DiscoverDB Performance Running PodcastHow to Improve Running Economy and Finish Your Marathons Faster
How to Improve Running Economy and Finish Your Marathons Faster

How to Improve Running Economy and Finish Your Marathons Faster

Update: 2025-07-09
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What if you could run faster without increasing your VO₂ max or threshold pace? In this episode, we dive deep into running economy — the often-overlooked pillar of endurance performance.


You’ll learn:

  • What running economy really is (and why it matters)

  • How it’s measured

  • Why two runners with the same fitness can perform so differently

  • Proven strategies to improve your running economy, from shoes and strength work to form and training adaptations

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How to Improve Running Economy and Finish Your Marathons Faster

How to Improve Running Economy and Finish Your Marathons Faster

Dylan Belles