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From hard intervals to tempos to jogging, every run has a purpose in the overall training scheme.

Research has found that sitting close to a high performer improved performance by 15%. Sitting close to a low performer decreased performance by 30%. Surround yourself with people who lift you up. thegrowtheq.com/good-vibes-are…

If an athlete bragged about only getting 4 hours of sleep per night, I'd know he wasn't serious about his sport or performance. Yet... in the workplace, we accept this bragging as a sign of someone who is dedicated. The situations are the same. Both are sacrificing performance.

At the Cornbelt Pumpkin Dash yesterday, a beautiful morning/great weather led to some FAST times! Congrats to Austin O'Brien on the W & new course record. Ean Caskey & myself broke the old 8k record for Iowa Masters runners! Artur Mueller also runs #6 All Time Iowa Masters time!

My new #running blog includes items on Dordt University XC&TF's Craig Becker, Northwest Bearcat XC/TF's Nate Mueller and Taylor McCreedy, Runablaze, IA's Austin O'Brien, Running Wild Elite's Ean Caskey and Nathan Hopp: tinyurl.com/53yda3md

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I’m all for doing hard things. I mean, I wrote a book about it. But what most people seem to get wrong: make your hard things purposeful! Mindless suffering does not increase resilience. It does not train your mental muscle. Purposeful hard work does.

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Stop grinding. If you think of the work as a grind...it becomes something that you are trying to just get through. The best performers see the work as a path of development. Sure, sometimes it might be tedious, but you want to, and are choosing to work on your craft!

We over rely on supplements. They aren't well-regulated. Too often they are contaminated. And most of them don't work.

Focus on the process! What can you do each day to get a little bit better?

What's it mean to be a competitor? Is it ruthless, obsessive, win at all cost? Cooperative, lifting others up, even keel? You tell me Please fill out this quick survey about your competitive experiences in sport, business, or life It would help a lot: forms.gle/GgaGoB3qSG4Grz…

Clutch states occur when an athlete feels pressure but is able to increase their focus and physiological arousal so that they can perform when the game is on the line. Normally, increasing arousal causes us to fall off a cliff when under pressure. We catastrophize.

A foul is a foul regardless of when it occurs! Good call.

Don’t mistake the category for the adaptation. You don’t have to run V02 intervals to improve vo2max. You don’t have to be in zone 2 to develop general aerobic abilities. You don’t have to run at Lactate Threshold to improve threshold. The adaptation is what matters.

Why I always do a 3 minute build up at the end of my warm up!

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Normal is relative. And you can change it. When I was running 4 miles a day, 8 sounded impossible. When I was running 8 a day, 16 seemed insane. When I was running 16 a day, 4 was a break. So much of what you think is "crazy" is dependent on what you make normal...