This weeks episode is proudly sponsored by the 2XU Wellness Run - This December 5th 2021, let’s run 5, 10, or 21.1km and raise funds for Beyond Blue, you can enter online via https://wellnessrun.com.au/#event-details

Zacca and Matt catch up about how their Melbourne Marathon prep is going. Coming off a down week, Matt ups the mileage above 160km. He discusses his longer fartlek session, 12 x 2min on / 1min off, works on some speed with some 30sec surges and hits his first marathon specific session in a long run. They also discuss the idea behind fasted long runs and the adaptations that brings.

Zacca chats about his reduced volume of session week, hitting some quality and running a session PB in the MD fartlek. On a rough weather day nails his bread and butter long progression run, then raises the long run to 2.30hrs to close out the week with a 144km.

Zacca and Matt discuss the results over the weekend from some of the Run2PB Team, with some big runs over in the Perth Marathon Festival, as well as the Mclaren Vale Half Marathon.

Always a great pub debate question comes in around whether there is a rule of thumb for determining easy/recovery run paces. Zacca and Matt discuss their own thoughts and how they gauge their easy effort. They also chat about the various purposes of the easy run.

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