About this episode

This episode discusses the book 'Marathon Excellence for Everyone' by John J. Davis PhD, covering various aspects of marathon training and racing.

Send us Fan Mail Marathon Excellence for Everyone is a bible about marathon training and racing. It has 50 chapters divided into 8 sections (not counting the appendix): First stepsThe phases of marathon trainingTraining plansRace day and beyondThe science of marathon performanceThe science of fuelingOvercoming illness, injury, and other setbacksAdvanced training techniques John Davis is a scientist, writer, and coach. His work uses modern machine learning and biostatistics to understand...

People in this episode

Hosts: Alan, Liz

Topics covered

• marathon training
• race day
• performance science
• advanced training techniques
• overcoming setbacks

Keywords

• marathon
• training
• racing
• performance
• fueling
• injury
• techniques

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Books & works: Marathon Excellence for Everyone

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