Taper right for your marathon

We're closing in on the most mysterious time of marathon training -- the taper. The taper is definitely important, but it doesn't need to be overly complicated. The goal is to cut back on your training enough that you get to the race without any...

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Q&A: Stretching post-run? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here!    Welcome to another edition of Coach Carl Q&A (submit your questions here). This time I'm covering if you need to...

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Avoiding the Wall: 20 miles is not enough

This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here!   Want to avoid the wall? Then you better run longer than 20 miles during your marathon training. Find out...

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Is your goal marathon time realistic?

With 4-8 weeks left before your spring marathon, you're right in the thick of prime training time. Now is when it becomes pretty common to wonder, "can I really hit the goal time I'm aiming for?" Or, if you haven't thought about a goal time...

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5 marathon workouts I LOVE

This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here!   A couple weeks ago, I talked about why it's important that your training is specific to the race you're...

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Q&A: How can I get the most out of cross-training?

This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here!    Settle in for a long edition of Coach Carl Q&A (submit your questions here). I'm taking a deep dive into...

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Target your marathon training

This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here!   Last week I talked about the stress-adaptation curve and why it has such big implications for how you should...

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Your workouts don’t matter

This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here!   This week for Marathon Monday I want to take a look at how you actually improve as a runner....

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Long run fueling and nutrition

This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here! Guest blog post by: Morgan Zinsli Bettini, MS, RDN/LDN, RYT Contact Morgan here for personal nutrition advice Coach Carl here with a...

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Coach Carl Q&A

This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here!    Hey everyone -- welcome to the first edition of "Coach Carl Q&A" (working title)! Today I'm looking at a...

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