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

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