Pacing Strategy, Zone 2, Easy Runs, & More with Running Explained's Elisabeth Scott
The Strength Running Podcast
Jason Fitzgerald
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Elisabeth Scott is a USATF, RRCA, and UESCA certified running coach and the host of the enormously popular Running Explained Podcast.
She and Jason are answering questions from Jason's Instagram about:
- Optimal ratio of hard to easy mileage
- Physiological benefits of moderate paced running
- Helpful cues to ensure you're truly running easy
- How you figure out your training paces
Elisabeth is an authentic and powerful force in the running community and I hope you use her startegic advice in your training.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ready, set, go! |
| 0:04.4 | This is episode 436 with certified running coach and the host of the Running Explained podcast, Elizabeth Scott. |
| 0:23.0 | Welcome to the Strength Running podcast. |
| 0:27.1 | I'm Coach Jason Fitzgerald, and I want to help you become a better runner. |
| 0:30.8 | Don't miss our award-winning website at strengthrunning.com, our YouTube channel with more than 100,000 subscribers, |
| 0:34.3 | or feel free to connect with me on Instagram at Jason Fitz 1. My singular goal is to help you |
| 0:40.1 | become a better runner, so make sure you're subscribed to the show, hit follow, and let's get |
| 0:45.3 | started. Now, I couldn't do this show without the support from our sponsors, so I hope you'll |
| 0:50.3 | support the podcast by using their discount codes below. A big thanks to Two Before. |
| 0:56.3 | Get yourself a whopping 30% discount on their 20 pack and multi-packs at TwoBefore.com for their |
| 1:03.6 | all-natural scientifically proven pre-workout with code Jason. |
| 1:08.6 | Two Before, which is the numeral two, followed by the word before, is made from |
| 1:13.3 | New Zealand black current berries, which improves vasodilation or blood flow, just like beetroot. |
| 1:19.3 | But they also improve recovery after exercise by managing oxidative stress through their |
| 1:24.5 | unique ratio of antioxidants, which also have a nice side benefit of |
| 1:28.9 | supporting your immune system. Now, the main antioxidant is called anthocyanin, which I hadn't |
| 1:34.7 | heard of before, but is actually more present in New Zealand blackcurrant berries than tart |
| 1:40.0 | cherries, raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries. Plus, 2-Before tastes delicious. I love products |
| 1:47.3 | that are both good for your performance and good for your overall health. Get yourself 30% |
| 1:52.7 | off any multi-pack with code jason at 2-before.com. They have a caffeinated and non-caffeinated |
| 2:00.4 | version, which is great, depending on your |
| 2:02.3 | caffeine tolerance. Me, I love having the caffeinated version with 120 milligrams of caffeine |
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