My running training partner Lewis Wu, hated running at first. “I found it boring” he says.
What changed? He bought a Garmin… Suddenly, he could see the mileage accumulating, times dropping, progress building week by week. And being someone who loves data at his core, all these new metrics made him excited and made running seem more interesting. This was 10 years ago.
Recently, Lewis finished his first 100K mountain race!
Lewis Wu is the CEO of COROS, an ultrarunner, and a climber who has learned from the best athletes, like Eliud Kipchoge and Kilian Jornet. We discuss how to grow in training, racing and life.
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Here are some of the topics covered:
- 0:00 – Marathons after 55: Eric’s marathon breakthrough
- 2:51 – What inspired Eric to start running
- 6:41 – Starting to run at 55
- 9:22 – Training for first marathon
- 14:40 – Lessons, running progress, & fueling mistakes
- 17:07 – Speedwork approaches
- 19:22 – Hill sprint strategy & warm-up routine
- 21:55 – Lawrence van Lingen’s impact on Eric’s running
- 25:37 – Hip-opening exercises & mobility routine
- 32:15 – Eric’s advice to younger self & runners
- 34:55 – Eric’s favorite races
- 36:26 – Race day nutrition & post-race experience
- 41:37 – Oral health tips for runners
- 45:52 – Mental strategies for training & racing
- 50:05 – Importance of gratitude and journaling
- 52:53 – How to become a stronger, healthier, and happier athlete
A few quotes from Extramilest Show #111 with Lewis Wu:
1. “I hated running at the very beginning. I found it boring… I love data. The accumulated mileage and improvement over time that got me actually excited.”
2. “The key thing is make sure you sleep well the week before. Cuz in the end, what decides your total body performance is your weekly average sleep, not the night before.”
3. “Tapering — Your brain knows you’re getting into something very difficult tomorrow and your brain doesn’t want to go there. So it starts some odd pain in some parts of your body, but all of those will go away tomorrow.”
4. “Without the focus, I end up not achieving anything… I needed to focus and that’s why I picked running as my primary sport at least over this summer.”
Cheers,
Floris Gierman
P.S. I have something really important coming in the next 2 weeks that I can’t wait to share with you. It’s been 2 years in the making, and it’s going to help a lot of runners build the kind of consistency and focus Lewis talks about in this episode. Keep an eye out, announcement drops very soon!
