Running A Marathon Is Easy - Spencer Matthews

Spencer Matthews has run 30 marathons in 30 days in the desert. He’s done an Ironman on every continent in 21 days, Antarctica included.

He says running a marathon is easy.

Before you throw your trainers at the screen, hear him out. Most people can run a marathon. Running one as fast as you possibly can is something completely different. Don’t mistake distance for time.

Trotting 5K with your dog is lovely. Trying to break 17 minutes for 5K is not. It sucks.

Now Spencer is chasing a sub-2:45 marathon in Valencia, at 84 kilos, which is big for a runner. That’s about 3:55 per kilometre for 42.2 kilometres. He says it’s harder than anything he’s done before. On the long challenges you can pause, reframe and think your way out of trouble. On a fast marathon you can’t. It’s sustained pain, and you can’t wing it.

Spencer tells Jack Frimston and Zac Thompson at Ideas Fest why going fast hurts more than going far, and why his next challenge is smaller on paper and harder in his legs.

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Watch the full conversation with Spencer: [LINK TO FULL EPISODE]

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CleanCo: https://clean.co

Untapped podcast: https://thehighperformancepodcast.com/untapped