How To Get Your Sub 3 Marathon! The 80/20 Rule Every Runner Should Know

How To Get Your Sub 3 Marathon! The 80/20 Rule Every Runner Should Know

March 12, 2026 · 1h 14m

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World-leading running coach Jeff Cunningham shares key tips for marathon preparation and the 80/20 rule for runners.

Master your marathon preparation with world-leading running coach Jeff Cunningham. With extensive experience coaching elite runners and athletes, like Nick Bare, to sub-3-hour marathons, Jeff explains his key tips for optimizing your training program and the power of his DIVN framework. In this episode with Dr. Kristen Holmes, Jeff unpacks the 80/20 easy-running rule, simple fueling strategies, and why consistency beats ego running every time. Whether you’re a beginner or elite, you’ll learn how to run smarter, stay injury-free, and finish your next marathon smiling. Follow us here: https://www.instagram.com/theline.show https://www.instagram.com/drkristenholmes Follow Jeff Cunningham here: https://www.instagram.com/jdcunningham97/ https://www.cunninghamrunning.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@theconsistentlygoodpodcast (00:00) Intro (01:41) Jeff’s Coaching Experience (05:36) The Joy of Coaching (08:57) Jeff's Advice for Beginners (10:50) Be Consistently Good Or Occasionally Great (13:03) The D.I.V.N. Framework (24:44) Why Good Communication Is The Key To Coaching (29:00) Why The Gap Between Amateur And Elite Athletes Is Closing (33:25) How To Run A Sub-3:00 Marathon (37:02) The…

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Host: Dr Kristen Holmes

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