Taylored Training

This month we’re highlighting the essential parts of marathon training you should be working on, outside of just running. Welcome to Part II: Daily Nutrition 🥯

Repeat after me:

“Training for a marathon is not a good weight loss strategy... training for a marathon is NOT a good weight loss strategy!”

Meaning- this is not the time to be cutting calories and opting out of buns on your burgers (not that we would recommend that outside of marathon training either...). Rather, it’s a time when you should have an abundance mindset around food and making sure you’re eating ENOUGH calories (namely carbohydrates) to provide your body the energy it needs to do what you’re asking it to do.

And we know, many people don’t under-eat intentionally, but it can happen if we’re not paying attention to some of the following:

- Not backloading the day with foot consumption (aka breakfast and lunch should be significant meals)
- Eating frequently enough (say yes to snacks)
- Every meal a non-small portion of your plate is carbs.

Making sure you’re eating enough will make obvious differences in your marathon race results, but it will also make differences in your life as a whole. We’re talking sleeping better, steady moods, helping your s*x hormones back on track, etc (swipe for more!)

We’re just running coaches over here 😉 so make sure you’re following some of our favorite sports RDs for more support and info in this area:

Alyssa Leib, MS, RD | Mountain Sports Dietitian, Stevie Lyn Smith l Sports Dietitian | Coach, , , MeghannFeatherstun | Dietitian, Holley Samuel MEd, RD, CSSD, CPT

to name a few!

Keep hanging around ‘s page for more info on how you can train for the long game!

New month, new education series! This month we’re highlighting the essential parts of marathon training you should be working on, outside of just running. Part one being: SLEEP.

We all know we need sleep, but most of us aren’t considering the benefits seriously enough. 7+ hours of sleep every night isn’t just a nice thing to get in when you can, but a vital part of injury prevention and training adaptation.

HOWEVER, if you currently find yourself in a season of life where consistent sleep is unattainable, don’t beat yourself up for what you can’t control. Instead, focus on adjusting your training volume so that you can get more sleep in or aren’t in need of as much recovery.

Remember, you also have a life to live outside of running that needs the very real benefits sleep offers!

Stick around Taylored Training | Run Coach’s corner of the internet for part two!

Our team finds a lot of pride in investing in not just the credentials (though all three of us are VDOT/UESCA coaches) but the harder work of the following:

👏 Knowing how to adapt training to personal needs of athletes, both physical and lifestyle related.
👏 An empathetic approach to having the hard conversations with athletes when something isn’t working that gives both a dose of reality and encouragement to move forward.
👏Keeping our personal sense of success in the sport detached from our athlete’s.
👏 A robust network of experts to lean on when our capacity is exceeded. It’s a good thing to be friends with other running coaches in this industry, but it’s a REALLLYY good thing to be friends with registered dietitians, physical therapists, and mental health experts.

Investing in these areas is why we think an overwhelming amount of our athletes sign a contract for a least a 2nd season, many for beyond.

Results in running gains is one thing, but feeling valued and empowered in both sport and humanity is what matters.