Road to Valencia 2025 - 9 weeks to go

We're joined by a special guest this week to ask the hard questions; coach and husband of Jen, "Disco" Dave Long. Dave gives his perspective on Jen's "down week", stumps Owain about his session 4-days post-half, and keeps Dan accountable about his 200km week!⁠Soar Giveaway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find out more about CurraNZ, the New Zealand blackcurrant supplement, here: https://curranz.com/pages/for-runnersYou can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠

3 different training weeks this week; Owain raced a half, Dan fought through illness and focussed on good decision making, Jen went deep in the oven!If you're in New York for the marathon, check out the Soar pop-up event!⁠Soar Giveaway⁠⁠⁠⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find out more about CurraNZ, the New Zealand blackcurrant supplement, here: ⁠⁠https://curranz.com/ ⁠⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠

The whole gang is back! Dan catches us up on an up-and-down 2 weeks, whilst Jen and Owain had a big session with a celebrity pacer!If you're in New York for the marathon, check out the Soar pop-up event!Soar Giveaway⁠⁠⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find out more about CurraNZ, the New Zealand blackcurrant supplement, here: ⁠https://curranz.com/ ⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠

Jen returns to the podcast post-wedding - and lets us know how to handle training for a marathon around one of the most important days in a lifetime! Unfortunately Dan wasn't able to join us this week, as he's enjoying the sun in Spain. He'll be back next week to catch up.Owain hangs on for dear life in a hard long run! Soar Giveaway⁠⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find out more about CurraNZ, the New Zealand blackcurrant supplement, here: https://curranz.com/ You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠

9 weeks to go before the Valencia Marathon! Jen is away this week after getting married - congrats Jen & Dave! We're joined by one of the biggest names in the UK running scene, on the podcast to defend his training loop, Jake Smith!Jake talks us through Cardiff Half, which Dan also ran in finishing as first Welshman. Owain just logged some k's!Soar Giveaway⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find out more about CurraNZ, the New Zealand blackcurrant supplement, here: https://curranz.com/ You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠

10 weeks until Valencia, and the gang all put in big weeks! Dan headed to West Wales, whilst Jen & Owain did too many laps of Bute Park for a sane person!Soar GiveawayThe Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠

11 weeks to go, Dan & Jen have logged another big training week, whilst Owain has battled an illness!Check out Soar's PB Reward here!⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠

12 weeks until the fastest marathon of the year! Dan, Owain, and special guest Jenny Nesbitt are all hoping to line up on the start line in Valencia this December, and will be talking through the next 12 weeks of their training.Jen, Owain & Dan talk through their past few months, goals for the race, and their week of training.Check out Soar's PB Reward here!The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠

Dan & Owain round off the summer with a Q&A episode answering some of your questions.Starting the episode off with a running, life & podcast update, and reflect on the last few months of episodes. They then dive into your questions - thanks for all your responses and sorry if your question wasn't asked this time!Road To Valencia starts soon!The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠

Dan & Owain are joined by Dr Nichola Renwick. Nichola is a senior researcher in breast and bra biomechanics at the University of Portsmouth. Nichola talk's through the anatomy of breasts, and the purpose of sports bras, before explaining how biomechanical studies are undertaken. Nichola has also worked with Team GB and the England Women's football team, and she talks about working with elite athletes and the impact of a well-fitting sports bra. The Research Group in Breast Health InstagramTreasure Your Chest learning resourceThe Research Group in Breast Health LinkedInThe Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7⁠⁠⁠