About this episode

The episode features an interview with athlete Casey Dean and her coach Elise Beacom discussing Casey's journey from footy rehab to marathon success.

Chris Armstrong and Zac Newman kick off this week very differently, as they aunch into NFL fever, as Chriso excitedly talks through upcoming NFL match in Melbourne featuring his lifelong team, the San Francisco 49ers, versus the LA Rams. This week's #Teamrun2pb interview features athlete Casey Dean alongside her Run2PB coach, Elise Beacom. Casey catches up with the team from Melbourne, We hear about her athletic background starting from high school cross-country, her introduction to running during COVID-19, and her unfortunate introduction to Elise when she tore every ligament in her foot playing footy and the delayed start around that. Casey unpacks her running progression, moving away from unstructured volume and couch-to-5k plans into formal coaching with Elise, leading to a stellar 3:38 PB at the Ballarat Marathon and her recent first major marathon experience at the Sydney Marathon. Despite hitting the wall hard at Centennial Park and a late training block disruption involving a humid treadmill in Vietnam, Casey pushed through to finish in 3:40, sharing laughs about her dad making friends on the course and the unmatched atmosphere of race weekend. The episode wraps up with a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Armstrong, Zac Newman

Guests: Casey Dean, Elise Beacom

Topics covered

• athlete-coach relationship
• marathon training
• running progression
• sports injuries
• personal bests
• running events

Keywords

• marathon
• running
• coaching
• athlete
• personal best
• sports injury
• training
• NFL
• Oat Running Socks

Sponsors

Oat Running Socks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Run2PB

Places: Melbourne, Vietnam, Centennial Park

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