The Taper Phase - Spring Marathon Series 2024 - Episode 199

Last weekend we were in Manchester cheering on at the Marathon. We shared our experience of the day and how our team members got on.   As well as Manchester, the Boston Marathon was also on Monday and we discussed the results and highlights of the hot day!  We finished the episode with our race day strategy tips ahead of London including chunking down the race into sections, the 3 R's and why negative splits in the marathon are the way forward!  Kathy's Nutrition Waiting List    Join The Running Hub Community  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghub.co.uk

Fresh off of the plane from Tokyo, Sammy joined us to share her race experience in collecting her 6th star medal.  We also chatted about the marathon majors. The process of getting into all of the races, qualifying, the heartbreak of 2020 which meant Sammy had to requalify for Boston and her experiences of each event.  This story is one to be shared and we couldn't wait to share this on the podcast with you all.  You can follow Sammy's journey online - @sammyb555 For more information about the Marathon Majors - https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com   Join The Running Hub Community  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghub.co.uk

A special episode all about the London Marathon course for 2024!  Coach Katie has run London Marathon 5 times so knows everything about the course and is one of her favourite races. James has been on the sidelines as many times so also knows the course backwards!  We cover top tips on how to get to the start, the course profile, how to best run it and and insight into what to expect.  Wishing everyone the best of luck for London Marathon.    Join The Running Hub Community  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghub.co.uk

In this week's episode of the podcast we chatted about how you can prepare best during race week for your target race, including physically, mentally, nutrition, kit and more!  If you've got a spring half or full marathon coming up then this episode is for you.    Join The Running Hub Community  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghub.co.uk

In this weeks podcast we are joined by running coach Chris Knighton.  Chris was born in Boston and first watched the marathon as a small child. Years later he has qualified multiple times to run the race and has coached lots of athletes to BQ's.  In this episode Chris joined me to talk about:  How to qualify for the Boston Marathon and what makes it so special  Race day tips, a course profile and how to best run the race Marathon mindset tips for anyone running a marathon soon.  A great episode and lots to take away!  LINKS  Chris' website Chris' Book Follow Chris on Instagram    Join The Running Hub Community Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity Shop our website for our new socks 

In this weeks episode we're joined by registered dietitian and nutritionist Alex Larson.  Alex supports endurance athletes with practical and simple nutrition advice for lifelong health and performance. Alex understands that it can be tough balancing work, life and training, but how important it is to fuel our bodies to achieve the best out of training and for optimal performance.  We chatted about how she trained for an ironman whilst also going through some significant life changes as well as how to fuel for peak training, how to recover quicker from long runs and how to utilise nutrition to optimise race day.  You can find out more about Alex and her nutrition services here - https://alexlarsonnutrition.com Follow Alex on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexlarsonnutrition/   Join The Running Hub Community  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghub.co.uk

In our Spring Marathon Series of 2024, last week we chatted through the peak marathon training phase, this week we are talking about the final part; the taper.  This makes up the important last few weeks before race day! We share our top tips to make sure you're in peak condition for your marathon.  We also discuss the successes of the weekend including Tokyo Marathon, our sixth star finisher Sammy and how Eliud Kipchoge finished 10th, what does this mean for the Olympic year?    Join The Running Hub Community  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity 

In this weeks episode of the podcast we discuss the peak phase of marathon training. This is the penultimate phase of your training plan and is where you will be hitting your biggest training weeks before heading into the final phase of taper.  We discuss what the taper is and what it should like. What elements make up the taper and our top tips on how to successfully navigate through it.  We have more on the taper in our Marathon 101 course in The Running Hub membership. Join Here.    Join The Running Hub Community  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity 

In today's episode of The Running Hub podcast, we discuss our goals for the Spring which includes a half marathon. We share what race we are aiming for, our targets and how we're going to achieve them,.  We also dig a bit deeper into what you can also do to aim for a faster half marathon this year.  There's a few things that got brought up for discussion. We're edging closer to the 200 mark for the podcast - should we do anything to celebrate?  B-Skips, should we do a mini series until coach Katie can do them?  Should coach Katie bake mini egg cookies for the parkrun meet up in Easter?  Merch Line? Should we have our own jumpers in the future?    Find us on YouTube - where we'll be documeting our half marathon journey!  Purchase your very own Running Hub Socks!  Join The Running Hub Community membership and get access to yoga, strength and core classes and lots of tips to help you on your training journey.  Apply for 121 Coaching for that extra personlisation and support  Follow us and get in touch on Instagram

parkrun last week announced last week that they were removing competitive stats and data from their website.  Is this an inclusivity issue or is this around the gender debate in sport which has been coming up recently?  We invited Running Hub parkrun enthusiast Sammy onto the podcast to discuss the changes and how this impacts runners, what our thoughts are and what parkrun means to us.  Let us know what you think? After we recorded this episode, parkrun also released this statement - https://www.parkrun.com/blog/news/2024/02/14/an-open-letter-from-russ-jefferys-ceo-parkrun-global/   Join The Running Hub Community  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity