Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to this week's Friday 1 on 1 Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and guest Jaden Merrick. Jaden Merrick is a 7 year old runner who is an extremely competitive runner with a true love for the sport. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli RUNNING HISTORY Jaden started running at 2 or 3 Ran his first 5k at age 5 Jaden wouldn't stop until his father made him Inspired to run by his father FIRST 5K He got a lot of looks because he was the youngest runner Jaden was running faster than his father Ran slightly under 30 minutes RANKING & SPEED Now he places top 50 out of everyone in races of ~1000 Jaden runs mid 20's for 5k 180-186 steps/min His zone 2 is 170-175 RUNNING FORM Children naturally know how to run properly Explained in Born to Run book Jaden has absolutely no issues with form and stride Running coach films Jaden sporadically and cannot find flaws in his running style SHOES Runs in Brooks PureFlow most often Occasionally will run in the Altras which have zero dro