The Endurance Podcast

Episode 27: Polarized Training (again)

Yes, I know, we've talked about this before... but this week's podcast discusses polarized training which once again hit the headlines on the Twittersphere. We chat about polarized V non-polarized, the benefits of each and how they can work together in the same plan. Episode also includes 'Tweets of the Week' with the exception of Ian, who has been blocked from Twitter for violating their rules... and you thought he was respectable. 

The Berkeley Marathon

Mike interviews race director and founder of this exciting new race Paul Breen, and no, it’s not that race, or is it?”

Avoid common winter training mistakes

In this week's podcast, we discuss how to avoid common winter training errors. Now is the time to assess your weaknesses and prepare yourself for the 2022 season... You'll be glad you did! 

Interview with Phil Sesemann

This week we're lucky to have Phil Sesemann as our guest on the show. Phil was the first British finisher at London Marathon 2021, finishing 7th overall in a time of 2:12:58. We chat to him about his background, his training plan, the race in London, his future in marathon running and his famous dog. 

Ironman 70.3 winner James Scott Farrington

We interview local lad James Scott Farrington who lead the field home at the recent UK 70.3 event in Bolton. We discuss training with the Brownlees, going from a non-swimmer to leading out of the water and what the future holds now he has a pro licence. 

Episode 22: Ironman UK Review

This week we review IMUK weekend and talk tapering, performance, recovery and the Ironman blues... In 'tweets of the week' Mike continues his dominance, with another finely tuned performance.

Episode 21: The pre-season slump!

In this week's episode we discuss the 'pre-season slump'... You'd think as races are about to start, people would be raring to go, but this in fact is one of the common times that people often feel a bit flat and lack motivation. In other news, Mike continues his domination of 'tweets of the week'

Episode 20: Like a broken record...

We're back with The Endurance Podcast episode 20 and this week the competition hots up for tweets of the week. We discuss NSAIDS in sport, the marathon trials and of course... how could we not discuss Beth Potter's 5k best at the Podium 5k. We're also available on iTunes and Spotify. 

The 80:20 principle, what it really means...

The good looking trio are back for another episode. Ian gives his opinion on wearing masks whilst running and Mike fails again on 'tweets of the week'. In amongst the nonsense, we discuss training volume, intensity and the 80:20 principle. We're also available on Spotify and iTunes. 

Roll on race season!

In this week's Endurance Podcast, we discuss coming out of lockdown, how to motivate yourself and what races may look like in coming months. If you've been a bit lacking motivation, you're not the only one, but there's plenty of positives to look forward to!