Marathon Volume, Injuries, and Tune-up Races with 2:25 Marathoner Laura Thweatt

From poor tune-up races to switching up nutrition, pro runners face the same lessons more casual runners do.

Laura Thweatt is a 2:25 marathoner, professional runner for Saucony, and former US cross country champion.

She placed 5th in the 10k at the 2016 Olympic Trials and 5th in the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials.

We talk about:

The emotions before a goal race and working with a sports psychologist during a taper

Using a training journal to calm pre-race nerves and boost confidence

Injury management with high mileage

Handling a bad tune-up race

Laura's goals and strategies for the Chicago…

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