LONDON CALLING EP3: Ran To Japan, Jake Smith & Tim Vincent

About this episode

The episode features discussions on recent races, injury management, and the mindset for upcoming competitions.

Jake Barraclough missed the start of this one… still sat in the sauna after getting caught out by daylight savings kicking in back in the UK but not in Japan 😅 Once we got him on (mid-sweat, still recovering), we got straight into a proper London Calling catch-up with 3 weeks to go. We unpacked Jake Smith’s recent half marathon block — from Bath to Berlin — including front-running battles, getting “sat on” for 10 miles, and what it’s like when it all blows apart in the final kilometre. Then contrasting that with Berlin, where it was a no-pressure, no-taper effort — racing in sunglasses, chatting mid-race, and running just seconds off peak shape at a much lower heart rate. The takeaway? Fitness is in a very good place at exactly the right time. Tim Vincent then looks ahead to his upcoming 10km in Lille — a late entry into a seriously stacked field. We get into why it matters, the mindset going into a race like that, and how it fits into a marathon build. There’s a really honest discussion around respecting the level, racing properly vs “fudging it”, and what a performance here could mean heading into London. Jake Barraclough brings the chaos — from sauna mishaps to a much more…

People in this episode

Host: Jake Barraclough

Guests: Jake Smith, Tim Vincent

Topics covered

• injury management
• race preparation
• running performance
• fitness
• biomechanics
• personal experiences

Keywords

• running
• half marathon
• 10km
• injury management
• fitness
• biomechanics
• race preparation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Japan, Bath, Berlin, Lille, UK

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