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 483 - Martin at The Science Museum
Episode 482 - Ryan Hall (Part Two)
Episode 481 - Ryan Hall (Part One)
Episode 480 - Scott Mitchell
Episode 479 - Melissa Courtney
Episode 478 - Jackie Newton
Episode 477 - It's Run Camp!
Episode 476 - Jess Robson
Episode 475 - Dave Ross
Episode 474 - Nicola Miller
Episode 473 - Phil Hewitt
Episode 472 - Luke Tyburski
Episode 471 - Colin McCourt
Episode 470 - Holly Rush
Episode 469 - Ann Ashworth
Episode 468 - Colin Burgin-Plews
Episode 467 - Steph Twell (Part Two)
Episode 466 - Steph Twell (Part One)
Episode 465 - Dan Plews
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