The Perfect Long-Run Distance for Best Marathon Results

Learn how to optimize your marathon training plan and fine-tune your long-run strategy for your best race day ever. This video unravels the critical missing piece to your marathon training puzzle. Working out what your long-run distance should be, if you are looking to run a personal best.

To answer this question I have enlisted an all-star team of world-leading running coaches and researchers, including:

James Dunne ‪@JamesDunne‬ Insta: @jamesmgdunne
Jason Fitzgerald ‪@StrengthRunning‬ Podcast: Strength Running | Insta: @jasonfitz1
Tina Muir ‪@TinaMuir‬ Podcast: Running for Real | Insta: @tinamuir88
Claire Bartholic ‪@theplantedrunner‬ Podcast: The Planted Runner | Insta: @theplantedrunner
Denny Krahe ‪@dizruns‬ Podcast: Diz Runs Radio | Insta: @dizruns
Eoin Everard ‪@everardpilates5190‬ | Insta: @everardpilatesphysio
Matthew Boyd ‪@MatthewBoydPhysio‬ Podcast: The Adaptive Zone | Insta: @matthewboydphysio
Brian Hanley

The question at hand is simple: What distance should a 40-year-old runner, aiming for a sub 4-hour marathon after a 4 hr 10 marathon experience, cover in their long run during training?

00:00 Intro
00:50 All-Star Running Coaches
01:45 Perfect Long-Run Distance
02:06 Recommended Long-Run Duration
02:35 Diminishing Returns
03:20 Pre-Fatigue Running
03:54 Race-Pace Running
04:10 Importance of Running Volume
05:05 When to do the Long Run
06:00 What to do After the Long-Run

Video Resources:
Paper 1: Training for a (half‐)marathon: Training volume and longest endurance run related to performance and running injuries https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

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