Setting Realistic Running Goals
Elisabeth and Jessie discuss the importance of setting realistic running goals and not trying to impress your coach by running at a specific pace. They emphasize the need to focus on training progression and building up fitness over time.In this clip
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The Running Explained Podcast
s3/e34 Improving as a Marathoner Over Time with Coach Jessie Gruca
Related Questions
I have a question about the episode 313. Pacing, Structure, and Philosophy of Running Workouts with Elisabeth Scott and the clip Understanding Runner's Training. There is a fine line between training optimally and overtraining, and the goalposts are always moving as our bodies change and find themselves in different states day-to-day. Why is it important to understand overtraining, and what are the consequences of stepping over that line?
What do you suspect my coach is doing by asking me to do an aerobic run with an average pace of 8:07/km for 50 minutes, ignoring my heart rate and focusing on pace, as a beginner training for a marathon?
Should my long training runs for running a sub-3 marathon be at race pace according to the episode s1/e24 Specificity of Training with Coach Laura Norris (@lauranorrisrunning) and the clip Efficient Running Training?