Kinda Mind Over Miles: Marathon Madness, Photo Finishes & Mental Strength

Kinda Mind Over Miles: Marathon Madness, Photo Finishes & Mental Strength

From Kinda Fast Podcast by Upward Running

March 13, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 38

About this episode

Claire and Travis discuss maximum heart rate, recent running news, and mental strength strategies for runners.

Welcome to Episode 38 of the Kinda Fast Podcast. In this episode, Claire and Travis break down the running term maximum heart rate and explain why it matters for training, pacing, and understanding your effort zones. They also share a simple way to estimate your maximum heart rate and talk about how runners can use that information to train smarter. They also cover several major stories from the running world, including Jacob Kiplimo reclaiming the half marathon world record, the dramatic finish at the LA Marathon, and new updates from the U.S. Half Marathon Championships after Jessica McClain was directed off course. Claire and Travis unpack what happened, why these stories matter, and what runners can take away from each one. In the deep dive, they focus on mental strength and mindset in running. They walk through four practical mindset shifts that can help runners stay focused, adaptable, and resilient when training or racing gets hard. Plus, Travis answers a listener question about a tough tempo run after a recent race and explains why one difficult workout does not define an entire training cycle. In this episode: • What maximum heart rate means and how to estimate it • Why…

People in this episode

Hosts: Claire, Travis

Topics covered

  • maximum heart rate
  • mental strength
  • running performance
  • training strategies
  • marathon news

Keywords

  • maximum heart rate
  • heart rate training
  • mental strength
  • running news
  • marathon
  • tempo run
  • training cycles

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