Episode #94: How To Dominate Your Next Marathon

Click to Subscribe to All Ben's Fitness & Get A Free Surprise Gift from Ben . Click here for the full written transcript of this podcast episode In this May 12th free audio episode: Marathon training tips, power to weight ratios and body fat for triathletes, craving carbs, not sweating during workouts and is exercise without eating in the morning bad? Remember, if you have any trouble listening, downloading, or transferring to your mp3 player just e-mail [email protected] . And don't forget to leave the podcast a ranking in iTunes - it only takes 2 minutes of your time and helps grow our healthy community! Just click here to go to our iTunes page and leave feedback. Finally, be sure to experiment with our cool new commenting system, where you can add photos, links and a personal profile to your comments! --------------------------------------------------- Featured Topic: Jill Bruyere is a fitness professional living in Seattle, WA. Her true passion in the fitness industry is to help as many people as she can run a successful and healthy marathon. Personally, she has run marathons in: Maui, Washington DC, Seattle, Boston, and New York. She did not reach her goal of beating 3:40 on her first marathon attempt, so she signed up for her 2nd. In her 2nd attempt, she still did not reach my goal. So she changed up her training plan and by the 3rd marathon, she was able to take 16 minutes off her time and finish with 3:27. She continued with the same training program and finished her next two races under 3:35. During our interview, Jill and I talk about the following: -Jill's 10 Laws of Marathon... -What type of equipment is crucial for good marathoning... -Jill's shin splint fixing secret... -Ben's new favorite twist on a plank exercise for runners... -How to go from couch potato to marathon with a 16 week program... -Exactly what the new Marathon Dominator program is... -And much more! Jill has now joined forces with Ben to create a new program that allows the beginning marathon to achieve success with zero guesswork, or the advanced marathoner to break a PR. The program will be released on May 21st, from http://www.marathondominator.com . ---------------------------------------------------------------- Special Announcements: 1. Watch the video above - only a few days left to get in by the May 15 deadline! $300 in cold, hard cash, a FREE Gymstick, and a 1 hour personal interview with Ben Greenfield...a free one year membership and access to all past archives of Ben’s Body Transformation Club....a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get the body and health you’ve always wanted....Sound interesting? From May 1-May 15, Ben will be accepting entries for a brand new event called Ben’s 2010 Summer Body Challenge. To qualify for competition in the challenge and be entered into the drawing for the prizes above, you MUST follow the four easy steps that you get by clicking here. 2. Ben Greenfield has joined The Quick & Dirty Tips Network at http://getfitguy.quickanddirtytips.com to produce a new feature called "The Get-Fit Guy", which is the latest addition to the network's top ranked iTunes podcasts and free online advice column. Go subscribe in iTunes and leave a ranking! 3. Ever wonder if your swimming technique is all it could be? Want to know if your bike is fit properly, or if you have a good pedal stroke? Would you like to know if your running gait is slowing you down or setting you up for injury? Our online video analysis of swim, bike or run is quick way to get professional feedback, inexpensively. Click here to get started now with a swim, bike or run video analysis from Ben Greenfield and the team at Pacific Elite Fitness. Want to see what a video analysis looks like? Check it out by clicking here. 4. Get insider VIP tips and discounts from Ben - conveniently delivered directly to your phone! Just complete the information below... First Name Last Name Email Cell # (1+area code) --------------------------------------------------- Listener Q&A Listener Mo asks: I have a question regarding eating and cycling. I am fairly new to the triathlon world and would love to do a half ironman, have completed several sprints, two Olympics and several half marathons along with 2 marathons. I started this journey 5 years ago. My concern is this, when I am just in running mode I can keep my weight 115 which is normal weight for me.(height 5'2) When I switch to more cycling to get into cycling shape I am so hungry all the time. I immediately start putting on weight. I did a 50 mile ride yesterday and tried some of the things I have heard on your podcast and I stayed away from the cookies at the rest stops, ate carb/protein mix right after riding, had a fish dinner but today I can not stop eating, craving carbs. HELP!! Should I stick with GU packs and protein bars for nutrition which would be less calories? Listener Chuck asks: What is the "ideal" body fat level/ range for a competitive triathlete and what would be getting