Matt and Zacca are up and about following the news of Melbourne Marathon Festival to go ahead on 11th and 12th of December. They are also wary, but keen to push ahead. They detail their weeks, Matt pushing his mid week session back a day to ensure more recovery from feeling a bit flat. Hits a fartlek on the track, followed by his second session of the week, a hill sandwich.

Zacca keeps the momentum going by going with his first marathon specific workout that he’ll build on, 3 x 3km reps. He follows it up with a 3min rep sandwich to top off another strong week.

Damien Fitzgerald, CEO of Pillar Performance and Ex Professional Rugby Union player joins Zac and Matt for a chat about how injuries on the rugby field propelled him into starting Pillar Performance, a sports micronutrition company with a mission to help athletes from all sports manage their body and continue to enjoy an active lifestyle. We hear about how he worked along side some of australia’s best dieticians and sport scientists to develop a range of products formulated to address energy optimization, immunity, recovery and joint health.

Damien shares openly about the struggles of professional sport and coming back from injuries and some key learnings that are relevant to runners.

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