PROJECT 2:59 Episode 9: Am I Racing?, How To Prepare For A Race, & How To Peak/Taper For Your Marathon

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

EPISODE 9!

In today's episode, Alex and I recap trying to come back from this injury, the decision to ultimately not race, how you should evaluate stopping vs. continuing with pain, preparing for a race mentally and physically, and how to taper/peak for your Marathon (or important race).

I hope you all enjoy today's episode as much as we did recording it. Considering sharing it with a friend if you enjoyed it or have enjoyed any of the episodes in the past! This is the quickest way we can grow.

About this series: Introducing Project 2:59!

Over the next nine weeks, I will be documenting my preparation and lead-up to the 2023 Columbus Marathon that will take place on October 15.

This will be my first attempt at the marathon distance, and I have set the ambitious goal of running 2:59 or faster to break the three-hour barrier and qualify for a future edition of The Boston Marathon.

Coaching me will be Alex Ostberg, a seven-time All-American who holds PRs of 3:58 in the Mile, 7:49 in the 3k, and 13:18 in the 5k. He has a Bachelor's Degree in human biology, a minor in psychology, and a master's in public health.

I will take you behind the scenes on my training, mindset, and more each week via podcast with Alex. We will dive into the ins and outs of marathon training, seeking to provide you value along the way.

I will also be documenting the training on social media so you can visually see the training and follow in a more in-depth way than ever before!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of Project 259. Today is episode
0:08.1	nine, and today's conversation was absolutely fantastic. It was very enjoyable. And if you're
0:13.5	racing this weekend or in the coming weeks, today's episode is absolutely for you.
0:18.4	We cover a ton of substance regarding preparing for a race,
0:21.9	tapering the mindset in preparation leading into a race, things you should do, things you shouldn't do.
0:27.2	I very much am looking forward to listening to this one in the future going into races,
0:31.5	as there was a lot of valuable information shared, and Alex and I bounce off of each other
0:35.8	to create a very interesting conversation regarding
0:38.5	preparing for your race, whether that's the week of, the weeks leading into it, particularly with a
0:43.5	focus on the marathon and tapering for the marathon, whatnot, although this applies to honestly any
0:49.2	distance. We also discussed some training updates, everything we did to try and come back
0:53.6	for the marathon.
0:55.2	Ultimately, as you'll hear, the decision was we're not going to race.
0:58.8	So we talk about everything that led up to that decision.
1:01.2	And if you're going through an injury, some different criteria and things you should go through
1:05.2	to evaluate if it is healthy for you to race and when you should cut it.
1:09.4	Overall, today's conversation was absolutely
1:11.3	fantastic and I'm beyond confident that you're going to walk away from this one with a lot more
1:16.0	information and knowledge on preparing for race as well as some other subjects that are going to be
1:20.5	valuable to you as a runner and person. One final note before we hop into today's awesome conversation,
1:27.1	Project 259 is presented by Final Surge.
1:30.3	Final Surge is the one-stop shop for the coach and athlete relationship and everything that goes into that dynamic.
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