Running Technique Tips

Brian develops a sore foot, makes a mistake in training, but manages to finish the week in one piece by backing off the pace. Lisa's week was one of her best finishing up with a speedy two hour long run that felt better the longer she went. We talk about the elements of a successful marathon training plan and Lisa describes her training program leading into the 2018 NYC Marathon. Brian questions whether Lisa has built enough recovery and easy running into her strategy, and we debate the optimal length of a marathon pace simulation run.

Resources and references discussed in this episode: Advanced Marathoning by Pfitzinger and Douglas, Running to the Top by Arthur Lydiard, Hansons Marathon Method by Luke Humphrey. The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing by Phil Maffetone and Lisa's draft NYC marathon training plan. Finally, here's a link to a 2012 Running Technique Tips Blog post to remind us that our training programs are just a plan.

Connect with Brian and Lisa:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach YouTube: http://youtube.com/runningtechniquetv

Brian develops a sore foot, makes a mistake in training, but manages to finish the week in one piece by backing off the pace. Lisa's week was one of her best finishing up with a speedy two hour long run that felt better the longer she went. We talk about the elements of a successful marathon training plan and Lisa describes her training program leading into the 2018 NYC Marathon. Brian questions whether Lisa has built enough recovery and easy running into her strategy, and we debate the optimal length of a marathon pace simulation run.

Resources and references discussed in this episode: Advanced Marathoning by Pfitzinger and Douglas, Running to the Top by Arthur Lydiard, Hansons Marathon Method by Luke Humphrey. The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing by Phil Maffetone and finally Lisa's draft NYC marathon training plan.

Brian battles through record low temperatures in Ballarat as he strives towards the 80km per week training plateau as the Melbourne Marathon looms 12 weeks away. He attempts (and makes a video of) an Arthur Lydiard style hill workout in a bid to stave off lower leg injuries and develop more strength. He spends the weekend in Wodonga and has a cracking 18km training run on the local rail trail with his brother. Meanwhile Lisa moves well through some 400m repetitions on the track and chases some hills, before a king tide and small human induced sleep deprevation threaten to derail her training week. She finishes the week on a high note with a good long run over hills. This week's conversation centres around slower speed and aerobic effort based training. Brian embraces Lydiard and Maffetone training principles while Lisa asks "how slow is too slow?". Brian questions his younger self, while getting philisophical about the parallels between the slow food movement and slower running while Lisa wonders if he's lost the plot. The conversation finishes up with a challenge to check if your easy training pace really is!

Resources and references discussed in this podcast: Lydiard Hill Training. A video of Brian trying to run up a hill video. The MAF formula Phil Maffetone - 180 Formula. The Lydiard Foundation website. A runners' world article where Peter Snell talks about the physiological benefits of long runs. Brian's old blog post about the potential pitfalls of too much slow running. Link to Daniels' Running Formula. Link to Flinders Island Running Festival. Interview where coach Adam Didyk talks about his 15km marathon pace training session - Tell Me Your Tales Podcast. Australian runner Shaun Creighton discusses his easy pace - Inside Running Podcast.

Connect with Brian and Lisa:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach YouTube: http://youtube.com/runningtechniquetv

Brian and Lisa share some background about their running experiences and how they'll be using their current goals of running the New York and Melbourne Marathons to learn more about running, training, and fitting it all in while life gets in the way. They discuss the purpose of this podcast is to share their experiences, mistakes, and learnings to help mid-pack and slower runners achieve their goals. Brian explains why he started the Running Technique Tips blog in 2011 and how he became interested enough in running technique to write a book about it. Finally - do you know why you're running a Marathon, and what impact do your reasons have on the way you train? Resources mentioned during the conversation: Phil Maffetone, Daniels' Running Formula, and the Lydiard Foundation.

Connect with Brian and Lisa:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RunningTechniqueTips/ Twitter: @BrianRunCoach YouTube: http://youtube.com/runningtechniquetv