Summary
The conversation covers various topics including marathon training, swimming progress, injury management, supporting runners in ultra races, personal updates and challenges, managing stress and emotions, training and uni commitments, and work schedule and fitness routine. The conversation covers topics such as dedication to fitness classes, different demographics at different times, working out at different times of day, darkness in the morning, daylight savings, short days and snow, being disconnected from school term, combining running and strength training, managing DOMS, the benefits of combining running and strength training, the perception of weightlifting, improving range of movement and technique, and the mental benefits of combining running and strength training. The conversation emphasizes the importance of finding a routine that works for each individual and the benefits of incorporating both running and strength training into a fitness regimen.
Takeaways
Training for a marathon requires adjusting the pace and intensity of training runs based on the target marathon pace.
Swimming can be challenging to incorporate into a training routine due to logistical factors, but it offers benefits such as improved fitness and reduced impact on the body.
Managing injuries like plantar fasciitis requires a combination of rest, recovery, and targeted exercises.
Supporting runners in ultra races can be emotionally rewarding but also challenging, as it involves witnessing both triumphs and disappointments.
Balancing personal commitments, such as birthdays and uni exams, with training and work schedules requires careful planning and prioritization.
It's important to listen to your body and allow for rest and recovery, especially when dealing with physical and mental fatigue.
Establishing a consistent fitness routine, even with a rotating work schedule, can help maintain motivation and progress towards fitness goals.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Marathon Training
00:30 Swimming Progress and Challenges
06:22 Supporting Runners and Ultra Races
09:43 Personal Updates and Challenges
13:56 Managing Stress and Emotions
15:22 Training and Uni Commitments
23:33 Dedication to Fitness Classes
24:01 Different Demographics at Different Times
25:11 Working Out at Different Times of Day
26:18 Darkness in the Morning
26:42 Daylight Savings
27:13 Short Days and Snow
28:28 Disconnected from School Term
30:19 Combining Running and Strength Training
32:10 Managing DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness)
33:02 Benefits of Combining Running and Strength Training
36:18 Perception of Weightlifting
38:48 Improving Range of Movement and Technique
42:25 Mental Benefits of Combining Running and Strength Training
43:28 Maintaining Sanity and Progression
Transcript
zoey @opmove (00:00.676)sort of necessarily like have a particular structure because it always like takes like a while to get back in the habit of like talking to people. And so but I just was thinking you know what it was I was listening to another podcast that I really like but they were talking about somebody had sent in a question actually one of the musicians from Thirsty Merc I think.
Treacy (00:09.685)Thank you.
Jo (00:10.19)I'm going to go to bed.
Kirsten (00:10.198)Yeah.
zoey @opmove (00:30.436)sort of like a bit of a crossover about how if you run a marathon at a slower pace then in training your marathon pace would be closer to your easy run pace than if you were running it faster and so like would that change how you would do training and a bunch of them were like well I don't really coach anyone who runs a marathon in under three and a half hours.
Kirsten (00:56.91)Yeah.
zoey @opmove (00:58.5)Wow, well that's a giant like gaping hole in your coaching practice that is. But anyway, I just thought we could just sort of like talk a little bit about how our week has been and then we'll just like see what happens and um so how's your swimming been Kirsten?
Kirsten (01
