When You Can Run Through an Injury, Is Running Bad for Your Knees and More Listener Questions

Published: April 21, 2023, 4:01 a.m.

In today\u2019s episode, Coach Jeff Gaudette is going to be answering listener questions we\u2019ve received over the last few weeks from our fans just like you.\xa0

We\u2019ve got some great questions, covering everything from how to determine if you can run through an injury or not, how to approach marathon long runs and post run nutrition.\xa0

Plus, if you stick around until the end, Coach Jeff delivers some interesting training insights from two elite female runners he coaches who despite running similar times, approach training drastically differently and what you can learn from this.

Topics we cover:

  • How to know if you can run through an injury or not
  • Why you should train to burn fat as a fuel source
  • How to accomplish this in training and when
  • Post run recovery
  • Getting sick after hard workouts
  • The importance of long-term thinking in your training
  • Runners with the same PRs but with drastically different training approaches (and how this applies to your training)
  • Is running bad for your knees

Don\u2019t forget, if you have questions you\u2019d like our coaches to answer on the podcast, you can head to https://runnersconnect.net/daily and submit them to us.

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