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"The Time-Starved Athlete: How to Train When You Can’t Do Everything" is an episode of Science of Running. Runtime 54 min. Published October 28, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
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You don’t need a professional athlete’s schedule to train well. But you do need to stop pretending you can fit everything in. Steve and Jon explain how time-starved athletes can identify what matters, shift priorities across seasons, protect what keeps them in the sport, and resist shortcuts promising four years of adaptation in four weeks.…
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