Hoping to get faster at the marathon and reach a personal best?
So is my podcast guest and member of Team Strength Running, Nick Jordan.
Nick is a husband and father of two young kids. He’s from the Pacific Northwest and currently works as an engineer for the US Navy in Yokosuka, Japan.
In 2010, Nick started running to lose weight. He ran intermittently until 2018, when he started to get serious about the sport.
Since then, Nick’s accomplished multiple half marathons and his first marathon in November 2023.
Nick joined Team Strength Running in order to most effectively use his time and effort to get the best possible chance of reaching a marathon personal best.
Team Strength Running is a program that includes ongoing coaching directly from me, access to a team of other runners just like you, a library of 30+ training plans, a whole bunch of discounts, bonus resources, and more.
How Coaching Helped Nick Run a Faster Marathon
Nick came on the podcast to share about his background, his racing history, and how he typically trains for marathons. We talked about what he can do in the remaining months to stack the deck in his favor.
Listen to learn about long-term planning, effective marathon workouts, and how to engineer the outcome you’re looking for.
In this recorded coaching call with Nick, we talk about:
- How Nick ramped up from casual, inconsistent runner to marathon finisher
- The state of marathon training 17 weeks out from the race
- Training for a 3:30 marathon with five runs a week and needed adjustments
- Long runs and speed work for a faster marathon
- Jason’s recommendations for marathon training long run progression
- Tips for running doubles and splitting up mileage
- Using another, shorter race to practice for a goal race
- Avoiding hitting the wall with marathon nutrition
If you like what you hear in this episode, check out Team Strength Running to try it yourself!
Subscribe to the podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or iHeartRadio.
Links & Resources from the Show:
- Nick on Strava
- Nick on Facebook
- Become a member of Team Strength Running for ongoing coaching, plans, discounts and more!
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