10 things Beginner Runners Need to Stop Doing Now

02/20/22 • 47 min

The 1% Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends

As runners and endurance athletes (Hey triathletes and cyclists!), we all love knowing what you should do!

But sometimes it’s nice to look at the inverse. Inverse just means the opposite. In the context of running and training, knowing what IS NOT good for you is just as effective as knowing what is.

The point of this episode is not to embarrass anyone, but to get you to think more about what you are doing by again, looking at the opposite of what good is. This is what Mike Trees calls “training smarter”

The top 10 things runners should never do!

Ignore pain: if it hurts stop
Skip your warm-up/cool down
Never stretch
Expect a Personal best/personal record at every race
Follow a training plan to the letter..... you must be flexible as we all have good days and bad days
Start off a race too fast. You should aim for negative splits
Not rest enough
Go too hard on easy days
Put off your recovery meal. Try and eat something within 30 mins of finishing training
Obsess over numbers and what other people do

So here’s what to expect in this episode;

We’ll start off with a quick warmup to see where we are at in our current training
Then get into the core of this episode - The 10 Things Runner's Should Never Do
Then end it with our episode question - Should you wear super shoes as much or as little as possible?

Episode Links

Instagram Post - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQBI4O0jUKt/
Running Injuries - When To Run and when to stop - https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/injury/a760238/injury-when-to-run-when-to-stop
Why sleep is important for athletes - https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-activity/athletic-performance-and-sleep
Suggested episode to listen to next: 6 Tips to run your best 5k race
Podcast Concept, Production and Marketing BY POD PASTE

Episode Quotes

If you haven’t got the extra hour to sleep, then you can't do the training
It's pride that makes people want to run fast when they shouldn't
Stop stressing about getting faster in a straight line. It takes a lot of trial, error and time.
Different shoes use different muscle groups. The variety produces an all-around stronger physique.

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As runners and endurance athletes (Hey triathletes and cyclists!), we all love knowing what you should do!

The top 10 things runners should never do!

Ignore pain: if it hurts stop
Skip your warm-up/cool down
Never stretch
Expect a Personal best/personal record at every race
Follow a training plan to the letter..... you must be flexible as we all have good days and bad days
Start off a race too fast. You should aim for negative splits
Not rest enough
Go too hard on easy days
Put off your recovery meal. Try and eat something within 30 mins of finishing training
Obsess over numbers and what other people do

So here’s what to expect in this episode;

We’ll start off with a quick warmup to see where we are at in our current training
Then get into the core of this episode - The 10 Things Runner's Should Never Do
Then end it with our episode question - Should you wear super shoes as much or as little as possible?

Episode Links

Instagram Post - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQBI4O0jUKt/
Running Injuries - When To Run and when to stop - https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/injury/a760238/injury-when-to-run-when-to-stop
Why sleep is important for athletes - https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-activity/athletic-performance-and-sleep
Suggested episode to listen to next: 6 Tips to run your best 5k race
Podcast Concept, Production and Marketing BY POD PASTE

Episode Quotes

If you haven’t got the extra hour to sleep, then you can't do the training
It's pride that makes people want to run fast when they shouldn't
Stop stressing about getting faster in a straight line. It takes a lot of trial, error and time.
Different shoes use different muscle groups. The variety produces an all-around stronger physique.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Why Run Power is Your New Best Friend for Running Success

For decades now running’s cousin sport, cycling has understood the power of... power is the ultimate objective metric in a lot of areas of our lives including - endurance sports training and racing.

How does power in running work? I mean we have heart rate, pace and the very accurate Rate of perceived exertion (RPE)... but how can you use running power to train and race smarter? Find out the question to that answer and more in this episode.

Note - if you aren't into metrics, physics and data then this might not be for you and feel free to go to another episode.

If you are into this stuff, then please keep listening on and share this with other run nerds! Rather than have you wait around for The 8 reasons why running should be considered i'll just give you a quick recap now

IMPROVE YOUR RUNNING ECONOMY
TO KNOW WHEN YOU’RE OVERTRAINING
KNOW WHEN YOU STOP IMPROVING
BOOSTs YOUR TRAINING SPECIFICITY
Helps you GET YOUR POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO CORRECT
UNDERSTAND PACE PER WATT
PACE PERFECTLY
SCIENTIFICALLY CHOOSE THE FASTEST SHOE FOR YOU !

So here’s what to expect in this episode;

We’ll start off with a quick warmup to see where we are at in our current training
Then get into the meat of this episode - running power
Then end it with our episode question - would you rather focus on high cadence or longer stride length.

Episode Links

Should You Run with Power - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSH7d2Vhbw3/
Top 8 Tips Instagram Post - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSJOuFfBnCX/
Stryde Run Power - https://www.stryd.com/en/
Stryde Wind Tunnel Testing with DC Rainmaker - https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/testing-in-the-wind-tunnel-with-stryds-new-running-power-meter.html
Garmin Run Power Algorithm (estimator) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzH6dZAVy4E
Coros Run Power Algorithm (estimator) - https://support.coros.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048461372-How-to-train-with-running-power-on-your-COROS-watch
Suggested episode to listen to next: 6 Tips to run your best 5k race
Podcast Concept, Production and Marketing BY POD PASTE

Episode Quotes

You are the most efficient person in the world at doing sports the way you do it. If I tried to copy you, I would be less efficient as you.
You are the most efficient person in the world at doing sports the way you do it. If I tried to copy you, I would be less efficient as you.
Power can be used in the lab to test to see how our output changes with different cadences and shoes.
Power is a quicker feedback mechanism than heart rate

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Next Episode

The Top 7 Tips For Good Running Form

Back when I ran track in college, I had a decent amount of raw genetic talent to run faster. But as I graduated to endurance running, my inefficient overstriding led to some serious knee injuries. Imagine how fast I could have been if I actually focused on my form.

In the 80s it was mostly thought good running form was a natural talent and not a skill to be worked at and acquired. If you compare my run form from now to 20 years ago it's a world of difference.

Learn the 7 best tips to run your fastest and avoid injuries.

What You’ll learn

7 Tips for Good Running Form: Posture,Foot plant, Stride length, Arm swing, Cadence, Core, Perfection

Episode Question - Who has the best run form Mo Farah or Kipchogee?

Episode Quotes

Make sure your foot land behind the knee. If not it's a hip operation waiting to happen
If your form works you don't need to change it. If you're getting injured or want to run efficient, then look at the better form
Hitting the ground isn't what we want - We want to be up in the air for as much as possible
Anyone that overstrides and lands with the foot in front of the knee, is braking and accelerating and this is a very inefficient way of running.