Episode 1 - The slow running club

Brian battles through record low temperatures in Ballarat as he strives towards the 80km per week training plateau as the Melbourne Marathon looms 12 weeks away. He attempts (and makes a video of) an Arthur Lydiard style hill workout in a bid to stave off lower leg injuries and develop more strength. He spends the weekend in Wodonga and has a cracking 18km training run on the local rail trail with his brother. Meanwhile Lisa moves well through some 400m repetitions on the track and chases some hills, before a king tide and small human induced sleep deprevation threaten to derail her training week. She finishes the week on a high note with a good long run over hills. This week's conversation centres around slower speed and aerobic effort based training. Brian embraces Lydiard and Maffetone training principles while Lisa asks "how slow is too slow?". Brian questions his younger self, while getting philisophical about the parallels between the slow food movement and slower running while Lisa wonders if he's lost the plot. The conversation finishes up with a challenge to check if your easy training pace really is!

Resources and references discussed in this podcast: Lydiard Hill Training. A video of Brian trying to run up a hill video. The MAF formula Phil Maffetone - 180 Formula. The Lydiard Foundation website. A runners' world article where Peter Snell talks about the physiological benefits of long runs. Brian's old blog post about the potential pitfalls of too much slow running. Link to Daniels' Running Formula. Link to Flinders Island Running Festival. Interview where coach Adam Didyk talks about his 15km marathon pace training session - Tell Me Your Tales Podcast. Australian runner Shaun Creighton discusses his easy pace - Inside Running Podcast.

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