Ep78 - CJ Albertson on Running a Solo 2:10 Marathon Ahead of the 2022 Boston Marathon, His Training Philosophy, and Addressing the Haters!

CJ Albertson joins us a week before the 2022 Boston Marathon to discuss his training leading into the race and his racing strategy — TL;DR CJ is filthy fit at the moment. CJ addresses the haters questioning his decision to run a solo 2:10 marathon 3 weeks out from Boston at the Modesto Marathon. We also break down his training philosophy, the supplements he takes, his recovery routine, how he coaches himself, balancing training, teaching, and coaching as a new father, and we get your listener questions answered. Follow CJ on Instagram @CJAlbertson Watch the video version of this podcast on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/T3CbIET1Nio Brought to you by MANSCAPED: Use code BEERMILE for 20% Off + Free Shipping at MANSCAPED.COM Try Athletic Brewing Beer. Use code CROBERTSON20 for 20% Off Help us grow the show: Sauce us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Join our Patreon for exclusive, uncut and uncensored content + big giveaways: https://www.patreon.com/beermile Subscribe to Beer Mile Media on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/beermilemedia Topics: 0:00 Intro brought to you by MANSCAPED 9:10 Breaking down CJ’s training and 2:10 marathon 3 weeks before the Boston Marathon 15:07 Addressing the haters 18:00 Is CJ’s marathon PR of 2:11 weak? 19:28 Boston racing strategy for 2022 and being ahead by over 2 minutes at halfway in the 2021 Boston Marathon 24:00 Wanting to be the fastest American at the 2022 Boston Marathon 25:14 Taper plans into the race 26:23 How CJ coaches himself and structures his training 33:43 Balancing training with being a father and college coach 37:51 Breaking world records - 50km world record (2:42), indoor marathon world record (2:17), treadmill marathon in 2:09 40:17 Treadmill setup 43:50 Red light therapy 44:55 Supplements and recovery routine 50:38 Starting a supplement company 56:02 Arm routine 58:07 400m time right now 58:36 50 mile, 100km, 100 mile debuts 1:01:57 Why is Fresno one of the best places to train? 1:04:30 Poopgate 1:05:11 Closing questions 1:08:20 Cutting the tongues out of his shoes 1:10:05 Words of wisdom 1:10:50 Outro brought to you by MANSCAPED Social Follow Beer Mile Media on Instagram Follow Beer Mile Media on Facebook Follow Beer Mile Media on Twitter Follow Beer Mile Media on TikTok Join the Beer Mile Strava Club Follow Chris on Strava Follow Chris on Instagram