Hoping to improve your marathon performance this fall?
Sara Manderscheid is a running coach, Boston Qualifier, and podcaster living in Boulder, CO.
About 20 years ago, Sara started running. In 2019, she BQ’d in her marathon debut.
After that, she fell in love with the marathon training process and hasn’t looked back. This fall, she’s attempting to get as close to the 3 hour barrier as possible in the marathon.
Sara started her own coaching company, Elevate Your Running, to help athletes chase big goals, break through plateaus, and find joy and flexibility in running and training.
Sara’s been a guest on the podcast twice before:
- Get to Know Jason: An Interview with Strength Running’s Jason Fitzgerald where Sara asked me questions
- Sara Manderscheid on Long-Term Improvement, Endurance Building, & Warm-up Strategy
She returns again to take your marathon specific running questions.
I polled my Instagram and Twitter communities to collect your top marathon questions and we both answer them on this episode.
Sara Manderscheid Answers Your Biggest Marathon Questions
In this episode, Sara Manderscheid and I answer listener questions including:
- How does being sick affect fitness, and is it better to just rest and not run?
- What are your favorite workouts for honing in on goal marathon pace?
- How do you manage strength training tapering and run tapering?
- How can you tell the difference between normal fatigue and overtraining?
- What do I do about race day calf cramps?
- How can I overcome a plateau?
- Got any tips for pacing hilly marathon courses?
- How can we adjust summer heat and humidity training for fall marathons?
- What should I do if I start out a race too fast and want to get effort back in control?
- When is it time to up my marathon pace?
Send this episode to a friend who’s training for a marathon!
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Links & Resources from the Show:
- Sara on Instagram
- Elevate Your Running on Instagram
- Sara’s Podcast, Elevate Your Running
- Plan your training season from start to finish with this free season planner.
Thank you to 2Before!
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Thank you to 2Before for supporting Strength Running!
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