{"id":104376,"date":"2019-05-01T11:25:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=104376"},"modified":"2026-09-24T20:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:49:29","slug":"jared-ward-olympic-marathoner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/jared-ward-olympic-marathoner\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #504: How an Olympic Marathoner Trains, Eats, Recovers, and Stays Mentally Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"

The marathon race is one of sport’s most physically demanding events. To not just complete a marathon to but to compete in the race at its highest levels takes an incredible amount of dedication to training, recovery, diet, and mindset.<\/p>\n

My guest today gives us a firsthand look at what that kind of dedication and strategy look like. His name is Jared Ward, and he placed 6th in the marathon at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and 8th in this year’s Boston Marathon. But Jared is more than just a runner — he’s also a coach, a statistics professor at BYU, a husband, and a father of four.<\/p>\n

Today I talk to Jared about he balances all those aspects of his life, even as he trains for the 2020 Olympics, and about exactly how he eats, recovers, and programs his workouts. We also discuss how he deals with nerves before big races and stays in a positive mindset while he runs them. We end our conversation with Jared’s advice for amateur runners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The marathon race is one of sport’s most physically demanding events. To not just complete a marathon to but to compete in the race at its highest levels takes an incredible amount of dedication to training, recovery, diet, and mindset. 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