Miles Better – Details, episodes & analysis

Josh and Michael give intros to their running selves, talk a bit about their training for the upcoming Berlin Marathon, and start to introduce Kaizen.

Josh and Michael talk about the upcoming episodes around Berlin Marathon, and go into detail about their training weeks before explaining how Kaizen works and how they use it to guide their own marathon training.

Josh and Michael talk about their training progress and setbacks ahead of the Berlin Marathon, how to improve your marathon time, and how to think about tapering for the race.

This episode includes lots of discussion about things that matter to marathon performance and the things that don't (but give people confidence to do anyway).

They also answer a question from our Discord community and Kaizen's ability to predict 5k and 10k fitness.

Michael and Josh discuss their preparations for the upcoming Berlin Marathon, sharing insights on race week plans, training progress and Kaizen predictions. They are joined by special guest Rui Nogueiro, who shares his inspiring running journey and the evolution of his training. The conversation delves into the importance of tapering, race day strategies, fuelling and tips for navigating the Berlin Marathon course. The episode provides valuable advice for both seasoned runners and first-time marathoners.

This is a bonus episode in response to a question from the Kaizen community. Josh and Michael talk about setting goals for races (and training towards them), and two different approaches. They go into detail about how sometimes time goals are purely arbitrary, sometimes not, and perhaps there's another way to think about running goals that may lead to greater motivation and/or satisfaction. Josh almost takes the conversation into the realm of metaphysics, but restrains himself.

In this episode of Miles Better, Michael interviews Matt Fox, the man behind Sweat Elite. They discuss Matt's recent achievement of breaking the 2:20 barrier at the Chicago Marathon and the adjustments he made in his training regimen, including weight management and increased training load. Matt shares insights into his training, the importance of consistency, and his future goals in marathon running.

A must listen for anyone seeking to break a time-based goal in running.

Only 2 weeks late, but we got there.

In this episode, Josh and Michael are joined by two friends of the show, Parker Harris and Rob Eves. The crew do a collective recap of their efforts at the Berlin Marathon. Could have thrown a blanket over Parker, Rob and Josh at the finish. Good chat with some diverse perspectives and interesting running backgrounds.

Berlin performances:

Parker: 2:55

Rob: 2:54

Josh: 2:54

Michael: 2:38

Follow us on Strava:

Michael: https://www.strava.com/athletes/32067191

Josh: https://www.strava.com/athletes/1721750

Rob: https://www.strava.com/athletes/14326384

Parker: https://www.strava.com/athletes/16023426

In this episode, Josh and Michael discuss Josh's recent 75 minute half marathon and their recent training weeks, including a training camp in Czechia.

Josh reviews some half tights and a half zip from YMR Track Club, and they delve deep into running through winter. From what to wear, to how to train, race and run like a duck.

Michael: https://www.strava.com/athletes/32067191

Josh: https://www.strava.com/athletes/1721750

YMR Track Club: https://ymrtrackclub.com/

Discount code: MILESBETTER20

New season incoming. Josh and Michael are keeping things interesting and going big in 2025, with both looking to knock off Josh's 2:28:19 PB set in 2018.

A first race has been set for mid-March, where they'll face off for the first time.

They dive into detail around what that means for them in terms of training, and how they will think about and set up their training over the next few months.

Michael: https://www.strava.com/athletes/32067191

Josh: https://www.strava.com/athletes/1721750

Season 1 has wrapped and we are teasing what’s coming next on Miles Better