Marathon Handbook Podcast
Marathon Handbook's weekly podcast covers everything you need to know about running, from wrapping your head around running your first 5K to qualifying for the Boston Marathon!
Each week, our team of editors chat about what's going on in the running scene, as well as timely training tips, the hottest new gear and tech, and what's happening at the world's biggest races. We'll cover everything from the Boston Marathon to the Barkley Marathons, often podding live from the most important moments in running!
Watch our video podcast each week on YouTube, and listen to it wherever you get your podcasts!
For inquiries: hi@marathonhandbook.com
Episodes
55 episodes
How to Become a More Efficient Runner
Our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael delve into the concept of running economy, exploring its definition, significance, and the factors that influence it. They explain the role running form plays, and practical tips for improving running econo...
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1:34:19
Who Will (Finally) Run a Legal Sub-Two Hour Marathon?
With the 2025 marathon season just around the corner, our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael ask: who (if anyone) will finally break the two-hour barrier on a legal marathon course? They explore the science behind running a sub-two marathon, the...
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1:19:56
Is It True that Beet Juice Makes You Run Faster, and Other Enduring Running Questions, Answered
On this week's episode, Alex, Katelyn and Michael first discuss the wild and bizarre outcome of the Strava x Chipotle Challenge. Then, the play a game of "Is it true that..." They look at the science (or lack thereof) behind:Does runnin...
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1:13:12
Wait, Super Shoes Don't Actually Make You Faster?
On this week's episode of the Marathon Handbook Podcast, our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael first do a mini preview of the 2025 Tokyo Marathon, which released its elite fields this week, including one intriguing starter, Joshua Cheptegei.&nb...
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51:24
How to Make Treadmill Running NOT Boring, + A New Half Marathon American Record
Alex, Katelyn and Michael start by talking all about Alex's big half marathon personal best last weekend in Houston (1:39). Then, they share their strategies for making winter running on the treadmill not suck. In fact, they have share how the ...
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1:29:08
Are These Running and Fitness Trends Legit, or Bogus Fads? + The London Marathon World Record Attempt Is On!
In this episode, we demystify every running trend that's trending on socials in 2025.But first, Michael and news editor Jessy Carveth discuss the exciting breaking news that three of the greatest marathoners of all-time will race each o...
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1:39:59
The Marathon Handbook Podcast: We Know Running
Each week, the editors at marathonhandbook.com, one of the largest running focused websites in the world, discuss what's going on in the running world, as well training advice for every distance from the 5K to ultramarathons.
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How to Start Running Now: A Complete Guide
Marathon Handbook's editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle provide beginner's tips on how to start running, or how to get back into running after a big break. Whether you're just starting to run for the first time and are thinking ab...
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1:44:47
Our Bold Running Predictions for 2025
Alex, Katelyn and Michael get out their crystal balls and peer into the future of running. But first, they discuss their holiday experiences (00:00), along with the reboot of The Marathon Project, a fascinating COVID-era event that is making it...
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1:10:31
How to Set (And Stick to) A Running New Year's Resolution, + Our 2025 Running Goals!
Marathon Handbook's editors Alex, Michael and Katelyn discuss the merits and peril of giving and receiving running themed gifts (00:00). Then, they get into how to set and stick to your 2025 running-related New Year's Resolutions (18:24). Final...
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1:25:45
Our Running Year in Review + Our Top 10 Stories and Training Articles of the Year
Our Top 10 Stories of The Year Are... Crazy records, unbelievable performances and lots of controversy; 2024 was a wild year in the running world.Our big Year-In-Review show is here! Alex, Kate...
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1:37:50
Winter Running Tips, and What's Going on with Nike's Shoe Lineup?
Alex, Katelyn and Michael share a special announcement about a live show in Boston in 2025! (00:00). Then they air out their opinions on the just-revealed 2025 Boston Marathon jacket (04:33). Then, they get into Nike's surprising move to gut it...
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1:10:24
Your Running Questions Answered! + The World Record Holder Gets Screwed
Alex, Katelyn, and Michael answer your questions in our Fall 2024 Mailbag Episode (19:19). We take on whether or not you really need to do hill repeats for marathon training, how to fix tummy troubles on race day, our fuelling strategies, the b...
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1:59:05
The Biggest Running Gear Trends Coming In 2025 + Another Strava Controversy
Alex, Katelyn and Michael explain Strava's bold and controversial decision to wall out many third-party apps from its platform. How will runners be affected by this drastic change? Why did the company do this, and what does this move suggest ab...
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57:39
The 2024 Shoe of the Year Is... Live From Austin at The Running Event!
Alex, Katelyn and Michael are together in-person for the first time ever (!) at The Running Event, in Austin, Texas. The Running Event is basically the best running expo ever, where every brand, from Asics to Nike to Brooks to Hoka provide jour...
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1:19:55
Who Is the Runner of the Year? + Trail Running in Hong Kong!
Our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael select the best runners, athletes, performances, the biggest controversies and defining moments this year on the roads, track and trails, with our first annual Marathon Handbook Awards!But to start ...
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1:40:27
How Eliud Kipchoge Changed Running Forever, and What We Can Learn From His Marathoning Innovations
Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathoner in history, turned 40 on Nov. 5. In celebration of the GOAT becoming a masters athlete, our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael look back at how Kipchoge single-handedly innovated distance running.T...
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59:14
Who Won The New York City Marathon? Our Instant Reaction Podcast
We're live from New York! Our editor Michael Doyle talks with Alex Cyr live from the media center at the 2024 New York City Marathon in Central Park, just steps away from the finish line. They discuss the elite women's and men's races, how the ...
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26:38
The 2024 New York City Marathon: A Complete Guide
The New York City Marathon is Nov. 3, and in this episode our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael share with you everything you need to know about the New York City Marathon, whether you're running the race this year, or following along at home. ...
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1:16:17
What Went Right (and Wrong) for Us In Chicago, Toronto and Kodiak UTMB, + Who Are the Track Runners of the Year?
News editor Jessy Carveth and Michael Doyle break down the nominees for World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year. They also unpack Jessy's excellent data-driven analysis of the controversial new women's marathon world record, and why she think...
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2:00:33
Mastering the Pre-Race Checklist
In this episode, Alex, Katelyn and Michael discuss the importance of having a comprehensive pre-race checklist, covering everything from taper madness to essential items for race day. They share personal experiences and tips on how to prepare m...
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Bonus Episode: Should We Trust The New Women's Marathon World Record?
In this special bonus episode, Marathon Handbook editor-at-large, Boston Marathon winner and respected author Amby Burfoot discusses his op-ed on the site about his skepticism of the world record performance by Ruth Chepngetich at the 2024 Chic...
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29:34
2024 Chicago Marathon Instant Reaction Pod!
Alex Cyr jumps on the pod with Michael Doyle, who is in Chicago and just ran the marathon. They talk all about Ruth Chepngetich's wild and huge new women's marathon world record of 2:09:56, what that means for distance running, where it ranks i...
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45:15
Our 2024 Chicago Marathon Preview, + Our Thoughts on Strava's "Athlete Intelligence" AI Feature
Our editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle breakdown everything you need to know about the 2024 Chicago Marathon, one of the biggest marathons in the world! But first they discuss their early experiences using Strava's n...
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1:11:43
Post 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon Recovery Tips, + Brooks' New "Max" Shoe
Editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle chat about Alex's trip to Memphis (and his morning runs in a parking lot) (00:48). Then they talk about Marathon Handbook's fancy new website! (06:14). Michael has been testing the Brooks Glycer...
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