About this episode

Tim Vincent discusses his experiences and preparations for the Sydney Marathon, sharing insights on training and racing.

Forever after this conversation, I’ll picture Tim Vincent as a Bulbasaur running along the Kedron Brook with a Frankenstein Garmin on his wrist. And that sentence will make a lot more sense after you listen to this week’s episode… Tim is lining up at Sydney Marathon this weekend, and though it will be his seventh marathon, he feels he’s still learning the distance. The ASICS-sponsored athlete has run 2:09:40, represented Australia at a brutally hot World Championships in Tokyo and finished one second off his PB at the London Marathon earlier this year. Ahead of Sydney, Tim joins Elise to talk about the 200km weeks and race-specific hills preparing him for the challenging course, including one regrettable 40-kilometre run to the top of Mount Glorious. He reflects on the near-perfect day that carried him to a breakthrough in Frankfurt (his current PB), the “lawless” experience of championship racing in Tokyo and why his 2:20 there demanded far more than any 2:09 ever has. Tim also shares how starting a new job has unexpectedly energised his running, why he prefers running to “feel” over data and what he still hopes to squeeze out of the sport, as well as taking us back to where his…

People in this episode

Host: Elise Beacom

Guest: Tim Vincent

Topics covered

• marathon training
• running experience
• sports psychology
• race preparation
• athlete interviews

Keywords

• Sydney Marathon
• Tim Vincent
• marathon training
• ASICS
• running
• sports
• Frankfurt
• Tokyo
• Journeymen Podcast

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASICS

Books & works: Journeymen Podcast

Places: Tokyo, London, Mount Glorious, Frankfurt

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