Competitor - August 2017

TIME TO LEARN

By Emily Polachek

Sometimes running is a great

activity for getting lost in the

music—or thought—but it’s also

an opportunity to stimulate

your brain’s thinking capacity

by plugging into a podcast or

audiobook. The possibilities are

endless: Catch up on the latest

mystery novel, get inspired by

other people’s innovative ideas,

learn a new language or nerd

out on the latest running talk!

Whether you’re heading out for

a 20-minute shakeout or an

hour-long training run, here are

a few must-download audio

programs for your run-listening

pleasure.

HOW I BUILT THIS

Ever wonder how

people start success-

ful companies like

Clif Bar, Airbnb,

Southwest Airlines,

Patagonia, Whole Foods, etc.?

This podcast, hosted by NPR’s

Guy Raz, interviews the CEOs and

founders of today’s booming

businesses and tells the story of

how they took an idea or passion

and built from there. Just listening

to one episode will inspire you to

run your own startup.

REAL TALK RADIO

As the title suggests,

this podcast is all

about cutting the BS

out of your life. Host

Nicole Antoinette

has honest conversations with all

kinds of people about life and its

imperfections. Episodes runners

will particularly enjoy are inter-

views with Joel Runyon, Nick

Symmonds and Lauren Flesh-

man.

PIMSLEUR AUDIOBOOKS

If you’re doing an

out-of-country race,

it might help to

learn the language

a bit. While training,

you can listen to audiobooks

from Pimsleur, a linguistic

learning method that accelerates

language comprehension.

Audiobooks ($32) can be pur-

chased through Audible or

downloaded for free through

Audible’s monthly membership

($15).

REVISIONIST HISTORY

Transport your run

to another time in

history by listening

to this podcast by

Malcolm Gladwell.

Author of “The Tipping Point,”

“Blink” and “Outliers,” Gladwell

examines something from the

past—an event, a person or an

idea—in each episode and

questions the “what if” of those

happenings. This isn’t your

average boring history lesson.

INVISIBILIA

This podcast’s

narrative storytell-

ing style combined

with scientifi c

research will have

you hooked from the very fi rst

episode. Invisibilia is about how

invisible forces, such as ideas,

beliefs and emotions control

human behavior. Your long run

won’t feel long enough when

tuning into this one.

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For more

podcasts every

runner should be

listening to right

now, click here.

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