Marty Bordignon on his 2:46 Osaka PB, Training by Feel, Weight Strategy, and Chasing Big Goals at Gold Coast

In this Sweat Elite Training Talk episode, Matt interviews Gold Coast runner Marty Bordignon after his Osaka Marathon PB of 2:46:05, a roughly four-minute improvement, paced evenly with a 1:22 high / 1:23 low split. They discuss Marty's summer heat-based build, coached by Kyle Weise, with a strong focus on effort over numbers, plus reflections on wanting a faster result and lessons for future races like Gold Coast.
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Marty outlines a conventional training week of intervals on Tuesday, threshold on Friday, and a long run on Sunday. He explains a 16-week marathon build that began with a six-week weight reduction phase at around 80 km per week, before increasing fueling and building toward peak mileage of around 150 km per week.
The conversation covers whether more speed work and strides could help marathoners, the role and risks of weight management, semaglutide appetite suppression, tall poppy syndrome in Australia, and the pros and cons of posting ambitious running goals publicly. They also touch on the running content and podcasts they enjoy, including How Bad Do You Want It.
Timestamps:
00:00 New Guest Intro
00:55 Osaka Marathon Recap
03:30 Why He Started Running
05:47 Inspiration And Mindset
07:53 Was He In 244 Shape
12:31 Osaka Training Structure
16:04 Speed Work For Marathoners
22:32 Weight Cut And Fueling
25:50 Ozempic Debate In Running
29:58 Tall Poppy Syndrome
34:02 Tall Poppy Talk
34:38 Gold Coast Build Plan
35:38 How Bad Do You Want It
36:19 Effort Over Numbers
37:58 Heart Rate Obsession
41:25 Finding Running Joy
43:18 Running Is Black And White
44:54 Wanting It Most
45:53 Scholarship Race Story
48:02 Favorite Run Creators
54:28 Ben Felton Marathon Debate
58:35 Podcasts And Wrap Up