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This is your essential guide to the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon!

EDGE Coach Quip Podcast: Ep 259: 2026 Chicago Marathon Guide

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🎶 Music by MEND 
🎨 Logo by @valeriegalerie 
📹 Recording wizardry by Richard Mipana 
🔈 Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

We are Taper Maxxing! It's taper time for fall marathons - in this episode, we break down the common symptoms runners experience during taper and give you tips to maximize your taper time to show up to race day fresh and ready. 

EDGE Coach Quip Podcast: Ep 258:  Taper Tips

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👟 Connect with Coach Robyn: @coach.robyn 
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🎶 Music by MEND Logo by @valeriegalerie 
🔈 Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

It’s almost race day! If you’re in taper mode, it’s time to look back at your training and select some realistic A, B, and C goals. In this episode, we explain what those are, how you can choose your pace targets, and why the goals you set at the beginning of this training cycle need to be reexamined.

EDGE Coach Quip Podcast: Ep 257:  How to Set Your Marathon Goals

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🏆 Connect with Edge Athlete Lounge: @edgeathleticsinc
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👟 Connect with Coach Robyn: @coach.robyn 
👟 Connect with Coach Chris: @thechrismosier 
🎶 Music by MEND Logo by @valeriegalerie 
🔈 Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

Peak week is the biggest week of your marathon training cycle. We’re breaking down 5 tips to nail your highest-volume week, from fueling and recovery to your final race-day dress rehearsal.

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🏆 Connect with Edge Athlete Lounge: @edgeathleticsinc
🧑‍💻https://edgeathletelounge.com/ 
👟 Connect with Coach Robyn: @coach.robyn 
👟 Connect with Coach Chris: @thechrismosier 
🎶 Music by MEND Logo by @valeriegalerie 
🔈 Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

Money can't buy happiness, they say, but it can buy things that make your life & training better. In this episode, we go through a few of our favorite purchases that have improved our running, sleep, recovery, and our lives overall.

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EDGE Coach Quip Podcast: Ep 255:  Things We Love to Make Training (& Life!) Better
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🏆 Connect with Edge Athlete Lounge: @edgeathleticsinc
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👟 Connect with Coach Robyn: @coach.robyn 
👟 Connect with Coach Chris: @thechrismosier 
🎶 Music by MEND Logo by @valeriegalerie 
🔈 Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

Do you really need to run 20 miles before a marathon? And if so, how many times? The answer might be zero.

In this episode, we break down how many 20-milers beginners, intermediate, and advanced runners actually need, when to schedule your final peak long run, and why your total weekly mileage may matter more than hitting that magic 20-mile mark.

We also talk about:

Ep 253: Don't Run 26.2 Before Your Marathon!

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EDGE Coach Quip Podcast: Ep 254:  How Many 20-Milers Do You REALLY Need Before a Marathon?

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How can runners know they can tackle 26.2 miles if they don’t do it in training? And why don’t we run a full marathon before our race?

Today we are talking about your longest long run and why we don’t run a full marathon in training.

We also talk about:

EP 205: What To Do For Race Day If Your Training Sucked

EDGE Coach Quip Podcast: Ep 253: Don't Run 26.2 Before Your Marathon!

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We never run 26.2 miles in training before we run a marathon - why not? In this episode we cover your longest long run, how long it should really be, and why we don't tackle the full distance before race day. And we explain why we KNOW you will be able do cover the distance when it's time to do so. 

We also talk about: 

Ep 205: What To Do For Race Day If Your Training Sucked

EDGE Coach Quip Podcast: Ep 253: Why We Don't Run a Marathon in Training

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Every runner needs a little motivation sometimes. This week, we have 3 clips we saw online that got us out the door, and will get you moving too. And Jimothy. :)

EDGE Coach Quip Podcast: Ep 252: 3 Clips to Get You Out the Door

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If you're running 30, 40, even 60 miles a week, do you really need to squat?

Running definitely builds your legs - but not in the way many people think.

Today we'll answer

EDGE Coach Quip Podcast: Ep 251: Do Runners Really Need Leg Day

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