[Download] Marathon Training Blueprint

Training for that fall marathon during the summer months? I know I am! I bet you would like to know more about how to train during the hot summer months and still have a successful marathon training cycle…

In this episode, our marathon training expert, coach Lufeng Zou from our Spark Healthy Runner coaching team will reveal expert tips to help you continue your training even if it is hot, humid, and sunny outside!

Whether this is your first summer training for a marathon or you have trained for multiple marathons and still don’t seem to nail your training during the hot summer months, this is the episode for you to feel confident heading into your marathon training cycle!

We answer the following questions and get into so much more during this informative listener submitted questions chat:

- Is summer or winter marathon training harder

- What is dew point

- Should I take a rest day when the air quality is unhealthy or not safe

- What is heat exhaustion and what are the warning signs

- When is it TOO HOT to run outside

- How can I simulate high humidity with treadmill running indoors

- Impact of heat on the body

- Is it normal to nap after my long runs

- How to safely run in the dark to beat the sun and heat

- Lack of hunger after long runs in the summer

- Best type of fabric to wear while running in the summer

- How to maintain easy pace with increasing cadence

- How much should you slow down and adjust pace in the summer

- When should you see a lower heart rate with easy running

- How to program workouts in the summer

- Marathon training for a flat race and when you should incorporate hills

- When is the best times to run in the summer

- Zone 2 training and the impact of sleep, stress, menstrual cycle, and fueling

Get all of coach Lu’s previous episodes as well as his full bio here

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A big thanks to ucan for your support for this episode!

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