Episode 143 | Frank Lara

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Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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“I think at Furman I ended up doing a lot on my own, just thinking, ‘Oh, I have to do all this stuff to be good.’ So I ended up overdoing a lot of things that I ultimately was kind of wearing myself out trying to get all this stuff done—just in my head to have an edge on everybody. But I think a big factor now is just that I’m letting myself recover and rest and I go into every race feeling super good and super fresh because I have taken the time to focus on letting my body relax and only stressing it out when it needs to be stressed. I think that’s been a big factor...I found that giving myself actual ample time to recover and rest has been the biggest change for me. I think it's a big factor to the success I'm having now.”Frank Lara is a professional runner for the Roots Running Project out of Boulder, Colorado. He also works part-time for Strava as a community management representative. Most recently, Frank paced 20 miles of The Marathon Project at sub-2:09 pace, just a couple weeks after running a massive personal best of 27:44 in the 10,000m. In 2020, he was named the U.S. 15K champion a few months after the winner of the race was sanctioned by USADA for a doping violation.I enjoyed this conversation, which we recorded back in December, just a couple days before Frank’s pacing assignment at the Marathon Project. We talked about transitioning from collegiate to professional running, his biggest learnings as a pro, and developing the confidence to compete at the highest level of the sport. He also told me about learning how to rest, chasing his curiosities, and a lot more.This episode is brought to you by:— Tracksmith: As we start 2021, Tracksmith continues their tradition of encouraging No Days Off — their annual call for patience, persistence and participation in running. Tracksmith is shipping a free NDO Poster with every order to encourage commitment to consistency, while supplies lasts, so get your order in today at Tracksmith.com. Additionally, they are offering new customers $15 off your first purchase of $75+ when you use the code Mario15 at checkout.Complete show notes: https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-143-with-frank-lara/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

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0:00.0	I think at Furman I ended up doing like a lot on my own just thinking oh I had to do all this stuff to be good so I ended up over doing a lot of things that I ultimately was kind of wearing myself out trying to get all this stuff done and just in my head to have an edge on everybody but I think a big factor now is just like I'm actually
0:25.1	letting myself recover and rest.
0:26.9	And I go into every race feeling super good and super fresh
0:31.5	because I have taken the time to focus on like letting my body relax and only
0:36.4	Pressing it out when it needs to be stressed. I think that's kind of been a big factor
0:40.8	I found that giving myself actual ample time to recover and like rest has been like the biggest
0:46.9	change for me. I think it's a big factor to the success I'm having now. Hey, what's up morning, Shakeout listeners. I'm your host Mario Freoli, and my
1:18.3	guest this week is Frank Lara. Frank is a professional runner for the Roots Running Project out of Boulder, Colorado.
1:25.9	He also works part-time for Strava as a community management representative.
1:30.6	Most recently, Frank paced 20 miles of the Marathon Project at sub-209 Pace, just a couple weeks
1:36.6	after running a massive personal best of 2744 in the 10,000 meters on the track. In 2020, he was named the U.S. 15K.
1:46.0	Champion a few months after the winner of the race was sanctioned by Youssada for a doping violation.
1:51.0	I enjoyed this conversation, which we recorded back in December just a couple days before
1:56.7	Frank's pacing assignment at the marathon project.
1:59.6	We talked about transitioning from collegiate to professional running, his biggest learnings as a pro, and
2:04.8	developing the confidence to compete at the highest level of the sport.
2:08.9	He also told me about learning how to rest, chasing his curiosities, and a lot more.
2:14.0	A big thank you to Tracksmith for their continued support of the podcast into this new year.
2:21.0	To start 2021, Tracksmith continues their tradition of encouraging no days off
2:26.6	not as a race towards injury but as an appeal for moderation leave a little in the
2:31.7	tank every day so you can come back strong tomorrow.
2:35.0	Their new No Days Off collection is cold weather gear designed to make that commitment a bit easier,
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