Andrea Hudson is a 63 year old runner and family nurse practitioner. In this conversation we discuss how she was able to bring her marathon times down from close to 5 hours to a new PB of 3:33, at the 2022 Berlin Marathon.

Andrea has been a member of our Personal Best running coaching program since 2020. To find out more about our running coaching program, go to PBprogram.com

Watch the full video on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/LC3Y64lK1TI

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Andrea Hudson.

Chapters:

00:00 Andrea and Floris intros
02:45 Group running
04:58 Andrea’s running journey
14:35 Low heart rate training and race improvements
19:52 Marathon Majors and training cycle going in
26:52 Race day strategy: Berlin Marathon
29:59 Sickness on race day! (London Marathon)
36:10 When it gets tough in the marathon
37:29 Mistakes runners make
38:11 Adventures in CGM’s (Continuous Glucose Monitor) and how we eat
41:48 Recommendations for starting out with low heart rate training
43:49 Reducing stress, visualisation, embracing the weather
47:13 Recovery, brutal foot massage
51:01 What’s next? Goals!
55:18 Closing thoughts
56:58 Outro Floris

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LINKS AND TOOLS MENTIONED:

Maurten gel - https://www.maurten.com/
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Oura ring - https://ouraring.com/
NutriSense CGM - https://bit.ly/3Xebylh (Get $25 off your first month CGM at Nutrisense.io with code FLO25)
Kneipp German bath salts - https://amzn.to/3YxGQUL
Vibrating foam rollers - https://amzn.to/3Yzs3Ja
Personal Best Program: https://www.pbprogram.com/

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YOU CAN FIND ANDREA HUDSON HERE:

Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/16598442
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senorahudson/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.hudson.777

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YOU CAN FIND ME, FLORIS GIERMAN HERE:

Personal Best Program: https://www.pbprogram.com/
Podcast: https://extramilest.com/podcast/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/1329785
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florisgierman
Website: https://extramilest.com
Website: https://pathprojects.com

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ABOUT THE EXTRAMILEST SHOW: A podcast and YouTube channel where host Floris Gierman interviews world class athletes, coaches and health experts on the topic of how to become a stronger, healthier and happier athlete. More info about our running coaching program can be found at https://www.pbprogram.com.

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#57: How to Improve As A Runner, 4:53 to 3:33 Marathon at age 63, with Andrea Hudson | MAF Training

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#57: How to Improve As A Runner, 4:53 to 3:33 Marathon at age 63, with Andrea Hudson | MAF Training