
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
The best runners out there still have painful, awful, days; what makes them good is that they accept that that was just a bad day. It’s not the definition of their ability or limits, and they know that tomorrow will be even better because of it. Are you ready to experience this major perspective shift?
Our guest is Tom Foreman. He’s an Emmy award winning journalist who has been in the field for over 30 years. He’s an anchor and a reporter for CNN, an author, and the ultimate comeback kid when it comes running. Today’s interview is amazing because it too [...]
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| 0:00.0 | I don't see running ever leaving my life again unless physically I can't do it because the joy I get out of it whether I'm with somebody or by myself is too profound to let go now after all of the years of not really doing it when maybe I should have it's |
| 0:17.2 | a great return of an old friend. |
| 0:20.9 | Welcome to the Runners Connect, Run to the Top Podcast, where it's all about learning from the best minds in the sport |
| 0:27.0 | so you can train smarter, stay healthy, and run faster now. |
| 0:31.0 | And now your host, Tina Muir. |
| 0:35.3 | Hello, this is Tina Muir. Thank you for joining me for the latest episode of the Runners Connect |
| 0:40.4 | runs the top podcast. I really, really appreciate you giving the time to talk |
| 0:44.8 | to it with me today. Last week I talked to Bobby Phillips who shared what it is like |
| 0:50.0 | as a runner living in India and why Boston Marathon is a dream come true for |
| 0:55.0 | most runners even in other countries around the world. If you've not already |
| 0:58.9 | listened make sure you go back and check it out after this interview of course. |
| 1:04.0 | Often when I prepare for these interviews I have certain things about the guests that I think |
| 1:08.8 | you would like to learn about. It's usually some kind of aspect of their life that I've learned about and |
| 1:14.0 | stands out or something that they are known for. After reading the book, My Year of |
| 1:19.7 | Running Dangerously, which was written by my guest today, I had way too many questions that I wanted to ask. |
| 1:27.0 | However, our interview ended up barely answering any of the questions I had, but instead we talked about something much more valuable |
| 1:36.4 | and something you're really going to resonate with. I really think you're going to love what |
| 1:40.4 | he has to say and if you don't finish this interview feeling like you want to go |
| 1:44.5 | put on your running shoes then I'm not sure what could ignite your love of running unless |
| 1:50.0 | of course you're listening to this while you're running then maybe you might not |
| 1:53.8 | want to go back out there but otherwise I'm pretty sure it's going to work for |
| 1:57.7 | you so who is my guest today well his name is Tom Foreman. He is an Emmy Award winning journalist. He's been a journalist for over 30 years. |
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