Episode 176 | Ask Mario Anything #8

the morning shakeout podcast

Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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“I mean, the work’s done at this point. I can’t gain any appreciable fitness between now and race day. I could screw up a lot if I’m not careful and that’s the biggest thing I’m trying to keep an eye on at this point, is when I have those moments where doubt sets in—because it happens to all of us, even if we’re really well prepared—where you’re like, ‘Should I do another mile or two?’ or ‘Should I do another rep?’ and that’s where you have to have the confidence to say, ‘No, it’s not going to make a difference.’ The difference is in the last 10-12 weeks, it’s not in 10 or 12 more miles, or 10 or 12 more minutes, or 1 or 2 more reps. You just gotta trust it at this point. And, I think having that attitude helps me carry the right amount of confidence into race day.” This week on the podcast I’m answering listener questions in the third Ask Mario Anything episode of 2021. (You can check out the first two here and here.) On the other side of the mic for this one—once again—is sponsorship director, Chris Douglas. We talked about my training for this year's Boston Marathon, how to know whether or not you’ve got too much left in the tank at the end of a race, training while on vacation, warming up for workouts, diversity and inclusivity in my work, and a lot more.This episode is brought to you by:— New Balance. The new FuelCell RC Elite v2 is the best long-distance road racing shoe I've ever worn and I'll be using it for my upcoming marathon. They’ve got more FuelCell cushioning in the midsole than the previous model, which softens the blow underfoot, but they’re still plenty responsive enough so that you can get into a good rhythm and rip some fast miles. The upper is incredibly lightweight, comfortable, and supportive. Check it out at newbalance.com and consider adding a pair to your rotation today.— Goodr: If you want to support the podcast and treat yourself to a pair of goodr sunglasses, head over to goodr.com/MARIO or enter the code MARIO at checkout for 15% off your order. Look good, run goodr!Complete show notes: https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-176-ask-mario-anything/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: https://themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

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0:00.0	And the work's done at this point. I cannot gain any appreciable fitness between now and
0:11.7	race day. I could screw up a lot if I'm not careful. And that's the biggest thing that
0:16.8	I'm trying to keep an eye on at this point is when I have those moments where doubt sets
0:21.7	in, because it happens to all of us, even if we're really well prepared. Actually, I do
0:27.0	another mile or two. Should I do another rep? And that's where you have to have the confidence
0:31.2	say, no, it's not going to make a difference. The difference is in the last 10 to 12 weeks.
0:36.8	It's not in 10 or 12 more miles or 10 or 12 more minutes or one or two more reps. Like you just
0:43.6	got to trust it at this point. And I think having that attitude helps me carry the right amount
0:50.8	of confidence in to race day.
0:52.4	All right. We are rolling with the third Ask Marna anything episode of 2021 as you
1:22.3	can see on the other side of the mic for this one is Morning Shake Out sponsorship director,
1:27.2	swim run extraordinaire, one half of the low tide boys, Chris Douglas. Welcome back to the Morning
1:32.9	Shake Out podcast. Thanks for having me. I'm starting to get used to this. I've enjoyed these
1:37.2	quarterly get together to go through listener questions and generally just catch up on,
1:41.8	you know, what we've been up to. And I was thinking about it as I came across town to have this
1:47.1	conversation with you. I believe for the last few episodes of the AMA, including this one,
1:53.8	we've recorded right after you've gotten back from a swim run event. I think that's true. It's just
1:58.5	happened to work out that way. That's right. You were just in Orcas Island this past weekend. Yeah,
2:05.1	I mean, we're recording this on a Tuesday this on Sunday. I did the Odyssey swim run Orcas Island
2:12.0	long course race, which was, it was ridiculous. It was so wild. It was 27 miles total,
2:18.7	ish, 26, almost 27 miles total with about 23 miles of running and the rest of swimming,
2:26.4	going up and down Mount Constitution, up and down Mount Pickett, swimming in
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