Welcome back to the Sweat podcast. We're excited to share plenty of new content in 2024 featuring exclusive insights from some of the worlds, best endure in athletes in particular via the new series " Hang With."  This week hang is with Ironman triathlete Magnus Ditlev. Magus Ditlev is the iron man, world record holder and challenge Roth 2023 winner as well as third place 2023 Iron Man world champ finisher around the same time as this is published a exclusive video on our YouTube channel...

Welcome back to Training Talk. This is Episode 2 with Matt and Max speaking all about Matt Fox's Marathon Training Plan for the year of 2024 which includes focusing on speed work for the first 6 months before transitioning to Marathon Specific work from the end of Summer. Max Frankel - Apply For Coaching: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/max-frankel  Matt Fox - Apply For Coaching: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/matt-fox Sweat Elite Coaching: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/ ...

Welcome to new series within the Sweat Elite Podcast called ACTION - a recap of the weekly events taking place in the world of distance running by coaches at Sweat Elite Coaching Academy Max Frankel and Matt Fox. In this weeks episode Matt and Max discuss Kelvin Kiptum's dead after some recent news, Millrose Games, other indoor season events and some exciting things in the near future. This episode is sponsored by the Sweat Elite Coaching Academy. Train Smarter, Not Harder....

The Sweat Elite Podcast is about to get busy. In 2024 we're lauching several different podcast series's on the Sweat Elite Podcast including this one - Training Talk - A podcast series with Sweat Elite Coaching Academy coaches Matt Fox and Max Frankel. And this is Episode 1. Training Talk is all about endurance training. We'll discuss pro athletes' training and we'll discuss Matt Fox's build towards running a marathon under 2 hours and 20 minutes in 2024 using a unique approach. Learn...

This is an exclusive podcast episode about the team at Sweat Elite's experience in meeting Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum just a few weeks before he ran the Marathon World Record at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Kelvin passed away in a car accident the day before the recording of this conversation - on Sunday Februrary 11th.

This episode is a special edition podcast featuring a full break down of the the 2024 USA Olympic Marathons Trials with Sweat Elite Coaching Academy's Max Frankel. Learn more about training with Max: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/max-frankel Learn more about the Sweat Elite Training Camp happening in Boulder, Colorado in May with Max: https://www.sweatelite.co/bouldertrainingcamp/ Max Frankel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m.franks2/ Matt Fox...

Welcome back to In My Opinion - a podcast series by Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox. In this episode the topics discussed are: A 40min section about the USA Olympic Marathon Trials and who is going to the Olympics (according to Matt) based on some inside information and Strava analysis. Some advice to coaches - from one of the best coaches in the USA about the importance of getting to know the athlete (and how un-important the actual training plan can be if you don’t know the athlete well)....

Welcome back to In My Opinion - a podcast series by Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox. In this episode the topics discussed are: A new low cost service at the Sweat Elite Coaching Academy for those preparing for London Marathon and Boston Marathon 2024. London Marathon Squad link: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/london-marathon-2024-squad Boston Marathon Squad link: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/boston-marathon-2024-squad The 7th Sweat Elite Training Camp taking place in Boulder in May...

Welcome back to In My Opinion - a podcast series by Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox. In this episode the topics discussed are:  * A chat with SECA Co-Coach Clara Evans about improving from 2:29 to 2:25 in the Marathon. * Ekiden and massive events relating to broadcasting rights * Matt's personal take on the more popular podcasts in the the running space. * Three interesting training sessions you can do if you coach yourself. * Reasons for joining a coach (not the program). * The case for...

The Sweat Elite Coaching Academy (SECA) was born in February 2023 and has grown to assist over 100 athletes in it's first 11 months. On Friday January 12th SECA expands into Triathlon Coaching with Danish National Coach Kasper Pederson joining the team heading up the Triathlon Division. Learn more about Kasper: https://www.sweat-elite-coaching.com/kasper Learn more about SECA: https://www.sweat-elite-coaching.com/ Kasper is a young and experienced coach with nearly 10 years of...

Welcome back to In My Opinion - a podcast series by Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox. In this episode the topics discussed are:  * The story of Sweat Elite (46:00 min mark). * Reflection on 7 weeks in Japan producing a video series around Ekiden (7:47 min mark). * Super shoe news from China where a couple of companies are about to roll out shoes under 100g. * Questions and Answers around How to Break into the Coaching Market. * Social Media and the light fraud going on these days. * The...

Welcome back to IMO - this is Episode 8 where Matt Fox - Founder at Sweat Elite - talks about different running topics. In this episode Matt shares insights into attempting to run 8 marathons in 2023 - some lessons learned. He also talks about racing a Marathon (DNF) with Yuki Kawauchi - the Japanese legend. We touch on how sleep impacts racing, how stress impacts racing and much more. Feel free to email me at [email protected] to say Hi or share any thoughts. Join us over at the Sweat...

In Episode 7 of In My Opinion, Sweat Elite Founder - Matt Fox talks about running a Marathon with Yuki Kawauchi at an Asics Exhibition event tomorrow in Tokyo after a fitness test at Asics Lab in Tokyo, influencers and youtubers (again), a new Coach at the Sweat Elite Coaching Academy (SECA) - Max from Boulder, SECA's expansion into Triathlon in 2024, interesting training sessions, a new business idea around pacing and much more. A huge thank you to those submitting questions and ideas for...

Welcome back to In My Opinion (E6) where Sweat Elite founder Matt Fox talks about all things running for about an hour. Matt answers questions, goes on rants and recommends great products and services in the running world as well as suggests interesting workouts. In this episode Matt discusses Youtubers and Influeners, Travelling Asia while prepping for another Marathon (more on that Marathon soon), talks about how a 10 week marathon build could be structered from the stand point of long...

In Episode 5 of In My Opinion, Sweat Elite Founder - Matt Fox talks about the Valencia Marathon and some of the insane stats about the race highlighted in detail by Dave Lipman at Pro Running News, the Fukuoka Marathon and his 4th Marathon in 10 weeks running 2:22:20, a recent beef with Japan Running News - trying to frame Sweat Elite and Matt negatively with strange context, the 2023 Performances of the year, the best places in the world to run + holiday, a story about almost being sued by...

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...

Welcome to the 3rd edition of In My Opinion where Matt Fox - Founder at Sweat Elite - disusses all things running and shares his (sometimes contraversial) opinions about things. In this weeks episode Matt talks about running the Ageo City Half Marathon and getting beaten by over 200 Japanese people but still running 66minutes, how the Ekiden content has been coming along, learnings about muscle cramping and some of the funnier reasons people believe he's been cramping in races, great Strava...

Welcome to episode 2 of In My Opinion where Matt - the Founder at Sweat Elite - answers incoming questions and shares stories to keep you occupied on your next run.  In this episode the points of discussion include: going on an easy run with Japanese legend Yuki Kawauchi, changing plans upcoming races, failing at the 5 marathons in 10 weeks goal already, heart rate training opinions, the best gels in the game, jetlag tips, Trackstaa and the conflict earlier in the year, some recommended...

Welcome to a new podcast series - In My Opinion - where I, Matt Fox will share stories, information and education about the elite running world. In the first episode I discuss being in Japan and what Sweat Elite is up to here, meeting Kelvin Kiptum in Kenya, The New York Marathon and how phenomenal the men's winning result really was and much more. Email me at [email protected] with any insights. Mentions: Sweat Elite's Training Camp in Kenya: https://www.sweatelite.co/trainingcamp/  

Josh Sambrook and Michael Keskerides are the Co-founders of Kaizen - an app for runners that gives an accurate marathon prediction and a flexible way to train around it and towards a goal. In this conversation Josh and Michaek discuss the ways in which Kaizen can be useful for runners and coaches. Josh and Michael also share examples of how they have both utilised the functionality of Kaizen to improve their training and racing. Download Kaizen on...

Scott Tindal is a performance nutrition coach with 20 years of experience working with pro and amateur athletes. He has a Masters degree in sports medicine and a post-graduate diploma in performance nutrition. He is the co-founder of FuelIn, an app-based personalized nutrition coaching program. In this conversation Scott dives deep into the specific requirements of proteins, carbohydrates, electrolites and everything else that goes into improving sports nutrition and ultimately sports...

Dutch distance running star Mike Foppen recently smashed his own 5000m national record just six and half weeks after tearing his plantaris tendon in a track session. In this conversation we discuss how he managed to return to fitness so quickly and ultimately lower his 5000m best from 13:11 to 13:05 in such a short period of time. This podcast episode is sponsored by Pillar Performance. Use code SWEAT15 for 15% off your first order. Link: https://pillarperformance.shop/ For those of you...

Tom Evans was victorious at the 2023 Western States Endurance Run - one of the toughest ultra running events to win annually - conquering the 100 mile (160km) course in 14 hours and 40 minutes, winning by 24 minutes. In this conversation Tom shares plenty of insights into the training that went into taking victory at the Western States Endurance Run, the video series he produced in the lead up to the event and what's next. Tom Evan's Youtube Channel / video series...

The 2022 World Championships 5th place finisher in the Marathon - Sara Hall - joins the Sweat Elite podcast. We talk about training in Crested Butte (2700m/8900ft altitude), the 2023 Boston Marathon and the build up, consuming Ketones for performance, lessons learned over the years training and racing for the Marathon, what Ryan Hall is up to and more. This podcast episode is sponsored by HVMN. Try HVMN Ketone IQ today: https://hvmn.com/ketone?rfsn=7251425.2e9005 Code: SWEATELITE for...

Patrick Martin ran 2:24 at the most recent London Marathon at the age of 42 with only a little over 3 years of running experience behind him. Patrick was persuaded by work colleagues to race a 10km at age 38 and ran 38 minutes off training every 2nd day for a few weeks. Fast forward to April 2023 and Patrick ran 2:24:31 at the London Marathon without taking any carbohydrates or during the race. In this conversation Patrick talks about how he prepared for his first 10km race, his 2:24 at...