This week’s guest needs no introduction to Deena - he’s her coach, her husband, and now a Boston Marathon qualifier after an admirable performance in LA.
It’s a joy to catch up with Coach Kastor fresh from his 3 hour and 13 minute run as he shares the unique experience of coaching himself, his best recovery tips, and how to prepare your training cycle for a marathon far into the future.
Elsewhere in the show we spotlight a stacked field for the upcoming London Marathon, and in Training Talk we guide you through the do’s and don’ts of the final phase of your training.
In this episode of Marathon Talk:
0:45 - Deena and Martin catch up on the last two weeks, from the LA Marathon and speaking at UCLA, to Martin’s Purbeck Loop and a sweary sheep-herding story, plus coverage of a staggering new World Record
9:50 - We bring the latest on a London Marathon field that’s absolutely stacked with elite runners, and a men’s lineup which will bring us a first-time champion
20:00 - Training Talk this week focuses on the do’s and don’ts in the late stages of prep, why ‘less is best’ at this point, and the unexpected power of doing a ‘kit lay’
29:10 - Deena’s coach and husband, Andrew Kastor, takes us through his recent LA Marathon experience, how he coaches himself through races, his top recovery advice, and how to build a training schedule to target a marathon 12 months out
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Episode 504 - Beth Pascall and UTMB.
Episode 503 - Glen Turner
Episode 502 - Dan Woodgate
Episode 501 - Renee McGregor
Episode 500 - Celebrating 500 with the Marathon Talk team!
Episode 499 - Sara Owczarczak-Garstecka.
Episode 498 - Steve Birkinshaw
Episode 497 - Paul Tierney
Episode 496 - John Kelly
Episode 495 - Caitriona Jennings
Episode 494 - Nic Bideau
Episode 493 - Mark Gainey (Strava co-founder)
Episode 492 - Comrades Special
Episode 491 - Steve Way and Chrissie Wellington pre Comrades
Episode 490 - Adharanand Finn
Episode 489 - Hayley Carruthers
Episode 488 - Nicky Spinks LIVE
Episode 487 - Charlotte Purdue
Episode 486 - The London Marathon Special
Episode 485 - Vicky Holland (Part Two)
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