I talk with endurance coaching legend Phil Maffetone about his latest book, 1:59: The Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Is Within Reach. Phil has coached elite endurance athletes such as Mark Allen. He supports a long-term approach to training and racing, favoring a Lydiard style of base building followed with anaerobic sharpening. He talks about why he thinks the sub 2 hour marathon is within the reach of elite athletes and how small tweaks to ones training and lifestyle can give big results in racing. Maffetone argues that a well-rounded aerobic training program, barefoot running, a high-fat diet, and certain types of strength work can help athletes run faster.
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http://paleorunner.org/2014/11/ep84-phil-maffetone-159-marathon.htmlMagic Mile: 5:29
Quotes:
"One of the most basic things athletes can do is eat a healthy diet. It doesn't get any more fundamental or important than that. Do a diet analysis and compare it against the RDA. When you see a professional athlete not even reaching RDA levels in half a dozen vitamins and minerals it's just shocking. Just eating a healthy diet is a very important consideration."
"The real important consideration has to do with carbohydrates. Running a marathon isn't like running a 5K. They are two very different races. When you're running a 5k you're running pretty close to your max output. When you're running a marathon you're somewhere around 83% of your max. Even for elite athletes. In order to compete on a high level in a marathon, the aerobic system needs to be the system that works the best. For the marathon 98% of our energy comes from the aerobic system. So it would makes sense to eat so that our aerobic system is properly fueled, and that fuel comes from fat. The best way to ensure a high amount of energy is coming from fat, is to reduce the amount of carbohydrates we eat; including eliminating all refined carbohydrates. That would be white flour and sugar."
"What athletes need to do is listen to their bodies. Often I get asked if people should listen to music when they run. Instead of listen to music, we need to listen to our body. If our energy isn't as good that day or maybe it's slightly better; if something isn't quite right and you're focusing elsewhere, you're not going to learn t
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