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#39: Mersha Asrat (Co-Coach Of Kenenisa Bekele)

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 18, 2021 20:23 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Mersha Asrat is the co-coach of Kenenisa Bekele who is a three-time Olympic champion and former world record holder in the 5000m and 10000m on the track. Kenenisa Bekele is also the second fastest of all time over the Marathon and considered one of the greatest distance runners of all time. Mer...

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#38: Marathon Training – Questions Answered

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 18, 2021 20:15 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
All things Marathon Training! Here we answer the 7 most common questions that have come our way at Sweat Elite Coaching about marathon training. 1. What is the recommended longest run during a marathon training block? How many times would you recommend training over 30km (18mi)? 2. How fast (a...

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#37 – Running and Mindfulness with Sam Parsons (Tinman Elite)

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 18, 2021 20:02 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
"I'll never forget one race, one of my best 5km races was last year at Payton Jordan (2019) and that was when I was really at the height of my mindfulness practise. I was meditating every day - I would wake up and meditate for 10 minutes, I was so aware of what I was doing and how I was feeling ...

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#36 – Lee Troop (Coach of Jake Riley) – 4 Months Until The Olympic Marathon

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 18, 2021 19:58 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
This episode is a conversation with Lee Troop - the coach of USA Marathoner Jake Riley who has been selected for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and will toe the line in a little over four months. Lee Troop was a superstar athlete himself, posting personal bests of 13:14 for 5000m, 27:51 for 10000...

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#35 – Exploring the Limits of Human Endurance with Alex Hutchinson (Part 2)

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 18, 2021 19:54 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Following on from Part 1 of our interview with Alex Hutchinson, in Part 2 of our interview with Alex Hutchinson we discuss: * Ways to diminish your perception of effort and therefore enhance your performance. * Why self-belief and positive self-talk can be so significant when trying to push to ...

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#34 – Exploring the Limits of Human Endurance with Alex Hutchinson (Part 1)

Sweat Elite Podcast - June 10, 2020 04:35 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Alex Hutchinson is a Canadian journalist, Cambridge University trained physicist and ex-national level runner. He is also the author of a fantastic book called Endure – Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. The book is the product of a decade-long quest to explore th...

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#33 – Training with Eliud Kipchoge

Sweat Elite Podcast - June 10, 2020 04:29 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Three chapters read aloud from the book Eliud Kipchoge - History's fastest marathoner: An insight into the Kenyan life that shapes legends. Detailing the experience of spending several weeks immersed in Kenya’s rich running culture – an incubator of running’s elite – and the most striking compo...

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#32 – German Silva

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 26, 2020 05:57 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
German Silva is a retired Mexican Olympic distance runner, winner of the 1994 and 1995 New York City Marathon and Mexican half marathon record holder (60:28). Silva made a name for himself after his dramatic 1994 New York City Marathon victory. With under a mile remaining, Silva was running str...

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#31 – Kílian Jornet (Part 2)

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 25, 2020 05:14 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Part 2 of our interview with ultrarunning and skyrunning extraordinaire Kilian Jornet. Sweat Elite's Head of Journalism Tait Hearps chats with Kilian Jornet about: * Training – what a week of training looks like for him and how he has been changing training over time* Nutrition – how he fuels h...

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#30 – Kílian Jornet (Part 1)

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 14, 2020 01:19 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Some people defy what we can conceive to be within the realm of possibility. Some manage to do it again and again. A hero to many, one of the most accomplished and inspiring athletes in the world, a man with a beautiful message. Kilian Jornet has been an enigma since he took the world of mounta...

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#29 – The Elite Japanese Running Scene – A Multitude of Opportunity

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 08, 2020 01:14 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
A selection of three of the most popular articles read aloud from the Sweat Elite website focused on the elite Japanese running scene. In the marathon distance, Japan comes in third place behind Kenya and Ethiopia when looking at the number of athletes in the top thousand marathon times in hist...

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#29 - The Elite Japanese Running Scene - A Multitude of Opportunity

Sweat Elite Podcast - May 06, 2020 01:26 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
A selection of three of the most popular articles read aloud from the Sweat Elite website focused on the elite Japanese running scene. In the marathon distance, Japan comes in third place behind Kenya and Ethiopia when looking at the number of athletes in the top thousand marathon times in his...

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#28 – Sara Hall

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 28, 2020 11:06 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Sara Hall became the 6th fastest female American marathoner of all time when she ran 2:22:16 at the Berlin Marathon in September 2019, lowering her best time over the distance by four minutes. Sara has competed at the elite level of distance running for 15+ years, transitioning from the middle ...

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#28 - Sara Hall

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 28, 2020 06:02 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Sara Hall became the 6th fastest female American marathoner of all time when she ran 2:22:16 at the Berlin Marathon in September 2019, lowering her best time over the distance by four minutes. Sara has competed at the elite level of distance running for 15+ years, transitioning from the middle...

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#27 – Jim Walmsley

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 21, 2020 06:53 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Jim Walmsley has been named “Ultrarunner Of The Year” for the last four years (2016-2019) by Ultrarunning Magazine and is the course record holder of several of the most competitive Ultrarunning events in the world including Western States 100, Tarawera Ultramarathon and Lake Sonoma 50. Jim has...

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#27 - Jim Walmsley

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 21, 2020 00:13 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Jim Walmsley has been named "Ultrarunner Of The Year" for the last four years (2016-2019) by Ultrarunning Magazine and is the course record holder of several of the most competitive Ultrarunning events in the world including Western States 100, Tarawera Ultramarathon and Lake Sonoma 50.  Jim h...

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#26 – The Depth Of Talent In Japanese Running – with Brett Larner of Japan Running News

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 20, 2020 06:46 ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Brett Larner is the man behind Japan Running News - ” the world's window into elite japanese distance running.”In this podcast episode, Brett answers our questions:Where did the Japanese reverence for long distance road racing come from?What is Ekiden all about and how did the road running scene...

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#26 - The Depth Of Talent In Japanese Running - with Brett Larner of Japan Running News

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 13, 2020 10:22 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Brett Larner is the man behind Japan Running News - ” the world's window into elite japanese distance running.”  In this podcast episode, Brett answers our questions: Where did the Japanese reverence for long distance road racing come from? What is Ekiden all about and how did the road run...

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The Depth Of Talent In Japanese Running - with Brett Larner of Japan Running News

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 13, 2020 10:22 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Brett Larner is the man behind Japan Running News - ” the world's window into elite japanese distance running.”  In this podcast episode, Brett answers our questions: Where did the Japanese reverence for long distance road racing come from? What is Ekiden all about and how did the road run...

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Tom Evans – Elite Ultrarunner

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 06, 2020 10:37 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Tom Evans is an elite British ultrarunner. Having only recently devoted himself to running full-time – leaving the military to focus on athletics – as we got started, Tom said, “I’m really excited to share some of my knowledge, some of my wisdom that I’ve built up over my very short running care...

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#25 - Tom Evans – Elite Ultrarunner

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 06, 2020 10:37 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Tom Evans is an elite British ultrarunner. Having only recently devoted himself to running full-time – leaving the military to focus on athletics – as we got started, Tom said, “I’m really excited to share some of my knowledge, some of my wisdom that I’ve built up over my very short running care...

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#25 – Tom Evans – Elite Ultrarunner

Sweat Elite Podcast - April 06, 2020 10:37 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Tom Evans is an elite British ultrarunner. Having only recently devoted himself to running full-time – leaving the military to focus on athletics – as we got started, Tom said, “I’m really excited to share some of my knowledge, some of my wisdom that I’ve built up over my very short running care...

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Thijs Nijhuis – Seville Marathon 2:10:57 Race Recap

Sweat Elite Podcast - March 30, 2020 10:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Danish Marathoner Thijs Nijhuis ran an Olympic Qualifying standard of 2:10:57 at the Seville Marathon on 23rd of February 2020 and he returns to the Sweat Elite podcast this week to share his race recap. Thijs describes each segment of his race at the Seville Marathon in detail, including sharin...

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#24 - Thijs Nijhuis – Seville Marathon 2:10:57 Race Recap

Sweat Elite Podcast - March 30, 2020 10:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Danish Marathoner Thijs Nijhuis ran an Olympic Qualifying standard of 2:10:57 at the Seville Marathon on 23rd of February 2020 and he returns to the Sweat Elite podcast this week to share his race recap. Thijs describes each segment of his race at the Seville Marathon in detail, including sharin...

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#24 – Thijs Nijhuis – Seville Marathon 2:10:57 Race Recap

Sweat Elite Podcast - March 30, 2020 10:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Danish Marathoner Thijs Nijhuis ran an Olympic Qualifying standard of 2:10:57 at the Seville Marathon on 23rd of February 2020 and he returns to the Sweat Elite podcast this week to share his race recap. Thijs describes each segment of his race at the Seville Marathon in detail, including sharin...

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#23 - Sam Parsons - Tinman Elite

Sweat Elite Podcast - March 25, 2020 01:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
“Coach said: “Do you know why we aren’t doing a tempo run today? When you do a tempo run, guess what you do? You get locked into the same form that I don’t want you to run in right now. You’re training for a 5km and a 1500m. When you’re training for those races, I want you on your toes. I want y...

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Sam Parsons (Tinman Elite)

Sweat Elite Podcast - March 25, 2020 01:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
“Coach said: “Do you know why we aren’t doing a tempo run today? When you do a tempo run, guess what you do? You get locked into the same form that I don’t want you to run in right now. You’re training for a 5km and a 1500m. When you’re training for those races, I want you on your toes. I want y...

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#23 – Sam Parsons (Tinman Elite)

Sweat Elite Podcast - March 25, 2020 01:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
“Coach said: “Do you know why we aren’t doing a tempo run today? When you do a tempo run, guess what you do? You get locked into the same form that I don’t want you to run in right now. You’re training for a 5km and a 1500m. When you’re training for those races, I want you on your toes. I want y...

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#23 - Sam Parsons (Tinman Elite)

Sweat Elite Podcast - March 25, 2020 01:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
“Coach said: “Do you know why we aren’t doing a tempo run today? When you do a tempo run, guess what you do? You get locked into the same form that I don’t want you to run in right now. You’re training for a 5km and a 1500m. When you’re training for those races, I want you on your toes. I want y...

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#22 – Tom Schwartz (Tinman Elite Head Coach)

Sweat Elite Podcast - March 16, 2020 05:58 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 20 ratings
"Being a great coach is like being a great chef. The food that Gordon Ramsay creates versus an average chef can be significantly different. His tastes better, but he probably uses 95% of the same ingredients. He uses flour, he uses spices - the same as the other trained chef. But he knows how mu...

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