Interview: Andreas Almgren
Show notes
The biggest buzz at the London Marathon this year wasn’t just the racing, it was around Nomio. It’s a performance shot used by athletes like Cole Hocker and Conner Mantz. Nomio is used before their key sessions and races, whether it’s breaking the American Marathon record or getting WC gold in Tokyo. If you want to check it out yourself, it’s at drinknomio.com and if you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you can find it at Aid Station, and over at The Running Company.
n this episode of the Inside Running Podcast, Crokes sits down with European record holder and World Championship medallist, Andreas Almgren — They open with a look back at the historic Sweden vs. Finland "Finnkamp" track match, which goes down to the wire. Andreas then reflects on his European 10,000m title and his transition from the 800m to double threshold training. He explains what week of training looks like during the base phase and his go to race specific sessions. From there, the talk turns to his upcoming marathon debut in New York. Other topics of conversation include, heat and altitude training, race day warm ups and his recent book launch. The episode ends with a lighthearted debate about which race victories are the most prestigious.
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