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The Running Channel Podcast

159: What’s Harder: Your First Marathon or Your Fastest Marathon?

2/28/202650 min

In Episode 159, Andy, Rick, and Sarah dive into a classic runner’s debate: is it harder to complete your first marathon or to chase your fastest one? Each comes with its own unique challenges, and you only really discover which you find harder after experiencing both.

Whether you’re deep into training or just starting to consider your first marathon, or a new personal best - this episode is full of practical tips, honest insights and relatable anecdotes. A must listen!

The Running Channel Podcast tackles one big topic each episode, amongst helpful tips and ligh...

Clips

First vs Fastest Marathon
Why First Is Harder Now
Gold Medal Or World Record?
Living On The Edge Pace
Dangerous 10K Start Mayhem
The Orange Line Philosophy
Custard Cream Effort Scale
European 10K Record Setup
Super Shoes Past Their Prime

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Sarah Hartley· Host0:00

    We're going on tour, and I am so excited about this It's a deliberate pun, 'cause this episode is sponsored by On, so we're going on tour- On tour ...

  2. Andy Baddeley· Host0:06

    with On for the On Squad Race. So we're going all over the world, starting with South America.

  3. Sarah Hartley· Host0:10

    Buenos Aires.

  4. Andy Baddeley· Host0:11

    Yeah.

  5. Sarah Hartley· Host0:11

    I cannot wait. The On Squad Race has already started, and we are going to five different locations to take part in this sick event.

  6. Andy Baddeley· Host0:19

    Yeah, we're gonna be finding out all about the local running culture in three different continents, which is pretty cool for us.

  7. Sarah Hartley· Host0:25

    And racing up and down in a spiral car park, which I feel like is gonna be a test in itself.

  8. Andy Baddeley· Host0:30

    Yeah, four by four relay, two men, two women on each teams. We're gonna be captaining various teams when we take on these challenges around the world. And On is on a mission to ignite the human spirit through movement, which is what we're gonna be doing by traveling all over the world and meeting all these amazing runners.

  9. Sarah Hartley· Host0:42

    And if you wanna find out more about On Squad Race, then head to the link in the show notes. [upbeat music] Welcome to the Running Channel Podcast with me, Sarah Hartley, six-time marathoner, and I'm currently training for a PB in Rotterdam in April.

  10. Andy Baddeley· Host0:58

    That was an unnecessary flex straight off, wasn't it?

  11. Sarah Hartley· Host1:00

    It was, wasn't it?

  12. Andy Baddeley· Host1:01

    It's also me, Andy Baddeley. I've run two marathons. The first one I was worried about whether I was gonna finish. The second one I went for my fastest time, and did manage to knock off four minutes.

  13. Rick Kelsey· Host1:10

    And me, Rick Kelsey, one-time marathon runner, and currently training for a marathon PB in London this year.

  14. Sarah Hartley· Host1:18

    Woo-hoo. So f- me and Andy have experienced our first and fastest. Rick has done the first, and now is building towards his quickest.

  15. Rick Kelsey· Host1:27

    Bu- And we're gonna cover all angles today. Building

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