Hey everybody, welcome to podrunnerer.

I'm Steve Boyette and coming up is over an hour of great music to regulate and motivate

your run at 173 beats per minute, called Persist.

With this series on the threes, I'm on a mission to make what I call mild to wild mixes.

These have more energy range than the standard podrunner mix, starting off a bit more chill

and peaking a bit longer, and with more intensity.

Persist is especially smooth and gradual, and that extended peak might sneak up on you

before you know it.

I'm especially happy with this mix because it's my first one after getting COVID, which

got to me despite every booster I could put between me and it.

I was pretty sick, you can probably still hear it in my voice, but I'm a lot better now.

But coffee now tastes like cinnamon.

When you consider what COVID's done to so many other people, if that's all I'm left

with, I will count my blessings.

Because podrunner's mission is to help as many people with their fitness goals as it

possibly can, these mixes always have been and always will be free for everybody.

And instead of funding that with commercials or sponsors that interrupt your workout or

make your listening habits or information available to third parties, podrunner is funded

by its listeners, which means it needs your help.

If you appreciate what podrunner does for your training, consider making a one time or

small monthly contribution at podrunner.com.

Whether you're just starting out or you're an old pro, you know that persistence is key

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