Episode 4: Mario Fraioli on the Benefits, Lessons, and Problems with Virtual Coaching

09/11/2016 38 min
Episode 4: Mario Fraioli on the Benefits, Lessons, and Problems with Virtual Coaching

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Episode Synopsis

Mario Fraioli is a collegiate cross country All-American, 2:28 marathoner, formerly a Senior Editor at Competitor Magazine, and the publisher of the morning shakeout newsletter. He's interviewed pros like Ryan Hall, Adam Goucher, Shalane Flanagan and many others, in addition to being the 2012 Costa Rican Men's Marathon coach. Mario is also the author of The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide to Marathon & Half-Marathon Training, coach to local runners in the Bay Area, and his latest pursuit is as the founding head coach of Ekiden Coaching. In this conversation, Mario and I discuss coaching for runners. You'll learn who benefits most, how to make the most of a coaching relationship, and the biggest lessons we've learned from the numerous coaches we've had over our careers.

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