Aug 12, 2026 · 50 min · 11 segments
Jeff is closing out Season 3 of the Consistently Good Podcast by taking on some of running’s most repeated clichés. From “no pain, no gain” to “run slow to run fast,” Jeff breaks down what’s actually…
Jeff CunninghamHost
Now, when I was a kid, the first sort of running based, performance based cliche I remember hearing was one that sort of stuck with me as being a bit odd, and I didn't understand it.
And it said, "The race is not to the fast, but goes to those who keep on going." And I thought to myself, "Well, that's a bit odd." And I think we all remember this, especially if you're an old guy like me or an old gal like me.
You were in elementary school, you were in middle school, high school, and there would be posters on the walls, or if you've been in some horrible break room in some government building that you worked in downtown Huckfin City somewhere.
You know, it says, "Hang in there," and it has, like, a kitten, you know, with one paw hanging onto a tree branch, and you're like, "I, I'm not really hanging in there.
I, I just showed up, and I'm doing this, and I don't love it that much." But I always thought it was odd.
But is there some element of truth to it? Is there some usefulness to that, or is it bunk? I'm coming back to that one, and you're gonna be fascinated when you hear what I have to say.
Now, listen, cliche, isms, like I said, we're bombarded by them, and I'm gonna break 'em down into four discrete categories today as I see them, um, as they p- are pervasive in the endurance space, as they sort of, sort of ooze from the cracks at every turn when we're in endurance sports or we're running or, um, even HYROX, um, cycling, swimming.
Um, a lot of stuff that we do that requires attention to detail, that requires us showing up every day, that inquire, that requires us to go into databases, and there's lists, and there's performances, and there's rankings, all the stuff.
You're already laughing because you have some tough guy cliche, maybe, maybe a couple that I'm not gonna actually get to today, but you all know sort of where I'm going with that.
You know, listen, everything, almost everything, has some element of comparative analysis that has to go into it, right? You are looking at your plus/minus ledger down there at your small business.
You're looking at downloads, right? We have comparison cliche that oozes into anything that we do where we wanna know, do I stack up? Comparison cliche, I'm gonna talk about it.
Then I have the unfortunate group, frankly, that doesn't have a whole lot of usefulness that's pretty harmful.
Now, when I was a kid, the first sort of running based, performance based cliche I remember hearing was one that sort of stuck with me as being a bit odd, and I didn't understand it.
And it said, "The race is not to the fast, but goes to those who keep on going." And I thought to myself, "Well, that's a bit odd." And I think we all remember this, especially if you're an old guy like me or an old gal like me.
You were in elementary school, you were in middle school, high school, and there would be posters on the walls, or if you've been in some horrible break room in some government building that you worked in downtown Huckfin City somewhere.
You know, it says, "Hang in there," and it has, like, a kitten, you know, with one paw hanging onto a tree branch, and you're like, "I, I'm not really hanging in there.
I, I just showed up, and I'm doing this, and I don't love it that much." But I always thought it was odd.
But is there some element of truth to it? Is there some usefulness to that, or is it bunk? I'm coming back to that one, and you're gonna be fascinated when you hear what I have to say.
Now, listen, cliche, isms, like I said, we're bombarded by them, and I'm gonna break 'em down into four discrete categories today as I see them, um, as they p- are pervasive in the endurance space, as they sort of, sort of ooze from the cracks at every turn when we're in endurance sports or we're running or, um, even HYROX, um, cycling, swimming.
Um, a lot of stuff that we do that requires attention to detail, that requires us showing up every day, that inquire, that requires us to go into databases, and there's lists, and there's performances, and there's rankings, all the stuff.
You're already laughing because you have some tough guy cliche, maybe, maybe a couple that I'm not gonna actually get to today, but you all know sort of where I'm going with that.
You know, listen, everything, almost everything, has some element of comparative analysis that has to go into it, right? You are looking at your plus/minus ledger down there at your small business.
You're looking at downloads, right? We have comparison cliche that oozes into anything that we do where we wanna know, do I stack up? Comparison cliche, I'm gonna talk about it.
Then I have the unfortunate group, frankly, that doesn't have a whole lot of usefulness that's pretty harmful.
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