Road to Valencia- The Debrief

In this episode, we dive into a post-race chat with Dan, who recently ran the Valencia Marathon, finishing with an impressive personal best of 2:12:59. The discussion explores his race prep, including his tapering strategy that balanced reduced volume with consistent frequency and intensity. He shares his carb-loading method, emphasizing high carbs and low fiber, and details his race-day fueling technique of taking gels every 7km. Additionally, Dan reflects on his pacing approach, which relied on heart rate monitoring to keep a steady pace. He examines his training data from the last 10 weeks, comparing it to his regimen from the previous year, and highlights how consistent, high-volume easy runs were key to his performance boost over more intense sessions. He also discusses how close he came to his ambitious goal time and hints at his future plans, including a potential run at the Barcelona Half Marathon.