EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 31 MIN
192 - Train Like You Want to Still Be Dangerous at 60
from Getting After It · host Brett Rossell
I trained for a sub-three marathon, hit it, and spent the next several weeks barely able to walk without my hips locking up. I did everything right. Trained hard, stayed consistent, crossed the finish line. My body broke down anyway.This episode is about what I got wrong, what the research says about training volume and long-term durability, and why most runners are one bad training block away from learning this the hard way.You'll walk away with:Why skipping strength training costs you years of running, not just one raceThe science behind easy days and why yours probably aren't easy enoughA 2023 European Heart Journal study on lifelong endurance athletes that genuinely surprised meA simple training framework built for the runner you want to be at 50, not just at your next finish lineI want to run a marathon with my son one day. That goal changed how I train. I hope this episode does the same for you.If it helped, share it with one runner who needs to hear it. Rate the show on Apple or Spotify. Takes 30 seconds.–––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail
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I trained for a sub-three marathon, hit it, and spent the next several weeks barely able to walk without my hips locking up. I did everything right. Trained hard, stayed consistent, crossed the finish line. My body broke down anyway. This episode is about what I got wrong, what the research says about training volume and long-term durability, and why most runners are one bad training block away from learning this the hard way. You'll walk away with: Why skipping strength training costs you ye...
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