What does it really mean to train "hard"? A running coach explains.
Joining Ben and Rachel this week is former GB athlete and now supreme running coach, Jo Wilkinson.
We chat about what it means to train hard, the different versions of this and what the main goal of any running that requires a lot of effort should be.
We only mention David Goggins once.
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The running inventions we'd love to see
We sat and down and thought, "What do we need to invent to make running better?" and here is what we came up with!
Set a new PB using the FuelDrone or continue to run whatever the weather with ClimaBubble.
These and many more semi-useful inventions that smarter people need to make.
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How to run faster as you age with masters athlete James Greenwell
Ben and Rick speak to James Greenwell, a former elite pentathlete who is now finding gold medal success in the fast-paced world of biathle, aged 50.
We talk training methods to cope with the need for speed, but avoiding injury, why swimming helps absorb some of the training load and how backing yourself to win is the greatest defensive against getting slow.
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How British runner Patrick Dever ran 2:08 on debut at the New York Marathon
He got fourth place in a stacked field, on debut at a major, but who is Patrick Dever?
We had a chat with Patrick to talk about this stand out performance, why he chose New York for debut, his training, the appeal of the marathon, the Olympic dream and much more.
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What I learned racing my younger self
Author, writer and journalist Duncan Craig joins Rick and Ben to talk about his recent attempt to race his younger self.
24-year-old Duncan ran the London Marathon in a time of 3:23, but 25 years later, can he beat that time?
Well, you'll have to listen to find out, but more importantly (as with most running challenges) the lessons learned getting to the start line was much more significant than the end result.
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