About this episode

The hosts discuss relationships with runners, late-starter marathon training, and fueling strategies for endurance events.

It's the May Mailbag — and Michael, Alex and Katelyn are getting personal. With their spouses conveniently out of the house, the three of them dig into what it's actually like to be in a relationship with a runner: pace mismatches, "morning person" catfishes, who gets the long-run slot on Sunday, and what happens when your non-running partner slowly, accidentally becomes a runner. SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR:Lagoon 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 2-minute sleep quiz to find your match. Alex also previews his new podcast with his fiancée Alexis — tentatively called "For Better or For Worse" — which follows the two of them training for very different goals (Alex chasing a fast Valencia half; Alexis chasing her first-ever 10K) on the way to their wedding day. Katelyn shares her first non-running vacation in years (Hawaii — and yes, she still snuck in a three-hour long run), and Michael confesses to running shifts with Kelly. Then into the mailbag: — Tibo (36, started running in 2023) asks if there's any science on how much room a late-starter has…

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael, Alex, Katelyn

Topics covered

• relationships with runners
• marathon training
• fueling for endurance events
• late-starter runners
• personal experiences
• running vacations

Keywords

• running
• marathon
• fueling
• relationships
• endurance
• training
• vacation

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