#62 - Simon Greene On: 64km Trail Run, nutrition during races using solid food and gels, €6 milk and more

We are delighted to have Simon Greene back on the Any Given Runday Podcast to let us know how he got on going for a 64km trail run after having to drop out at the 50k mark on his frost attempt, his prep work leading up to it, the nutrition and prep during the race (including why he advocates for solid food as opposed to gels) along with a lot more on this episode of the podcast.

Simon talks about his training leading up to the 64k run and what his running schedule looked like [5:55]

How Simon dictated his pace for the 64k on race day [7:55]

Adjust the plan to incorporate easy paced runs [11:10]

How Simon felt on race day for the event and what were the main barriers and challenges to overcome in the race [11:55]

The different pacers Simon had for the run and support for the event [18:20]

Simon's worst running injury in a race - worse than breaking his foot during a marathon [23:50]

How Simon got his nutrition in during the run, why he prefers solid food and the timings in getting the food in during the race [27:40]

Is milk even milk in America? And how difficult and expensive it is to get good milk in the States[31:10]

Simon's recommendations for introducing food into your runs [34:10]

Simon's next goal [40:45]

Boston Marathon's new cut off times [43:50]

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