Coach Bennett's Podcast

A coach explores what actually makes a run successful and why personal definitions matter. He asks whether you started the run you should have and urges naming the run’s purpose. Fun, surprise, challenge and small progress all get attention. Safety and learning from every run are highlighted as key ingredients.

A lively rundown of eight practical ways to improve performance in running or any pursuit. Stories from a birthday trip set the tone. Topics include targeting weaknesses, hill work for strength, smarter recovery with food and sleep, and staying consistent with sustainable plans. Emphasis on kindness to yourself, keeping joy in training, and embracing vulnerability and failure as part of growth.

Practical tips for making recovery runs truly restorative. Advice on checking how you feel and adjusting plans before you head out. Emphasis on effort over pace to avoid unnecessary stress. Creative ways to keep easy runs interesting with varied routes, companions, or music. Simple finish rituals like walking and lying down to boost recovery.

Episode 139. Stress LessIf you really want to perform your best then you're going to need to learn how to deal with, handle, mitigate, remove, lessen the negative stressors in your life. There are positive and negative stressors in your life. There always will be. (Hopefully, running is an example of a positive stressor.) And if you want to run your best, perform at your best, be your best then you need recover from those positive stressors in your life and remove or deal with the negative stressors in your life in a better and healthier way. Hoping this episode helps anyone that is dealing with stress in their lives. And everyone is dealing with stress in their lives. Cheers,Coach BennettSend us a messageQuick little sneaky link here for the book I wrote that I haven't "officially" announced that I wrote yet just in case you want to PRE-ORDER it. Be sure to send any and all questions and comments to the mailbag:Coach Bennett’s Podcast 9220 SW Barbur Blvd STE 119, #322 Portland, Oregon 97219Be sure to check out the Two Coach Bennetts Merch Store for t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, pint glasses and more! - https://twocoachbennetts.com/merchAnd if you need even more Coach Bennett in your life you can scratch that itch by subscribing to the Coach Bennett’s Newsletter.You can also listen to the Two Coach Bennetts Talking podcast on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify Podcasts or anywhere else podcasts are offered.Or you can follow on Instagram: @coachbennettTikTok: @CoachBennettCheck out Coach Bennett on Cameo fo...

Practical tips for making longer runs work for your life and fitness. Advice on matching distance to current conditioning and daily demands. Strategies for planning route, weather, stops, and pacing. Mental tricks to break up miles and beat boredom. Ideas for warmups, exits, and small rewards to build consistency.

Episode 137. Smart Stuff People Say About RunningIn a world that seems to be giving more and more screen time to really dumb opinions and asinine commentary about running (and just about everything else for that matter) I thought it might be a great idea to celebrate some smart stuff runners say. You can look at this episode as the companion show to Episode 136 which was entitled Dumb Stuff Runners Say. As much fun as the Dumb Stuff episode was to make I got to say that this was was even more fun to make! Hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as I did rambling and ranting through it. Cheers,Coach BennettSend us a messageQuick little sneaky link here for the book I wrote that I haven't "officially" announced that I wrote yet just in case you want to PRE-ORDER it. Be sure to send any and all questions and comments to the mailbag:Coach Bennett’s Podcast 9220 SW Barbur Blvd STE 119, #322 Portland, Oregon 97219Be sure to check out the Two Coach Bennetts Merch Store for t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, pint glasses and more! - https://twocoachbennetts.com/merchAnd if you need even more Coach Bennett in your life you can scratch that itch by subscribing to the Coach Bennett’s Newsletter.You can also listen to the Two Coach Bennetts Talking podcast on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify Podcasts or anywhere else podcasts are offered.Or you can follow on Instagram: @coachbennettTikTok: @CoachBennettCheck out Coach Bennett on Cameo fo...

Episode 136. Dumb Stuff People Say About RunningI hear all sorts of stuff. Some of it is inspiring. Some of it is motivational. Some of it is super smart. Some of it challenges my preconceived notions. Some of it is really... really... really dumb. Well, I figured that I could save you the time figuring out that some advice is asinine and sub-moronic by calling out that stupendously stupid advice on one of my podcast episodes. This means you'll have more time in your day to do cool things and learn about new subjects and expand your horizons. I'll just keep documenting the idiocy and dropping a podcast now and again telling you all about my latest collection of truly stupid pieces of advice and uneducated opinions I've come across. You're welcome. Cheers,Coach BennettSend us a messageQuick little sneaky link here for the book I wrote that I haven't "officially" announced that I wrote yet just in case you want to PRE-ORDER it. Be sure to send any and all questions and comments to the mailbag:Coach Bennett’s Podcast 9220 SW Barbur Blvd STE 119, #322 Portland, Oregon 97219Be sure to check out the Two Coach Bennetts Merch Store for t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, pint glasses and more! - https://twocoachbennetts.com/merchAnd if you need even more Coach Bennett in your life you can scratch that itch by subscribing to the Coach Bennett’s Newsletter.You can also listen to the Two Coach Bennetts Talking podcast on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify Podcasts or anywhere else podcasts are offered.Or you can follow on Instagram: @coachbennettTikTok: @CoachBennettCheck out Coach Bennett on Cameo fo...

Episode 135. Easy WinsWe're talking about easy wins so you can end a losing streak and start a winning one. That's why we're going to talk about how we can set ourselves up for success. And that's why we're talking about why we should acknowledge and celebrate those easy wins. And that's why we're going to talk about a few different easy wins that I believe will lead to more easy wins and more confidence and more starting lines being crossed. By the way, listening to this episode of Coach Bennett's Podcast is an easy win. So, thank you for listening... you winner. Cheers,Coach BennettSend us a messageQuick little sneaky link here for the book I wrote that I haven't "officially" announced that I wrote yet just in case you want to PRE-ORDER it. Be sure to send any and all questions and comments to the mailbag:Coach Bennett’s Podcast 9220 SW Barbur Blvd STE 119, #322 Portland, Oregon 97219Be sure to check out the Two Coach Bennetts Merch Store for t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, pint glasses and more! - https://twocoachbennetts.com/merchAnd if you need even more Coach Bennett in your life you can scratch that itch by subscribing to the Coach Bennett’s Newsletter.You can also listen to the Two Coach Bennetts Talking podcast on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify Podcasts or anywhere else podcasts are offered.Or you can follow on Instagram: @coachbennettTikTok: @CoachBennettCheck out Coach Bennett on Cameo fo...

Episode 134. Do The Right ThingIt shouldn't be surprising that doing the right thing consistently leads to good things happening consistently or at the very least you can be proud of what YOU did consistently. And this is true between the start and finish lines and beyond the start and finish lines. This episode is about the foundational pillars of what exactly "do the right thing" means for a runner or coach and how it can shape the running journey they are on. It's never not the right time for this conversation but sometimes it's more of the right time for this conversation. This is one of those times. Thank you for listening to and supporting the podcast.Coach BennettSend us a messageQuick little sneaky link here for the book I wrote that I haven't "officially" announced that I wrote yet just in case you want to PRE-ORDER it. Be sure to send any and all questions and comments to the mailbag:Coach Bennett’s Podcast 9220 SW Barbur Blvd STE 119, #322 Portland, Oregon 97219Be sure to check out the Two Coach Bennetts Merch Store for t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, pint glasses and more! - https://twocoachbennetts.com/merchAnd if you need even more Coach Bennett in your life you can scratch that itch by subscribing to the Coach Bennett’s Newsletter.You can also listen to the Two Coach Bennetts Talking podcast on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify Podcasts or anywhere else podcasts are offered.Or you can follow on Instagram: @coachbennettTikTok: @CoachBennettCheck out Coach Bennett on Cameo fo...

Episode 133. Right Here. Right Now.You want to know where and when you can work on getting better? Right here and right now. That's the answer. And that's the only answer. You can't work on getting better yesterday. That starting line has left the station and it ain't coming back. And you sure can't work on getting better tomorrow. You'll be waiting forever for that starting line to show up. It's here and now that we get the work done. And it's the best time to do that work because it's the only time we get to work with. So we need to make the best of it. That's what this episode is all about. And we'll even break down what it really means to be optimistic, realistic and pessimistic with a little help from our always reliable assistant coach - the dictionary. Enjoy the episode. Cheers and thank you for listening to the show!Coach BennettSend us a messageQuick little sneaky link here for the book I wrote that I haven't "officially" announced that I wrote yet just in case you want to PRE-ORDER it. Be sure to send any and all questions and comments to the mailbag:Coach Bennett’s Podcast 9220 SW Barbur Blvd STE 119, #322 Portland, Oregon 97219Be sure to check out the Two Coach Bennetts Merch Store for t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, pint glasses and more! - https://twocoachbennetts.com/merchAnd if you need even more Coach Bennett in your life you can scratch that itch by subscribing to the Coach Bennett’s Newsletter.You can also listen to the Two Coach Bennetts Talking podcast on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify Podcasts or anywhere else podcasts are offered.Or you can follow on Instagram: @coachbennettTikTok: @CoachBennettCheck out Coach Bennett on Cameo fo...