# 34 – 2:53 marathoner, Comrades finisher and coach Satwik Rajani discusses his journey, approaches to training, coaching and racing

Episode Summary
2:53 marathoner, Comrades finisher and coach Satwik Rajani discusses his journey, approaches to training, coaching and racing

Show Notes
01:35 - Satwik introduces himself and takes us thru’ his early running journey
08:10 – Training with “Pfitzinger’s Advanced Marathoning”
09:05 – Working with coach Matt Daniel
09:55 – Key lessons that Satwik wished he knew before his first marathon
12:25 – Structure of current training
16:00 – Satwik’s harder workouts
17:15  – Lifting weights for power and not endurance
18:45 – Mental training approach
21:45 – Basic principles of Satwik’s coaching
26:45 – Favorite metric while coaching
30:40 – Satwik’s favorite racing distance – the marathon
33:20  – Favorite races
34:30 – Goals going forward
37:45 – Recommendations on resources

Follow/Contact Satwik
email: [email protected]
Instagram: @satwikr

Recommendations on Training/Sports related Books
Hanson’s Marathon Method (Amazon Link)
Advanced Marathoning by Pete Pfitzinger (Amazon Link)
How Bad Do You Want it by Matt Fitzgerald (Amazon Link)
Racing Weight by Matt Fitzgerald (Amazon Link)
Let Your Mind Run by Deena Castor (Amazon Link)
Endure by Alex Hutchinson (Amazon Link)

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