The Extramilest Podcast
#51: Kilian Jornet's Advice to Improve Your Running
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Quick takeaways
- Balancing intensity and volume levels is crucial for optimizing training performance.
- Effective time management and organization are essential for balancing training, parenthood, and work responsibilities.
- Introducing children to outdoor activities fosters a love for nature and promotes a healthy lifestyle from a young age.
Deep dives
Training Optimization and Adaptations
Optimizing training by balancing intensity and volume levels plays a crucial role in enhancing performance. The experiences of day-to-day training feed into developing a customized workout plan for better results. It involves creating a strong base with significant volume during winter, followed by polarizing the training in summer.
Balancing Personal and Professional Life
Balancing professional athletic endeavors, parenthood, and entrepreneurial responsibilities requires effective time management and organization. By setting clear boundaries and priorities, such as separating family time, training sessions, and work commitments, maintaining a harmonious balance becomes achievable.
Harmonizing Parenting and Outdoor Activities
Incorporating outdoor experiences like skiing, hiking, and climbing from a young age instills a love for nature in children. Exposing children to the wonders of outdoor adventures fosters a sense of curiosity and joy, promoting a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age.
Motivation and Enjoying the Process
Embracing the training process with passion and enjoyment is key to long-term success in athletics. Focusing on the journey rather than solely on end results cultivates a positive mindset and sustained motivation. Finding joy in each training session and identifying personal motivators can enhance overall performance and commitment to training.
Continuous Learning and Goal Setting
Engaging in continuous learning and reflecting on personal goals are essential components of athletic growth. Incorporating insights from experiences, podcast conversations, and goal visualizations aids in personal development and goal achievement. Collaborating with experts, maintaining a positive attitude, and setting strategic objectives contribute to long-term success in running and overall well-being.
Kilian Jornet is the greatest mountain and ultra runner of all time. We discuss how runners of all levels can improve in training and racing. This applies to trail, ultra, mountain and road running.
Full YouTube interview: https://youtu.be/OJZO-t6O5Bk
Chapters:
- 0:00 Intro Kilian Jornet
- 3:28 How Kilian trains to prep for races
- 5:45 Two a day workouts
- 6:58 How Kilian measures training intensity
- 10:15 Intensity zones after cardiac drift
- 13:13 Mistakes many runners make with training intensity
- 18:15 How Kilian tracks his training, with volume, terrain and intensity
- 20:18 Altitude training, with lower blood oxygen levels
- 22:25 Training different adaptations
- 24:13 Product development in wearables
- 27:09 How Kilian journals every workout
- 29:55 Advise to other runners to improve their journaling
- 32:40 How Kilian goes about training his mind for discomfort
- 37:42 Find what motivates you to perform the best
- 39:30 Training adaptations for altitude
- 42:07 Sleeping and training in altitude tent?
- 43:15 Heat training
- 44:25 Any Aha moments in Kilian’s training journey?
- 47:15 How is Kilian able to combine training, parenting and working?
- 50:01 How Kilian brings his kids on outdoor adventures
- 51:02 Kilian’s books
- 52:14 Training for the Uphill Athlete book
- 53:48 Advise to runners to improve their training and racing
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LINKS AND TOOLS MENTIONED:
► Above the Clouds Book: https://amzn.to/3OTYYlH
► Training for the Uphill Athlete Book: https://amzn.to/3PWOcwd
► Nnormal: https://www.nnormal.com/
► COROS APEX Pro watch: https://amzn.to/3PToyIX
► Extramilest Show with Eliud Kipchoge on Running Advice: https://extramilest.com/47
► Extramilest Show with Patrick McKeown on Breathing Techniques: https://extramilest.com/30
► Extramilest Show with Wim Hof on Breathing Techniques: https://extramilest.com/wimhof
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FIND KILIAN JORNET HERE:
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kilianjornet/
► Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/5452411
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/kilianj
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kilianjornet
► Website: https://www.kilianjornet.cat/
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► Personal Best Program: https://www.pbprogram.com/
► Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/1329785
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florisgierman
► Website: https://extramilest.com
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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.
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