Malindi Elmore - Three-time Olympian | EP#456

Malindi Elmore is a Canadian runner and three-time Olympian. She raced the 1500 in Athens 2004, and the Marathon in Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024, finishing in the top-ten (ninth) in Tokyo. In between her middle-distance and marathon careers, she also raced as a professional triathlete from 2015 to 2017, including six podiums in IM70.3 and Ironman races. We discuss her marathon training, how she manages to perform and continue to improve into her 40s and as a mother, her short but successful professional triathlon career, and more. 
 

HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: 

• Transitioning to the marathon as a natural middle-distance specialist
• A detailed look into Malindi's typical marathon build
• Double-threshold workouts and race-specific long runs
• Race tactics and pacing
• Performing at the highest level and continuing to improve well into her 40s
• Balancing training and life as a professional athlete with being a mother of two
• How Malindi got into triathlon, and found very quick success
• Insights into Malindi's triathlon training 
• Tips for amateur runners and for amateur triathletes to improve their running
   

DETAILED EPISODE SHOWNOTES: 

• We have detailed shownotes for all of our episodes. The shownotes are basically the podcast episode in written form, that you can read in 5-10 minutes. They are not transcriptions, but they are also not just surface-level overviews. They provide detailed insights and timestamps for each episode, and are great especially for later review, after you've already listened to an episode. Naturally, as great as they are, they do not cover absolutely everything in as great detail as we can do in a 45-90 minute podcast episode.  
• The shownotes for today's episode can be found at www.scientifictriathlon.com/tts456/
   

LINKS AND RESOURCES: 

• Malindi's website and Instagram
• Daniels' Running Formula - book by Jack Daniels
• In Pursuit of Excellence - book by Terry Orlick
   

WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NEXT?

If you enjoyed this episode, I think you'll love the following episodes: 

• Coach Melanie McQuaid | EP#374 and Melanie McQuaid | EP#430 - fellow Canadian athlete who Malindi raced in her triathlon career
• Nutrition for endurance and ultra-endurance athletes with Trent Stellingwerff, PhD | EP#265 - Trent is a sports scientist with a focus on sports nutrition. He has worked with Malindi in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics. 
• David Roche – The training and racing strategy behind his epic Leadville 100 course record | EP#444 - If you're interested in the art and the science of going even longer than the marathon, this one is for you!
• Michele Zanini (part 2) | EP#394 - Michele has worked with legendary running coach Renato Canova, and gives a detailed description of Canova's principles, as well as Michele's own adaptations of them
• Run training talk with Jon Green | EP#315 - Jon Green coached Molly Seidel, Olympic Bronze medalist from the marathon in Tokyo

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