s2/e02 Chasing Big Goals & Running A Sub-3 Marathon with Coach Michelle Baxter (@therunnersplate)
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Runner & Coach Michelle Baxter (@therunnersplate) joins the show to talk about achieving her years-long goal of running a sub-3 marathon and what it takes to chase your big goals!
- Learn about Michelle's journey of pursuing a sub-3 marathon
- Her best practices for both training and racing (fueling & more!)
- The anatomy of running a 100 mile peak week
- Why EVERY marathoner has doubts going into the race
- Why most runners don't set the right goals on the right timeline
- Tips for winter running (from Michelle's experience training in Alaska)
- and more!
Michelle is a running coach, blogger, and sub-3 marathoner. You can find her on Instagram @therunnersplate and on her website at www.therunnersplate.com where she blogs about her training, recipes, coaching, and more!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm Elizabeth, a marathoner, running coach, and answer seeker. |
| 0:08.2 | When I became a new runner at the age of 29, I had so many questions, but it felt like I was on my |
| 0:14.6 | own to figure all of the answers. So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make |
| 0:19.9 | you a better, smarter, faster, runner. |
| 0:23.4 | There's no question too simple and no topic too complex. |
| 0:26.8 | So let's get started. |
| 0:28.8 | Hey, everyone. |
| 0:30.1 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:31.5 | I'm super excited to have you here this week because my guest is Michelle Baxter, |
| 0:37.2 | a.k.a. The runner's plate, who recently achieved her |
| 0:40.5 | long-term goal of running a sub three-hour marathon at the California International Marathon last |
| 0:48.0 | December. And this episode is all about how she achieved that, but also about how you can go about chasing those giant, |
| 0:57.2 | big, scary dreams and goals that you have that may take you several years to accomplish. |
| 1:03.3 | Yes, it's possible. |
| 1:04.9 | Consistency, patience, and hard work will get you many, many places. |
| 1:12.2 | Michelle, welcome to this show. |
| 1:13.8 | I'm very excited to have you here. |
| 1:15.8 | Hey, thanks for having me. |
| 1:17.2 | It's great to be here. |
| 1:18.8 | Let's dive right in because this episode is going to be a bit more personal story focused |
| 1:24.8 | than I think a lot of my episodes are because we're talking a lot about |
| 1:29.3 | your story in the context of chasing and achieving goals. Go ahead and tell us about yourself. |
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