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Join us as three experienced marathon runners share their weekly ups and downs through training blocks, with each series covering the build up to spring and autumn marathons.
We started with Chris and Andrew's block to Valencia in December 2023. Next up is the build to London marathon in April 2024
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Chris Fawcett
Power of 10 - https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=884044
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisfawcett1/
Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/27180622?oq=chris%20faw
Karl Welborn
Power of 10 - https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=1068573
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/karl_welborn
Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/591185?oq=karl
Andrew Drake
Power of 10 - https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=140699
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/moaverage
Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/2020367
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26/10/2024#91
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London marathon debrief with Chris after we talk why your blood iron count is important and training in non carbon shoes.
Season 2 · Episode 15
lundi 22 avril 2024 • Duration 01:09:19
- Our favourite mile of the London marathon
- How a low iron level was flagged by Drakey's ring
- Our respective training weeks in 7 minutes.
- Training in non carbon shoes.
- Chris' debrief from London marathon, including key lessons learned.
Chris' final week before London marathon! What happened to the big showdown in Bath? Manchester marathon recap and Taylor Swift
Season 2 · Episode 14
lundi 15 avril 2024 • Duration 01:05:42
- What's your favourite Taylor Swift song?
- Manchester marathon recap
- Shout out to Robbie Cresswell-Howe for going sub 17 over 5k
- 7 days of training in 7 minutes
- Chris' look ahead to London marathon
- What to expect on the big day
Good luck to everyone running the London marathon this weekend.
Only 9 weeks until London (eek 😬) Lidl pastries. Sesemann smashes it in Seville. What's the right diet for marathon training?
Season 2 · Episode 6
lundi 19 février 2024 • Duration 01:04:53
- Phil Sesemann runs 2:08:04 in Seville, but what's his favourite Lidl pastry?
- Parkrun issued an open letter to its community on Valentines Day - why couldn't they do that the week before?
- The good, bad and ugly of our respective training weeks. Karl's progress in just a month is outstanding!
- What's the ideal diet for marathon training?
- Finding your big boy/girl pants when it gets tough in training / a race.
- Pacing a race when GPS is all over the place.
Have Parkrun made anyone happy with their website changes? Making excuses for not doing evening sessions and cheesy Doritos for breakfast.
Season 2 · Episode 5
lundi 12 février 2024 • Duration 54:40
This week our discussion is focused mostly on the recent changes to Parkrun's website, including the removal of course records and age grades. Does anyone believe the reasoning given in their press release?
And we cover the good, bad and ugly of our respective training weeks with Chris now just 70 days from the London marathon.
Where was last week's episode? £6 for a coffee. Chris runs a PB. Getting caught out with a toilet emergency.
Season 2 · Episode 4
lundi 5 février 2024 • Duration 01:07:45
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We're back for episode 4 of season 2 and this week we cover;
- Surely everyone has watched the Rocky films?
- What happened to last week's episode?
- Getting caught with a toilet emergency whilst running - a horror story courtesy of Facebook.
- The good, the bad and the ugly of our respective training weeks, including a 10km PB for Chris.
- How much is too much to pay for a coffee?
- Is weekly mileage of 40-40-40-40-40-40 better than 80-0-80-0-80-0? The importance of consistency.
- Redicovering a 'why' after smashing our goals.
- Plans for the week ahead.
Doggy parkrun, favourite song to get you pumped, training for the Boston hills and Karl wins 'training week of the week'
Season 2 · Episode 3
lundi 22 janvier 2024 • Duration 01:00:46
This week Karl's training week wins the 'training week of the week' award. A new trophy unlikely to make another appearance.
We cover
- The good, bad and the ugly of our respective training weeks, which includes Chris ditching his 4 x 7 minutes session and taking a dog to Parkrun instead.
- Running in -52 degress.
- Training for the hills of Boston marathon
- Our favourite motivational song when running.
- Plans for the week ahead.
Is everyone on the juice? Chris’ £150 massages. Saunas over cold water and seeing the pros of the treadmill in winter
Season 2 · Episode 2
lundi 15 janvier 2024 • Duration 01:01:05
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Lots to cover this week as the training starts to ramp up again.
This week we cover;
- Can we believe these race times these days with another WR in Valencia 10k?
- The good, the bad and the ugly of our training weeks including Chris going to the gym. Really?!?
- Taking the positives from treadmill sessions when it's icy outside.
- Is a sauna better for recovery than cold water immersion?
- Plans for the week ahead.
Karl saves a life. Who's your favourite running influencer? Finding the motivation to go again & structuring a long spring training block.
Season 2 · Episode 1
mardi 9 janvier 2024 • Duration 01:03:00
Links to mentions in this week's show.
Bristol Track Club 5k race day https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/apr-24-road-btc-5km/
BTND on Strava https://www.strava.com/clubs/BTND
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We're back and pressing on with preparations for Berlin half marathon and London marathon.
This week we cover;
- Who's your favourite social media running influencer?
- How many group WhatsApp chats is too many?
- Finding the motivation for another big training block five weeks after Valencia
- How do we structure the 13/15 weeks until our respective races?
- The good, the bad and the ugly of our training weeks. Including Karl literally saving a life through administering CPR.
- Plans for the week ahead.
Balancing a social life (if you have one!) and training. Structuring S&C. What's on our Santa list this year?
Season 1 · Episode 16
lundi 18 décembre 2023 • Duration 01:07:46
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We're back on 8th January as we build for spring race. Until then, we wrap up season 1 with a listeners' questions special.
- Favourite mince pie brand - Adam Hill
- Biggest lesson learned in running this year - Steve Turner
- How have you found balancing social demands with a strict training block? James Georgiou
- How do you stay motivated through a long-term injury? Any tips through the long, winter nights? Martin Green
- Which S&C exercises do you recommend adding to a marathon block? And how often? Tom Squires
- If you could ask Santa for one running-related present, what would it be? (AF3s not allowed) - Adam Hill
- What's the difference in workload / strategy from a sub 3 to a championship time? Is it achievable for everyone? James Georgiou
Sprouts and Creme Eggs. Post-marathon gluttony. And lessons learned that we take into the next block.
Season 1 · Episode 15
lundi 11 décembre 2023 • Duration 01:07:44
This week we cover;
- A full week of recovery and eating the things we avoided during training.
- Returning to running. Chris had his eyes on a Parkrun course record six days after a marathon and there we some Valencians in Telford this week.
- Lessons we learned in this training block, including what we'll do more or less of for the next marathon block.
- 2024 marathon plans - should Andrew do London? Is Valencia the perfect timing for Chris after he gets married?
- How good does the Alphafly 3 look?
- Plans for the week ahead.
