The Marathon Specialist 4.0 — Engineered Edition

OurSkates Performance Lab — Podium Series (Ages 16–35, Endurance)

The inline marathon is one of sport's most brutal hybrid events — requiring the sustained output of a road cyclist, the technical precision of a track sprinter, and the tactical intelligence of a racing driver. This is the guide that treats it that way.

The Marathon Specialist 4.0 Engineered Edition is built on 30+ peer-reviewed references — Burke, Jeukendrup, Seiler, Bosquet, the IOC RED-S consensus — and grounded in decades of world-class racing and coaching experience. Every chapter has been engineered to close the gaps that every other skating guide leaves open.

What's Inside

• Inline Marathoner's Physiology: The science of why road skating demands a different engine to road running
• Training Zones & Threshold Testing: 30-minute FTP/LTHR protocol so you can actually execute the zones you train in
• 21-Chapter Periodisation Framework: 5-part structure from base-building through race-week taper
• Taper Mathematics: 40–60% volume reduction with maintained intensity — the evidence-based protocol
• Race Day Protocol: 24-hour countdown with specific food, fluid, and timing decisions
• 60–90g Carbs/Hour Strategy: Glucose:fructose 2:1 ratios for multi-hour performance
• S&C Programme: Sets × reps × %1RM for each training phase
• Female Marathon Skater Chapter: Iron testing thresholds, cycle-phase adjustments, RED-S prevention
• Le Mans 24hr Chapter: Bugatti Circuit-specific preparation, relay strategy, and the hill at 3am
• 11 Data Visualisations: Bioenergetics bars, training-zone chart, periodisation year-wheel, race-day timeline

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