A few of the fastest marathon times in the world have one coach in common: Renato Canova. This includes Germany’s Amanal Petros, the 15th-fastest marathoner in the world with a time of 2:04:03, and British distance runner Emile Cairess, who placed fourth overall in the 2024 Paris Olympic Marathon, running 2:07:29 . Canova is an Italian distance runner-turned-coach who works exclusively with elites. Over the years, run coaches across the world have adapted his training philosophy for recreational runners looking to earn their own personal record. One of those coaches is Matt Fox , a competitive marathoner who also became a coach and the founder of Sweat Elite. Nearly a decade ago, Fox joined a training group in Kenya where he first met Canova and gained insight on his training philosophy. “It’s been awesome to learn about his coaching because I’ve applied it to my own running, and I’ve improved from a 2:59 marathon down to a 2:18 marathon,” says Fox.…