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Are super shoes getting too much credit? In this mailbag episode of The Marathon Handbook Podcast, Michael Doyle, Alex Cyr and Katelyn Tocci answer your running questions. They also debate whether anyone could break 2 hours in the marathon without super shoes.
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"How to Build and Recover Between Marathons" is an episode of Marathon Handbook Podcast. Runtime 1 hr 32 min. Published November 12, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.