From Addiction Rehab to a 2:38 Marathon - Jack Ahern
About this episode
Jack Ahern shares his journey from addiction recovery to achieving a personal best marathon time of 2:38.
Jack Ahern joins the podcast just days after running a 2:38 PB at the Gold Coast Marathon. Matt and Jack talk through his build, racing while sick, marathon-specific training, hill sprints, fueling, Bali heat training, his Berlin Marathon goals, and Jack's powerful story of recovering from meth addiction and rebuilding his life through sport. Jack Ahern Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackahearn_/ Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/49569041 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 Show Notes Jack Ahern joins the Sweat Elite Podcast just days after running a 2:38 marathon PB at the Gold Coast Marathon. Despite being sick for weeks in the lead-up, dealing with flu-like symptoms, headaches, IV drips, and a WHOOP recovery score of just 3% on race morning, Jack still managed to hold things together and come away with a personal best. Jack breaks down his training block, including half marathon tune-ups around 1:14:30, a small PB in Perth, marathon-specific workouts…
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