*s3/e35 Mastering A Faster 5k with Jason Fitzgerald of Strength Running
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Many distance runners look at the 5k as no big deal; "it's only 3.1 miles!", you say! Well, Jason Fitzgerald of Strength Running is here to explain why running a fast 5k is one of the hardest skills you can master as a runner... AND how to do it! Why is the 5k a race that requires such skill on behalf of the runner?
Learning how to pace yourself like a pro
The biggest mistakes in racing a 5k
What training should look like & why you still need that long run
Strategy for a truly great 5k
How to put together a "season" of 5k races
Why mastering a faster 5k will make you a BETTER RUNNER overall
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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 your host, Elizabeth. I'm a marathoner, coach, and answer seeker. |
| 0:07.3 | When I first started running at the age of 29, I had so many questions and what felt like nowhere to turn to for answers. |
| 0:14.2 | And now I'm here to answer all your running questions about anything that you might want to know. |
| 0:18.6 | If you're a new runner, or you've been doing this for a long time, |
| 0:21.1 | there's always something more to learn about running. So let's get started. My guest this week is |
| 0:26.4 | runner and coach Jason Fitzgerald of strength running. You probably remember Jason from his |
| 0:31.0 | appearance back in season two talking about how to use the track as an endurance runner. And this |
| 0:35.7 | week Jason is back to talk to us all about how to master |
| 0:38.1 | a faster 5K, whether you have extensive background and running cross country in the 5,000 |
| 0:43.3 | meters when you were younger, or you're a runner who started running 5Ks and then like haven't |
| 0:48.1 | run one in years because you've only been running the half marathon and marathon distances, |
| 0:53.3 | no matter. There are so many ways that you |
| 0:55.4 | can leverage the skills and systems that you need to truly master this short distance that will |
| 1:00.7 | also translate into what you're trying to do at longer distances. So if you think that the 5K |
| 1:05.6 | is some sort of throwaway distance, think again, it takes a lot of practice and skill to run this race distance to the best of your ability. |
| 1:13.9 | Jason, welcome back to the show. How are you? Great. Thanks so much for having me back. |
| 1:18.9 | Yeah, excited to talk about the 5K today. Before we get started, if anybody is unfamiliar with who you are, |
| 1:25.1 | go ahead and introduce yourself. Sure thing. I have been running |
| 1:28.2 | since 1998. So I've been running for a very long time. I'm dating myself. Since the Clinton administration. |
| 1:34.4 | Since the Clinton administration, right. I usually say that when I go skiing. I haven't skied |
| 1:39.7 | since the Clinton administration. But yeah, I was a cross-country and track runner in high school and college, kept competing |
| 1:47.9 | competitively after college, and now I'm coaching. |
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