The Elevate Your Running Podcast · Sara Manderscheid

EP. 197 - Beyond the Watch Series: Mastering the Skill of Patience

·45 min·4 clips

Sara Manderscheid, a seven-time Boston Marathon qualifier, shares expert running tips to transform your training.

This episode is a solo show with host Sarah Manderscheid, a certified running coach and Boston Marathon qualifier. She introduces a new series focused on moving beyond data from running watches. The episode serves as a series preview and a personal check-in before her Chicago Marathon race. Sarah explains the "Beyond the Watch" series will explore how to interpret and apply data without becoming a slave to it. She shares her own pre-race mindset, noting her legs feel good and her mind is sharp and hungry. Sarah recorded this before the marathon, so she cannot discuss the actual race results. She chose not to record in Chicago due to a busy schedule of post-race plans. Those plans include meeting current athletes, past clients, friends, and Instagram followers. She emphasizes the importance of connection and community within running. A surprising insight is her admission that a "hungry" mindset is the best place an athlete can be before a race. She prioritizes real-world community events over immediate podcast production after the marathon. The episode reveals the behind-the-scenes role of her editor, Jake, who handles post-production. She records episodes in advance to give Jake ample time for editing and adding music and ads. Her approach shows a deliberate balance between her athletic pursuits, community engagement, and podcast responsibilities. The tone is conversational, motivational, and reflective, directly addressing the listener. The style is educational but personal, blending coaching advice with a coach's own experiential narrative. Runners interested in the mental side of training and data management would love this episode. Listeners seeking a highly structured, guest-interview format or immediate race analysis might skip it.

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