This week, we’re trying something new with our first round table episode. This week the Flatrock Endurance team joins us to talk about the well-balanced approach. We talk about all things coaching, the process they follow at flatrock, what each coach brings to the table, how they overcome challenges and more.

From Annecy to the UK to Cape Town, we’ve got Tonis race experience and passion for nutrition, Brendans background in S&C and Erins gift of understanding athletes - all of these things make for a great episode and discussion.

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// TOPICS COVERED

(0:00) Welcome!

(05:06) The strengths of each coach

(08:30) The coaching structure

(12:14) The great April Fools joke

(17:54) Trail culture in the UK (23:00) Athlete health

(24:56) The learning curve for new athletes (27:10) Toni on hard truths & managing expectations

(29:20) Brendan: building the athlete's house

(30:45) Erin: When to compromise and trust the plan

(33:10) Toni on moving to the ultra distances

(37:40) Erin: different distances and and their value

(39:40) Brendan: The cost of running Ultras

(41:10) Mistakes and learnings from the coaching journey

(50:48) Capacity and finding the balance in a program

(52:58) The future of trail running

(1:03:02) Dreams in the pipeline

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