Sweat Elite Podcast

Kate Grace joins the Sweat Elite podcast at Nike HQ Chicago after a stellar 2021 season of PRs over 800m and 1500m.

Kate shares insights into her transition from Bowerman TC to Team Boss, her cross training and strength training routine, training schedule and future goals.

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Cole Hocker is a middle distance runner based in Oregon, USA. Cole placed 6th at the Tokyo Olympic Games in the 1500m at just 20 years of age and has a bright future ahead of him having recently signed a contract with Nike after competing for the University of Oregon for just 1 year.

In this conversation with Cole we talk about his decision to turn pro, insights into his training and coach, what he believes he's capable of running over the 1500m (time), his interest in music and more.

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Three days before the Chicago Marathon Galen Rupp joins the Sweat Elite podcast. We discuss his build up to the Chicago Marathon, his race plan this Sunday and the 9 week gap between the Tokyo Olympics and the Chicago Marathon.

We also talk about the differences in training between his previous coach and new coach - Mike Smith, his cross training activities, visualisation strategies and more.

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Colin Mickow is a 2:11 Marathoner based in Chicago and a local favourite to place amongst the top Americans this weekend at the Chicago Marathon. 

Competing for the Second City Track Club in Chicago, Colin has been logging upwards of 150 miles (240km) preparing for the Chicago Marathon this weekend.

We discuss how Colin took 6 years away from the sport after college, his training leading into the Chicago Marathon and more.

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McKirdy Trained is one of the largest online running training platforms in the world at just 5 years young. This interview is with the founder of McKirdy Trained - James McKirdy. Matt and James talk about how James successfully grew the company into one of the largest coaching companies in the world, the McKirdy Trained High Performance Squad (and their current training), as well as performance enhancing drugs in the sport of athletics.

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Paul Chelimo joins the Sweat Elite podcast a month after winning bronze in the 5000m at the Tokyo Olympic Games and 2 weeks before the NYC 5th Avenue Mile.

Paul shares his journey from growing up in remote Kenya to attending college and the army in the USA and ultimately winning 2 Olympic medals in the 5000m. There's plenty of training talk in this episode as well as insights into transitioning to the Marathon from the track. 

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Craig Engels. The man. The legend. Craig Engels joins the Sweat Elite podcast two weeks before one of the biggest days of his life - the USA Olympic Trials in which he has his sights set on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games in the 1500m (and possibly 800m).

Craig Engels, for those unfamiliar, is one of USA's fastest middle distance runners with personal bests of 1:44.68 (800m), 3:33.64 (1500m) and 3:51.6 (Mile). He is the 2019 USA national champion over 1500m and hopes to add another national title to the resume in a couple of weeks.

What makes Craig so unique is his approach to his profession in prioritising having fun and being happy over anything else. Tune into this episode to hear Engels discuss this idea in depth.

Lee Troop joins the Sweat Elite Podcast for the third time to have a conversation about Jake Riley's build up to the Tokyo Olympic Games Marathon. We discuss how Jake's preparation has been so far, what the plans are for the next couple of months, if the Olympics will allow coaches and/or spectators and more.

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Mersha Asrat is the co-coach of Kenenisa Bekele who is a three-time Olympic champion and former world record holder in the 5000m and 10000m on the track. Kenenisa Bekele is also the second fastest of all time over the Marathon and considered one of the greatest distance runners of all time.

Mersha holds a Masters of Sports Science at the University of Addis Ababa and coaches a strong group of emerging Ethiopian athletes in Addis Ababa area.

In this podcast episode we discuss how Mersha and Kenenisa Bekele met, what it's like to coach Kenenisa Bekele and what the future might hold for the King of Ethiopian distance running. 

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All things Marathon Training! Here we answer the 7 most common questions that have come our way at Sweat Elite Coaching about marathon training.

1. What is the recommended longest run during a marathon training block? How many times would you recommend training over 30km (18mi)?

2. How fast (and at what intensity) should recovery runs be done at?

3. How can one avoid slowing in the final stages of the Marathon? 

4. What should overall training volume look like for someone aiming at a sub-elite marathon time? 

5. How can one avoid muscle cramping during a marathon?

6. Are there things one can do to improve their motivation during a training cycle?

7. What should a taper look like?

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