The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-407 – Enoch Builds a Life of Running
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MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks – http://www.marathonbq.com/qualify-for-the-boston-marathon-in-14-weeks/
Hello, my friends and welcome to episode 4-407 of the RunRunLive Podcast.
The first paragraph comes to you from Chicago where I am sipping coffee at in an airBNB getting ready to go work a convention all week. It’s not perfect, having to stand around on my feet and act like an adult all week, but at least it gives me something to do to take my mind off where I’ll be in 7 days – and that would be driving to Hopkinton Massachusetts to join 30,000 other friends to run the 2019 Boston Marathon.
Bear with me. There will be some time jumps in the narrative this episode as I work through the week in the snippets of time available to me. I’ll try to give the updates as they pass through my big, dense brain. It may cause us to time shift a bit as we progress but should eventually coalesce into some sort of thematic narrative.
As for today, I feel good. I’m very happy with my fitness. The only thing left to do is execute a good, conservative race plan. Which sounds easy enough, but has always been a challenge for me, especially at Boston. I’m known as that guy who trains well and then has a bad race. When you see that pattern consistently in an athlete it’s usually mental.
Today we chat with Enoch who is also running Boston and we have a good conversations around coaching, training and running that I think you’ll get some value out of.
I don’t know what section one is going to be, but you can bet it will be some sort of rumination on the upcoming race or the just-ended training cycle.
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I capped off my training since the last time we talked with a 23ish mile long run. My buddies joined me for the first 2 hours and we ran a fair bit of it at a tempo pace. When I dropped them I slowed it down. I didn’t want to practice going out too fast and crashing. I don’t need any more practice on that front!
I finished up the distance fine. I was pretty tired for a few days as I recovered from it. I managed to tweak something in my left foot on that run but nothing that will keep me from racing.
I finished off the first week of taper, cutting way back on the volume. My last tune up was 10 miles with the middle 7 at faster than race pace – no problem. I’m fit and I have good pop.
I went into this week of travel under 170 pounds, which is 15-20 pounds lighter than I usually race at. I stopped thinking about dieting this week at the conference and have probably put 5 pounds back but I’ll eat clean this weekend to cap it all off, I’ll line up light enough and I’ve stopped focusing on it.
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It looks like the weather is going to be good old Boston Marathon weather again this year. Some sort of rain and wind. I don’t really care. I’ve got enough fitness to overcome most anything and I’ll take cold and rainy over hot any day.
We’ll see how it plays out but it can’t be a s bad as last year. Even if it is I’ll be ready both mentally and physically to adapt to it.
I’ve run Boston 20 times. This will be my 21st. It still motivates me but it doesn’t hold the dread or make me crazy like it used to. We are two old soldiers grappling our friendly match over a shared past that resonates with gratefulness for the opportunity.
I am blessed.
On with the show.
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Section one – Prelude – Boston 2019 – https://runrunlive.com/prelude-boston-2019
Voices of reason – the conversation
Coach Enoch
Thanks for having me on Chris, I really enjoyed it!
My Journey to the Olympic Trials: goo.gl/x8V527
Istagram: Team_FTC
See you in Boston,
Over the past 15 years, Coach Enoch (pronounced e-knock) has worked with countless runners of all ages and abilities. He enjoys sharing his passion and knowledge of the sport with all of his runners. Enoch loves helping runners achieve their goals and dreams.
Coach Enoch first found his love for running in the 9th grade at Keystone Heights High School. As a member of the cross country and track team, Enoch took it upon himself to learn all that he could about running. He would go on to coach himself to multiple top five state championship finishes, and under his guidance, help his cross country team finish with its highest place in school history at the state meet. Upon graduation, Enoch was awarded a cross country/track scholarship to the University of Florida. During Enoch’s freshman year at UF, he coached local High School Senior, Jeremy Criscione. Under Enoch’s coaching Jeremy won the Cross Country state championship and set a State Record for the 5K and a 2-mile State Track championship. At UF, Enoch was a multiple All-SEC Conference and South Region Honoree. He was the captain of his Cross Country team and won numerous invitationals around the southeast.
Enoch still holds top 10 time records at UF in the 8k and Steeple Chase. During Enoch’s time at UF, he worked closely with the coaches and gained much of his running knowledge from some of the top minds in the sport.
After College, Enoch stepped away from running to pursue other passions but he knew he would return back to his first love one day. In 2012, Enoch moved to Dallas and began coaching himself again. From 2012 to 2014, Enoch coached himself and qualified for 2016 Olympic Trials in the Marathon event. He trained 85 – 100miles a week and competed in both national and local track meets and road races. Enoch also took it upon himself to coach numerous local athletes in the area and helped elevate the local Dallas running scene to a new level. In 2014, Enoch and his wife Angela took a travel sabbatical living abroad for 15 months. They traveled 5 continents before returning home to Florida to settle down and be closer to friends and family in November 2015.
Upon moving home, Enoch began volunteering with the local non-profit, Youth Combine and competed on the Youth Combine’s record breaking relay team at the Five Points of Life Marathon. In August 2016, Enoch began coaching with the Florida Track Club and fell in love with the team coaching aspect. Soon after, Enoch and the Florida Track Club formed a partnership, and thus, Team Florida Track Club was born! TeamFTC offers runners an exciting team atmosphere, organized group runs, customized training plans and one on one training sessions.
Enoch continues to race often and can be seen fighting for the win with other local elite athletes. Enoch debuted in the Marathon in 2017 running 2:18:17 to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Trials. Look for Coach Enoch and his Team Florida Track Club at your next local race or join today and become part of the team!
Enoch’s Personal Records:
- Distance Time
- 1 Mile 4:08
- 2 Mile 8:45
- 5k 14:05
- 8k XC 23:46
- 10k (split in 1/2 Marathon) 30:02
- 15k (split in 1/2 Marathon) 45:01
- 10 Mile (split in 1/2 Marathon) 48:20
- Half Marathon 1:03:54
- Marathon 2:18:17
Section two – Now and the Body – https://runrunlive.com/now-and-the-body
Outro
Well, my friends you probably have trained hard and are ready to race after listening to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-407, now you just have to execute.
Here we are on Saturday morning. I’m pretty tired after a week of hard business travel. Got up early to get to the airport Friday morning, quarter of 5 Chicago time. My flight got into Boston around noon and I navigated the public transport, dragging my bags, over to the Hynes to get my bib.
Walked the expo. It was packed but smaller than previous years. Lots of useless crap. I wish they’d let more races in. Who needs more crap? I’m particularly disappointed with the official gear. Seems like the Adidas folks are designing for a different audience – not me. I don’t need shorts with an abstract picture and the unicorn on the ass. Who wants to look at my ass? Get off my lawn!
I bought a Boston Strong hat at the Marathon Sports booth.
Took me forever to get home. By the time I got out of the expo it was rush hour do I couldn’t get on any of the inbound Green Line trains at the Pru. I had to drag my bags down to Park street, about a mile walk and then jump on the Red Line. Lots and lots of time on my feet and walking this week. I need get the heck off them!
I am avoiding getting on the scale! Too late now anyhow!
Checked the weather this morning. Understanding that it changes every day and there is no guarantee that the weather predicted today will have any resemblance to the weather on race day. Earlier in the week they were saying it was going to be like last year. The BAA sent out an email saying they would smoosh wave 4 into the back of wave 3 to get folks out of Hopkinton sooner.
But as of this morning it looks, actually, like great racing weather. Yes, it will be raining and windy. But the key difference from last year is that it will be 20 degrees warmer and there will be a stiff tail wind for most of it.
So, my friends it looks like we will be buffeted, but we will set the sails, rig the flying jib and point our small but rugged craft downwind.
And I’ll see you out there.
MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks – http://www.marathonbq.com/qualify-for-the-boston-marathon-in-14-weeks/
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