Matt joins us to talk about:

• After three years of dealing with Long COVID, going from zero miles per week to racing a 100k
• Adapting his training to accommodate his body’s “new rules”
• His new book: Chasing Mastery

Far too many runners choose their training volume based on what others are doing. This is how we think about the appropriate volume to train at!

We continue from where we left off last week with Kirk taking the lead on his most impactful takeaways from our early episodes.

How we approach them, our strategy, our training adjustments, and our expectations.

We have had the opportunity to listen to so many incredible individuals impart knowledge, wisdom, and warnings over the past 500 episodes. Today we recap some of the best lessons we’ve learned from others since starting this podcast.

Our current practices for injury prevention. How to implement hill work and at what grade of steepness. How Lactate Threshold HR and pace change over time. When to time trial and when to race. Plus more!

Why should runners lift? What is really considered strength training when it comes to endurance running? How often do we think a runner should lift? Do we prioritize performance or prevention of injury? And much more!