The Extramilest Podcast

#55: Race Faster By Training Slower, with 2:49 Marathoner Astrid Feyer | MAF Training

11.28.2022 - By Floris GiermanPlay

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Thanks to LMNT for sponsoring this video! Head to http://DrinkLMNT.com/FLO  to get your free sample pack with any purchase. Astrid Feyer is a 47-year-old mother of two, currently living in Australia. She has experienced her fair share of injuries and discovered MAF low heart rate training, as a way to ease back into training and gradually increase training volume. In 2020, she joined my Personal Best running coaching program (https://www.pbprogram.com/) and it has been really exciting to follow her running journey over the last few years. At the recent London Marathon, Astrid ran a 2:49 finishing time which was a Personal Best and she was also able to achieve 3rd place in her age category. In this interview we discuss being a working, busy mother and getting the training volume in, about a running journey which comes full circle, through injury, MAF training and exceeds a long-held PB! Watch the full video on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/yCrFBO80q_E    CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro Astrid Feyer 3:48 How it all started, running journey 9:10 Run camp trip Stellenbosch (South Africa) 12:04 No pain no gain, knee operations 13:12 Move to Australia, running and racing again 18:14 Sub 3-hour marathon goal 19:43 A new physio and Maffetone's Big Yellow Book 22:02 Personal Best program, MAF training 25:57 Back to racing, chasing sub 2 hours 50 minutes 31:52 Virtual London Marathon 33:31 Marathon training and preparation 37:47 MAF test updates 39:49 Training volume and parenting 42:54 London, for real! 47:49 Meeting one of your heroes 50:22 Tips for runners 51:12 New York Marathon 52:59 Activities while injured 54:52 Nutrition and high training volume 56:31 Outro   #maftraining #sub3marathon #runfast #marathontraining Affiliate Disclosure: I may earn commissions if you purchase items via my affiliate links. "As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.” Affiliate links do not increase cost to you. Also, you do not need to use these links. You can also search for these same items in Amazon or on any search engine/shopping site of your choice and buy/research them that way. LINKS AND TOOLS MENTIONED: Phil Maffetone Big Yellow Book of Training & Racing - https://amzn.to/3u3FT8H Personal Best Program - https://www.pbprogram.com/ LMNT Electrolyte Drink - https://drinklmnt.com/ NutriSense CGM - https://bit.ly/3Xebylh   YOU CAN FIND ME, FLORIS GIERMAN HERE: Personal Best Program: https://www.pbprogram.com/ Podcast: https://extramilest.com/podcast/ Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/1329785 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florisgierman Website: https://extramilest.com Website: https://pathprojects.com   ABOUT THE EXTRAMILEST SHOW: A podcast and YouTube channel where host Floris Gierman interviews world class athletes, coaches and health experts on the topic of how to become a stronger, healthier and happier athlete. More info about our running coaching program can be found at https://www.pbprogram.com. Subscribe and hit the bell to see new videos: https://bit.ly/Flo-YT LMNT are offering a free sample of 8 serving packs to listeners of the Extramilest Show, with any order. Get yours at http://DrinkLMNT.com/FLO 

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