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!
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 94
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Courtney Dauwalter Is Back! And, Do You Need a Running Coach?
Our editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle discuss the ultra GOAT Courtney Dauwalter's return to the Hard Rock 100, one of the toughest races in the world. Katelyn explains why Dauwalter h…
Netflix's Track Docuseries "Sprint" Is Here!
Marathon Handbook's staff gather together with popcorn in hand to breakdown everything you need to know about the new Netflix docuseries "Sprint," which features the top 100m and 200m runners in the …
How to Select the Right Running Shoes in 2024, Drama at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, and the Super Bowl of Ultras!
On this week's pod, editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle break down all the excitement and serious drama from the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Then, they provid…
Can This Routine Make You a Better Runner? And, Everything You Wanted to Know About Marathon Long Runs
On this week's episode of the Marathon Handbook Podcast, our editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle discuss Alex's recent video essay entitled "Can Andrew Huberman's Daily Blueprint Make M…
Why You Shouldn't Run A Marathon
Our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael break down the newly released trailer for the upcoming Netflix docuseries Sprint, which features the top 100m and 200m track runners as they prepare for this sum…
Why We Love to Hate (and Hate to Love) Running Influencers
In this week's episode, Alex, Katelyn and Michael discuss why it is that the Boston Marathon decided to (literally) give the unicorn on their logo a face lift. Then, they unpack the brief history of …
A Running Rivalry You Need to Know About, A Gel Controversy, and Beating the Heat
This week, editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael break down the Jakob Ingebrigtsen vs. Josh Kerr rivalry, which is the most hyped track beef in generations, and how it will come to a head at this summer'…
Marathon Training Plans: Everything You Need to Know
Editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle break down every aspect of how a successful marathon training plan is built, including:
- Ideal length of a marathon training plan
- Macrocycle vs mesocyc…
Running Is Coming to Netflix, A 4-Hour Marathoner at the Olympics, and Anti-Sex Beds in Paris
Our news editor Jessy Carveth joins Michael Doyle to discuss how a recreational runner duped a major news outlet (and donors on GoFundMe) into thinking she will be representing the U.S. at this summe…
Post-Race Recovery Done Right, and the Golden Era of the "Super Trainer" Shoe
Marathon Handbook editors Alex Cyr, Michael Doyle and Katelyn Tocci gather together for their weekly group chat. Katelyn just ran a marathon in New Hampshire, where there was snow at the start line …
DQed for Drinking Water? A Mind-blowing 1,000-Marathon Record, and Team USA is Getting Screwed
Senior news editor Jessy Carveth joins Michael Doyle to talk about a wild week in the running scene. They unpack a controversial disqualification at a California Marathon (04:17), a UK man who's run …
How to Prep for a Marathon, How to Get Into London 2025, and What's Going on With parkrun?
Editors Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle chat about what it's like to cover Boston, then turn around and go to London for the marathon six days later (00:20), former NHLer and giant man Zdeno Chara's …
Live From The Boston Marathon
This this episode Marathon Handbook's Alex Cyr and Michael Doyle are live in Boston to cover the 2024 Boston Marathon immediately after the race.
We break down what it's like to run the Boston Marath…
Born To Run 2: Interview with Chris McDougall and Eric Orton
In this Born To Run 2 interview, we talk to author, journalist and runner extraordinaire, Chris McDougall, and ultrarunner and coach champion, Eric Orton. In this follow-up to the bestseller Born To…