Your guide to get fast this summer!
From The Physiology of Endurance Running Podcast by Dan Nash and Owain Zerilli
May 13, 2026 · 1h 11m
About this episode
Dan & Owain discuss how to improve speed for marathon runners during the summer.
Dan & Owain are back with a discussion about how to inject some speed into your marathon legs over the summer! Lots of runners spend the summer trying to run a fast 5k off the back of a spring marathon - and Dan & Owain discuss an evidence-lead approach to this, with a few scenarios in mind! Hopefully this offers some good insight and ideas for your summer, if you're targeting shorter events! Check out our Soar Giveaway here! The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR are the producers of the worlds best running apparel, designed to fit the needs of runners that put time and effort into the sport. Check out their awesome kit: https://www.soarrunning.com/ Check out our Patreon, with exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheEnduranceCollective You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A episode here: https://forms.gle/XGmxsR6dsanikRSX7
People in this episode
Hosts: Dan Nash, Owain Zerilli
Topics covered
- endurance running
- marathon training
- speed training
- summer running
- 5k racing
Keywords
- endurance
- running
- marathon
- 5k
- training
- speed
- summer
Sponsors
SOAR
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Organizations: Patreon
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