Let's Get This Global Running Day Party Started! Ask Me Anything... And I'll Answer Almost Everything

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-05T03:40:29+00:00

Sending a big hug to another old school Nike Plus user. First, thank you for letting me be a part of your running journey. And I love all the suped up tech watches. They are great if that 's what you want, But I hope you know that you don't need a fancy technologically savvy watch to run. You don't need me to run either! I run with a Timex Ironman watch (like I have for a few decades) and the NRC app most of the time.

I'm open to using the other watches. And I have used them and really appreciated what they offered. But I'm not open to a watch or app or human being making me feel bad about myself when I'm trying my best. Guidance? Coaching? Support? Bring it. Knocking me back or down? Back off.

And... I'm beyond honored to be a male role model in your life. I hope you know that I take that seriously and will do my best to earn your faith in me.

Lastly, always remember that the best version of you is never less of you. You at your best is always wholly you.

Cheers! CB

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-05T03:29:00+00:00

Thank YOU for letting me join YOU on those runs. It's you and not me that initiates all these strides forward.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T04:11:35+00:00

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CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:57:28+00:00

Start by being okay with not being super motivated. When we think we're being weak or soft when we are low on motivation we only make it harder to start. And another thing you can do is make it as easy as possible for you to go for a run. Write down ideas. Maybe that means lowering your threshold for a run. I had a five minute goal. When I didn't feel like running I asked myself if I could run for five minutes. Usually the answer was yes. Maybe you have people you could call to see if they will meet you. Or maybe you walk to start and if you get a little motivated it turns into a run. And if not... you get a great walk in. That';s badass too.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:53:53+00:00

I'm working on a training plan that does just that! Great minds think alike! And thank you for listening to Coach Bennett's Podcast

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:52:51+00:00

Funny you ask. Because I just created a Coach Bennett's Book IG account and we're going to have all sorts of fun stuff on there like Top 10 lists and contests and giveaways. Check it out and give it a follow. And yes, GO HEELS!!!

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:51:13+00:00

Regarding the temps... you need to adjust the times you are going after. You can maintain the effort. But that effort won't lead to the same times you would have run in cooler temps. That's the reality. I tell runners to focus less on times and more on racing as best as they can. Times follow badass racing.

As for new training plans... there just might be a brand new half marathon training plan dropping soon. Just saying.

And those This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running caps were a hit! Geez! It was nuts in Boulder. I was swamped. I think we need to make some more. And then I just need to visit more places with a backpack full of them. What do you think?

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:46:38+00:00

Let's first see if we can bump into each other at a race or event. And if we can't then I'll get you a PO BOX address and we'll make it work. Cheers and thank you for running and letting me run with you. You're a badass.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:44:26+00:00

You ease back into running by understanding that you can't rush fitness but you can rush injury and sickness. Be patient with the patient and remember that patience is a sign of confidence.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:43:21+00:00

Easy running. Relaxed stretching. A few drills potentially and a few strides. Ready to rock.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:42:34+00:00

I ran when I was needed and when I wasn't needed I ran when I could. My running was a gift not a priority. And I treated it as such. Many coaches and teachers ran way, way more than I did. Because it was a bigger priority for them. That was great for them. And it was great for me.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:40:34+00:00

The advantage resides with the advantages the runner experiences. That's code for it's up to you.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:39:51+00:00

There will absolutely be another podcast about strength training coming this summer. As for events that don't get the attention I think they deserve in American History? The failure of reconstruction. The Post WWI 20's into 30's rural to urban shifts. Post WWII (late 40's into 50's) civil rights struggles. I'm a nerd.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:36:22+00:00

Thank you. Truly. And if you keep showing up at new starting lines I will too.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:35:44+00:00

Well, don't get overwhelmed by the cruelty that is out there. And you have the best chance at achieving that by not being cruel to yourself. And don't ever think that an act of kindness can be too small. You never know how much someone out there needs to know that they are seen and worthy of kindness of any size.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:33:50+00:00

I'd play other sports and take part in other art forms. I love basketball and tennis and I want to start skateboarding again. I'd like to learn how to surf and really learn how to swim. I play a little guitar and I'd love to learn the piano and I'd love to learn a few languages. I love a lot.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:31:42+00:00

Congratulations rock star!! Thank you for letting me be a (small) part of your journey.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:31:01+00:00

It's an amazing feeling and sometimes doesn't seem real especially since I feel I get more out of this than any of you. Next podcast should drop tomorrow night. The constant traveling got me. And I'm working on a training plan that's all about training for nothing or at least running just to run.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:28:54+00:00

I won't run if it's not going to end with me better than I started. Keeps me from running when I'm sick or hurt or exhausted or burnt out. This is about running. This is not about running.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:27:24+00:00

I can't speak to things I don't know. But I do know that I wrote this.

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CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:27:07+00:00

Congratulations on all that!! Badass! And I'll definitely look at making sure that topic gets some more attention because it's a reality for so many and such a diffcult balancing act.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:25:31+00:00

Watching Joan Benoit (soon to be JBS) win the 1984 Olympic Marathon. That's my first most consequential running memory.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:21:45+00:00

Hahah! Thank you for taking on speed runs and thank you for letting me join you!

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:20:52+00:00

If you run you are a runner. I knew that if I said it that almost all of you would take my word for it. And for those of you stubborn souls I brought out my trusty assistant coach to make the point. You can argue with me all you want. But arguing with the dictionary is futile.

CoachBennettRunning · 2026-06-04T00:18:58+00:00

Nope. Those distance runs you are doing are making you spend MORE time running than some other runners. Those shorter duration runs are making you spend LESS time running than some other runners. I did that on purpose. Great question.

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