My strategy going into this sub 2:45 marathon prep will be running my recovery days at a very easy pace and running my paced/speed workouts faster than marathon pace. This will allow me to recover and have full energy going into these important workouts. What do you struggle with the most with running?

Half marathon time: 1:27:56 We did it today! All of the hard work paid off and I proved myself right once again. All the late nights spent at the track, the daily miles logged, and the sweat equity all contributed to today’s success. Through this prep I realized it was better to over prepare, and go all in rather than under prepare and get a subpar result. The daily consistency compounds, and if you are willing to show up everyday and execute with intention the result will materialize through the effort put in. I could not thank my brother Nathan enough for being my coach, and helping pave the way to victory. He was there for me every step of the way and developed a plan that would prepare me for the race. Every question I had he answered within minutes, and he tailored the program to accommodate me and my goals. Going into this I set a massive goal to shave 25 minutes off my half marathon time, and Nathan believed in my ambition. He didn’t shoot down my goal, he instead went to the drawing board to build a plan that was sufficient and comprehensive towards the objective. This by no means was easy, and took extreme commitment but Nathan made it easy by allowing me to never have to think about the plan, nutrition, and game plan for execution. I seriously couldn’t have done it without you bro and I appreciate your extreme attention to detail to ensure a successful result. I am beyond proud of myself for staying true to the goal, and never letting it slip out of my reach despite all the curveballs life threw at me during the last few months. It’s about adapting and overcoming, and today’s race was a sheer test of my resilience and will power. Never did I ever think I would be running sub 1:30 half, as I always classified myself as slow. Nathan you believed in me, and I couldn’t have asked for anyone better to pace me today. This is only the beginning, I have some massive goals for the next prep and I can’t wait to work with Nathan again to accomplish another PR. It was truly a pleasure working with you, I’m so excited to see what the future holds.

How do you train your legs during your daily running? I think that leg training is necessary, but I am concerned that too much of it will reduce my running performance. for example, doing low weights with high repetitions or taking off the day after leg training? Please let me know if there is anything you are aware of while doing both leg training and running.

Nice to meet you guys! I'm Shota from Japan🇯🇵 I used to be a swimmer and was aiming for the Olympics. After I retired from swimming, I loved dancing and did nothing else for 10 years, but after the coronavirus in 2020, I started training and now I love lift weights, calisthenics and running. My motto is to be able to move with a big body😂haha Last year I ran my first full marathon in 3:49 min. I was so frustrated that I trained hard and archieved sub 90 in a half marathon last month. This year I would like to aim for sub-3. There are still very few people in Japan who do hybrid training. I look forward to interacting with everyone in this community🔥 I am currently studying English. I will do my best. I am honored to have been invited to Nathan. Thank you🙌