What to do when shorter distance results don't translate to the marathon
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
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4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2022
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Do you have great results at shorter distances like the 5k and 10k, but can't run equivalent times for longer races like the HM and Marathon?
That's the problem Aliisa Laurie has dealt with her last few marathons.
Alissa has posted impressive times at shorter distances, but through a combination of training errors and injuries has fallen short of her potential in the marathon.
Listen in to Coach Michael's analysis of Alissa's current strategy and execution, as well as his suggestions for Alissa's future marathon training blocks when it comes to approaching long runs, easy days, workout selection, strength building, and injury prevention.
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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 |
| 0:14.5 | podcast the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every |
| 0:19.3 | episode. We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runners connect.net where you can find the best running information on the internet as well as training plans to fit every runner and every budget. In this episode we are back with another edition of Training Plan Rescue |
| 0:46.0 | where runners connect listeners send us their broken training plans and we come to the |
| 0:50.5 | rescue. |
| 0:51.5 | Coach Michael Hammond is excited to take a deep dive into a |
| 0:54.8 | listener's training plan this time around to see what we can all learn and |
| 0:58.5 | apply to our own training. This week we're looking at a training plan from Alyssa Lorry. |
| 1:04.0 | Alyssa has posted impressive times at shorter distances like a 39 minute 10K and 86 minute half marathon. |
| 1:11.0 | She's also set a recent goal to run 315 in the |
| 1:14.8 | marathon but through a combination of training errors and injuries has fallen |
| 1:19.5 | short of her potential to date. Listen in to Coach Michael's analysis of Alyssa's current strategy and execution, |
| 1:26.6 | as well as his suggestions for Alyssa's future marathon training blocks |
| 1:30.8 | when it comes to things like approaching long runs, easy days, workout selection, |
| 1:35.8 | strength building, and injury prevention. If you've struggled with stomach issues in training or racing or frequently get sick |
| 1:51.0 | when training hard, adding a high quality probiotic supplement could be the key to relieving both issues. |
| 1:57.0 | I'll explain more later in the episode in how you can save 10% at P3OM.comcom backslash run to the top. |
| 2:06.6 | Before we get to our conversation, |
| 2:08.1 | I wanted to talk about the importance of electrolytes, |
| 2:10.8 | especially in the winter. |
| 2:12.2 | Maintaining healthy electrolyte levels is not only important for your run, but your recovery |
| 2:16.8 | and overall health as well. |
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