Summary: Part 1-<br> <br> Once again, Jon and I come to you from a coffee shop on<br><br> location and simply talking shop. This week we’re covering distractions; how to<br><br> deal with them, how do you adapt to them, and when they might be positive or<br><br> negative. We start out with the “Once A<br><br> Runner” myth about living the life of zero distractions and how this might work<br><br> for some, but it should be about learning how to thrive in a real environment.<br><br> The oft-cited counter to this argument is the East African running only<br><br> lifestyle. While this works well for them, the cultural differences and ADD<br><br> type culture that infiltrates modern society, doesn’t allow for many Westerners<br><br> to function in this type of set up. Instead of recovering during this type of<br><br> environment, the “disease of doing nothing” creates a stressor because of<br><br> ingrained societal norm of being a “productive worker bee.” It’s about finding<br><br> balance in your life that allows for recovery and self-fulfillment.<br> <br> From here, we jump to how to frame distractions and how<br><br> pattern recognition is the key to successful coaching and performance. It’s<br><br> about taking what your environment and conditions afford you and framing them<br><br> as an advantage instead of a disadvantage. A great example of this is altitude<br><br> vs. heat. Altitude has been framed as a positive adaptation because of the<br><br> physiological benefits even though it makes you run slower workouts that feel<br><br> consistently hotter. Yet, heat and humidity which makes workouts more difficult<br><br> and slower in a similar way to altitude, is seen as a negative, despite similar<br><br> positive shifts in blood volume, for example, that aid performance. Despite<br><br> Frank Shorter training in Florida, the framing is different, although both<br><br> offer benefits.<br> <br> To end part 1 , we talk about Seth Godin’s principle of “just ship” and how we<br><br> have to make mistakes, screw up, and fail fast to grow as coaches and athletes.<br> <br> I hope you guys enjoyed another in-person podcast with Jon<br><br> and I.<br> <br> Thanks,<br> Steve & Jon<br> <br> <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=63029&refid=stpr">Listen on Stitcher</a><br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/magness-marcus-on-coaching/id961516002">Subscribe on iTunes</a><br> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/scienceofrunning/MMpodcast">Subscribe through RSS</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Resources mentioned in this episode:<br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674013824/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0674013824&linkCode=as2&tag=onanofthtr-20&linkId=LMPQQHCFYK4UNJWA">Strangers to Ourselves</a>– Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious<br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062272853/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062272853&linkCode=as2&tag=onanofthtr-20&linkId=LKURZH62GSHK3ST4">Rumsfeld’s Rules</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/">Seth Godin</a><br> <br> <br> <br>
