Matt Fox – Chasing a sub 2:20 Marathon, Cramping and Making Content

The Supersapiens Podcast

02:11 – Community shoutouts
10:40 – Episode starts
11:39 – Discussion of different training and paces for middle distance and long distance
13:42 – How did Matt start in sport?
17:21 – What did Matt do between quitting middle distance and starting marathoning?
19:22 – What motivated Matt to start running marathons?
23:02 – How did Matt progress so quickly from a 3hr marathon to 2:43 marathon
28:33 – How did Matt progress down to a 2:20 marathon
32:12 – How did Matt end up training with Steve Ovett?
35:28 – Matt’s efforts at the Osaka marathon
39:43 – What was Matt’s fueling strategy for Osaka?
44:17 – What is Matt doing to prepare for London marathon only 8 weeks after Osaka marathon
47:17 – Xylon discusses cramping with Matt, is Matt cramp prone?
51:34 – What is Sweat Elite and how did Matt start it?
55:10 – How does Matt get his more hard to get guests?
59:44 – What is Matt’s favorite video or interview he has done?
62:45 – Does Matt have any bucket list interview or video subjects?
66:00 – Where does Matt call home at the moment?
66:37 – How did Matt get interested in triathlon?
70:20 – What is it like spending time in Kenya for training?
76:07 – What is the biggest learning Matt has taken away from using Supersapiens?
81:00 – Rush Round
86:00 – Outro
Link to Sweat Elite Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/3Tm74baRP1IXwmPuk0TTxg
Link to Sweat Elite YouTube Page
https://www.youtube.com/@sweatelite
Matt’s Strava
https://www.strava.com/athletes/6248359?oq=matt%20fox