{"id":818,"date":"2017-04-13T18:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=818"},"modified":"2017-04-13T18:56:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T01:56:00","slug":"running-perfection-what-it-takes-to-be-a-great-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/running-perfection-what-it-takes-to-be-a-great-runner\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Perfection  What it takes to be a great runner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galen-e1492129750643.jpg\" alt=\"Galen Rupp\" width=\"700\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galen-e1492129750643.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galen-e1492129750643-600x383.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>In this episode Richard Diaz and his featured guest Elijah Markstrom of The Obstacle Order discuss a variety of topics\u00a0that can get foggy in respect to running performance, be it in an Obstacle Race or any endurance running event. 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