How to Build Strength, Speed & Endurance through Running

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, running coach Jason Fitzgerald and Joe De Sena dive deep into the transformative power of running.

Discover how to push past your limits, build unbreakable mental toughness, and become the athlete you never thought possible.

From overcoming the initial struggle to running a 2:39 marathon, Jason shares his personal journey and proven strategies to help even the most skeptical couch potato become a fearless endurance athlete. Hear how unconventional training methods, like obstacle racing and strength work, can unlock new levels of speed and resilience.

Whether you're training for your first 5K or aiming to conquer an ultra, this episode will inspire, motivate, and arm you with the tools to transform your running and your life.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:44 Jason’s 13-year journey to a 2:39 marathon
04:04 How running impacts weight and muscles
05:16 Unconventional training methods
06:59 Thoughts on flexibility for runners
08:30 Pushing forward despite what brain tells you
11:46 The crucial role of variety in training
15:39 Long runs and mental tenacity
19:52 Breaking barriers through consistency
21:42 Advice for beginner runners
25:10 When pain turns to pleasure
27:03 How to connect with Strength Running

Transcript

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0:00.0	When I started, I couldn't run a single mile.
0:03.0	Don't even think of yourself as a runner.
0:05.5	Think of yourself as an athlete that specializes in running.
0:09.8	We need to do other things.
0:11.1	We need to jump.
0:11.9	We need to lift.
0:12.9	We need to sprint.
0:14.2	And we need to run a lot.
0:15.5	You start doing things that you never thought you could do.
0:19.4	And then all of a sudden, you're not even really
0:21.8	phased by it.
0:23.0	Welcome to the Hardway podcast with Joe Ducena, founder and CEO of Spartan races.
0:28.7	We're teaching you how to overcome your obstacles in your life the same way we teach our
0:33.1	10 million plus Spartans to overcome obstacles on the course.
0:36.5	With insight from the smartest, most accomplish experts from every corner of the world.
0:40.7	Get ready to elevate your life today.
0:44.3	Joe Descenta, CEO and founder of Spartan, host to the Hardway Podcast.
0:48.7	I got my buddy Jason on here.
0:50.4	He is a hardway runner.
0:52.6	He takes the Hardway every day. 239 marathon? Yeah, that was my PR.
0:57.9	Yes, sir. Pretty damn good USA track and field coach, running coach. Yeah, I got the coaching
1:03.4	certification from USA track and field. They're the governing body of the sport. So I figured they
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