On this episode of the Training for the Trials series Lauren and Abby chat with CJ Albertson. CJ lives in Fresno California with his wife Chelsey who will also being toeing the line in Atlanta on Saturday - talk about a speedy couple! CJ has what lots of people may consider a unique approach to training but as you'll hear in this episode it makes complete sense to him. Listen to hear about the time he ran a trail "half marathon" in China, his rapid succession of marathons in the last 18 months and what he does to recover from his high training load / 30+ mile long runs!

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