Episode 345: CJ Albertson – 10th at his first World Marathon Major. What he was thinking and what he’s excited about next!
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2021
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
CJ Albertson placed 10th at the Boston Marathon just a couple weeks ago. He lead the race up until around mile 17. We get to hear about his mindset during the race, his race plan, how he is feeling after the race, and how he wants to tackle Boston again. CJ is a 2:11 marathoner, he runs for Brooks Running and he is also a cross country and track coach for Clovis Community College. He is also about to be a new dad. We cover a lot of ground in this episode and I hope that you enjoy it! Photo credit: Kevin MorrisPhoto via CJ Albertson
What we talked about:3:20- What he has been up to since the Boston Marathon5:00- What CJ’s goals were going into the Boston Marathon race6:50- His race strategy and how the race actually played out11:45- CJ’s thoughts when the chase pack caught him15:40- How he felt on the hills throughout the course and how he would change his training to be more ready for the course20:25- The confidence that his Boston Marathon performance gives him22:45- Taking risks in racing and training25:00- Thoughts on focusing on shorter distances to benefit his marathons26:45- His approach to training and how he trains in an unconventional way32:00- His long runs during marathon training37:00- The time period of running the 50k World Record, a 2:09 marathon on the treadmill and then running the Marathon Project43:15- CJ’s mentality during races when they get hard44:45- Coaching himself47:00- What he is experimenting with in his training right now53:10- The team that he coaches55:30- CJ’s big goals1:00:26- His experience at Rim to Rim to Rim1:02:45- End of podcast questions
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:17.5 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Heine. |
| 0:22.5 | I'm your host Lindsay and I'm so grateful you're here today. |
| 0:25.9 | Today we're listening to episode 345 and my guest is CJ Albertson. |
| 0:32.0 | CJ placed 10th at the Boston Marathon just a couple of weeks ago. |
| 0:36.6 | He actually led the race up until around mile 17. So we get to hear about what his thought |
| 0:43.2 | process was in that whole situation and how he got through that entire race, how he feels after |
| 0:50.7 | the race and how he wants to tackle Boston again. CJ is a 211 marathoner. He runs for Brooks |
| 0:59.2 | running and he's also a cross country and track coach for Clovis Community College and he is |
| 1:06.4 | going to be a new dad very soon. So we cover a lot of ground in this episode and I really hope you |
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