Georgia Porter on Career Shifts, Strength Training, & the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials - a podcast by BLISTER

We talk to Georgia Porter, co-owner and personal trainer at The Physio Shop in Flagstaff, Arizona, about her dislike of running as a kid; her grandma who was running ultras back before running ultras was a thing; how to incorporate apple fritters and beer into your training regimen; competing at the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials; her belief in combining strength training and endurance training; and why all runners would benefit from learning to love strength training.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Workouts & trivia? (1:54)
• Georgia’s family of runners (3:45)
• Georgia’s ultrarunning grandma (8:35)
• Running at Western Colorado University (10:15)
• Turning point: going off course during a race (12:45)
• Rediscovering joy (17:35)
• Georgia’s approach to training for longer distances (24:13)
• From paramedic to personal trainer (29:10)
• How do you blend endurance & strength training? (34:40)
• What are your running goals? (44:45)
• How to sprint the last 5k of a marathon (52:00)

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