#36 - How to taper for a Marathon and How to Recover After | Shakeout Podcast with John Gay

About this episode

The episode discusses how to taper and recover for a marathon with insights from guest John Gay.

How to taper for a marathon, How to recover after a marathon & much more, on The Shakeout Podcast with John Gay ahead of his marathon debut. Kava Haven: All the Buzz, None of the Booze — get 15% off your first order at http://kavahaven.com/outandback Code: OUTANDBACK15 Check out the Meteo Pace App to be prepared for your next race Join our newsletter ⁠ Join our Strava group ⁠ Follow us: Jacob’s YouTube ⁠Rory’s YouTube⁠ Out And Back YouTube ⁠Rory’s Strava⁠ ⁠Jacob’s Strava⁠ ⁠Rory’s Instagram⁠ ⁠Jacob’s Instagram⁠ Jacob’s Coaching Website SandyBoy Productions

People in this episode

Hosts: Jacob Thomson, Rory Linkletter

Guest: John Gay

Topics covered

• marathon tapering
• marathon recovery
• running tips
• training advice
• race preparation

Keywords

• tapering
• recovery
• marathon
• running
• training
• Kava Haven
• Meteo Pace App

Sponsors

Kava Haven

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shakeout Podcast, Meteo Pace App, SandyBoy Productions

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