Episode Details

Hugo van den Broek is an elite running coach based in Kenya, with a professional running background himself and a 2:12 personal best for the marathon. In this interview, he discusses his training and coaching philosophy for distance running. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The mental aspects of running and endurance sports

-Training volume and training intensity distribution

-Periodisation

-Threshold training

-Training monitoring

-Differences between fast-twitch and slow-twitch dominant athletes

-Training for time-crunched athletes

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Train Smater Run Faster - Hugo's website
• The Kenya Experience
• All past running episodes on That Triathlon Show

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