Coach Bennett's Podcast

Episode 101. Searching For Balance.  We're all searching for some balance in our lives and in our running. But I don't think there's such a thing as perfect balance. I believe we're just trying to balance all our imbalances as best as we can. And that's what this episode is all about. If we can look from a different and more supportive point of view and give a little more...

Episode 100.  Why Do You Run?  Why do you run? This is a conversation... but it's also a celebration of running. And it's a celebration of runners. That means it's a celebration of YOU! Hey, great opportunity to thank you for getting us here... Episode 100. This podcast is for YOU! So, enjoy the show. Be ready to join in on the discussion. Because this is about why WE run. And there...

Episode 99. You Gotta Have Faith  It was announced today that Faith Kipyegon is going to try and break 4 in the Mile this Summer in Paris. What was that? I said that Faith Kipyegon has committed to trying to run under 4 minutes for a mile in June. You read that right, twice.  This episode is about Faith and faith and Breaking 4 (that's what this is being called) and Breaking 2 and Eliud Kipch...

Episode 98. A Pep Talk For You (And Me) This wasn't what I had originally planned for this episode. But sometimes the best plan is a different plan than what was originally planned. So, I listened to all of you and recorded the episode you all needed to hear and not the episode I wanted to make. I hope you enjoy this little pep talk. And to be honest... I think I needed it just as much if not...

Episode 97.  How To Schedule Your Runs Sometimes the hardest part of running isn't the running. It's scheduling the running. When and why do we run when we run? Is it okay to switch up the schedule? How flexible can we be? What should we take into consideration when setting up a week or weeks of training? Wouldn't it be great if there was somewhere to get all these questions answere...

Episode 96. How To Get Through A Tough Run  It doesn't matter how fast you are. It doesn't mater how long you've been running, It doesn't matter how experienced you are as a runner. It doesn't matter how many times you've seen the Gaslight Anthem in concert. You're going to have some tough runs. I'm hoping that this episode helps. Because if you can have a b...

Episode 95. How To Make Gains With No Pains Anyone that’s says “no pain no gain” has no idea what they’re talking about. There are so many gains you can make with no pain involved. Doesn’t mean there won’t be hard runs and tough races and struggles along the way on your running journey. But none of that should be dependent on pain. Give this episode a listen and if you’ve still got that poster fro...

Episode 94. 5 Tips For A Better Long Run.  Why give you one tip for a better long run when I can give you five? No need ot ask why not I don't give six or seven. That's just being obnoxious. Give this oddly absent of rambles episode a listen and learn about how being fueled and hydrated, knowing where you are going and what you are doing, packing a parachute and one or two other tips I c...

Episode 93. The Story Of The First Gold In The Women’s Marathon  It's the first race I can remember watching. And it's stayed with me ever since. I'm talking about the 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon. This was the first time women competed in the Marathon in the Olympic Games. I was just a little kid. But I knew that what I was watching was special. From the breakaway move Joan B...

Episode 92. You And The Best Runners In The World. You got a lot in common with the best runners in the world. You know that right? Because you should know that. In fact, you have way more in common than not. Don't believe me? That's fine. You once believed you couldn't do all sorts of things that you've since done. So, I'm used to it. I'm hoping that this episode goe...

Episode 91. How To Coach Yourself (And Others) Better One of the goals I have as a coach is that you need me less and less. That's right. Every time we get together I want you to be closer to becoming your own best coach. And we're going to discuss some of the way you can work on becoming a better coach to yourself right now. Spoiler alert: it's going to be a series of questions to...

Episode 90: How To Run Better In Cold Weather If you're in the depths of winter or winter is on its way or you're just one of those fantastic souls that's always game for learning more... this episode is for you. I'll take you through some of the most foundational ways to make your running better on those cold, cold runs. We talk about windchill and base layers and hydration an...

Episode 89. Stressed Out Stress is real. Stress is a natural response we have to situations that feel out of control or hard to manage. So, if you're human... you're going to get stressed out. And right now, there seems to be a whole of stressed out runners.  We're going to talk about what stress is. We're going to talk about how stress and especially long term and heightened s...

Episode 88.  All The Small Things Yes, it's a Blink 182 song. And yes, it's a great song. But this episode may be even better. Because we're talking about all the small things that you can do to make those big things you want to do easier to do... or at least more likely to be done by you. Now seems like a great time for this episode because now is always the right time ot talk abou...

Episode 87.  Metrics That Really Matter You've got the classics. You know what I'm talking about. The OG running metrics. Minutes. Meters. Miles. But there are some new cats and dogs in town too. Metrics that can also help you measure and understand your performance and progression. Metrics like cadence and heart rate. And there are more like the wildly diverse personal bests metric and...

Episode 86.  Motivation. My motivation for this episode was you. Yes, you. You've been reaching out telling me you're losing motivation or you're afraid your motivation is lost. Well, if you're reaching out that means you still got some. And if you listen to this episode my hope is that you'l have a little more motivation to fuel what it is that you want and need to do. I...

Episode 85. Inspire. Inspire. Inspiration. Inspired. That's a verb, noun and adjective there. All essential to a successful runner. And all three can seem elusive at times. This episode breaks down the meaning of those words. Then we discuss how and who we can inspire, what it means to be inspired, and where we can find inspiration. Theres even a mindset minute with coach bennett the greater,...

Episode 84.  When Easy Isn't Easy. Sometimes it can feel like everything is hard. Yes, sometimes it can feel like even easy isn't so easy. That's okay. Because on this episode we're going to talk about how we can better handle times like these. Sometimes the key is simply asking ourselves a few questions. Other times it's about making changes, giving ourselves a little gra...

  Episode 83.  This Can Be Your Best Year Ever! Welcome to 2025! Could this be your best... year... ever? Maybe. At least it makes sense to try to have your best year ever. It does to me anyway. And I hope after this episode it makes sense to you too. That's why we're going to go over some of the ways I think you can set yourself up to have your best year or training cycle or season of r...

  Episode 82.  New Year's Resolve. I love resolutions. I do. But I love resolve even more. What can I say? I'm a verbs guy. Nouns and adjectives are wonderful. But if we are being honest then we know that it's the verbs that power and inspire all those nouns we love and adjectives we aim for. And that's why we're going to talk about resolutions through the lens of that wor...

  Episode 81.   Strength It's not just about lifting weights. It's not just physical. It's not just physical and it's not just mental. It's more. So much more. And that means you can be strong in so many different ways. It means you can work on being strong in so many different ways. And it means that every run offers you the opportunity to become stronger. By the way, if...

Episode 80. How To Run More With Less Time Sometimes it feels like we've got no time to do the things that we love to spend our time doing. And when we stop doing those things that we want to do that recharge and refresh us we can struggle to find the energy and inspiration to do those things that we need to do. Well, this episode is all about how we can run more when we have less time. Seems...

Episode 79.  How To Keep Going Could be that time of year... could be because of work or school or because of obligations or responsibilities. Could be lack of motivation or inspiration. Could just be that it's hard to find the progress or earn a next win. Whatever the case may be it can be hard to keep going towards where or what you want to get to. Well, that's why we got this episode....

Episode 78. Running Grateful Thank you. Seems like the best way to start this episode. Because without all of you... this ain't happening. So, thank you. And this entire episode is about giving thanks. Because gratitude, thankfulness... they're superpowers. Superpowers for all athletes but especially runners. That's why this episode is a conversation between you and me. We're g...

Episode 77. Struggle. We struggle. We all struggle. We struggle with our running. We struggle with our recovery. We struggle with failure. We struggle with success. We struggle with our responsibilities and obligations. We struggle with our relationships with each other. We struggle with our relationships with ourselves. We struggle with struggling. But do we really understand what it means to str...