Why You Need to Do The Workouts You Hate- Steve Picucci
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
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🗓️ 14 September 2016
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Not many runners are able to have their spouses as their coaches, but as you may know, my husband and I are an exception to that rule.
Today we're talking to Steve Picucci, who is the head cross-country and track and field coach at Moorehead State University in Kentucky. He also happens to be my husband, and he coaches me as well.
Steve has an innate ability to understand what each individual runner needs when it matters. This is part of what makes him such a great coach. Here are some of the topics we'll discuss today:
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| 0:00.0 | And that's where I think a lot of people lose it is they get too carried away with the latest craze in workouts or the latest, you know, the latest thing they read that so-and-so did, that, you know, well, I can do that. |
| 0:10.5 | Well, you don't know what they did the six weeks prior to that or the six weeks after that. |
| 0:16.3 | Welcome to the Runners Connect Run to the Top podcast, where it's all about learning from the best and most inspiring minds in the sport. |
| 0:25.0 | So together we can train a smarter, healthier, and faster running community. |
| 0:31.0 | Now here's your host, Tina Muir. |
| 0:37.0 | Hello, this is Tina Muir. |
| 0:39.0 | Thank you so much for joining me for the latest episode of the RunTo the Top Podcast brought to you by Runers Connect.net. |
| 0:45.7 | So last week we talked to Todd Williams about running safety and he gave us some fantastic advice |
| 0:50.7 | on how to make sure you're never in a place of danger while you're training |
| 0:53.5 | and of course what to do if you do find yourself in that situation. So today I have a |
| 0:58.8 | one of a kind interview one I've been working on for about a year now after many requests but I finally managed to convince him to call on the show. |
| 1:07.0 | So who is this mysterious shy man? |
| 1:10.0 | Well, it's my husband Steve. Most of you know that Steve is also my coach, as well as being a |
| 1:16.4 | collegiate coach for Morehead State University, Kentucky. I'm always telling people that Steve |
| 1:21.2 | has this amazing natural talent for |
| 1:23.2 | understanding running and knowing what each individual runner needs to be |
| 1:26.5 | ready when it matters. So today we're going to get a look into that mind of his |
| 1:30.6 | and he even explains each distance group and how you can get the most out of your training. |
| 1:35.0 | He breaks it down into 800 mile 5K 10K and marathon training and he gives examples of workouts that you should do. |
| 1:42.0 | So I'm always a little bit nervous about these episodes that are focused on my training, |
| 1:46.0 | but then you guys email me asking for more, more, |
| 1:49.0 | so I thought it was time to do another. |
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