Last week I rolled my ankle… bad. This episode highlights the balance I had to play between getting in quality sessions while still allowing my ankle to heal. My first workout was a rare occasion where I got to workout by myself. It felt good to gain some confidence nailing my last predictive marathon pace workout of the build. Later on the week I followed it up with a speedy session on the track and a great last 20 mile long run. Fitness is where I want it to be. Time to get the mind right.
I'm excited to race at the Marathon World Championships in Tokyo on September 15th, 2025. After a breakthrough year in 2024 where I made my first Olympic team and placed top 10 in the world, I have big goals to finish for 2025. After 3 seventh place finishes at World Major Marathons and running a new personal best of 2:07:04, I am ready for another break-through. Follow along as I share my journey in a four-part docuseries highlighting my build to the World Championships.
Thank you to Stryd for powering the data for this episode. After rolling my ankle last week, we had a close eye on my footpath using my Stryd data. The data show good progress, but I've still got some work to do to be 100% confident in my stride. Check out more about Stryd here: https://dub.sh/1woumEm
Thank you to Core for guiding my heat prep and monitoring my thermal data for this marathon build. It is predicted to be incredibly hot and humid on marathon race day in Tokyo (80° F with 80% humidity). With only 3 weeks to go, I am 93% heat adapted. I have been using heat acclimation protocols to get ready for hot and humid races since 2019, but with the Core 2 Thermal Sensor, I can now track the data behind my heat training. It is a fine line between being prepared for the heat, and not overdoing it, and with Core I hope to find the perfect balance. Check out more about Core here: https://dub.sh/CoreBodyTemp
0:00 Intro 0:53 Coach Eyestone’s Thoughts on Clayton’s Fitness 1:50 8-Mile Predictive Marathon Pace Workout 2:52 Thought on Race Strategy 5:48 Heat Training and Course Simulation 6:48 CORE Sensor Data 8:26 3x(Tempo Mile, 1200m) Workout 8:49 Dr. Scott Mckeel DPT Thoughts on Rolled Ankle 11:33 Dan Michalski Training Partner 14:23 Coach Eyestone’s Thoughts on the Build 14:47 Clayton’s Thoughts on Workout 15:25 Coach Eyestone’s Thought on Race Strategy 15:44 20-Mile Long Run 16:52 Kenneth Rooks Training Partner 17:07 Dan Michalski’s Story 17:54 3 Mile Pickup
