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Feb 28, 2019

E-Sports is taking off around the globe, and one of the big players in the physical game aspect is CVRcade. Many cyclists can now make more money riding in E-Sport tournaments than they can on the roads. In this episode talk to Frank Garcia and find out what exactly the experience is like.

 

:45 What exactly is E-Sports

1:20 What exactly is CVRcade?

1:58 What is your background as a cyclist?

2:44 What was it that made you think cycling e-sports had a future?

3:53 What equipment does someone need to get started?

4:47 If you are physically on a bike how does a controller play into the game?

5:10 So what does this look like when you are on a bike, is there a screen in front of you?

5:42 So is this a situation where I am playing against a computer or am I playing against other people I join?

6:20 If racing against other people do I set this up with friends before or just find a group?

6:53 Are these well-known courses you race on or are they general computer generated courses?

7:33 You can build off-road courses as well as on road?

8:40 Can you tell me how this would work if I was on a bike on a mountain bike course with the keyboard?

11:08 What is the experience like if I fall, how do I experience that on the trainer?

12:32 What if I am riding in a group and someone next to me comes into me, what happens to me?

13:47 Tell us about your tournaments you have

14:39 How many people are in the big tournaments?

14:52 How do you qualify for the tournaments?

15:32 How do the 8-week league works to qualify for the tournaments?

16:55 Where do the broadcasts happen?

17:15 You said $100k up for grabs? That is real money.

18:53 Are you finding with these large purses you are getting some professional road athletes into these tournaments?

20:08 When is the next big tournament at?

Resources

CVRcade Website
CVCWorldCup
CVCcade on Facebook
CVRcade on Instagram
CVRcade on Twitter

Feb 21, 2019

We are now almost eight weeks through the new year. Where are you with your goals and New Year resolutions? Coach Denny Krahe of Diz Runs Podcast recently asked his Facebook group that question. We talk about what they said what you can do now to get back on track if you are off track.

 

:50 We catch up on Diz's podcast Diz Runs where he is almost at 700 episodes. He has been consistent for years now.

2:04 You posted an interesting column on goals. We are nearly two months into the year, do you find most of the runners you coach set new year's goals? - Many do, many are working on goal races already coming into the new year. Many will have new years resolution goals on top of their next race goal.

3:55 All of us who belong to a gym see how the attendance has already died off for this year. You asked your Facebook group how their goals were coming, what was the answer? - We asked for feedback a week ago where people are at. Some people are on track, some are behind, some are just a little behind because of the polar vortex which devastated much of the country the last month.  

5:55 What were the reasons people were behind? - Some were weather, some were little injuries and was surprised by the number of people who forgot what goals they had set seven weeks ago. How can you be successful if you forget what your goals even are?

7:24 Is this a reminder of you as a coach that you need to find ways to keep their goals in front of them better? - Yes some find a way to find a metric and measure it so they can keep it in front of them. One athlete created a wallpaper on phone with goals to remind her of what they are. 

9:59 You have an athlete that forgot about their goals, what advice do you have for them going forward? - Depends on how big of a hole they have dug for themselves. Need to decide if still attainable. Do you need to tweak the goal, you don't need to be married to it. 

15:40 Do you like your clients to use big hairy audacious goals or do you like smaller more achievable goals? - I like a mixture of both. I love big goals, but you need wins along the way. You are not going to knock off 1:20 off your marathon time to qualify for Boston, but if you set that as your goal and set goals along the way. 

17:54 How often do you work with your clients on breaking those goals down from a long term year go to month to week to what you need to be doing today? - Specificity is good, but not every day will be a win. We want to look at trend lines over a longer period of time moving things forward.

20:56 Someone is out on their run right now, and they realize they have forgot about their goals. They go ahead and look at them and evaluate, what advice do you have to stick with it this time? - Get a sticky note and put them where you can see them. Always be reminded of what those goals are. Put things in place that make it easier to get things done.

25:28

Resources
Diz article on goals
DizRuns.com
DizRuns on Twitter

 

 

Feb 15, 2019

Lisa Pozzoni is not out to coach elite-level runners, Lisa loves coaching new runners and helping them find join in running and finishing things they may have thought were impossible. 

 

:40 How is your typical coaching client different

2:01 How did you get started in running?

3:06 How did you get introduced to Chi Running?

4:55 You say you coach back of the pack runners, paint us an avatar of your typical clients

6:15 You have very active on Instagram and many of your photos are of groups and people having fun, how does that play a role?

7:23 Most of the runners you coach are new runners?

7:55 Most new runners don't think they need a coach

9:40 You do a lot of 'group selfies' so how often are your client's people you meet in person vs online coaching?

10:25 How are you using Final Surge?

11:25 In what way are these new runners usually finding you?

12:14 With a new runner what are your first steps in working with them?

13:31 What do your training programs look like?

14:23 Are you doing a large amount of ultra training as part of your coaching business?

15:38 How was the transition for you moving up to ultra distances?

16:46 What is the 212k Challenge?

18:03 How often do you work with them in person?

18:24 What advice do you have for a newer runner if they are wondering if they need a coach or not?

19:21 What advice do you have for people who may be back of pack runners with not getting discouraged?

21:20 Free e-book gift for new runners

22:00

Final Surge 5 questions in under a minute

Favorite endurance/running book? - Born to Run
Current trainers you are wearing? - Altra
Favorite race? - Monument Valley 50k
Favorite recovery meal or recovery drink? - Craft Beer
Your favorite workout - Long runs on trail

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Feb 8, 2019

Meg Mackenzie is an elite trail runner and all-around mountain athlete. She has spent the better part of the last 5 years racing around the world. She is passionate about the psychological side of training and racing and has used her own experience to guide her unique approach to coaching athletes.

James Montgomery is a passionate runner and all-around movement geek. He is passionate about endurance sport, athletic programming and strength, and conditioning. He has spent the better part of the last 15 years running and biking on the trails around Cape Town and has learned through trial and error how to build an athletic base, minimize injury risk and maximize athletic potential.

Movement

1:00 Background of Meg and James both from South Africa

2:37 How did you get started with coaching and The Running Project?

5:42 What is your general coaching philosophy?

8:35 Where do you start to determine if they psychological help in their training?

11:28 If someone is fit and ready to go, but does not have the race they wanted. Is there a general reason you find that people may not have the success in a race they wanted?

13:06 Besides the workout itself, what do you ask your clients to log in Final Surge?

14:20 You mentioned too much time in the gray zone. Are you talking about the 80/20 training philosophy? 

16:32 Are you training by paces or train by feel?

18:20 Differences between programming and coaching?

20:28 What ways do you work with movement and becoming a better athlete?

23:57 What was your movement exercise routine like today?

26:00 Was strength exercises the biggest difference to get you out of your injury rut?

Resources

TheRunProject
Run Project on Instagram
Meg on Instagram
James on Instagram 

 

 

 

 

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