Behind-the-Scenes Coaching Call: How to Make a Comeback at 40

Behind-the-Scenes Coaching Call: How to Make a Comeback at 40

Melanie is a 40-year old runner who had some success in her 20's but is now ready to make a comeback. How can she do it?

In this behind-the-scenes coaching call, Jason helps Melanie with her training and goals as she re-commits herself to running after years focusing on weightlifting.

Melanie is a member of Team Strength Running, our group coaching program that gives you a team of your peers, ongoing coaching guidance from me, a library of training plans and other resources gear discounts, and more. Join our team at strengthrunning.com/join/ to dial in your training and make 2025 your best year yet.

We discuss:

  • her past training
  • injury history
  • what she's doing now to get back into the swing of training
  • specific training adjustments that will help her improve
  • how she should structure the rest of 2025

Thank you for listening, subscribing, and being part of the Strength Running community!

Learn more about our training programs at strengthrunning.com/coaching/

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Muscle Health Plus will help you prevent muscle damage, which is particularly important for aging runners who want to protect themselves from muscle loss and recover faster after hard workouts. As is true for all of their products, Previnex adheres to the highest of standards: their ingredients are clinically proven to do what they say they're going to do.

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