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What's Harder: Your First Marathon or Your Fastest Marathon?

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What's Harder: Your First Marathon or Your Fastest Marathon?

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What's Harder: Your First Marathon or Your Fastest Marathon?

The Running Channel›
Feb 28, 202648:2528.2K views
RunningVideo PodcastKeely Hodgkinson

What's harder: your first marathon or your fastest marathon? Episode 159 of The Running Channel Podcast discusses exactly that. Plus the latest news from the world of running including Keely Hodgkinson's recent indoor 800m world record and viewer questions about whether 2000 miles in one pair of running shoes is too many...

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What’s in this video?
00:00 Meet the Hosts & Today's Topic
07:00 Training Talk, Collagen & Race Recaps
14:00 Mileage, PB Attempts & Marathon Plans
21:00 Debate: First vs Fastest Marathon
28:00 Expectations, Pressure & Enjoying the Journey
34:00 News Roundup and Race Incidents
41:00 Olympic Gold vs World Record Debate
45:00 Listener Q&A, Shoe Advice & Shout-Outs

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