Run Your Fastest Marathon After 45, Even If You Started Late

In this episode Matt breaks down exactly why recreational runners become their own ceiling, what he learned training alongside professional runners half his age in Flagstaff, why the 80/20 rule does not need to change as you get older, the carbohydrate debate that is dividing the endurance world right now, and the psychological edge that separates athletes who reach their potential from those who never do.

If you want to run your fastest marathon after 40 this is the conversation you need to hear.

Matt Fitzgerald's books - https://mattfitzgerald.org/books/
Dream Run Camp - https://dreamrun.com/
Matt Fitzgerald Coaching - https://mattfitzgerald.org/coaching/

0:00 Fastest marathon after
40 3:31 Time as a limiter
6:06 Training with elites
9:00 More moderate intensity
10:51 The carb debate
18:05 Carbs per hour
21:15 Carb periodization
28:36 80/20 for masters runners
32:52 Low volume and
80/20 35:46 Hyperpolarized training
39:07 Psychology of endurance
47:46 Toughness vs smart racing
50:23 Mental lessons from elites
53:47 Dream Run Camp
1:01:47 What runners take home
1:04:26 What Matt is figuring out