Matt Abel - Ultra Marathon RUN COACH for Nedd Brockmann

00:00 Matt Abel's Bio
04:28 You won your age group in last weeks 107km Kosciusko run. What did you take away from that experience?
06:50 favourite event here or overseas
07:45 As a PT training clients for a marathon or ultra what are a handful of your favourite strength based exercises to program?
11:20 – does it matter what days you train strength and what days you run?
13:00 – is there a benefit to anterior Tibialis training to avoid shin splints?
15:30- do you program recovery sessions?
16:45- how many kms per week do you recommend to run?
19:45 - do you have a running off season and how much rest should you have after each event?
21:00 what are you favourite mobility exercises?
23:30- do you ever focus on weight loss to run a good time?
25:25 - how many grams of carbs do you recommend to eat per hour in an event?
27:30 do you think ultra-marathon runners need a certain mentality?
27:30- what do you ultra runners need from their coach when it gets tough?
29:30 What do you think makes Nedd Brockman and other Ultra Runners tick, what is their motivation?
32:45 what type of simulations did you do to help Nedd Brockman run 1000 miles in 2 weeks?
39:00- what safety considerations are there for coach and family to protect their runner?
41:30 what type of food do you recommend to eat during a race?
43:35 - You quoted in Mens Health as using “visualisation and simulation” to avoid the pitfalls of overtraining. What does that mean?
46:50- How does preparation vary for multi day events?
50:00- when should someone start training for a marathon and when should they do there last long run before the event?
54:30- what tips do you have for someone wanting to run a marathon PB?
56:45- what % do you train in each intensity zone?
58:00 what is your favourite pre run warm up if you could only choose 1?