The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-323 – Adam – Running with a Heart Transplant
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MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - http://www.marathonbq.com/qualify-for-the-boston-marathon-in-14-weeks/
Hello there my friends, this is Chris your host and this is the RunRunLive Podcast Episode 4-323. 
Got a calculator?  What’s 323 X 60?  That’s 19,380 minutes, 323 hours, 8.075 straight work weeks, 40+ straight 8 hour work days.  That’s a big pile of narrative.   Isn’t that funny?  How you can just start doing something, a session at a time and pretty soon it adds up? 
And that’s without any compounding of the interest.
Try this experiment.  Every time you go for a run put a penny in a bowl.  Or maybe pick up a rock and put it on a pile at the trail head.   See what it looks like at the end of the year. 
That’s the power of practice. That little bit adds up.  That little handful of sand becomes a mountain to your perseverance.
It’s the same concept with time and money.  Anything can be done through daily or frequent little bits of practice.  I’m working through a book right now.  I don’t find the book particularly entertaining but I feel I need to know the content.  I’m trying to give it 20 minutes a day. 
I did the same thing when I wrote the MarathonBQ book last year.  I laid out the chapters in a table of contents format and worked on a chapter every day for a month – and just like that it was done. It took another 5 months of futzing around and editing, but I got it done. 
Some people call this ‘chunking’.  Take something that seems overwhelming and chunking it down into bite size bits that you can chew off every day. 
My training has been going very well.  I’m working in some consistent speedwork and tempo and building up my distance.  It’s not perfect and I’m still feeling out the paces but it’s progress and I feel strong. 
We love the cool, dry fall weather, Buddy and I.  Even though we’ve lost the sun it’s ok.  I’m no stranger to running with a head lamp in the woods.  It’s a bit hard to stay on the trail when all the leaves fall and obscure the ground.  But that’s why I have Buddy.  He knows the way and can see in the dark better than I can. 
He’s doing very well.  The cooler weather helps.  I’ve also started him on a regimen of joint supplements which seem to be surprisingly effective.  He used to barely be able to get up the day after a 6 miler in the trails but now he shows no sign of stiffness at all.  The product is called GlycoFlex by a company called VetriScience.
I met the guy that runs their supply chain at a conference.  We got to talking and it turns out he’s a veteran marathoner from Vermont.  I sent him a copy of my book and he sent me a bag of supplements for Buddy.  See how this networking thing works out?
Today have an awesome interview with Adam the @transplant runner.  I met Adam on twitter.  I saw his twitter handle and asked a simple question “Are you really running with a heart transplant?” When he said ‘yes’ I had to get him on the show.  Super cool - Super inspirational.  I love this guy and his attitude.  Reminds us that we really shouldn’t be whining and that you can really do anything if you have the right attitude. 
In the first section I’m going to rant about speedwork again.  Just because I’ve been doing more of it and remembering all the benefits first hand.  In the second section I’ll give you some random advice on Blogging. 
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Little things every day.  They count. 
I’ve been in the office the last couple weeks.  I don’t have to go to the office but I like the structure and the privacy of an office.  When I use the common rest room outside my office I notice the paper towels.  Specifically I notice the paper towels on the ground next to the trash receptacle.
I think the scenario is that some guy before me washed his hands, (always a good habit) after using the rest room, then took a