Learn how to optimize your marathon training plan and finetune your longrun strategy for your best race day ever. This video unravels the critical missing piece to your marathon training puzzle. Working out what your longrun distance should be, if you are looking to run a personal best.

To answer this question I have enlisted an allstar team of worldleading running coaches and researchers, including:

James Dunne @JamesDunne Insta: @jamesmgdunne
Jason Fitzgerald @StrengthRunning Podcast: Strength Running | Insta: @jasonfitz1
Tina Muir @TinaMuir Podcast: Running for Real | Insta: @tinamuir88
Claire Bartholic @theplantedrunner Podcast: The Planted Runner | Insta: @theplantedrunner
Denny Krahe @dizruns Podcast: Diz Runs Radio | Insta: @dizruns
Eoin Everard @everardpilates5190 | Insta: @everardpilatesphysio
Matthew Boyd @MatthewBoydPhysio Podcast: The Adaptive Zone | Insta: @matthewboydphysio
Brian Hanley

The question at hand is simple: What distance should a 40yearold runner, aiming for a sub 4hour marathon after a 4 hr 10 marathon experience, cover in their long run during training?

00:00 Intro
00:50 AllStar Running Coaches
01:45 Perfect LongRun Distance
02:06 Recommended LongRun Duration
02:35 Diminishing Returns
03:20 PreFatigue Running
03:54 RacePace Running
04:10 Importance of Running Volume
05:05 When to do the Long Run
06:00 What to do After the LongRun

Video Resources:
Paper 1: Training for a (half‐)marathon: Training volume and longest endurance run related to performance and running injuries https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

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