Chasing Mastery, by Matt Fitzgerald

Send us Fan Mail If this author's name sounds familiar it's because we've had him on 7 times before... and we haven't even covered half of the books he's written about endurance sport. As always, Matt is a great speaker and talks to us about the concept of mastery and mastering what it means to master your sport, which is the subject of his latest book, Chasing Mastery . Chasing Mastery is a guide developed to help athletes master their running through 25 lessons grouped under five pillars: Motivation Learning Understanding Individuation Challenge As you can probably tell by the pillars, this book is not a training plan. It’s meant to help you think more critically about the training you’re doing so that you can get closer to reaching your potential as an athlete. Chasing mastery is also an online course that coaches and athletes can take through the 8020 education platform. Matt became a runner at the age of eleven, after running the last mile of the 1983 Boston Marathon with his father (who had run the whole thing) and his two brothers. By that time Matt was already a writer (specifically a comedic poet), having declared his intention to make his future career as a writer at the age of nine. He never changed his mind. He has since written over 30 books about endurance sports and started his own publishing company called 8020 Publishing. Matt is also a coach, nutritionist, public speaker and founder of Dream Run Camp (a place where runners can go to train like the pros!). Most notable of Matt’s accomplishments is the fact that he has been on the Running Book Reviews Podcast 7 times!! If you're interested in a copy of the book then you can find it here: Link for 20% discount on Caffeine Bullet Discount automatically applied and visible on checkout Support the show Any feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media. Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Podcast webpage: If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can find some extras on our By Me a Coffee site!

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Chasing Mastery, by Matt Fitzgerald is an episode from Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz by Alan and Liz.

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This episode was published on Jul 15, 2025.

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