Training Myths & Best Practices with 2:09 Marathoner Thomas Nobbs

Thomas Nobbs is a running coach with 10+ years of experience and newly minted 2:09 marathoner - making him Canada's 4th fastest marathoner ever!

He joins us to discuss training myths and best practices: 

• Training "myths" and overblown ideas
• Trends in the running community
• When it's a good idea / bad idea to model elite runners
• The most impactful levers to pull for marathon improvement for 3-4 hour marathoners

GIve Tom a follow on Instagram or on Threads!

Thank you Previnex!

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Thank you Lever!

Lever is back as a sponsor and I couldn't be more excited. They make a treadmill attachment that reduces your body weight, letting you run more mileage than you typically could with less injury risk.  

They're also trusted by physical therapists, where they're commonly used during injury recovery so you can keep running with less load and impact. They're a "secret weapon" during rehab of many pro runners.

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