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#133 Olympic Champion Sverre Lunde Pedersen on how to become a better endurance athlete
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Sverre's documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qldVA3ibf4
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In this episode of The Marathon Podcast, Olympic and World Champion Sverre Lunde Pedersen is on to share how speed skaters train, and how marathon runners can learn from that training.
A speed skater's training is surprisingly similar to marathon training in the spring and summer months. Sverre shares how he was training, how he got to an 82 VO2 Max, and he shares his thoughts on Nils van der Poel's training methods.
Time stamps:
00:00 – Meet Sverre Lunde Pedersen: Olympic Champion and Career Highlights
03:52 – Never Give Up: The Amsterdam World Championship Crash
10:23 – Bridging Marathon and Speed Skating Training Philosophies
14:34 – Building a Strong Foundation: Youth Training Culture and Teamwork
19:03 – From Volume to Intensity: Evolving Training Philosophies
22:15 – Comparing Norwegian and Dutch Speed Skating Training Models
30:13 – Achieving Peak Performance: VO2 Max and Race-Specific Training
33:30 – Building Endurance: Off-Season Bike Training for Marathoners
40:34 – Understanding Lactate and Advanced Threshold Training Methods
46:08 – The Revolutionary Training of Nils van der Poel Explained
52:12 – Dedication, Recovery, and Limits: Key Takeaways from Nils's Approach
01:00:41 – The Importance of Race-Specific Training for All Endurance Sports
01:03:42 – Motivation, Consistency, and Fun: Essential Endurance Training Principles
01:08:39 – Optimizing Performance: Nutrition, Sleep, and Lifestyle Choices
01:12:39 – Sverre's Miraculous Recovery and Olympic Comeback Story
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