Our guest today is Peter Bromka, who is a 2:19 marathoner, publisher of the Positive Split newsletter, and a recipient of The Best Sports Writing in 2021 award. We spoke earlier this year after he helped pace Desiree Linden to a world record in the 50k. Now he has his eyes set on his 8th Boston Marathon.

This episode is an in-depth conversation about changes made for the 2021 Boston Marathon. We also talk about other specifics to the course and marathon racing in general:

COVID precautions for a major marathon
How to break the race up into segments
Mantras and mindsets to help you overcome the tough parts
Energy of the crowds and how to use it to your advantage
Running by effort versus running by pace

Peter also has insights on fueling and what a runner should really have in place prior to a race.

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216. The 2021 Boston Marathon Episode with Peter Bromka

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