How To Get Your Sub 3 Marathon! The 80/20 Rule Every Runner Should Know

Master your marathon preparation with world-leading running coach Jeff Cunningham. With extensive experience coaching elite runners and athletes, like Nick Bare, to sub-3-hour marathons, Jeff explains his key tips for optimizing your training program and the power of his DIVN framework. In this episode with Dr. Kristen Holmes, Jeff unpacks the 80/20 easy-running rule, simple fueling strategies, and why consistency beats ego running every time. Whether you’re a beginner or elite, you’ll learn how to run smarter, stay injury-free, and finish your next marathon smiling.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:41) Jeff’s Coaching Experience

(05:36) The Joy of Coaching

(08:57) Jeff's Advice for Beginners

(10:50) Be Consistently Good Or Occasionally Great

(13:03) The D.I.V.N. Framework

(24:44) Why Good Communication Is The Key To Coaching

(29:00) Why The Gap Between Amateur And Elite Athletes Is Closing

(33:25) How To Run A Sub-3:00 Marathon

(37:02) The 80/20 Rule

(41:38) Jeff's Perfect Week Of Marathon Training

(53:22) Common Mistakes Runners Make

(59:43) A Game Plan For The Boston Marathon

(1:04:49) Marathons Bring People Together

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