Welcome to Episode 4 of In My Opinion where Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox rambles for about an hour about all things running, travel and whatever else people are curious about. This weeks episode features a chance to win an awesome running gift pack worth about $1000 featuring Alphafly 3's (see more below), a segment about how to deal with haters, youtubers and content creators, where the line is between elite and sub-elite and sub-elite and recreational, why Japan doesn't have anyone competing at the absolute highest level in running and also the regular segments such as the Strava follow of the week, suggested workouts and recommended products/services. Email me: [email protected] with any thoughts of ideas. Recommended Workouts: #1: Mile @ 10km pace (2min rest) 4 x 400m @ 3km pace (1min rest) (2min rest after the last) Mile @ 10km pace (2min rest) 4 x 300m @ 1500m/Mile pace (1min rest) (2min rest after the last) Mile @ 10km pace (2min rest) 4 x 200m @ 800m pace (1min rest) (2min rest after the last). #2: 16km of 1km @ HM goal pace, 1km @ 20sec/km slower than HM goal pace #3: 36km with 4 sets of (3km @ Marathon goal pace + 40sec/km, 3km @ Marathon goal pace + 20sec/km, 3km @ Marathon goal pace) Sponsored by: https://www.sweat-elite-coaching.com/ To WIN the big prize by predicting Matt's Fukuoka Marathon time!  The prize features: - Alphafly 3's by Top4Running - Gels, Drink Mix and Electrolites by Precision Fuel & Hydration - Triple Magnesium by Pillar Performance - HVMN Ketone-IQ sampler pack - SOAR Sweat Elite Racing Singlet To enter: 1. Comment on Strava post of workout on Dec 1st with prediction (eg 2:19:31) 2. Must be following Matt, Sweat Elite Coaching Academy and Sweat Elite on IG 3. Screenshot the prediction, post on Instagram story with #fukuokamarathonprediction and tag @mattinglisfox on Instagram 4. Rate the Sweat Elite Podcast 5 star ;-) If you guess the result and nobody else does, you've won. If 2 or more people guess the time, Matt decides who wins. You'll gain an "advantage" if you're following the brand sponsors of the post. If nobody guesses the time, anyone within 30 seconds of the result can win and Matt also decides this based on the above advantages. * Only 1 prediction per person. * Prize to be claimed at the end of January 2024.