{"id":169892,"date":"2022-03-21T10:21:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=169892"},"modified":"2026-09-15T20:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:28:20","slug":"run-like-a-pro-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/run-like-a-pro-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #787: Run Like a Pro (Even If You&#8217;re Slow)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Running is a gloriously democratic and accessible sport. All you need is a pair of shoes and the will to start moving your legs. It&#8217;s so seemingly simple, that you may never think to figure out how you might get better at it \u2014 you just follow what your peers may be doing (who may not know anything more than you do), or pick up tips that percolate through social media (which may not be accurate), or 100% wing it, just vaguely trying to get a little faster each time you run.<\/p>\n<p>My guest says that, rather than taking a willy-nilly approach to your recreational running, you can greatly improve your performance by learning from the professionals who actually run for a living.<\/p>\n<p>His name is Matt Fitzgerald and he&#8217;s a sports writer, a running coach, and the co-author of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3udkZ6w\"><em>Run Like a Pro (Even If You&#8217;re Slow): Elite Tools and Tips for Runners at Every Level<\/em><\/a>. Today on the show Matt translates the best practices of elite runners into tactics the amateur can incorporate into their training, beginning with why you need to follow a well-programmed running plan, how to find the sweet spot for your running volume \u2014 including why you actually should concentrate more on the amount of time you run rather than the miles \u2014 and the number of hours Matt recommends trying to work up to running each week if you&#8217;d like to really see what you can do as a runner. We then discuss the ratio of low intensity to high intensity workouts you should be doing, the surprisingly small emphasis pros put on running form, what the pros know about what works best for recovery, and the edge you can get through cross-training. 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