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Can't Stop Endurance Kevin Leathers
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Coach Kevin began running over 40 years ago as a high school freshman. His love of running developed on the track and the cross-country course. He added triathlon to his list of passions while in college.
Kevin began coaching informally over 25 years ago and started Can't Stop Endurance in 2006. He has coached runners from beginners to marathon champions. Kevin has also coached thousands of runners through his work with the Team McGraw and St Jude Heroes charity programs. The driving force in his endurance career has been the personal "test of self". Coaching allows him to help others achieve their own personal peak performance.
30+ marathons including Boston, NYC & ChicagoHundreds of races from 5K to half-marathon35+ years of triathlon including sprint distance to IronmanUSA Triathlon Age-Group Nationals and USAT Age Group All-American statusUltrarunning experience: 50K, 50 Mile, 100 MileNational Coach - Team McGraw charity program (2007-2015)National Run Coach - St Jude Heroes (2010-2020) Head Coach - Run the 901 Training GroupsRun Coach - Victory Triathlon ClubHost - Can't Stop Endurance Podcast
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Coach Kevin Coffee Break #1 - LOOK UP
Coach Kevin Coffee Break: small mini-episodes. These will be short and to the point. Hopefully, you pick up a useful training tip that helps you become a better, smarter runner. Look up, runners! Can you see your shoes when you run? If so, you are doing it wrong. Tune in for a few quick running form tips from Coach Kevin
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Ep 75: Race Execution - The Path Back Part 2
Coach Kevin continues his story from Ep 71: "The Path Back To Running Joy". He shares his race report and the lessons learned from his latest half-marathon in hopes of helping you learn from his successes and mistakes. Coach digs into the key elements of the race:Pre-race strategyMindset - blocking out distractions & focusing on the mile you are in.Fueling strategyRace execution - how did pacing, mindset and fueling play out this time?Some days you are the windshield, so...
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Ep 76 - We Are All The Dumb Runner
We first talked about Dumb Runner in Episode 14. It is one of our most listened-to episodes. Why? Because we can all relate. We are all the Dumb Runner. It feels like it is time to revisit, update, and add to... the Dumb Runner list.Coach Kevin spends much of his time attempting to teach our runners how to avoid the Dumb Runner mistakes. But…understand… Coach is not standing on a self-righteous pedestal with a megaphone… he is stuck in the mud, dehydrated, one leg caught in...
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Ep 74: That's A Great Question!
Coach Kevin talks to runners about running… a lot.... all day, every day. He has been talking about running for over 40 years and somehow never gets tired of it. Some of the interesting topics and some of the common or unique questions can benefit us all. In this episode. Coach discuss several recent conversations:Fueling: What is a good strategy to figure out the right formula to sustain through marathon training and how do you know if it is working? How do you figure out if a bad run ...
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Ep 73: Optimizing Training Plans
Coach Kevin discusses managing the needs of a wide variety of runners. What type of runner are you? Find out what you can do to optimize your training.How do running coaches tailor training plans to accommodate beginners, intermediate runners, and advanced athletes?One size does NOT fit all. Runners don’t know what they don’t know. So many mistakes to be made and lessons to be learned. So many of those mistakes can be minimized or avoided with a good, experienced coach.Runnin...
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Ep 72: Running Q&A with Coach Kevin
I love talking about running. In this episode, we discuss some recent topics and questions.What COULD you do vs what SHOULD you do?The importance of PACE CONTROLEasy runs should be EASY or you are doing it wrong.Why you should warm up before every run and every workout.Email: coach@cantstopendurance.comFollow us on Instagram and Facebook @cantstopendurance