In today's episode, I had a conversation with my coach, Jeff Cunningham. We discuss all facets of training and how patience while embracing the hard things is vital for a marathon build. Jeff has been essential to my prep for the California International Marathon and helped me set the conditions to have a successful race day. Sub 2:45, here we come! Enjoy!
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Topics:
00:00 Intro
1:51 Welcome
4:32 Do you consider yourself an expert?
6:51 The curious amateur
11:41 Marathon prep
15:48 Training volume
25:52 Patience is key
32:02 Changes that have had significant impacts
35:11 Setting the conditions
45:03 How stress can affect your build
47:26 Keeping priorities straight
52:30 CIM Marathon
59:21 Motivation
1:04:33 Pacing strategy for CIM
1:08:06 The different points of a build
1:15:21 Embrace the hard things
1:22:25 Where to set your pace
1:31:01 Respect the marathon