Thomas talks to Marius Bakken, former elite runner and pioneer of the Norwegian Method, and author of the new book - The Norwegian Method Applied:

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00:00 Introducing Marius Bakken

03:14 Testing established approaches through curiosity.

07:25 The question that birthed the Norwegian Method

08:40 Kenyan runners finding the pace

10:20 The Golden Zone for threshold

12:30 How to find your golden zone pace for threshold

17:40 Specificity of training

19:50 Muscle tone - a core part of the method

21:30 What heavy legs are telling you

24:10 Two Horses Analogy

26:00 Double Threshold - The Origin

27:40 Why double threshold is so effective

29:30 45/15 intervals

31:00 Norwegian Singles Method

33:55 Double Threshold for recreational runners?

37:20 The cost of going too hard on easy days

40:05 The (controversial) 100-day marathon training plan

43:21 The biggest mistakes recreational runners make

47:27 Marius on super shoes / super trainers

51:40 Changes in the last 5-10 years

53:45 The future of the Norweigan Method

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