Jax Siddall - highly competitive American distance runner and educator. Jax recently smashed the Eugene Marathon men's course record, running 2:15:02 and securing an Olympic Trials Qualifying time in his very first attempt at the 26.2-mile distance.

Jax and Cam cover what it took in training and preparation for Jax to qualify for the Olympic Trials, fueling strategies, running shoe differences, and more!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Qualifying for the Olympic Trials and Moving to Eugene, OR

00:05:45 – Training for Beating the Record

00:13:08 – Eugene Marathon: The Mindset in Achieving a Time of 02:10:

00:18:52 – The Golden Standard in Running: 26.2 Miles

00:23:34 – A Love for Running at a Young Age

00:30:53 – Training, Raising Hemoglobin, Sponsors, & a Career in Teaching

00:33:52 – Teaching Social Studies, the Netherlands, & Different Cultural Differences

00:43:04 – People that Jax Looks up to

00:50:01 – Running Documentaries on YouTube

00:53:16 – Surges During Marathon Races & Pulling the Group

00:57:10 – Fueling Strategy: Gels, Carbs, and Sodium for Races

01:01:44 – Training with Carbon Plated Running Shoes

01:08:12 – What’s Next: Broken Arrow 23k

01:12:16 – Treadmill Training for Speed and Elevation

01:16:22 – Keeping the Belief: Initial Failure in Competing to Qualify for the Olympic Trials

01:19:43 – Strategic Race Selection: Finding Stronger Competition

01:21:26 – Future Plans in Running & the Olympics

01:23:47 – Final Thoughts

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