Training Plan Rescue #1
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
We are excited to share with you the first rendition of our "training plan rescue" series where a listener sends us their busted training plan and our coaches rescue it.
In this episode, our Head Coach Michael Hammond analyzes and offers recommendations on the training plan from a listener named Alex who has been aiming and falling short of his goal to break 3:40 in the marathon. You'll learn about the 3 big problems in Alex's current training plan as well as the 3 high-leverage changes he can make to run well under 3:40 off his training next cycle.
You'll learn:
- The 3 big problems in Alex's current training plan
- The 3 high-leverage changes Alex can make to break 3:40 in his next training cycle
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Melanson and this is the run to the top |
| 0:13.7 | podcast the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every |
| 0:18.1 | episode. We are created and produced by the expert team of running coaches at runnersconnect.net |
| 0:24.0 | you can find the best running information on the internet |
| 0:27.0 | as well as training plans to fit every runner in every budget. Here today I'm excited to share with you the first rendition of our training plan rescue |
| 0:46.7 | series where a listener sends us their busted training plan and our coaches rescue it. In this episode our head coach Michael analyzes and offers recommendations on the |
| 0:57.1 | training plan from a listener named Alex who's been aiming and falling short of his |
| 1:01.4 | goal to break 340 in the marathon. |
| 1:04.0 | You'll learn about the three big problems in Alex's current training plan |
| 1:08.0 | as well as the three high leverage changes he can make |
| 1:12.0 | to run way under 340 off of his next cycle. If you're a runner who constantly struggles with gas, bloating and cramps, check out mass |
| 1:28.7 | zymes from bioptimizers. Their digest enzymes can help get rid of stomach issues naturally. |
| 1:34.0 | I'll explain more later in the episode and how you can save 10% at masszimes.com backslash run to the top. |
| 1:42.0 | I'd also like to introduce you to a new sponsor of the show, Timeline Nutrition. |
| 1:47.0 | Timeline has developed a groundbreaking product called Mitopure that actually revitalizes your mitochondria which create energy in nearly every cell in your body |
| 1:57.0 | Later in the episode I'll explain the science and how you can get a sweet discount. Hey runners connect and run to the top fans. |
| 2:08.4 | This is Coach Michael sub four miler and head coach here at runners connect here with |
| 2:12.4 | our first rendition of the Training Plan Rescue. |
| 2:15.0 | Where you send us your busted training plan, our expert coaches, rescue it. |
| 2:19.0 | Today I'm going to share the story of Alex. |
| 2:21.0 | Alex is a 52 year old personal finance manager from Schenectady, New York. |
| 2:25.0 | Oh yeah, I made sure to pronounce that right, Schenectady. |
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