Alex Milne - 4th at Comrades, Rapid Race Blocks, and Building for 100K Worlds
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Alex Milne discusses his recent fourth-place finish at Comrades and his training and racing strategies leading up to the 100K World Championships.
Alex Milne joins the pod just four days after his fourth-place finish at Comrades. Alex reflects on missing the podium by only 58 seconds, his huge race block from Valencia to Seville, Worlds 50K, London and Comrades, and how he is now building toward the 100K World Championships in Spain. Alex Milne Links: Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/1262861 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runmilnerun/ Matt Fox Links: Coaching: https://sweatelitecoaching.com/matt-fox/ Supporters Club: https://sweatelite.co/supporters-club/ Email: matt@sweatelite.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattinglisfox/ Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/6248359 In this episode, Alex joins Matt four days after finishing fourth at Comrades. He explains why he was happy with the performance overall, but still frustrated to miss the podium by just 58 seconds, and talks through the difficulty of knowing your exact race position during an ultra like Comrades. Alex also breaks down one of the busiest racing blocks in elite distance running, including Valencia, Seville where he ran a 2:11:41 PB, the World 50K Championships, London Marathon while sick, and then Comrades. He explains why he prefers racing…
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