Episode 115: Max King on How to Thrive in Any Race (Athleticism, Mobility, Strength)

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

I first became aware of Max King in 2014 when he won the World Warrior Dash Championship. I realized - after winning my own Warrior Dash in 2012 - that runners are often the best OCR competitors.

Before I first interviewed Max, I studied his career and was absolutely amazed by his accomplishments in virtually every discipline there is in the sport of running:

Trail races
Ultramarathons
Cross country
3,000m steeplechase on the track
Road marathons
Obstacle course races
Mountain running

If it involves mostly running, Max King is a dominant athlete.

And he's not just a finisher - or even a medalist. He's often the ultimate victor, having won world Warrior Dash and mountain running championships and trail and ultramarathon national championships. He's even dabbled in triathlon and adventure races.

That's a major reason I asked Max to contribute to our Little Black Book of Recovery & Prevention (9 pro runners shared their favorite injury prevention advice). I wanted to know how such a versatile athlete stayed healthy and prevented injuries.

But today, we're discussing something different: how Max King trains.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Ready, set go.
0:04.0	This is episode 115 with former 100K world champion,
0:08.7	two-time Warrior Dash world champion,
0:11.1	world mountain running champion, and a multiple- time runner-of-the-year
0:14.8	award winner Mr Max King. Hey everyone. Welcome to the Strength Running Podcast. I'm your host
0:29.2	Jason Fitzgerald and I have a very special episode for you today.
0:33.0	Joining me is someone I consider a renaissance man of running,
0:36.5	one of the most exciting athletes to follow
0:38.9	because of his ability to excel in nearly every running discipline there is. From trail races to cross-cromised. to
0:45.0	across-country and
0:48.0	in nearly running discipline there is.
0:46.0	Obstacle course races to the track,
0:49.0	short distances on up to 100 miles,
0:52.0	and even mountain running in the 3,000 meter steeple chase.
0:55.5	Max King can do it all. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being on a coaching panel
1:00.1	at the 2019 US TrailS. Trail Running Conference.
1:04.0	And Max came on as the moderator at the last minute,
1:06.4	which was a real treat because while I had spoken with Max before,
1:10.0	I had never met him in person,
1:11.4	and it's always great to take things offline and meet in real life.
1:14.7	And in this conversation, we're focusing on how Max is able to excel in so many different types
1:19.8	of running events.
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