About this episode

The episode explores the concept of running as a wicked environment as defined by David Epstein in his book 'Range'.

Running is a wicked environment… at least as David Epstein defines the term in his 2019 work Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World . In today’s episode, we’ll take a look at WHY running is a wicked environment and what we might want to do about that. Learn more about our coaching services at atozrunning.com

People in this episode

Host: A to Z Running

Topics covered

• running
• wicked environment
• generalists vs specialists
• coaching
• adaptability

Keywords

• running
• wicked environment
• David Epstein
• Range
• generalists
• specialists
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

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