Comments on: 5 Social Media Tips for Professional Athletes

By: Muhammad

Muhammad — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:41:06 +0000

Unfortunately, I will not be in the Chicago area in late August; however, I will be at the Expo for the Chicago Marathon in October. I’d be degiehtld to meet you, so drop by the Marathon Beyond booth to find me!Suggestions for training would be to ramp up mileage to at least 30 to 40 miles per week of running, and do a couple of runs about a month before the marathon of 18-20 miles. Being consistent with training and running 5 times per week is most beneficial. For the marathon, drink at every aid station and start out slow … they can always speed up the last third of the marathon if they are really feeling great.Pulling in more charity running members is a tough one I went online and noticed you are one of the three who are still looking for runners, so I wonder how it’s going? I will not be running, as I do not have an entry, and raising money for a charity is difficult, as I have my own that I’m focusing on. Do you know Jim Simone, who raises money for the Harbor House?

By: Elani

Elani — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:40:56 +0000

Hi Marshall, Thanks for the reply and no worries, I know you’re a very busy man.Ok, just a quick fololw up. I still have about 6 weeks before my race and things have been going pretty well. I’m doing about 4 runs a week averaging 8-10 miles for 3 of the runs, but my long run is still only averaging 14-17 miles at this point.Questions:1. What should my goal be for my long run over the next few weeks, as it relates to training for a 50K?(Should I be able to run 20-25 or more comfortably by race time ?)2. The race I’ll be doing is a 25K loop, so I’ll do two loops. The elevation gain per loop is 2500 ft, so it’s 5000 total over the 50K.The trails I’m running in Boulder are considerably steeper, with some of them having a gain of 2700ft in the first 3.5miles and total gains of 4000-5000 ft on a 10 mile run.My question is; Do you think it’s beneficial for me to train on hills with this type of elevation gain for my race or should I be running on some flatter trails?I guess I’m hoping the training on the steeper gains, means I’ll have an easier time with the race course, since it’s much less gain, but I’m sure I could be wrong. Any additional thoughts and/or comments would be appreciated.Keep up the great work!!I take a lot of inspiration from you, because you started your running career much later(in your 30 s), then quite a bit of most other top ultrarunners in this world.And you accomplished so much into your forties and continue to accomplish a great deal beyond, so this gives me(and I’m sure many), great hope that it’s not too late. All the best,Scott

By: bawhikmk

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By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 04 May 2011 00:51:59 +0000

Hey, good to find sooemne who agrees with me. GMTA.

By: Alvin

Alvin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:32:11 +0000

This is great information that I plan on passing to my clients. Thanks!

By: Lashon Mofield

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By: Santo Moldrem

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By: Brian Gleason

Brian Gleason — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:08:17 +0000

Hi John,

Thanks for checking out the blog and your kind comments. Great point about athletes gaining fans loyalty by personally responding. I’ve had a few athletes personally respond on Twitter, and it’s a great touch and definitely secures my interest in them both on and off the court.

By: John S

John S — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:01:57 +0000

Interacting with fans through social media is such good publicity! Imagine how much fans’ loyalty will increase if they are personally responded to by their sports heroes. Great “behind the scenes” tip. The most popular celebrity twitter accounts are the ones that relate what is happening in their daily lives.

By: Brian Gleason

Brian Gleason — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:03:24 +0000

Thanks for the kind words Jeff! Hopefully these athletes, and maybe more importantly their advisers, are realizing Social Media training is an important aspect of their professional development.