Grant Fisher's Peaking Strategy: Lessons from His 2025 Season

"Grant Fisher: Why I Was 'Cooked' After 8 Months of Racing"

Full podcast with Grant here: podcast.letsrun.com/episode/09699345/grant-fisher-marathon-man-millrose-the-2k-world-record-and-his-nyc-half-debut

Grant Fisher reflects on his 2024 season and explains why racing for 8 months straight—from indoors through Grand Slam Track to World Championships—left him exhausted. He discusses the importance of strategic peaking, citing Jimmy Gressier and Isaac Kimeli as examples of athletes who timed it perfectly, and shares what he could have done differently in 2025.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Peaking examples: Gressier & Kimeli
0:25 - "I was just cooked by the end"
1:23 - " it's impossible to be at your best once a month for 8 months"
1:56 - World Cross decision

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