Are You Training Or Just Collecting Data? My interview with Tom Waite
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We talk with performance coach Tom Waite about how to start running without overcomplicating it, especially when life and work are already full. We dig into goals, recovery, sleep, and motivation so you can build consistency that actually lasts.
• Tom’s background from running to boxing to coaching
• setting a clear running goal before choosing a plan
• recovery capacity as the limiter for busy runners
• sleep basics and the biggest disruptors like stress and late-night work
• using training to improve sleep without exercising too close to bedtime
• wearables and biometric data as tools for behaviour change
• avoiding obsession with sleep scores and recovery metrics
• why tiny habits done well beat a perfect plan done rarely
• when online running plans help and when they distract
• social media fitness content rewarding novelty over context
• motivation, identity, and purpose as the engine for consistency
• running as an accessible way to feel better outdoors
So please do listen next week to part two.
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