Inside Elite Training: Dealing with Setbacks
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
A few months ago we shared a peek inside a week of training of an elite runner, our very own coach Alex Ostberg.
Based on your feedback, you really enjoyed seeing how an elite runner shares the same struggles, doubts, and challenges you do, even though they are running paces and times that seem out of this world.
Well, Coach Alex is back with another relatable glimpse inside a week of training of an elite runner.
Alex is currently building back from a setback in his training, which I know many of us have also experienced. He'll share…
- The mental and physical challenges of building back
- The mindset of shifting goals and races when things don't go as planned
- How he's building his training to come back stronger.
This is a really great, in-depth look at the mindset and training of an elite runner in a situation all of us can understand and learn from.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Lanson and this is the run to the top |
| 0:14.5 | podcast. The podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every |
| 0:20.4 | episode. We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runners connect.net where you can |
| 0:26.8 | find the best running information on the internet as well as training plans to fit every runner |
| 0:31.9 | and every budget. |
| 0:35.0 | A few months ago we shared a peak inside a week of training of an elite runner, |
| 0:42.0 | our very own coach Alex Ostberg. |
| 0:44.4 | Based on your feedback, you really enjoyed seeing how an elite runner shares the same struggles, |
| 0:48.9 | doubts, and challenges you do, even though they are running paces and times that seem out of this world. |
| 0:54.0 | Well, Coach Alex is back with another relatable glimpse inside a week of training of an elite |
| 0:59.0 | runner. |
| 1:00.0 | Alex is currently building back from a setback in his training which I know many of us have also |
| 1:04.1 | experienced. He'll share the mental and physical challenges of building back, the mindset of shifting |
| 1:09.8 | goals and races when things don't go as planned and how he's building his training to |
| 1:14.0 | come back stronger. This is a really great in-depth look at the mindset and |
| 1:18.3 | training of an elite runner in a situation all of us can understand and learn |
| 1:22.1 | from. Let's take it away Alex. |
| 1:24.0 | If you're tired of sweaty, smelly, and stained seats after your runs, |
| 1:31.0 | then you have to check out the car seat covers made specifically |
| 1:34.5 | for runners from dry seats. Head to DRI seats.com to learn more and use code |
| 1:40.9 | RC 20 to get 20% off your first order. |
| 1:45.7 | Before we get into the conversation, |
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