Marathon Training Academy

[https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_6656.heic] In this episode we interview Henry Abbott -sports journalist and author of the book ‘Ballistic, The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance’. Plus, we run down our 7,000 mile road trip across the USA! Henry Abbott is an award-winning journalist and founder of TrueHoop. He led ESPN’s 60-person NBA digital and print team, which published several groundbreaking articles and won a National Magazine Award. He lives in New Jersey. In the book, Ballistic, he blends cutting-edge science with gripping storytelling and argues that we are on the cusp of a new era in sports medicine, built around the science of ballistic movements―leaping and landing―and the unique fingerprint of your body’s physics. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Run Coaching. Work with a MTA running Coach [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/coaching]. MetPro Nutrition Coaching [https://www.metpro.co/mta] -speak with a Metabolic Expert about your goals and get actionable steps toward fueling for performance, losing weight, adding muscle, or changing your body composition. Get $500 off their concierge coaching. IQBAR brain and body-boosting bars, hydration mixes, and mushroom coffees. Their Ultimate Sampler Pack includes all three! Get 20% off plus FREE shipping. Just text “MTA” to 64000.. AG1 Next Gen [https://drinkAG1.com/mta] -get a FREE bottle of AG D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, AND 5 of the upgraded AG1 travel packs with your first order. The Greenbrier River Trail Marathon and Half Marathon [https://www.grtmarathon.com] in beautiful Pocahontas County, West Virginia. With this being one of the few WV marathons, it’s great for those 50-staters out there.  Drury Hotels [https://www.druryhotels.com/mta] -clean rooms and free food and drinks at the 5:30 Kickback. Use our link for 10% off! Book: Ballistic- The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance [https://amzn.to/4ntZZmX] by Henry Abbott [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_6473-768x1024.jpeg]Angie at the Silver Creek Trail Half Marathon in Washington

[https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/you-24-1024x348.png] In this episode we visit with Olympic runner and Boston Marathon champion Des Linden. Hear about how she has used the words of doubters to her advantage; her shift to ultra and trail running; her thoughts on super shoes and more! ABOUT DES LINDEN After being a two time all American at Arizona State University Des decided to give professional running a try. She went on to represent the United States in the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics women’s marathon. In 2018, she became the first American woman in 33 years to win the Boston Marathon. She holds the women’s 50K world record of 2:59:54 set in 2021. The 2025 Boston Marathon was her final professional road race. Des and her husband make their home in norther Michigan and operate a coffee company together. Des is sponsored by Coros, big thanks to Coros for arranging this interview! Don’t forget that you can use code MTA and get an additional free watch band with your purchase of a Coros watch.  [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/c0da4b34-7ea0-425a-aabb-8e1a2588db3f-Des_Linden_Boston_2018_AP.jpg-1024x994.webp] LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Run Coaching. Work with a MTA running Coach [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/coaching]. COROS Watches [https://www.coros.com] will help you train according to heart rate. Use code MTA and get an additional free watch band with your purchase! Just pick the band you want, add it to your cart, and use code MTA. Riverbend Ranch [https://www.riverbendranch.com] -quality beef raised on American Ranches without hormones or antibiotics. Taste the difference for yourself. Use code MTA at checkout to receive $25 off your first order. Joint Health Plus [http://www.previnex.com] by Previnex -prevention is the best medicine and you need to protect your joint cartilage from breakdown. Use code MTA for 15% off your first order! The Richmond Marathon [http://www.richmondmarathon.org] on November 15, 2024 -America’s Friendliest Marathon! The Drury Hotel Company [https://www.druryhotels.com/mta] -we stayed at the downtown Cleveland Location and loved it! Use our link for 10% off! AG1 Next Gen [https://drinkAG1.com/mta] -get a FREE bottle of AG D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, AND 5 of the upgraded AG1 travel packs with your first order. Des Linden Instagram: @des_linden [https://www.instagram.com/des_linden/?hl=en]

[https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/you-23.png] In this episode Coach Angie and Coach Erin answer questions about heart rate training, running in the heat, warm up drills, hydration, electrolyte sources, strength training, anxiety before long runs, finding time to train, and more! Thank you to everyone who sent in a question! Coach Angie Spencer has run 70 marathons and ultras, including a marathon in every US state.  She is a RRCA and USATF Certified Running Coach and Registered Nurse. Angie loves books and dark chocolate. Coach Erin Palos is a Certified Running Coach and professional photographer. When she began her running journey it was all she could do to run a mile but she now she is a Boston qualifier, 12X marathoner, ultra runner and Half Ironman finisher. Erin lives in LA and loves to run with her huskies! LINIS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Run Coaching. Work with a MTA running Coach [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/coaching]. COROS Watches [https://www.coros.com] will help you train according to heart rate. Use code MTA and get an additional free watch band with your purchase! Just pick the band you want, add it to your cart, and use code MTA. Run the London Marathon in 2026! Preregister now for a travel package [https://sportstoursinternational.com/event/tcs-london-marathon/?utm_source=MTA&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=MTA] with Sports Tours International. Lagoon Sleep [https://lagoonsleep.com/pages/marathon-training-academy-lagoon] -take their awesome 2 minute sleep quiz to find your match.  Use the code “MTA” for 15% off your first purchase. IQBAR -brain and body-boosting bars, hydration mixes, and mushroom coffees. Their Ultimate Sampler Pack includes all three! Get 20% off plus FREE shipping. Just text “MTA” to 64000. [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/10-2-1024x576.jpg] [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/22-1024x576.jpg]

[https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-30-at-12.44.40 PM-e1748624088132-948x1024.png] In this episode we speak with Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes, about the storied history of the marathon and the land that birthed the legend -Greece. And in the quick tip segment, Coach Angie answers a listener question about how to improve your marathon time as a masters runner. > Named by TIME magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits. Among his many accomplishments, he has run 50 marathons, in all 50 US states, in 50 consecutive days. He’s run across Death Valley in the middle of summer, and he’s run a marathon to the South Pole. > > > On ten separate occasions he’s run a 200-mile relay race solo, racing alongside teams of twelve. His list of competitive achievements include winning the World’s Toughest Footrace, the Badwater Ultramarathon, and winning the 4 Deserts Challenge, racing in the hottest, driest, windiest and coldest places on earth. > > > A New York Times bestselling author, Dean is a frequent speaker and panelist at many running and sporting events worldwide. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Golden Marathon Tours Athens VIP Package [https://goldenmarathontours.gr/product/athens-authentic-marathon-2025-vip/] -Dean’s tour company Jet Insoles [https://www.getjetinsoles.com] -uses dynamically flexible carbon fiber that fully activates at ANY pace – generating the same propulsive force that you’d get out of $300 super shoes for a small fraction of the cost. Lagoon Sleep [https://lagoonsleep.com/pages/marathon-training-academy-lagoon] -take their awesome 2 minute sleep quiz to find your match.  Use the code “MTA” for 15% off your first purchase. AG1 Next Gen [https://drinkAG1.com/mta] -get a FREE bottle of AG D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, AND 5 of the upgraded AG1 travel packs with your first order. Speak with a Running Coach [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/talk-to-a-running-coach-about-your-goals] about one-on-one coaching or join the Academy [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/join-academy] and use a MTA training plan.

[https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PM-Lisbon-photo-shoot-Dec-2020-copy.jpg] In this episode we talk heart rate training with Dr. Phil Maffetone who is the creator of the MAF Method (180 minus your age) and an internationally recognized researcher in endurance science. Dr. Phil Maffetone has worked with endurance athletes for more than thirty-five years. He is the author of eighteen books on health and fitness. He is perhaps best known for the Maffetone Method of heart rate training. Some of his clients have included running guru Dr. George Sheehan, famed New Zealand coach Arthur Lydiard, marathon great Grete Waitz, and six-time Hawaii Ironman world champion Mark Allen. Outside the sports arena, Dr. Maffetone has coached a variety of people in the entertainment field, including musicians James Taylor and Johnny Cash, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and producer Rick Rubin. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Run Coaching. Work with a MTA running Coach [https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/coaching]. COROS Watches [https://www.coros.com] will help you train according to heart rate. Use code MTA and get an additional free watch band with your purchase! Just pick the band you want, add it to your cart, and use code MTA. Joint Health Plus [http://www.previnex.com] by Previnex -prevention is the best medicine and you need to protect your joint cartilage from breakdown. Use code MTA for 15% off your first order! The Richmond Marathon [http://www.richmondmarathon.org] on November 15, 2024 -America’s Friendliest Marathon! IQMIX -a zero-sugar drink mix from IQBAR that hydrates, boosts your mood and promotes mental clarity. Text MTA to 64000 to get twenty percent off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply. Dr. Maffetone’s two websites: https://philmaffetone.com [https://philmaffetone.com] https://maffetonemusic.com/home [https://maffetonemusic.com/home] UPDATED MAF 180 FORMULA: Subtract your age from 180. * Modify this number by choosing one category below that best applies to you: If you have or are recovering from a major illness (including any operation or hospital stay), are in rehabilitation, have been prescribed any regular medication, or are chronically overtrained, subtract an additional 10. * If you are injured, have regressed or not improved in training (such as poor MAF tests) or competition, get more than two colds, flu or other infections per year, have seasonal allergies or asthma, are overfat, are acutely overtraining, or if you have been inconsistent, just beginning or returning to exercise, subtract an additional 5. * If you have been training consistently (at least four times weekly) for up to 2 years without any of the problems mentioned in (a) or (b), no modification is necessary (use 180 minus age as your MAF HR). If you have been training for more than 2 years without any of the problems listed above, have made progress in your MAF tests, and have improved competitively, add 5. The resulting HR is the high end of the HR range with the low being 10 beats below. Train at this heart rate to build a strong aerobic base and improve the body’s ability to burn fat for fuel. What people are saying, > “Excellent podcast episode! One of his interviews on MTA years ago got me started to run regularly, take care of my nutrition and many more things. I‘m forever thankful for his insights and wisdom!” -Steffen