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    EP 541: Improving Performance Through the Aggregation of Marginal Gains

    EP 541: Improving Performance Through the Aggregation of Marginal Gains

    October 8, 2021
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    Adam Kimble and Strava Co-Founder, Mark Gainey, were recently talking about Eliud Kipchoge's attempt at the sub 2-hour marathon.  They focused on every little detail that his team worked on improving. These small improvements can make a big difference.  How can we implement this strategy in our lives?  

    British Cycling Team Performance Director, Dave Brailsford, did this with the team back in 2003 turning their mediocre winless team into a powerhouse of competitors with his philosophy of the "aggregation of marginal gains": tiny margins of improvement in everything they did.

    Read more about the British cycling team from James Clear HERE

    Check out Adam Kimble's new running journal, "Chasing Twilight" he wrote with Connor Crouch and Jim O'Brien

    Learn more about Adam by checking out his web site and his coaching site, Run On Dirt Coaching.
    Adam's social channels: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

    Check out this super 30-day trial to Open, a mindfulness studio

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