Real Life Runners with Angie and Kevin Brown

Change is difficult because it removes the stability and comfort of our current situation.  It pushes us into a place of uncertainty which we naturally resist. It also requires us to look at ourselves at our current situation and habits from a whole new perspective.  We cannot learn anything radically new, until we forget what we already know. Resources: The RLR Training Academy will be opening th...

Last weekend Kevin ran a marathon almost exactly 2 years after his third seizure back in 2017.  There was concern about whether running this far and this hard was simply too much for him. It has been a long journey back focused on overall physical and mental health.  This journey is far from over, but last weekend was a major step along the way. It was a race that was a victory lap. Resources: The...

We talk quite a bit about being Real Life Runners, and adopting that mentality and lifestyle.  Today, as we start the new year, we want to really dive into what it means to be a Real Life Runner.  What are the characteristics, values, challenges and rewards? Today we talk about:  How to prioritize their running and health How to fit it all in The importance of growth and experimentation How belief...

Part two of the year end recap transitions from the lessons we learned during 2019 into the goals we are creating for 2020.  The last lesson we are going to discuss is the challenge of learning your effort levels. Leaping from lessons to goals is a flip that we all need to work on to continue growing and moving forward with joy and satisfaction in our lives.  Today we talk about:  How defining eff...

It’s getting close to the end of the year, which means it’s time to look back and see what we can learn from the past year.  Problems, challenges, and obstacles were all there to teach lessons, and if we do not take the time to figure out what the lesson was, we will be spending 2020 reliving the same old problems in shiny new packaging.  Today we talk about:  The mental side of running and how th...

No one likes being hurt.  You lose your running routine.  You can lose some fitness if you are out for too long.  What about the smaller aches and pains? Reminders that you ran that day.  A twinge as you run down the street. Soreness when you wake up or try to fall asleep.  Does running need to be so painful? How can runners look so powerful while running and so feeble and awkward afterwards?   Re...

Goals are great.  Plans are useful. What about when you carefully choose a goal and follow a plan and just seem to keep missing?  The important ingredient missing from a standard training plan is to continue building and fostering belief. Without belief in the possibility of the result, you will never commit to the work needed to achieve the result.  Are you doing something to sabotage your own su...

Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family and think about the things that we are grateful for.  It is a wonderful time to reflect and just be. Yes, there can be a lot to do, especially if you are hosting, but it’s also a time to sit back and relax and just enjoy.  How many times do we just do that in our lives? How many times do we say thank you for our bodies? For running? For what we are able...

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Episode 114 What kind of runner are you? What kind of Runner do you want to be? Who do you want to be? Today is the first day of the rest of your life.  You must understand your past to take a look at how and where we can improve, but we must live in the present.  We can choose every moment to be a new person. The person we choose to be now creates the actions we choose and the results we have. Re...

Episode 113 "I don’t run to add more years to my life, I run to add more life to my years".  - Ronald Rook Don’t run to live, live to run! With more reflection, experience, and miles completed, I think these popular running quotes sound nice, but I am not sure if they are correct.  Why do we need to choose? Running and life are so intertwined that success in one leads to success in the o...

Episode 112: www.realliferunnerspodcast.com   When the workout gets hard, the run gets long and tiresome, work is piling up, the family is pulling you every direction what story do you tell yourself?  Do you accept the overwhelm? Do you start making excuses before the poor performance has happened? Do you back off because it is just too hard or do you rise up and fight against the challenge becaus...

Episode 111: It is not the struggle of the moment that overwhelms us.  It is regret over something we cannot change and apprehension about what may come.  Live for the moment and the moment becomes easier. Decisions become clearer. “Can’t” simply disappears.  You current situation is not too much. Resources: 12 Common Running Mistakes  - free audio training and ebook! Interested in our coaching pr...

Episode 110.  Show notes: www.realliferunnerspodcast.com Get on our waitlist! www.rlrtrainingacademy.com   Resources: 12 Common Running Mistakes  - free audio training and ebook! Interested in our coaching program? Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier   We have SHIRTS!  Show your Real Life Runner Pride ! Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like a...

Episode 109 For show notes: www.realliferunnerspodcast.com   Resources: 12 Common Running Mistakes  - free audio training and ebook! Interested in our coaching program? Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier   We have SHIRTS!  Show your Real Life Runner Pride ! Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like answered on our show!     Thanks for Listening!...

Resources: 12 Common Running Mistakes  - free audio training and ebook! Interested in our coaching program? Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier   We have SHIRTS!  Show your Real Life Runner Pride ! Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like answered on our show!     Thanks for Listening!! Want to support the show?  Check out our options  here ! If...

Without the bad, how can we appreciate the good?   Bad days are going to happen.  There are days you do not want to get out of bed, days you feel sick, days your legs feel heavy, days your motivation is shot, days you are mentally fried and physically exhausted.  What are you supposed to do on those days? What happens to the goals and the consistency when you just aren’t feeling it that day? This...

Ep 106 Does it exist?  What is the magic training plan for your next race that will guarantee your results?   You need a plan that's right FOR YOU.  There are a lot of great plans out there, but which one is right for you?  Does it take YOU into consideration?  That needs to happen for you to find the magic plan.   However, even if you have the perfect plan, there is still another aspect that...

How are you showing up, in your running and your life?  Are you maintaining high standards or settling for mediocrity? Resources: 12 Common Running Mistakes  - free audio training and ebook! Interested in our coaching program? Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier   We have SHIRTS!  Show your Real Life Runner Pride ! Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you...

For full show notes, please visit:  https://www.realliferunners.com/blog/episode104 Resources: 12 Common Running Mistakes  - free audio training and ebook! Interested in our coaching program? Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier   We have SHIRTS!  Show your Real Life Runner Pride ! Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like answered on our show!  ...

For show notes, please visit: www.realliferunnerspodcast.com/episode103 Resources: Our Coaching Programs and Training Plans Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier   We have SHIRTS!  Show your Real Life Runner Pride ! Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like answered on our show!     Thanks for Listening!! Want to support the show?  Check out our op...

This episode was spurred on by a few events.  With the start of the school year, it is also the start of official cross country practice and the kids bring out new ideas in me.   I have been thinking about the new runners and how adding just about anything to their routine will improve them as a runner.  I thought about the returners, and how there comes a point where coaches move past general hea...

Episode 101: For show notes, please visit:  www.realliferunnerspodcast.com/episode101 Resources: Our Coaching Programs and Training Plans Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier   We have SHIRTS!  Show your Real Life Runner Pride ! Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like answered on our show!     Thanks for Listening!! Want to support the show?  Ch...

For show notes, please visit: www.realliferunnerspodcast.com/episode100   Resources: Our Coaching Programs and Training Plans Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier   We have SHIRTS!  Show your Real Life Runner Pride ! Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like answered on our show!     Thanks for Listening!! Want to support the show?  Check out our...

Episode 99: For full show notes, please visit:  https://www.realliferunnerspodcast.com/episode99 Resources: Our Coaching Programs and Training Plans Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier   We have SHIRTS!  Show your Real Life Runner Pride ! Hope you enjoy it!! Let us know if you have any questions that you would like answered on our show!     Thanks for Listening!! Want to support th...