Thomas talks to Marius Bakken, former elite runner and pioneer of the Norwegian Method, and author of the new book - The Norwegian Method Applied:
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00:00 Introducing Marius Bakken
03:14 Testing established approaches through curiosity.
07:25 The question that birthed the Norwegian Method
08:40 Kenyan runners finding the pace
10:20 The Golden Zone for threshold
12:30 How to find your golden zone pace for threshold
17:40 Specificity of training
19:50 Muscle tone - a core part of the method
21:30 What heavy legs are telling you
24:10 Two Horses Analogy
26:00 Double Threshold - The Origin
27:40 Why double threshold is so effective
29:30 45/15 intervals
31:00 Norwegian Singles Method
33:55 Double Threshold for recreational runners?
37:20 The cost of going too hard on easy days
40:05 The (controversial) 100-day marathon training plan
43:21 The biggest mistakes recreational runners make
47:27 Marius on super shoes / super trainers
51:40 Changes in the last 5-10 years
53:45 The future of the Norweigan Method
