Sweat Elite

Lee Troop is an Australian distance running legend – with personal best times from the 1990’s and 2000’s of 2:09:49 for the Marathon, 1:01:00 for the Half Marathon, 27:51 for the 10,000m, 13:14 for the 5000m and 7:41 for the 3000m. Lee is now an elite distance running coach (among other things) with a wealth of training and racing knowledge. Lee coaches several elite distance runners, including Jake Riley – who placed second at the USA Olympic Trials for the Marathon just last week, securing his position on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team for USA. This podcast episode was recorded live in Boulder (Colorado, USA) 10 days before the USA Olympic Marathon Trials. In this podcast episode, Lee speaks about: Coaching Jake Riley since 2017 and some of the hurdles Jake has overcome in the last few years. Jake’s 2:10:36 Chicago Marathon 2019 result. Jake’s training stints in Arizona leading into the USA Olympic Trials. Some of Jake’s key training sessions leading into the USA Olympic Trials. Highlights of Lee’