The Strength Running Podcast · Jason Fitzgerald

The Best Advice to Run Faster, with Extramilest Host & 2:44 Marathoner Floris Gierman

·1 hr 5 min·4 clips

Slow down on most runs, because beginner runners often live in zone three or harder.

Coach Jason Fitzgerald opens the show by introducing Floris Giermann, a 2:44 marathoner, co-founder of Path Projects, and host of the Extra Mile-less podcast. The episode is framed as a conversation for runners who want to get better. Fitzgerald also points listeners to the show, the website, the YouTube channel, and his Instagram. Sponsor messages bookend the interview, but the interview itself stays centered on coaching. The discussion turns to lessons that kept showing up in recent conversations. One of the biggest surprises is how often runners are underfueling. Fitzgerald describes athletes adding training volume while eating about the same amount. He points out that some runners are waking up in the middle of the night and may need to test better fueling. The conversation gets specific about not skipping the first meal of the day. It also touches on eating a bit closer to bedtime, while still leaving time to digest. The aim is simple: eat more consistently and avoid unnecessary calorie deficits. The episode moves beyond performance into health, too. It touches on patterns of disordered eating in running culture, especially in team settings where they are easier to spot. The show treats fueling as part of both performance and durability. That means taking in enough carbs during races and refueling after training. The conversation links that to recovery, muscle repair, and overall well-being. It also connects poor fueling to the risk of bone stress injuries and other complications. The tone stays practical rather than alarmist. There is no attempt to turn nutrition into a total theory of running. Instead, the episode keeps coming back to habits runners can actually change. Eat enough. Recover better. Don’t assume more training will work if the body is being asked to do it on empty. The result is a steady, coach-like discussion that makes speed feel less mysterious and more sustainable. It closes by bringing the listener back to the idea that better running usually starts with better basics.

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Fast running gets less mysterious when fueling is treated like part of training.

Floris Gierman takes a practical, athlete first angle on a question runners know well: what actually helps them train and recover. The episode gives real attention to fueling, and that is where it has the most bite.

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A practical conversation about fueling well as training volume climbs.

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