Welcome back to The Action - a new series by Sweat Elite that will soon be a Supporters podcast feed. Once the new Supporters Area is ready this podcast series will be private. In this episode Matt and Max discuss the week that was in distance running:

• 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Updates
• 00:32 Discussing Listener Feedback and Podcast Name
• 01:37 Debate on Mo Katir's Performance
• 05:20 Exploring the Impact of Doping in Sports
• 05:45 The Importance of Adherence to Testing Protocols
• 07:02 The Consequences of Missed Tests
• 12:34 Discussing the Future of Banned Athletes
• 17:03 The Controversy of Doped Olympic Games
• 22:36 Analyzing Grant Fischer's Performance
• 27:45 The Thrill of Track Racing
• 28:30 Analyzing Grant Fisher's Performance
• 30:25 The Challenges of Standard Chasing
• 32:58 The Future of Athletics and the Role of World Athletics
• 33:37 The Excitement of Upcoming Races
• 33:40 The Intricacies of Indoor 3K
• 38:11 The Potential of Young Athletes
• 41:25 The Future of the Sport
• 41:43 The Rise of Australian Athletes
• 52:57 The Evolution of Training and Performance
• 58:49 Conclusion: The Future of the Podcast

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Welcome back to the Sweat podcast. We're excited to share plenty of new content in 2024 featuring exclusive insights from some of the worlds, best endure in athletes in particular via the new series " Hang With." 

This week hang is with Ironman triathlete Magnus Ditlev. Magus Ditlev is the iron man, world record holder and challenge Roth 2023 winner as well as third place 2023 Iron Man world champ finisher around the same time as this is published a exclusive video on our YouTube channel featuring 48 hours in the life of Magnus, shot by Kasper Peterson Sweat Elite Coaching Academy's Head Triathlon Coach. Go check it out if you haven't already! A huge thank you to Pillar Performance for sponsoring the video with Magnus. You can score 15% off by using code Sweat15 at checkout at Pillar Performance: https://pillarperformance.us/

Pillar Performance is available through the feed.com with the same discount code: https://thefeed.com/products/pillar-performance/ Learn about training with Kasper Peterson: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/kasper

Welcome back to Training Talk. This is Episode 2 with Matt and Max speaking all about Matt Fox's Marathon Training Plan for the year of 2024 which includes focusing on speed work for the first 6 months before transitioning to Marathon Specific work from the end of Summer.

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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction and Discussion on New Trainers
• 00:33 Deep Dive into Invincible 3 Trainers
• 01:21 Comparison with Other Shoe Models
• 02:10 Benefits of Modern Trainers
• 02:43 Personal Experience with Nike Zagamas
• 03:22 Transition to Training Talk
• 03:33 Analysis of Training and Goals
• 04:29 New Training Strategy Discussion
• 05:10 Explanation of Training Zones
• 06:35 Planning the Training Cycle
• 15:04 Importance of Effort in Training
• 19:38 First Week of Training Review
• 24:24 Understanding the Impact of Training
• 27:54 The Impact of Taking Time Off on Fitness
• 28:19 Understanding Metabolism and Fitness
• 28:50 The Fear of Losing Fitness
• 30:06 The Role of Coaching in Fitness
• 30:56 The Misconceptions about Fitness Training
• 31:34 The Importance of Rest in Fitness
• 32:13 The Concept of Form in Fitness
• 32:56 The Paradox of Rest and Fitness
• 34:11 The Impact of Sickness on Fitness
• 34:23 The Role of Confidence in Fitness
• 36:47 The Importance of Flexibility in Training
• 45:36 The Approach to LT1 Zone Training
• 47:59 The Importance of Not Over-Analyzing in Training
• 49:07 The Challenges of Self-Coaching
• 50:35 The Need for Short-Term Goals in Training

Welcome to new series within the Sweat Elite Podcast called ACTION - a recap of the weekly events taking place in the world of distance running by coaches at Sweat Elite Coaching Academy Max Frankel and Matt Fox. In this weeks episode Matt and Max discuss Kelvin Kiptum's dead after some recent news, Millrose Games, other indoor season events and some exciting things in the near future. This episode is sponsored by the Sweat Elite Coaching Academy. Train Smarter, Not Harder. https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/

The Sweat Elite Podcast is about to get busy. In 2024 we're lauching several different podcast series's on the Sweat Elite Podcast including this one - Training Talk - A podcast series with Sweat Elite Coaching Academy coaches Matt Fox and Max Frankel. And this is Episode 1.

Training Talk is all about endurance training. We'll discuss pro athletes' training and we'll discuss Matt Fox's build towards running a marathon under 2 hours and 20 minutes in 2024 using a unique approach. Learn more about the Sweat Elite Coaching Academy: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/

This is an exclusive podcast episode about the team at Sweat Elite's experience in meeting Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum just a few weeks before he ran the Marathon World Record at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Kelvin passed away in a car accident the day before the recording of this conversation - on Sunday Februrary 11th.

This episode is a special edition podcast featuring a full break down of the the 2024 USA Olympic Marathons Trials with Sweat Elite Coaching Academy's Max Frankel. Learn more about training with Max: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/max-frankel Learn more about the Sweat Elite Training Camp happening in Boulder, Colorado in May with Max: https://www.sweatelite.co/bouldertrainingcamp/ Max Frankel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m.franks2/

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Welcome back to In My Opinion - a podcast series by Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox. In this episode the topics discussed are:

• A 40min section about the USA Olympic Marathon Trials and who is going to the Olympics (according to Matt) based on some inside information and Strava analysis.
• Some advice to coaches - from one of the best coaches in the USA about the importance of getting to know the athlete (and how un-important the actual training plan can be if you don’t know the athlete well).
• London Marathon Squad link: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/london-marathon-2024-squad
• Boston Marathon Squad link: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/boston-marathon-2024-squad
• The 7th Sweat Elite Training Camp taking place in Boulder in May and what it entails
• Link to training camp: https://www.sweatelite.co/bouldertrainingcamp/

Send Matt an email on [email protected] with any thoughts or questions.

The workouts of the week:

Any Distance Workout: 15min easy warm up. 10min @ Threshold (3min rest) 5min @ Threshold (1min rest) 1min harder (1min rest) 4min @ Threshold (1min rest) 1min harder (1min rest) 3min @ Threshold (1min rest) 1min harder (1min rest) 2min @ Threshold (1min rest) 1min harder (1min rest) 1min @ Threshold (1min rest) 1min harder (1min rest)  Easy to remember: 10min tempo, 5/1, 4/1, 3/1, 2/1, 1/1 Tempo/Harder.

Half Marathon Specific Workout: 4 x 3km (2min rest). The first one at Marathon effort. Second and third ones at Half Marathon effort. Final one @ 10km effort.

Marathon Specific Workout: 10km Progressive (easy to Marathon effort), short break, 10km of (500m @ marathon effort alternating with 500m float), 5km easy.

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Welcome back to In My Opinion - a podcast series by Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox. In this episode the topics discussed are:

• A new low cost service at the Sweat Elite Coaching Academy for those preparing for London Marathon and Boston Marathon 2024.
• London Marathon Squad link: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/london-marathon-2024-squad
• Boston Marathon Squad link: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/boston-marathon-2024-squad
• The 7th Sweat Elite Training Camp taking place in Boulder in May and what it entails
• Link to training camp: https://www.sweatelite.co/bouldertrainingcamp/
• Questions of the week including how to train on a skiiing holiday and is discussing if it's "too ambitious" to improve from 3:13 Marathon to sub 2:40.
• A pair of EUR59 shoes from Decathlon Matt thinks are pretty good for utility trainers - meaning a pair that can tick all boxes in training if required.
• A discussion with a british runner who has spent 5 months in Japan training with an elite training group and is now preparing to run 63 for a Half and 2:13-2:14 for a Marathon after arriving with 72min Half and 2:38 Marathon best times.

Send Matt an email on [email protected] with any thoughts or questions.

The workouts of the week:

Any Distance Workout: 5min, 2 x 4min, 2 x 3min, 2 x 2min, 3 x 1min with 1min rest. Start at HM effort and end at Mile effort.

Half Marathon Specific Workout: 3km, 2km, 1km, 3km, 2km, 1km at HM goal pace with 3min/2min/1min recoveries.

Marathon Specific Workout: 34km workout. 2km warm up. 5km @ marathon effort, 1km easy, 1km @ half marathon effort, 1km easy, 4km @ marathon effort, 1km easy, 1km @ half marathon effort, 1km easy, 3km @ marathon effort, 1km easy, 1km @ half marathon effort, 1km easy, 2km @ marathon effort, 1km easy, 1km @ half marathon effort, 1km easy, 1km @ marathon effort, 1km easy, 1km @ half marathon effort, 1km easy. 2km cool down. Easy to remember: 2k warm up/down. 5/1, 4/1, 3/1, 2/1, 1/1.

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Welcome back to In My Opinion - a podcast series by Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox. In this episode the topics discussed are:  * A chat with SECA Co-Coach Clara Evans about improving from 2:29 to 2:25 in the Marathon. * Ekiden and massive events relating to broadcasting rights * Matt's personal take on the more popular podcasts in the the running space. * Three interesting training sessions you can do if you coach yourself. * Reasons for joining a coach (not the program). * The case for HVMN Ketone-IQ, not relating specifically to running performance. Send Matt an email on [email protected] with any thoughts or questions. The workouts of the week: Any Distance Workout: 3km Threshold, 1.5km Threshold, 8 x 1min on (1min off), 8 x 30sec on (30sec off). Recovery otherwise: 2min walk. Half Marathon Specific Workout: 2*3km @ HM effort, 2*2km @ HM goal pace, 2*1k at 10km effort. Recovery: 2min jog Marathon Specific Workout: 35km with 10km warm up, 10km of 1km @ Marathon effort (1km float), 5km moderate, 6km of (1km on/1km off), 4km easy cool down. Join us over at: Sweat Elite Coaching Academy: https://www.sweat-elite-coaching.com/clara-evans