58 athletes

Athlete spotlights

Real athletes on the 80/20 system — how they trained, what changed, and what happened on race day.

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  Karl Viiol

  We’ve all heard this type of story before: Estonian karate master transforms from national-class martial artist to out-of-shape karate instructor to

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  Timothy Hipp

  At over 200 lbs, Timothy Hipp looks more like a baseball slugger or a weightlifter than a runner, but that’s the beauty of running—you don’t have to look a

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  Daniel Kupres

  The thing that fools a lot of athletes about HIIT-focused training systems is that they produce rapid results initially. But the results doesn’t last, and

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  Thomas Løvholt

  One of our greatest frustrations as coaches is other coaches—not all of them, mind you; just those who advocate speed-focused training plans that turn the

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  Scott Bass

  Call it the six-month challenge: No matter how skeptical you are of the 80/20 training philosophy, and no matter how weird it feels initially to slow down in

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  Kristi Smith

  Training for and completing a marathon is hard. Doing so with multiple sclerosis is impossible. Or is it?

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  Luke Gregory

  Luke Gregory is wise beyond his years. Perhaps it’s because he’s a cancer survivor, or maybe he’s just an “old soul.” In any case, the 18-year-old runner and

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  Mauricio Hernandez

  As a beginning endurance athlete, you can expect to improve to some extent through virtually any training approach. Lifting weights three times a week for 12

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  Richard Prego

  “Once an athlete, always an athlete.” This might be a fitting title for Richard Prego’s story. Blessed with a backyard pool at his childhood home that he

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  Ana Ximenes

  Work, family, recreation, and health are all high priorities for most people. Sometimes they’re difficult to juggle, though, and prioritizing one thing