Run Long Run Healthy

Today’s notes and references:The paper: Training Volume and Training Frequency Changes Associated with Boston Marathon Race Performancelink:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-025-02304-4?cjdata=MXxZfDB8WXww Other research by the same team:Gastrointestinal cell injury and perceived symptoms after running the Boston Marathonhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1268306/fullExertional Heat Stroke at the Boston Marathon: Demographics and the Environmenthttps://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2021/09000/exertional_heat_stroke_at_the_boston_marathon_.3.aspxThe larger study I mention, of 151,000 runners, published Dec 2024:The training intensity distribution of marathon runners across performance levelshttps://researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk/en/publications/the-training-intensity-distribution-of-marathon-runners-across-peOur video breaking down the previous study:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39QVsDoCK8sRun Long Run Healthy is brought to you by Marathon Handbook.➡ https://marathonhandbook.comSubscribe to the Run Long Run Healthy podcast:➡ Spotify: https://bit.ly/RLRH-spotify➡ Apple podcasts: apple.co/43iqUKxGet the RLRH weekly newsletter (choose free or paid):➡ https://marathonhandbook.com/run-long...➡ https://runlongrunhealthy.substack.com/Follow us online:BRADY ON X ➡ https://x.com/B_Holmer/PHYSIOLOGICALLY SPEAKING (Brady's Newsletter) ➡ https://www.physiologicallyspeaking.com/MARATHON HANDBOOK IG ➡ / marathon.handbook 00:00 Introducing the study01:16 Describing the complimentary study02:21 The hypothesis - base building phase more important?03:22 Methodology and survey details05:31 Findings - macrocycle06:28 Findings - mesocyclone07:20 The big learning - less runs in mesocycle = faster marathon08:09 Our 3 takeaways

Show Notes

Today’s notes and references:

The paper: Training Volume and Training Frequency Changes Associated with Boston Marathon Race Performance

link:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-025-02304-4?cjdata=MXxZfDB8WXww

Other research by the same team:

Gastrointestinal cell injury and perceived symptoms after running the Boston Marathon

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1268306/full

Exertional Heat Stroke at the Boston Marathon: Demographics and the Environment

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2021/09000/exertional_heat_stroke_at_the_boston_marathon_.3.aspx

The larger study I mention, of 151,000 runners, published Dec 2024:The training intensity distribution of marathon runners across performance levels

https://researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk/en/publications/the-training-intensity-distribution-of-marathon-runners-across-pe

Our video breaking down the previous study:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39QVsDoCK8s

Run Long Run Healthy is brought to you by Marathon Handbook.

➡ https://marathonhandbook.com

Subscribe to the Run Long Run Healthy podcast:

➡ Spotify: https://bit.ly/RLRH-spotify

➡ Apple podcasts: apple.co/43iqUKx

Get the RLRH weekly newsletter (choose free or paid):➡ https://marathonhandbook.com/run-long...➡ https://runlongrunhealthy.substack.com/


Follow us online:


BRADY ON X ➡ https://x.com/B_Holmer/

PHYSIOLOGICALLY SPEAKING (Brady's Newsletter) ➡

https://www.physiologicallyspeaking.com/


MARATHON HANDBOOK IG

➡ / marathon.handbook

00:00 Introducing the study

01:16 Describing the complimentary study

02:21 The hypothesis - base building phase more important?

03:22 Methodology and survey details

05:31 Findings - macrocycle

06:28 Findings - mesocyclone

07:20 The big learning - less runs in mesocycle = faster marathon

08:09 Our 3 takeaways

What is Run Long Run Healthy?

Running science, explained. Each episode, hosts Brady Holmer and Thomas Watson break down one major sports science topic or study related to running, in a way that regular runners can apply it to their daily training and routines. We cover topics like nutrition, training protocols and methodologies, fuelling, supplementation, recovery, and overall well-being.