We Answer Your Running Questions! + Sprint Season 2 and UTMB

Marathon Handbook editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle discuss the upcoming season two of the docu-series 'Sprint' on Netflix, the Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc (UTMB) race, and answer listener questions. 

Your questions ask about the importance of rest days after long runs and how to adjust training paces based on individual abilities, improving your mile time, dealing with feet and leg soreness, and a few questions for Alex about his "best of" selections for shoes of the year. 

Watch a full video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/Nih6qNESz44

Show Notes:

Read our story on everything we know so far about Sprint Season 2:
https://marathonhandbook.com/sprint-season-two/

Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 UTMB Finals:
https://marathonhandbook.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2024-utmb-finals/

Our free marathon training plans:
https://marathonhandbook.com/trainingplans/marathon-training-plans/

Hosts: Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction and 'Sprint' Season Two Announcement
• 9:22 The Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc (UTMB)
• 28:29 Listener question: The Importance of Rest Days After Long Runs
• 36:01 Listener question: Adjusting Training Paces for Individual Abilities
• 39:18 Listener question: The Limitations of VDOT and Race-Pace Calculators
• 53:31 Strategies for Improving Mile Times
• 53:31 Listener question: Alleviating Feet and Leg Soreness
• 1:00:42 Listener question: Alex answers shoe questions
• 1:06:52 Listener question: Apple Watch Ultra 2, recovery and injury prevention