How to Prepare for Your First Marathon
About this episode
The hosts discuss common questions and concerns for runners preparing for their first marathon.
This week Michael, Alex, and Katelyn dig into the mailbag for some of the toughest questions runners face: how much you can realistically improve in six months before a goal marathon, whether it's insane to run two World Marathon Majors a month apart, finding a super shoe that won't aggravate a bad knee, and more. Plus, Michael gets called out (fairly) for some inaccurate comments about the Glass City Marathon.Chapters:0:00 Intro6:34 Momentous Sponsor8:42 Back from the break9:20 Mailbag: super shoes for a bad knee33:12 Lagoon Sponsor34:51 Back from the break35:24 Voice note: running two World Marathon Majors in a month52:48 Join Marathon Handbook RunClub56:12 Back from the break56:26 Mailbag: chasing a sub-3 marathon1:22:52 Mailbag: a comfier race day shoe1:30:46 Correcting our Glass City Marathon comments1:37:16 Mailbag: adding volume to a sub-20 5K plan1:43:17 Wrap upSUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:This episode is presented by Momentous. Use promo code MARATHON for up to 35% off your first order: https://livemomentous.comLagoon pillows help us sleep better, so we run better. Want to try? You can save 15% with code MARATHON. Go to https://LagoonSleep.com/marathonhandbook and take the…
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