The Defining Endurance Podcast from Lifelong Endurance

Lifelong Endurance
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A show aimed at getting to the core of what it takes to become a better endurance athlete on the road, trail, and everywhere in between. We focus on bringing you the topics and people that will provoke thought, give you insight, and educate you all about the world of endurance sports and training.

  1. 08/16/2023

    116 - Preparing for Fall Marathons

    CIM? Chicago? Berlin? NYC Marathon? No matter what marathon you're prepping for this fall - Coach Andrew Simmons is sharing the key elements to training in the late summer heat, specific endurance runs, and a few extra tips to help you dial in that BQ or sub-3-hour marathon goal. Do you want to hear more episodes like this? Swipe up on Spotify and let us know!

    32 min

  2. 07/26/2023

    115 - Layers of Fitness #5 - Enjoying the Cake

    115 - Layers of Fitness #5 - Enjoying the Cake Mental Tools Visualization Tactics for managing a tough race or workout How to integrate mental preparation into your training

    26 min

  3. 07/12/2023

    114 - Layers of Fitness #4: Decorating the Cake (Hydration and Nutrition)

    Layers of Fitness #4: Decorating the Cake Hydration  Nutrition (Day of Racing) Specific Long Runs Race Pace Sessions Fast Racing demands vs. Marathon and beyond Why we can run into stomach issues What works for training? Why Carbs or King, and Calories are crucial Training your gut Products changing the market! What is a specific endurance run - it's more than race pace Refining your strategy Specific Questions? E-mail me: andrew@lifelongendurance.com

    32 min

  4. 06/28/2023

    113 - Layers of Fitness #3 | Baking the Cake

    Layers of Fitness #3: Baking the Cake Timing (How big is the cake?) Specific Demands Moving from General to Specific Speed Work (Sugar) Mixing the ingredients Welcome back. This is the 3rd episode in a 5 part series where we break down the principles of training and dig into some of the smaller nooks and crannies of performance, preparation, and racing. We spent last episode on our mise-en-place, prepping the ingredients and if I’m being honest - we only scraped the surface of preparation. Quite often, when we train we end up degrading in certain areas over a cycle and the “prep” can really be about preparing our bodies to train and rebuilding ignored areas of training. Sometimes that can lead to injury, or it can be from an imbalance in load. Questions? E-mail me! andrew@lifelongendurance.com

    32 min

  5. 06/14/2023

    112 - Layers of Fitness #2 | All The Ingredients!

    112 | Layers of Fitness #2: What are the Ingredients? General Fitness Strength Capacity [ Anaerobic vs. Aerobic] Ratio for events Sprinkles  Neural Work Strides Welcome back. This is the 2nd episode in a 5 part series where we break down the principles of training and dig into some of the smaller nooks and crannies of performance, preparation, and racing. We spent last episode on our mise-en-place, prepping the ingredients and if I’m being honest - we only scraped the surface of preparation. Quite often, when we train we end up degrading in certain areas over a cycle and the “prep” can really be about preparing our bodies to train and rebuilding ignored areas of training. Sometimes that can lead to injury, or it can be from an imbalance in load. Questions? E-mail me! andrew@lifelongendurance.com

    44 min
  6. 111 - Layers of Fitness Episode 1 of 5: The Layers

    05/31/2023

    111 - Layers of Fitness Episode 1 of 5: The Layers

    A Note to Listeners: Moving forward Coach Andrew will be taking over all episodes of the podcast. We will still have guests on ocassionally but the podcast will now be used to give listeners more in-depth information. If you have questions you want answered - e-mail: andrew@lifelongendurance.com Welcome to Episode 1 of a 5 part series I’m calling “The Layers of Fitness”. After some time away from this podcast, I wanted to reassess what this podcast was best used for and what was most helpful to our listeners. The episodes that seem to perform the best are often the ones that bring your knowledge of running and training up a level.  As a coach, I can’t sit down and explain the intricacies of training person by person so the Defining Endurance platform (for now) is going to be a place where I can park some of the most important conversations I wish I had time to explain to my athletes I reference Episode 79 - The Biology of Fatigue and Episode 85: the Mentality of Recovery in this episode. These are great prerequisites if you feel lost in this one. Intro Song: Still, Kenny Beats from Louie

    29 min
  7. 45. Unfinished Business with Sabrina Stanley

    05/17/2023

    45. Unfinished Business with Sabrina Stanley

    Sabrina Stanley is an elite ultra/ mountain runner known for her wins at the Hardrock 100 and her FKT of Nolans 14. In this episode, Sabrina sits down with Andrew to discuss her beginnings as an ultra runner, her relationship with competition, and how she trains for her incredibly feats.  You can read more about Sabrina and watch her video about the Nolans 14 here.

    1h 2m
  8. Answering Questions for New runners

    05/03/2023

    Answering Questions for New runners

    Why does your pace and heart rate matter on easy days? Does it matter what kind of terrain you run on? How do you create a training schedule? Coaches Andrew and Lexi answer your questions

    35 min
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A show aimed at getting to the core of what it takes to become a better endurance athlete on the road, trail, and everywhere in between. We focus on bringing you the topics and people that will provoke thought, give you insight, and educate you all about the world of endurance sports and training.

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