MARATHON
How Mahamed Mahamed Qualified for the Olympics
The 2024 London Marathon was a historic run for the Brits in the race. Emile Cairess and Mahamed Mahamed finished 3rd and 4th respectively, the highest combined finish for two British runners at the London Marathon this century. Mahamed Mahamed burst on to the British marathoning scene over the last 6 months, running 2:08:42 at the 2023 Valencia Marathon. His Valencia run was bettered by last month by running 2:07:05 at the London Marathon, qualifying himself for the 2024 Olympics in Paris later this year.
Insight into John Korir’s Boston Marathon 2024 Training
After the 2024 Boston Marathon, I was able to catch up with Coach Ron Mann about his current fastest athlete, John Korir. Korir placed 4th at this year’s edition of the Boston Marathon. Coach Mann provided deep insights into this year’s build to the Boston Marathon for John Korir.
Rory Linkletter’s Journey: Training for Seville Marathon 2024
In the pursuit of qualifying for the Olympics, athletes undergo rigorous training regimes, pushing their limits to secure a coveted spot on the world stage. Rory Linkletter, one of the best Canadian marathoners who is sponsored by Puma, shares insights into his preparation leading up to the Seville Marathon 2024, where he aims to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Since Canada does not hold a marathon trials like the United States, Athletics Canada has a discretionary committee that chooses athletes to go to the Olympics who have hit the qualifying standard. As of February 17th, 2024, only 1 Canadian man has hit the Olympic Standard of 2:08:10. That man is Cameron Levins. With meticulous planning and unwavering determination by himself and his coach Ryan Hall, Linkletter navigates through grueling workouts, strategic race selections, and cutting-edge gear, all in pursuit to become the second.
Jake Smith on Training with the World’s Best
Another major lesson from Jake’s time in Uganda was to drop the intensity of the recovery runs, and to prioritise recovery overall. During his time there he got caught up in wanting to explore the area and in addition to the ~180km he was running each week, he would also go out on long walks through the hills with his girlfriend Katie. He also went out and ran almost every afternoon, and only learnt at the end of his stay that the team he was training with would normally spend parts of most days napping and also skip the afternoon runs if they were feeling fatigued.
Sara Hall – Training Insights
Sara Hall - Training Insights...
From Strength to Strength with Nell Rojas
Despite this, she never questioned whether or not she was going to make the start line, once she started the warm up she knew things would be fine. The race went out at a slow pace, prolonging the eccentric loading caused by the downhills for which Boston is renown. She ended up leading much of the first 17 miles and came through in a new personal best of 2:27:12.
A Glimpse into Life in a Kenyan Training Camp with Coach Peter Bii
A Glimpse into Life in a...
Frank Shorter – Training Insights
Frank’s reasoning for doing such fast workouts relative to race pace (especially when racing the marathon) was that in his mind, the greater the delta between training pace and race pace, the more comfortable and therefore sustainable running at that race pace becomes. Once he was feeling more comfortable running these workouts and was happy with how fast they were, he would begin to shorten recovery rather than increasing the pace of intervals.
Galen Rupp On Tight Turnarounds, Consistency And Training
Some may see Chicago as an interesting choice given Rupp competed in the Olympic marathon a mere nine weeks prior. However, Chicago holds a special place in Galen’s heart – he grew up visiting family there often, and in 2017 he was the first American to win Chicago marathon since Khalid Kannouchi in 2002. Despite the tight turnaround from Sapporo to Chicago Galen says that the training leading up to this race was some of the best of his life – much better than leading into the Olympics where he was disappointed with an eighth place finish.
Julien Wanders (27:13 10km, 59:13 Half Marathon) – Favourite Track Sessions
In Iten Wanders trains at the track once per week, typically running sessions comprising of intervals totalling well over 10km in volume. Below you’ll find 8 of his favourite track sessions as well as splits on his most recent attempt at each workout:
How Mahamed Mahamed Qualified for the Olympics
The 2024 London Marathon was a historic run for the Brits in the race. Emile Cairess and Mahamed Mahamed finished 3rd and 4th respectively, the highest combined finish for two British runners at the London Marathon this century. Mahamed Mahamed burst on to the British marathoning scene over the last 6 months, running 2:08:42 at the 2023 Valencia Marathon. His Valencia run was bettered by last month by running 2:07:05 at the London Marathon, qualifying himself for the 2024 Olympics in Paris later this year.
Insight into John Korir’s Boston Marathon 2024 Training
After the 2024 Boston Marathon, I was able to catch up with Coach Ron Mann about his current fastest athlete, John Korir. Korir placed 4th at this year’s edition of the Boston Marathon. Coach Mann provided deep insights into this year’s build to the Boston Marathon for John Korir.
Rory Linkletter’s Journey: Training for Seville Marathon 2024
In the pursuit of qualifying for the Olympics, athletes undergo rigorous training regimes, pushing their limits to secure a coveted spot on the world stage. Rory Linkletter, one of the best Canadian marathoners who is sponsored by Puma, shares insights into his preparation leading up to the Seville Marathon 2024, where he aims to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Since Canada does not hold a marathon trials like the United States, Athletics Canada has a discretionary committee that chooses athletes to go to the Olympics who have hit the qualifying standard. As of February 17th, 2024, only 1 Canadian man has hit the Olympic Standard of 2:08:10. That man is Cameron Levins. With meticulous planning and unwavering determination by himself and his coach Ryan Hall, Linkletter navigates through grueling workouts, strategic race selections, and cutting-edge gear, all in pursuit to become the second.
Jake Smith on Training with the World’s Best
Another major lesson from Jake’s time in Uganda was to drop the intensity of the recovery runs, and to prioritise recovery overall. During his time there he got caught up in wanting to explore the area and in addition to the ~180km he was running each week, he would also go out on long walks through the hills with his girlfriend Katie. He also went out and ran almost every afternoon, and only learnt at the end of his stay that the team he was training with would normally spend parts of most days napping and also skip the afternoon runs if they were feeling fatigued.
Sara Hall – Training Insights
Sara Hall - Training Insights Article by Tait Hearps Sara Hall is one of the top distance runners in the USA. In March 2020 she graciously sat down with Sweat Elite founder Matt Fox to discuss her journey in the sport, and this was followed by time spent...
From Strength to Strength with Nell Rojas
Despite this, she never questioned whether or not she was going to make the start line, once she started the warm up she knew things would be fine. The race went out at a slow pace, prolonging the eccentric loading caused by the downhills for which Boston is renown. She ended up leading much of the first 17 miles and came through in a new personal best of 2:27:12.