The Seconds Flat Running Podcast

How are shoe brands testing their professional athletes and their shoes? How will the super shoes of the future look and feel? What is the life span of your racing shoe? How often should you wear super shoes as part of your training? What are the best practices for attacking the uphills and downhills at the Boston Marathon? Jinger Gottschall of New Balance joins us this week answering all these questions and more!

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In February 2021 Hobbs Kessler recorded the fastest indoor mile ever by a U.S. high school runner. Last week he moved to number two on the all-time world rankings with his 3:46 mile at the Millrose Games. In between, Hobbs inked a pro contract with adidas, won the mile at the World Road Running Championships, and made the Paris Olympics in both the 800m and 1500m, finishing fifth in the 1500.

Recently, Phil and I had the joy of sharing an hour with Hobbs. We chatted about the special significance of relationships in running, took a deep dive into his training system, discussed the in-race learning experiences of a young pro, and much more!

Karaoke. Seafood. How do we grade Parker Valby's pro debut? Cam Myers v. Hobbs Kessler, who has the brighter future? Is Ethan Strand the next great American miler? Millrose Games or Super Bowl, what are you watching? & More!

Thank you for all the emails! This week we're tackling the hot topics of best practices for restructuring a training week when life happens, recovery tools, frozen food indulgences, where to go if you are targeting a PR marathon or half marathon, activation, and dynamic warmups. Enjoy!

Our warm-up drill sequence mentioned in this episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_la6oN1hUx8

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The late North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano said, "Every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things." Our friend Blake Pratt epitomizes Jimmy V's words as a champion of the running community and top notch masters athlete. Blake has poured his energy into uplifting fellow runners. His string of recent personal bests prove we are all better together. We're excited to share Blake's story as we enter a new year. We hope it inspires you and encourages you to share your time and talent with your running community. Because in that way each of us can help others accomplish extraordinary things.

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Happy new year! We're wrapping 2024 with a conversation about what we learned this year and our favorite things in running & culture.

Thanks for listening in 2024! Send us your questions, comments, & episode ideas for 2025: [email protected]

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We celebrate Max's BIG personal best and Travis shares the raw emotions of his race experience in our CIM race recap episode. Thanks for sharing the training & racing journeys with us this fall!

Columbus 10K $5 discount code: TravisGsentme25

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It's race week! We're discussing taper plans, race strategy, fueling, and more. Plus, we have a listener question on training paces, and a recap of recent action at Valencia and Fukuoka.

If you're racing CIM check out Mile 135 for more details on course strategy!

It's your last chance to email [email protected] with race predictions and/or questions for our panel. Email to win shoes or apparel from our partners at New Balance and Columbus Running Company.

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We're two weeks out from CIM & the guys are recapping their last big training weeks!

Join the conversation and email us your training questions and/or race predictions to: [email protected]

YouTube links to the exercises described by Dr. Phil in episode 191:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/V1NKta2znwU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiKl5UoiG5c

We're back for a training update from the boys on their road to CIM. Max piles up the mileage and the frequent flyer miles, Travis experiments with new long run workouts and airs his running pet peeves, and Doctor Phil offers great insights into strength and mobility protocols for hip flexor issues.

Send us your training questions for the panel: [email protected]. We'll be randomly drawing winners for shoe and apparel giveaways from our partners at New Balance and Columbus Running Company!