With the incredible speeds at which Kenyan and Ethiopian runners are
running marathons these days, one of the hottest questions in the
running world is: When will the 2-hour marathon be broken?
Some, including this week’s guest Dr. Philip Maffetone, believe that it should have already happened.
Dr. Maffetone is a longtime physiotherapist who has worked with some
of the best endurance athletes in history, including 6-time Ironman
Triathlon World Champion Mark Allen and 9-time New York City Marathon
winner Grete Waitz.
In his new book 1:59: The Sub-Two-Hour Marathon, Dr. Maffetone outlines how he thinks that the 2-hour barrier will be broken, from training to nutrition to shoes and more.
Some of the key points of our discussion included:
1:59 and why Dr. Maffetone decided to write itThe idea of “maximum aerobic heart rate” and why he thinks this concept is the key to improvement in the marathonDr. Maffetone’s idea about the role barefoot running in
the sub-2:00 quest and how to go about transitioning to that style of
runningThe somewhat unique idea of spread out, “slow weights” strength training sessionshttp://runnersconnect.net/running-interviews/maffetone-159/