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Should You PR in Training? Our "Prove It" Workouts Before Race Day | For Better or For Worse

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Should You PR in Training? Our "Prove It" Workouts Before Race Day | For Better or For Worse

Name: Should You PR in Training? Our "Prove It" Workouts Before Race Day | For Better or For Worse
Uploaded: 2026-10-06T13:00:34.000Z
Duration: 56 min 58 s

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Episode 20 of For Better or For Worse! Alex and Alexis mark the milestone with a game of Two Truths and a Lie. In training updates, Alex goes way too hard in his "Prove It" workout three weeks before the Valencia Half Marathon. He runs an unofficial 10K personal best of 28:56 in practice, and the two of them debate whether you should ever PR in a workout. Alexis looks back on her 7:09 Bloor Street Mile as her own prove-it moment, starts tapering for her 5K at Toronto Waterfront Marathon weekend, and deals with a possible cold two weeks out from race day.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro: Celebrating Episode 20
03:30 Two Truths and a Lie: Pope Leo, Robot Runners & Hey There Delilah
11:41 Alex's Prove It Workout: An Unofficial 10K PB of 28:56
19:31 Alexis's Prove It Moment: The Bloor Street Mile & 10x1 Min
26:07 The One Thing That Changed Alex's Running: Low Iron & Blood Tests
31:21 Name Change, Passport Chaos & Valencia Half Marathon Plans
35:24 Alexis's Taper, 5K Goals & Getting Sick Before Race Day
41:33 Running Pet Peeves: The Trail Tailgater
47:27 Alex's Pet Peeve: Wash Your Running Clothes!
50:59 Listener Comments: Is It Ever Too Late to Race the Mile?

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