Episode 288: Mary Johnson – Lift, Run, Perform Owner & Coach + a new 18:30 5K PR
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2020
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Mary Johnson just ran a huge 5K PR in a time of 18:30 and I wanted to hear all about her progress. Mary is the owner of Lift, Run, Perform (LRP) which is an online coaching business for runners. Watching Mary grow her coaching business over these past few years has been incredible to watch and I’m so darn proud of my friend.
In this episode we talk a little bit about LRP, strength training and how to get started as well as that 18:30 5K she just ran! This is a fun conversation and I hope you learn a little bit about getting stronger as a runner through lifting!!
Enjoy!!
What we talked about:
6:40- Introduction to Mary Johnson and her coaching business; Lift, Run, Perform
12:05- Her running history and what lead her to her 3:06 marathon PR
14:30- The first coach that she worked with
18:30- Her injuries over the last 4 years and how while she was injured she poured her energy into her athletes and the running community
22:15- The importance of strength training in running training and where her passion for that started
29:20- How she incorporates strength training in regular coaching plans
35:30- What beginner strength training should look like
40:40- Best advice for progressing in pull ups
43:00- The top 3 strength training exercises to start with
49:50- Her recent success and running an 18:30 5k
56:40- The value in not overdoing it in your training
57:25- The mileage that she trains at and what her current training looks like
59:40- The weekly rest day that is built in her training
1:02:25- How she balances strength training while increasing running mileage and how she looks at it each season to support her running
1:03:35- Spring racing plans
1:06:45- Recapping the Sub-3 Project that Mary did with Lauren Floris and plans to do it again in the future
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:03.0 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:18.1 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hein. |
| 0:23.6 | I'm your host Lindsay and I'm so, so grateful that you are here today. |
| 0:28.9 | I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. |
| 0:31.0 | I want to say a big thank you to Lauren Flores and Emma Banner for taking it over last week. |
| 0:36.8 | I know they both did an amazing job. |
| 0:38.9 | Thank you, Matt Yano for being the guest as well. |
| 0:41.7 | I so enjoyed just listening to that episode as one of the listeners. |
| 0:47.4 | Hey, I have to tell you about the Rambling Runner Virtual Summit that is coming up. |
| 0:54.3 | My good friend Matt Chidham, who is so invested in this running community, |
| 1:02.0 | has put together the most amazing virtual summit. |
| 1:05.8 | When he called me with the idea for this thing, all I could say was I bow down |
| 1:10.1 | because this is incredible. |
| 1:11.5 | This is amazing. |
| 1:12.5 | And he has put so much hard work and passion into this project. |
| 1:18.1 | Okay, listen, this is a virtual summit. |
| 1:21.5 | It has 23 of the most accomplished people in the running community, |
| 1:25.9 | covering a wide range of specific topics from injury to goal setting, |
| 1:30.5 | to pushing past your limits. |
| 1:32.3 | There are live question and answer sessions with the most impactful speakers for this summit. |
| 1:39.5 | They have nightly recaps with Carolyn Sue, who is the founder of Diverse We Run and Matt. |
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