#26 Dakotah Popehn - Boston Marathon, Minnesota Distance Elite, Overdistance Long Runs

About this episode

Pro marathoner Dakotah Popehn discusses her training strategies and insights into the Boston Marathon.

Check out our links below! In this episode, pro marathoner Dakotah discusses her training strategies, altitude training in Utah, race tactics for Heart Break Hill, and insights into the Boston Marathon course. She shares practical tips for marathon preparation and the importance of mental resilience in marathon training. We also talk about her coach, Chris Lundstrom, his training philosophy, and what he has been able to do with the MN Distance Elite Team, even without a corporate sponsor. Dakotah's Strava ⁠ Join our Strava group ⁠ Follow us: ⁠Rory’s Strava⁠ ⁠Jacob’s Strava⁠ ⁠Rory’s Instagram⁠ ⁠Jacob’s Instagram⁠ ⁠Rory’s Youtube⁠ Jacob’s Website SandyBoy Productions

People in this episode

Hosts: Jacob Thomson, Rory Linkletter

Guest: Dakotah Popehn

Topics covered

• marathon training
• race tactics
• mental resilience
• altitude training
• coaching philosophy

Keywords

• marathon
• training strategies
• Boston Marathon
• mental resilience
• altitude training
• race tactics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnesota Distance Elite

Places: Utah, Heart Break Hill

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