Miles Better
Two of Kaizen's co-founders — Josh and Michael — get together weekly to talk about running, their training and how they use the app to achieve their running goals. The current season follows them fighting it out to beat Josh's PB of 2:28:19, featuring an assortment of guests who are on their own running and marathon journeys.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 35
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
14: How to Build Training Load
Less than 8 weeks until Barcelona Marathon, so Josh and Michael are really ramping up their training. They go into their training, both recent and future, and talk quite a lot about how they are plan…
13: Barcelona Calling
It's been about a month since the last episode and now less than 9 weeks til Barcelona Marathon, which is round 1 of the sub 2:28 challenge.
In this episode, Josh and Michael talk about their last mo…
12: The Sub-2:28 Challenge
New season incoming. Josh and Michael are keeping things interesting and going big in 2025, with both looking to knock off Josh's 2:28:19 PB set in 2018.
A first race has been set for mid-March, wher…
PSA: Season 2 Teaser
Season 1 has wrapped and we are teasing what’s coming next on Miles Better
11: The Truth About Hills and Elevation
After Josh is forced to explain in a modicum of detail how well his training has been going in advance of some races ahead, Michael complains about exploring some new trails in the hills.
For the res…
10: Predicting 5k, 10k, Half and Marathon Times
Michael and Josh discuss the new algorithm developed by Kaizen, which enhances race prediction accuracy by incorporating additional factors such as cross-training and elevation. Its range extends to …
9: How to Maximise Running Consistency
After discussing the merits of schmaltz and craftmanship of artisinal chopping boards, Josh and Michael talk through the secret sauce of becoming a better runner; being consistent.
They share what's …
8: Training and Racing Through Winter
In this episode, Josh and Michael discuss Josh's recent 75 minute half marathon and their recent training weeks, including a training camp in Czechia.
Josh reviews some half tights and a half zip from…
7: Matt Fox on Breaking 2:20
In this episode of Miles Better, Michael interviews Matt Fox, the man behind Sweat Elite. They discuss Matt's recent achievement of breaking the 2:20 barrier at the Chicago Marathon and the adjustmen…
6: Berlin Marathon Recap
Only 2 weeks late, but we got there.
In this episode, Josh and Michael are joined by two friends of the show, Parker Harris and Rob Eves. The crew do a collective recap of their efforts at the Berlin…
5: Goal Setting for Runners
This is a bonus episode in response to a question from the Kaizen community. Josh and Michael talk about setting goals for races (and training towards them), and two different approaches. They go int…
4: Berlin Marathon Race Week
Michael and Josh discuss their preparations for the upcoming Berlin Marathon, sharing insights on race week plans, training progress and Kaizen predictions. They are joined by special guest Rui Nogue…
3: Marathon Training and Taper
Josh and Michael talk about their training progress and setbacks ahead of the Berlin Marathon, how to improve your marathon time, and how to think about tapering for the race.
This episode includes l…
2: How to Train for a Marathon
Josh and Michael talk about the upcoming episodes around Berlin Marathon, and go into detail about their training weeks before explaining how Kaizen works and how they use it to guide their own marat…
1: Berlin Calling
Josh and Michael give intros to their running selves, talk a bit about their training for the upcoming Berlin Marathon, and start to introduce Kaizen.