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Freddy Ovett (son of legendary mid distance runner Steve) joins the Sweat Elite podcast again – this time to discuss Elite Distance Running in 2020 – the male events. Will Bekele race Kipchoge over the Marathon? Will Kamworor join the match up? Who will be in contention for the 800m, 1500m, 5,000m and 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympic Games and will Bekele, Kipchoge or Kamworor face each other in Japan? Which World Record(s) may be broken? All of these questions are discussed in this podcast episode with Freddy Ovett. Freddy can be found on Instagram: @freddyovett Links to the articles mentioned in the show notes: Ingebrigtsen Brothers – Key Training Sessions Training Insights From Norwegian Long Distance Runners: Ingebritsen brothers, Sondre Moen, Marius Bakken, Ingrid Kristiansen. The Making of Joshua Cheptegei and Training Insights of the Ugandan Team (Part 1) The Making of Joshua Cheptegei and Training Insights of the Ugandan Team (Part 2) If these article links don’t work in your podcast pla

The son of legendary distance runner Steve Ovett joins the Sweat Elite podcast today – Freddy Ovett followed in his dads footsteps as a junior middle distance champion but after a persistent injury in his late teens, he was lead to Cycling and hasn’t looked back. Freddy is based in Girona, Spain and trains on the bike full time. In this podcast episode, Freddy shares what it was like training under Steve as a junior, the change to Cycling and plenty of stories about Steve from back in his prime. Freddy is also a big advocate of old school training methods (limiting data tracking) and talks in detail about this. Freddy can be found on Instagram: @freddyovett — — — Learn more about the training methods of the world’s best distance runners by subscribing to Sweat Elite: www.sweatelite.co/subscribe-now –

Brian Livingston – a seasoned Marathon runner and elite coach joins the Sweat Elite podcast this week to discuss Marathon specific training, old school training methods focused on “running with spirit” and working at Nike for 13 years. Brian has personal best times of 29:31 for the 10km, 1:06:26 for the Half Marathon and 2:21 for the Marathon. He is an elite/sub-elite coach for Berlin Track Club (and freelance), is full of training wisdom and shares plenty of it on this podcast episode. Brian can be found on Instagram: @blivin — — — Learn more about the training methods of the world’s best distance runners by subscribing to Sweat Elite: www.sweatelite.co/subscribe-now –

In this episode we interview a data scientist who has developed an application that easily and affordably measures an individuals stress levels and indicates when the best time to do harder, quality training sessions is and when the best time to focus on recovery is. Marco Altini of HRV4Training is a scientist working at the intersection between technology, health and human performance. Almost a decade ago Marco learnt, through studies, the effects of stress on human performance and had the idea to create an application that could easily measure physiological stress using the phone camera. The app combines heart rate variability (HRV) measurements with subjective annotations of sleep quality, motivation, perceived performance during the last trainings and muscle soreness to provide you with guidance on a day to day basis. In this podcast episode, we discuss the studies about the effects of stress on human performance, as well as the HRV4Training Application. You can learn more about HRV4Training at their webs

Nikki Johnstone has raced over 16 Marathons in 2019 and has averaged a time of well under 2:30. In addition, he has also raced numerous Half Marathons (average under 1:10), 10k’s and even a couple of Ultra Marathons.. Nikki Johnstone is a racing machine!  Born in Scotland and now living in Germany, Nikki began running at the ripe old age of 28, completing his first couple of Marathons “as challenges” in 3:21 and 3:19.  Little did he know at the time that he was lighting a flame that would ignite progressively over the coming years to see him run over 50 Marathons, over 100 Half Marathons, 10k’s and 5k’s and the occasional Ultra Marathon. As of September 2018, he also holds the World Record for the fastest Marathon dressed as Elvis Presley. Nikki is a full time teacher, trains every day and races “most weekends.” He is the European Yuki Kawauchi (of course, before Yuki went pro). In this episode, Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox chats with Nikki about how he manages his racing load, what he does for traini

If you’ve ever been interested in training in Kenya or Ethiopia (especially Ethiopia) then this episode is for you. “Where is best place to train in Ethiopia? How much does it all cost? Which has better facilities – Kenya or Ethiopia?” All of these questions plus much more is answered in this episode. We also discuss what the experience was like training alongside Kenenisa Bekele’s training group and answer some questions from subscribers including “At what intensity does Bekele do his easy days? What are some of his key workouts?” — — — Learn more about the training methods of the world’s best distance runners by subscribing to Sweat Elite: www.sweatelite.co/subscribe-now –

This episode is all about the INEOS1:59 Challenge. We were lucky enough to attend this historic event which saw the first man run under 2 hours for a Marathon. Eliud Kipchoge did something that many scientists deemed impossible just a decade or two ago – he ran 1:59:40 for a Marathon. We arrived 2 days before the event and stayed 2 days after. In this episode, Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox speaks with Aki Nummela from Runners High Finland all about the event. — — — Learn more about the training methods of the world’s best distance runners by subscribing to Sweat Elite: www.sweatelite.co/subscribe-now –

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify Have you ever been “stuck in a rut” with your running? Have you found yourself stagnating in racing and training, obsessing over splits, wondering if your training is really working for you and perhaps not even enjoying running anymore? This episode is for you. Sweat Elite founder Matt Fox joined 2:16 Marathoner Philipp Baar once again to discuss this common issue runners face. Both Matt and Philipp have been through this and discuss ideas to get out of a “mental rut.” Stay tuned to the Sweat Elite podcast – coming up soon is an episode about our experience attending the INEOS159 Challenge in Vienna where Eliud Kipchoge ran 1:59:40 for the Marathon. — — — Learn more about the training methods of the world’s best distance runners by subscribing to Sweat Elite: www.sweatelite.co/subscribe-now –

We’re excited to announce that we’re re-launching the Sweat Elite Podcast! We explain why in the intro of this episode before discussing the hot topic of the Nike Vaporfly’s – the racing shoe that has taken the running world by storm over the last couple of years. Germany’s Phlipp Baar (2:16 Marathoner) joins Founder of Sweat Elite Matt Fox to discuss the topic in detail. Also discussed on the episode is a bit about Philipp’s training and the way he has handled some injuries of late. The Nike Vaporfly’s have been worn by a very high percentage of the top 10km-Marathon times recently, including by Eliud Kipchoge and Brigit Kosgei in breaking both the mens and womens Marathon World Records in the last 2 years. Stay tuned to the Sweat Elite podcast – coming up soon are episodes about our experience attending the INEOS159 Challenge, as well as an episode on how to get out of a “Mental Rut” (a common issue runners experience when they stagnate in training

Philipp Baar is one of Germany’s fastest marathoners. He ran a 2:16 debut marathon earlier this year and has his sights set on much faster in the coming decade. In this podcast episode, Philipp talks about his training, his American college experience, work/life balance, favourite training camp locations and much more. Enjoy our conversation with Philipp Baar! Don’t forget to check out our new book: Eliud Kipchoge – History’s fastest marathoner: An insight into the Kenyan life that shapes legends — — — — — — Podcast Transcription Matt Fox (Sweat Elite): Hi, Philipp Baar we have today on the podcast. Thanks a lot for joining me, Philipp. You are in Berlin right now, in your hometown? Philipp Baar: Yes, thanks for having me. Yes, sitting in Berlin. It’s morning hours over here and a beautiful day. We’ve had very fortunate weather for Berlin standards this October, so yeah, it’s very exciting. I’m in good mood, you catch me on a good day. Matt Fox (Sweat Elite): Awesome. And you, earlier this year, in Apri

This conversation is with renown insta-runner Kimberly Underwood about all things running training. Kimberly recently dropped her Marathon personal best time from 3:38 to 3:11 in under 2 years with a few simple changes under coaching guidance of Elite Half Marathoner Ryan Vail. Kimberly and Ryan have taken a much more relaxed approach to training in many ways: they no longer count mileage, they no longer shoot for PR’s in every workout and they make sure they train with other runners as good as them.. something Kimberly learnt from talking with elite African athletes. Don’t forget to check out our new book: Eliud Kipchoge – History’s fastest marathoner: An insight into the Kenyan life that shapes legends — — — — — — Podcast Transcription Matt Fox @ Sweat Elite: Hi Kimberly. Thanks very much for joining me today. You’re over in San Diego, in California right now, and I’ve asked to chat with you today because you have plenty of excellent running training advice coming through from your Instagram account, which

Knox Robinson is the Founder of First Run. Knox has spent time training alongside Mo Farah in Ethiopia, Eliud Kipchoge in Kenya and attended the Breaking2 Nike Project in May 2017. We dive into all of these topics with Knox in this podcast espisode. Don’t forget to check out our new book: Eliud Kipchoge – History’s fastest marathoner: An insight into the Kenyan life that shapes legends — — — — — — Podast Transcription (Matt) Thanks very much, Knox Robinson, for joining me today no this Sweat Elite podcast. Knox has a fascinating story, he’s spent some time training with Mo Farah and the Mudane – I think it’s pronounced – group in Ethiopia. (Knox) Mudane, Mudane. (Matt) Mudane? (Knox) Yeah, the president Mudane, yeah. (Matt) Mudane, yeah, got to get that right… Before the London marathon last year, and he spent some time with  Eliud Kipchoge in Kenya, as well, as attended the Monza sub-2 Nike event last year in Italy. So, thanks very muc

[To listen on iTunes/iPhone, click here.] In this Podcast episode, we answer everything you need to know about going to run train in Kenya. Is training in Kenya dangerous at all? Where is the best place to stay? Which is the best town to go to? How do you get around in Kenya? How do I meet elite athletes? What’s the best time of year to go to train? How much should I budget for? What’s the food like? Is it hard to combine it with a Safari? Matt is a co-founder of Sweat Elite and has been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to train in Kenya twice in 2017. He joined in with David Rudisha’s training in April-May 2017 and he joined in with Eliud Kipchoge’s training in August-September 2017. If you are interested in training in Kenya, we recommend listening to this episode.   — — — — — Links mentioned in the podcast: High Altitude Training Centre website Kerio View Hotel Guesthouse Accommodation (less expensive)