Episode 45: Marathon Training at the Elite Level, with Pro Nick Arciniaga

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

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

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

I invited Nick to share as much detail as possible about his marathon training, race strategy, and post-race recovery so you can understand how an elite marathoner tackles the race.

Just recent he posted on Instagram:

To run your best, you have to put in the work, know your body, and keep reminding yourself that you can do it. Train both your mind and body.

And today, you'll hear what "the work" means to a professional marathoner.

You'll learn:

How many weeks Nick prepares for the marathon
Why his marathon training includes no cross-training
How he structures his taper and recovery after the race
His preferred marathon fuel
The types of long runs necessary to race 26.2 miles

This episode goes deep into marathon training - the nuts and bolts and nitty gritty details of how an elite marathoner trains and races 26.2 miles.

Note that our conversation is just an excerpt from the full interview available to Team Strength Running members.

I encourage you to learn more about the team here (we're opening soon!).

Transcript

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0:00.0	Ready, set go.
0:04.7	This is episode 45 with elite marathoner, Olympic trials qualifier and running coach Nick Arseniaga. Hi everyone, it's
0:13.0	Jason.
0:14.0	Hi everyone, it's Jason welcome back to the strength running podcast and happy
0:26.8	December I can't believe it's 2017 is about to come to an end already
0:31.2	but that means we now have the opportunity to make 2018
0:36.6	even better.
0:37.7	So maybe I'll start the podcast today with a challenge.
0:41.0	I'm going to challenge you to sit down for a couple minutes and just
0:44.7	jock down three to four ideas about how you can change your approach to your training next
0:50.8	year for the better. So what can you do differently that would help you improve?
0:55.0	So some of the big impact things that I think you can do that are going to give you the most bang
1:01.0	for your buck are things like running higher weekly mileage.
1:05.2	That is a huge impact on your ability to run fast.
1:08.0	You could commit to training more consistently, taking fewer days off and being more consistent
1:12.4	with workouts and long runs and strength training.
1:15.0	That's a great idea as well.
1:17.0	And speaking of strength training, you could start lifting more strategically,
1:21.0	not a boot camp or body pump class or cross fit or anything like that, but how
1:26.2	runners really should lift. With an emphasis on strength, rather than on gaining muscle or on endurance.
1:33.6	Us distance runners really need to focus on strength and power
1:37.2	when we're in the weight room.
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