Episodios

  • London marathon debrief with Chris after we talk why your blood iron count is important and training in non carbon shoes.

    London marathon debrief with Chris after we talk why your blood iron count is important and training in non carbon shoes.
    Apr 22 2024
    As we close out season 2, we cover;

    • 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.
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    1 h y 9 m
  • Chris' final week before London marathon! What happened to the big showdown in Bath? Manchester marathon recap and Taylor Swift

    Chris' final week before London marathon! What happened to the big showdown in Bath? Manchester marathon recap and Taylor Swift
    Apr 15 2024
    This week we cover;
    • 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
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    Good luck to everyone running the London marathon this weekend.
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Training structure in the final weeks before a marathon. Hints and tips for London marathon. What are these Good For Age changes?

    Training structure in the final weeks before a marathon. Hints and tips for London marathon. What are these Good For Age changes?
    Apr 8 2024
    Join us at the Bristol Track Club 5K race this Saturday!

    This week we cover


    • Changes to London GFA times
    • Hints and tips for running the London marathon - in the days before and the race itself
    • Structuring training in those final few weeks - which sessions to do?
    • If you've been ill a few weeks before the race, what should you do?
    • 7 days training in 7 minutes
    • Will sleeves guarantee me fast times?
    • Bristol Track Club 5K race day and the big showdown. Chris Fawcett vs Adam Hill. Who's going to win?!
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Debriefs from the two big Easter showdowns. Plus should we train when ill? Drakey's ring predicts when illness is on its way

    Debriefs from the two big Easter showdowns. Plus should we train when ill? Drakey's ring predicts when illness is on its way
    Apr 1 2024
    For this Easter special we've got debriefs from the two big showdowns.
    • Chris Fawcett vs Tom Squires at Maidenhead 10 on Good Friday
    • Karl Welborn vs Andrew Drake at Cardiff Parkrun on Holy Saturday
    Nothing else really matters this episode but we do also cover;
    • Should we train when ill
    • Drakey's ring predicting illness
    • 7 days in 7 minutes for our respective training weeks
    • Listener questions
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    1 h y 10 m
  • Listener feedback on executing on a 20-miler, why 10k speed is important for a marathon and making significant gains off threshold work.

    Listener feedback on executing on a 20-miler, why 10k speed is important for a marathon and making significant gains off threshold work.
    Mar 25 2024
    Lots covered this week including,

    • A listener shares his experience of executing our idea on a 20-mile race as part of a marathon block. Go team!
    • Why getting 10k fit is an important part of planning a marathon block
    • Making significant gains using threshold pace in sessions
    • Karl has set a running goal!
    • The good, bad and ugly of our training weeks (Chris is fighting motorists again)
    • Drakey's ring update
    • A preview of the big showdowns taking place over the Easter weekened.
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    1 h y 16 m
  • Part 2 of 2 - Karl's training week and listener questions from episode 10

    Part 2 of 2 - Karl's training week and listener questions from episode 10
    Mar 23 2024
    After resolving some technical issues, we're back to finish episode 10.

    We cover Karl's training week and then learn

    • Did Chris finish his pizza?
    • Favourite race distance
    • How does the other half deal with marathon training taking priority?
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    24 m
  • Part 1 of 2. Lens on London for Chris as only 5 weeks to go and Drakey's ring - the biggest podcast segment in the UK right now

    Part 1 of 2. Lens on London for Chris as only 5 weeks to go and Drakey's ring - the biggest podcast segment in the UK right now
    Mar 18 2024
    We had a software issue this week, meaning the final 20 minutes should be available later in the week.

    Before we had our malfunction, we covered
    • Bath half and their £50 entry fee for early birds
    • Drakey's ring - what does the science tell us?

    • Was it Galileo who suggested the earth was flat?

    • How was Andrew's first week of structured training in a while?

    • A lens on London for Chris with only five weeks to

    • Looking ahead to the big showdown in Cardiff on 30th March.

    What didn't we cover?
    • Karl's training week

    • Listener questions

    Look out for the second part of the episode coming soon
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    41 m
  • NEW SEGMENT ALERT - Drakey's ring, Welborn vs Drake in Cardiff, squirrels and going easy like Phil Sesemann

    NEW SEGMENT ALERT - Drakey's ring, Welborn vs Drake in Cardiff, squirrels and going easy like Phil Sesemann
    Mar 11 2024
    We're back with epsiode 9 of season 2 and we have a new segment!

    This week we cover;
    • Who's your favourite Gallagher
    • Cheshire 10k
    • The good, bad and ugly of our training weeks (inluding random reference to squirrels)
    • Is mileage king?
    • What can we learn from Phil Sesemann about running easy?
    • Bouncing back from marathons
    • Drakey's ring - NEW SEGMENT!!
    • Catering arrangements for BTC 5k Race Day just for Ian Connock
    • Welborn vs Drake face off at Cardiff Parkrun on 30th March.
    Can you believe we do all of that in 70 minutes?!
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    1 h y 13 m