S2E4: Answering Your Consistently Good Running Questions

Let's do a full Q&A!

Jeff Cunningham answers listener questions with practical, no-BS guidance for runners trying to make steady progress without frying themselves in the process. He covers off-season structure, long runs, half-marathon timing, fatigue, base building, heart rate, and sub-3 readiness.

Reminder athletes...Stay patient, keep the main thing the main thing, and not turn every easy run into an accidental race.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Q&A Setup

01:07 Off Season for New Runners

03:44 How Many 20 Milers?

06:25 Half Marathon Before Marathon?

09:24 Eating Disorders in Athletes

12:20 Normal vs Excess Fatigue

15:44 Sub Three Marathon Readiness

22:41 Easy Run Heart Rate Concerns

26:08 Base Building Phase Structure

29:34 Coaching Remote Athletes

31:31 Marathon Training Three Days

33:21 Staying Motivated and Consistent

36:43 First Years of Running Focus

40:12 Wrap Up and Next Q&A

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