YWGO, today, I’ll be sharing a recent coaching call I had with my new coaches, Sage and Sandi of Higher Running. I’ve been following each of them for years, so when it came time to start thinking about how to approach a PB attempt I’d like to make for the London Marathon, they were my first choice of coaches to work with. I’m about halfway through my training for London, so I thought this would be a good time to check in with them to talk about how things are going. We’ll talk about tough workouts, being uncomfortable, and nutrition. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Sage and Sandi.

0:00 intro
0:31 How did they write the plan
4:24 Why I Wanted a Coach
8:48 How I’m dealing with the faster shorter reps
12:35 I don’t like longer reps
15:23 A workout is just information (make clip)
17:53 Pivoting to more race-specific work
21:56 What’s the point of running between easy and marathon effort in a long run
25:38 How Many Gels
31:41 Pros get 8 bottles per race
35:03 Should I be taking in salt during a race?

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Sandi IG https://www.instagram.com/sandinypaver/