s2/e19 How to Use a Track as an Endurance Runner with Jason Fitzgerald of Strength Running
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🗓️ 2 June 2022
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRACK with Jason Fitzgerald of Strength Running! This jam-packed episode covers the basics of using a track in your training along with discussing classic speedwork/workouts that you might perform on a track, and will teach you everything you need to know about using "a playground for runners"!
- What does Jason mean when he calls the track "a playground for runners"?
- Indoor vs outdoor tracks
- What the markings mean & how to use them
- How to properly pace yourself in a track workout
- Track etiquette
- How to run a time trial on a track
- Track footwear/track spikes
- Classic track workouts/how to "read" a workout
- Rest vs easy vs float recovery intervals
- Strides, straights & curves, and 400m repeats
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Jason Fitzgerald is the creator and founder of Strength Running. As a USA Track & Field certified coach, he’s helped thousands of runners race faster, get stronger, and prevent injuries since 2010. Jason has been running competitively since 1998 and during that time he’s run a 2:39 marathon, beat almost 17,000 other runners to win a Warrior Dash obstacle race, and won many other 5ks, half marathons, and marathons.
Jason is the host of the Strength Running podcast and is a member of the Greatist Expert Network, and his book Running for Health & Happiness debuted as an Amazon bestseller. Jason was the 2017 Men’s Running Influencer of the Year and his coaching advice has been featured in most major media publications like Runner’s World, Competitor, Forbes, Lifehacker, Health Magazine, Business Insider, Fitness and many more.
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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 |
| 0:14.5 | own to figure all of the answers. So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make you a better, |
| 0:21.4 | smarter, |
| 0:22.9 | faster runner. |
| 0:26.6 | There's no question too simple and no topic too complex. |
| 0:27.7 | So let's get started. |
| 0:31.9 | My guest this week is Jason Fitzgerald, founder of strength running. |
| 0:35.5 | I've been a huge fan of Jason's for quite a long time. |
| 0:55.3 | And it's a real delight to get him on the show to talk about something that is so near and dear to his heart and might be a little bit different from something that you have heard from Jason before if you have been following him and the work that he does over at Strength Running. Because today we're talking all about the track and how endurance runners can effectively use the track in their training. Now, if you've never stepped foot on a track, that is a okay. If you're really familiar with the track, that's also okay. And if you're |
| 1:00.3 | somewhere in between, this episode is probably for you. Today, we're discussing all the things |
| 1:04.5 | you need to know about how to use a track in your training, including the basics of how big a track |
| 1:09.8 | is and all the markings mean, |
| 1:11.3 | etiquette for using a track, workouts as you want a track, how to effectively execute different |
| 1:15.7 | kinds of workouts on the track. There is so much in here. I know you are going to learn something |
| 1:21.3 | new from Jason today. Jason, welcome to the show. I'm excited to have you here. I'm excited to be here. Thanks so much. |
| 1:29.6 | So for those of you who are unfamiliar with Jason's work, Jason, tell us about yourself. How did you become a runner? And how did you end up where you are today? |
| 1:40.3 | Big questions. So I started running about 23 years ago as a freshman in high school. And I was thinking |
| 1:48.8 | about, you know, what fall sport I wanted to do. And I had just obviously graduated middle school. |
| 1:54.9 | And I had really enjoyed the high jump during track and field week. Now, never mind that I was |
| 2:00.4 | actually avoiding all of the running events. Instead, I was doing the high jump. track and field week. Now, never mind that I was actually avoiding all of the running |
| 2:02.4 | events. Instead, I was doing the high jump. I was like the 110 pound kid throwing the shot put. |
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