Listen guys, when coach says he has some important things he wants to address, you hit record.

Coach collected GPS data from over 100 Boston Marathon runners to settle the "course was long" debate once and for all — then he breaks down fartlek execution, why missing a workout doesn't ruin your race, and why trying to optimize everything might be the thing that's actually holding you back.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro:

1:17 GPS vs. Race Time

2:55 How Race Courses Are Officially Measured

9:08 The Boston Marathon Data Study

11:33 What Extra Distance Costs You in Real Time

18:13 What Is a Fartlek?

20:48 The GPS Anxiety Problem

24:19 The Highway Analogy

27:04 Skipped Workouts, Bad Workouts & the Rule of Thirds

38:08 Bandwidth Management

46:54 Mailbag

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