Summary:

1. Coach Donald & Coach Tim share some personal stories about their own training, racing and competing in this training-centric episode of “Ask Me Anything.”

Key Discussion Points:

“Ask Me Anything” Questions:

1. 1) Is there a moment in your life you’re especially proud of?
2. 2) What are some stories about the two of you competing?
3. 3) What are your favorite places to run?
4. 4) What are some nutrition tips you can provide?
5. 5) How do I know if I’m selecting the appropriate weight/load during my gym sessions?

Webinar Pitch, Outro & Feedback

1. 1) Link to webinar

Noteworthy Moments/Quotes:

1. 2:40 - The coaches talk about some moments in their life that they are especially proud of, like Coach Tim’s BQ and Coach Donald’s half-Ironman.
2. 13:45 - Coach Donald shares his experience coaching overseas.
3. 23:57 - The coaches share some of their competition stories, including some racing misadventures from Coach Tim and a redemption story from Coach Donald.
4. 55:50 - The coaches do a little rapid-fire Q&A to wrap up the episode.

Resources Mentioned:

1. Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/
2. Website: https://ghperformance.com/

Next Episode Teaser:

In Season 2: Episode 13, the coaches kick off Series Two on metabolism.

Summary:

1. Coach Donald & Coach Tim share some personal stories about their lives, coaching careers and athlete successes in this people-centric episode of “Ask Me Anything.”

Key Discussion Points:

1. “Ask Me Anything” Questions:
2. What is something not many people know about you?
3. Who do you look up to?
4. What athletes do you feel most improved during your time training them?
5. What made you guys want to become coaches?
6. Webinar Pitch, Outro & Feedback
7. Link to webinar

Noteworthy Moments/Quotes:

1. 2:53 - The coaches introduce the “AMA” episode, talk about the people-centric theme for the first part of a two-part series and Coach Tim admits an embarrassing fact about the Winter Olympics.
2. 10:45 - The coaches address the first question, and Coach Tim shares a story about scuba diving while Coach Donald talks about his childhood dreams.
3. 25:55 - The coaches talk about the people they look up to.
4. 41:12 - The coaches share some historical success stories from athletes. Coach Tim talks about specific training groups from a previous position, while Coach Donald highlights youth athletes that have trained at GHP.
5. 52:05 - The coaches share their origin stories as coaches.
6. 1:09:03 - Coach Donald wraps up the episode, and plugs the Strength Training for Runners webinar.

Resources Mentioned:

1. Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/
2. Website: https://ghperformance.com/

Next Episode Teaser:

In Season 2: Episode 12, the coaches tackle more “Ask Me Anything” questions!!

Summary:

1. In Episode 10, the coaches recap what lactate threshold training is and then explore ways to test, train and race at that threshold

Key Discussion Points:

1. Addressing Common Misconceptions:
2. Tempo training is the same as LT training
3. LT training should be brutal
4. Deep Dive:
5. How lactate threshold differs from other types of training
6. What is happening when we run under, at or over LT
7. How you can test your lactate threshold
8. What does LT training mean for performance
9. What it feels like to train at LT
10. LT training parameters & environment
11. Webinar Pitch, Outro & Feedback
12. Submit questions for the “Ask Me Anything” episode

Noteworthy Moments/Quotes:

1. 1:08 - The coaches celebrate the arrival of the new equipment
2. 4:25 - Coach Tim shares his Coaching Moment of the week and Coach Donald talks about the Strength Training for Runners webinar
3. 7:00 - The coaches explore some common myths associated with lactate threshold training, and go on a crusade against “tempo” running
4. 20:15 - Coach Donald shares the discussion topics for the day, while Coach Tim provides a brief recap of what lactate “buffering” means and talks about what is happening at a cellular level when we run at “threshold”
5. 25:10 - The coaches talk about how you can test your lactate threshold, and learn what paces might correspond to your threshold
6. 35:45 - Coach Tim chats about how lactate threshold training translates to a real-world setting and race-specific environment
7. 44:15 - The coaches talk about the best practices and parameters for athletes to train at lactate threshold
8. 50:42 - Coach Donald wraps up the episode, teases the next series and solicits questions for the “Ask Me Anything” episode

Resources Mentioned:

1. Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/
2. Website: https://ghperformance.com/

Actionable Takeaways:

1. Lactate threshold training is hard, but sustainable and NOT a brutal crash & burn effort
2. VO2 max training raises your ceiling, but lactate threshold training determines how close you can get to that ceiling at a lower metabolic cost
3. You can determine your lactate threshold using different fitness tests outside of a lab environment

Next Episode Teaser:

In Season 2: Episode 11, the coaches tackle the “Ask Me Anything” questions!!