REBROADCAST- Run Smarter Not Harder- The Proven Formula for Speed Without Suffering
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.9 • 651 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast!
In this episode, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses the Purple Patch Run Squad program. He highlights the success of Pasquale Romano, a 60-year-old athlete who achieved a half IRONMAN PR and first age group win. Dixon breaks down running performance into five components: cardiovascular conditioning, muscular resilience, tissue durability, economy of movement, and biomechanics. He emphasizes the importance of frequent, easy running, strength training, and leveraging multi-sport workouts to build resilience and reduce injury risk. Dixon also cautions against over-reliance on super shoes, recommending neutral shoes for daily use and limited use of super shoes for speed work and racing.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey folks, today's show is one for runners. If you're listening and you want to unlock your running speed |
| 0:07.9 | potential while also having more fun, staying healthy, feeling like you can control your running |
| 0:13.4 | training and integrate it into life. And then this is a wonderful show for you. We're incredibly |
| 0:18.7 | proud of the work with our runners over the last few years. |
| 0:22.3 | And as with everything at Purple Patch, we always look back and try and look at the programming |
| 0:27.4 | and the coaching and say, how can we evolve? Well, this year, we've taken a little bit of a laser |
| 0:33.3 | focus on running. And the exciting news is we have completely revamped our marathon program. |
| 0:40.1 | We've got brand new interval progressions. We've got a host of new strength and conditioning |
| 0:45.9 | sessions that are delivered via TrainingPeaks platform. And for the multi-sport approach to it as |
| 0:51.7 | well, we have brand new video recorded bike sessions that you |
| 0:55.1 | can leverage. Of course, you don't have to do the biking, but we do love a multi-sport approach to running. |
| 1:01.2 | This is a wonderful time. And if you've got a marathon in the middle of the year, or perhaps |
| 1:06.8 | even better at the end of the year, let me tell you, now is the time to get going. |
| 1:13.0 | This is a wonderful time for you to start to build tissue resilience, a little bit of speed |
| 1:18.6 | so that you can carry that speed into better running later in the year, and start to build |
| 1:22.9 | the habits and practices that are going to unlock your readiness. And so I'd like to invite you today, |
| 1:28.2 | enjoy the show. And if you're inspired by the end of it, to maybe have a little bit of an |
| 1:32.9 | investigation into our brand new Run Squad program. Just reach out. A complementary needs assessment |
| 1:38.3 | awaits. It's info at purple patchfitness.com. And if you want a little bit more hands-on attention, don't worry. |
| 1:46.0 | You can schedule ongoing consultations with a running expert coach to help you customize your |
| 1:52.0 | program, making sure you're getting the most out of it so that you can get the results that you |
| 1:56.9 | want. Find out more info at purplepatchfitness.com. The conversation is pressure free and if |
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