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Elite marathoner/coach; practical training posts on zones, volume, and durable endurance (with health advocacy context).
Pretty lean and skinny elite runners always telling you to “eat more”? Um, I’m not sure they actually practice what they preach exactly 🤣?! Yes, please fuel properly and don’t be malnourished (obviously). But if I always “ate what my body craved” and “carbed up fully” I’d be sitting on the couch all day everyday eating ice cream and pizza 🍕 😂. And/Or I’d be spending $100 USD a week on maltodextrin-fructose gels for all my long runs/mileage😬
This a certain irony in the “hybrid athlete” and “running vs lifting space where a lot the “lift heavy” folks 🏋️do get injured quite often it seems. I’m over here running 100-miles a week and “lifting light and a little”...
Here’s a general formula for a sub 3 marathon (or BQ): First have a specific training plan program (see our “BQ Marathon Plan at Higher Running 🏃🏻 🙌!). Periodized training, quality long runs (20-22 miles). Consistently higher mileage (often over...
Yes your raw Vo2max matters greatly for distance running performance. However it’s really better efficiency (or “Running Economy”) is what allows you to harness a higher % of your Vo2max for longer times (and therefore a faster running pace). Hence...
