The difference between pain and intensity
The RunRX Podcast by Coach Valerie & Coach Caroline
Episode notes
If it hurts to run, should you power through? The answer might surprise you! Tune in and learn when you should stop vs when you should keep going.
Timestamps of big takeaways
[00:50] Endurance athletes push through pain for success, but should you?
[02:05] A lot of us can do more than we mentally think we can. The trouble is that endurance runners only train in endurance.
[02:51] Distance runners didn’t grow up sprinting though, but watch any kid in a race and they are going to go full throttle and see what they’ve got.
[03:00] You won’t do it for very long though. You’re just trying to see if you can do it. That’s intensity.
[03:58] Feeling your knee killing you during a run - that’s a completely different pain.
[06:41] Endurance athletes push through discomfort for success. They may get ...