Chris Lundstrom is coach of the Minnesota Distance Elite team that includes female marathon ace Dakotah Lindwurm, who's running the Paris Olympic Marathon on August 11. Lundstrom himself has a marathon PR of 2:17, and a PhD in exercise science. He teaches at the University of Minnesota.

Lindwurm wasn't among the favorites at the U.S. Marathon Trials in Orlando last February, but she has proven strength at the 26.2-mile distance, and finished third. Another Minnesota Distance Elite runner, Annie Frisbie, placed 10th.

Here Lundstrom discusses:

# The training principles he uses with his runners

# Why he thinks solid marathon training is more important than all the newer gimmicks like shoes, gels, and recovery tools

# Why he and Lindwurm opted to skip altitude training in the pre-Paris period

# What Lindwurm has done to prepare for possible warm weather in Paris

# What it's like to teach a college course in marathon-training for undergraduates

# Why he thinks the U.S. needs more "development" programs and funds for post-collegiate runners

# And much more

For more on Minnesota Distance Elite, click here.

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