This week Meagan runs with soggy feet; Sue buys more running gear; in Meagan’s Book Club, we discuss lots of interesting studies on perceived effort and pain in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week is also running a rainy 10 miler; and in Running News: elite fields are announced for NYC and Chicago Marathons, Kate Jayden runs 106 marathons in 106 days, and the stroller mile world record is broken.
ultramarathon training
Season 11, Episode 22: August, We Love You
PodcastThis week Meagan and Sue struggle through hot weather marathon training; we discuss sciencey running stuff from Endure in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week has a hot, humid run in New York; and we have email feedback from a long-time listener who’s back at it.
Season 11, Episode 21: The Post Run Protocol
PodcastThis week Sue and Meagan run long together; we are starting Endure by Alex Hutchinson in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week commiserates about summer running; and in Running News, Sidney Marathon wants in on the World Majors, Ashely Paulson wins a marathon after crushing Badwater, Molly Seidel runs UTMB Speedboat incognito, and the Track and Field World Champs comes to an end.
Season 11, Episode 18: A Toughening Run
PodcastThis week Meagan has to hold it on a long run; Sue finally commits to a fall race; Mimi Anderson runs across the Arctic in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week returns to running after a long hiatus; and we finally find out what a Greig run is.
Season 11, Episode 8: Home Course Advantage
PodcastThis week Sue and Meagan complete all of their training runs and Sue recaps the Hampton Half Marathon; we think about continuing our discussion of A Beautiful Work in Progress in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week runs an *almost* 5K; a listener shares some feedback; plus we discuss the results of the Tokyo Marathon and the 4th fastest marathon in history.