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# 45 – Barefoot marathoner and top Master’s runner, Thomas Bobby Philip, discusses his journey to 7 sub-3 hour marathons, training and motivation

Running and Fitness With Raj

English - March 21, 2021 21:30 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MB
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Previous Episode: # 44 – Steven Sashen, founder of Xero Shoes, discusses the various advantages of natural movement running, minimalist shoes and how to transition to minimalist running
Next Episode: # 46 – 2:51 marathoner, Yash Muthiyan, talks about his training and racing over last one year where he went from his first sub-3 hour marathon to multiple sub-3 marathons

Episode Summary
Barefoot marathoner and top Master’s runner, Thomas Bobby Philip, discusses his journey to 7 sub-3 hour marathons, training and motivation

Show Notes
00:20 – Introduction to Bobby
05:25 – Early lessons and pitfalls to avoid
08:15 – Importance of aspects like strength training to be a better runner
12:05 – Typical run training week
14:25 – Split of training between easy, tempo and other runs
16:50 – Coaching methods and working with coach Kothandapani
18:20 – Bobby’s transition to barefoot running
28:15 – How to start with barefoot running
32:10 – Racing barefoot
34:55 – Nutrition principles
37:55 – Favorite race distances
39:00 – Favorite workout
40:55 – Most memorable races
43:40 – How Bobby approaches target race timings

Follow/Contact Bobby
Instagram: @barefootbobby1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobsusan1

Other relevant earlier podcasts
Episode 23 with Patrick McKeown - https://www.buzzsprout.com/273726/5598952
Episode 44 with Steven Sashen - https://www.buzzsprout.com/273726/8136419

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