Alex, Katelyn and Michael describe the Paris Olympic marathon course in detail, and what to expect when live streaming both the men's and women's marathons this weekend. Will Eliud Kipchoge pull of the improbable and win gold in the Olympic marathon for a third straight time? Or will there be a new Olympic champ at 26.2 miles? And in the women's marathon, which concludes the Paris Olympics, will defending champ Peres Jepchirchir dominate the field, or can world record holder Tigst Assefa use her speed on this incredibly hilly and challenging course? We break it all done for you so you'll be primed and ready for this weekend's Olympic marathons in Paris, which are set for 2:00 a.m. EDT Saturday (for the men's race) and 2:00 a.m. EDT Sunday (for the women's race).

And be sure to check this feed after the marathons this weekend for our instant reaction pods!

Hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle

Watch a full video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel:
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Follow our Paris Olympic Games coverage:

10 Sprinters to Watch in Paris:
https://marathonhandbook.com/2024-paris-olympics-sprinters/

10 Middle-Distance Stars You Won't Want to Miss:
https://marathonhandbook.com/10-mid-distance-stars-olympics/

How to Watch the Track Events at the Paris Olympics:
https://marathonhandbook.com/how-to-watch-athletics-at-the-2024-olympic-games/

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Marathon Handbook was founded in 2016, with the mission from day one of helping you to run far, set goals and meet them. We provide free and super popular coach-vetted training plans for just about every distance and ability level, from your first 5K to a sub-3 hour marathon, to a 100-miler training plan. We've got you covered. We also follow the latest news and storylines in the running world, and review all the best shoes, running watches and gear on our site and our Youtube channel.

Alex Cyr and Michael Doyle scramble the pod mics for an emergency pod that's all about the first medal event of the 2024 Olympic Games, the men's 10,000m. 

The race turned out to be among the best distance championship finals of all-time, with an electric finish. Spoiler alert: world record holder Joshua Chepetegei is incredible. American Grant Fisher also delivered the race of his life, and there was heartbreak for Canadian Moh Ahmed.

Men's 10,000m final podium results:

🥇 Joshua CHEPTEGEI 🇺🇬 26:43.14 (Olympic record)
🥈 Berihu AREGAWI 🇪🇹 26:43.44
🥉 Grant FISHER 🇺🇸 26:43.46 SB

Our full race recap:
https://marathonhandbook.com/olympic-men-10000m-final/

Be sure to follow our live updates of all the running events at the Paris Olympics here:
https://marathonhandbook.com/live-updates-athletics-track-2024-paris-olympics/

And here's the schedule for athletics at the Games:
https://marathonhandbook.com/schedule-running-events-2024-paris-olympics/

Hosts: Alex Cyr, Michael Doyle

Our editors go through every running event in the first week in Paris, providing you with a cheat sheet on the favorites, the contenders, fun facts you should know while watching each race, and which events are must see (and which you can probably skip).

The events we cover on the pod:

Men's 10,000m final (3:26)

Mixed 4x400m final (11:59)

Women's 100m final (16:56)

Men's 100M final (24:00)

Women's 5,000m final (33:34)

Women's 800m final (41:33)

Men's 1,500m final (48:47)

Women's 3,000m steeplechase (56:53)

Women's 200m final (1:01:39)

Men's 400m final (1:08:12)

Men's 3,000m steeplechase (1:13:06)

Men's 200m final (1:19:05)

Women's 400m hurdles final (1:25:59)

Men's 110m hurdles final (1:31:03)


Hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle 

Watch a full video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/Nih6qNESz44

Follow our Paris Olympic Games coverage:

10 Sprinters to Watch in Paris:
https://marathonhandbook.com/2024-paris-olympics-sprinters/

10 Middle-Distance Stars You Won't Want to Miss:
https://marathonhandbook.com/10-mid-distance-stars-olympics/

How to Watch the Track Events at the Paris Olympics:
https://marathonhandbook.com/how-to-watch-athletics-at-the-2024-olympic-games/

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At our heart, we are runners and athletes ourselves – every person on our team is a running coach, distance runner, or certified health and fitness trainer.

Our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael share their picks for the most intriguing athletes, exciting races and hot storylines to keep tabs on going into the first week of the Olympics next week. Can Sifan Hassan pull off running three track events AND a marathon? Will Noah Lyles actually break one of Usain Bolt's world records? And what's more exciting: the nasty showdown in the men's 1,500m, or the suddenly wide open field in both the women's and men's marathons?

10 Sprinters to Watch in Paris:
https://marathonhandbook.com/2024-paris-olympics-sprinters/

10 Middle-Distance Stars You Won't Want to Miss:
https://marathonhandbook.com/10-mid-distance-stars-olympics/

How to Watch the Track Events at the Paris Olympics:
https://marathonhandbook.com/how-to-watch-athletics-at-the-2024-olympic-games/

Hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle 

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Marathon Handbook was founded in 2016, with the mission from day one of helping you to run far, set goals and meet them. We provide free and super popular coach-vetted training plans for just about every distance and ability level, from your first 5K to a sub-3 hour marathon, to a 100-miler training plan. We've got you covered. We also follow the latest news and storylines in the running world, and review all the best shoes, running watches and gear on our site and our Youtube channel.

At our heart, we are runners and athletes ourselves – every person on our team is a running coach, distance runner, or certified health and fitness trainer.

Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle talk about Wahoo's forthcoming "Kickr Run" treadmill, with legitimately might be the best piece of running tech since the super shoe. They also chat about boutique brand Tracksmith's $700 analog watch (which is already sold out), and another crazy innovation by the Swiss brand On Running (spoiler alert: robots can now make super shoes in under six minutes, with nothing more than a glue gun).

Then, they share their favorite workouts, the weirdest workouts they've ever done, the neatest locations they've run one, and the workouts they fear most.

Hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle 

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Marathon Handbook was founded in 2016, with the mission from day one of helping you to run far, set goals and meet them. We provide free and super popular coach-vetted training plans for just about every distance and ability level, from your first 5K to a sub-3 hour marathon, to a 100-miler training plan. We've got you covered. We also follow the latest news and storylines in the running world, and review all the best shoes, running watches and gear on our site and our Youtube channel.

At our heart, we are runners and athletes ourselves – every person on our team is a running coach, distance runner, or certified health and fitness trainer.

Our editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle discuss the ultra GOAT Courtney Dauwalter's return to the Hard Rock 100, one of the toughest races in the world. Katelyn explains why Dauwalter has emerged as one of the greatest distance athletes of all time, and puts her performances in context. 

Then, they talk about Alex's foray into the world of indie brands launching shoes, including Rabbit, Tracksmith and Mount to Coast. Are these shoes any good?

Finally, they have a roundtable chat about when you should consider getting a running coach, how to select the right coach for you, what it should cost you, and even how to break up with a coach if it's not working out.

Hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle 

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Marathon Handbook was founded in 2016, with the mission from day one of helping you to run far, set goals and meet them. We provide free and super popular coach-vetted training plans for just about every distance and ability level, from your first 5K to a sub-3 hour marathon, to a 100-miler training plan. We've got you covered. We also follow the latest news and storylines in the running world, and review all the best shoes, running watches and gear on our site and our Youtube channel.

At our heart, we are runners and athletes ourselves – every person on our team is a running coach, distance runner, or certified health and fitness trainer.

Marathon Handbook's staff gather together with popcorn in hand to breakdown everything you need to know about the new Netflix docuseries "Sprint," which features the top 100m and 200m runners in the world as they gear up for the 2023 Paris Summer Olympics. 

We highlight our favorite athlete/characters, crazy moments in the series, if there are any villains, and if Sprint will connect with a mass audience.

Hosts: Alex Cyr, Jessy Carveth, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle

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Marathon Handbook was founded in 2016, with the mission from day one of helping you to run far, set goals and meet them. We provide free and super popular coach-vetted training plans for just about every distance and ability level, from your first 5K to a sub-3 hour marathon, to a 100-miler training plan. We've got you covered. We also follow the latest news and storylines in the running world, and review all the best shoes, running watches and gear on our site and our Youtube channel.

At our heart, we are runners and athletes ourselves – every person on our team is a running coach, distance runner, or certified health and fitness trainer.

On this week's pod, editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle break down all the excitement and serious drama from the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Then, they provide a primer and preview of the Western States 100, which is one of the oldest and most celebrated ultras in the world. And in the main segment of the pod, they chat all about the state of running shoes in 2024: what to buy, how many shoes do you really need to train for a goal race, and which super shoes are the best for running a PR.

Podcast hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle

Watch Alex's video where he rates the top 5 training shoes of the year (so far): 

https://youtu.be/51CEwj5RlmM

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Marathon Handbook was founded in 2016, with the mission from day one of helping you to run far, set goals and meet them. We provide free and super popular coach-vetted training plans for just about every distance and ability level, from your first 5K to a sub-3 hour marathon, to a 100-miler training plan. We've got you covered. We also follow the latest news and storylines in the running world, and review all the best shoes, running watches and gear on our site and our Youtube channel.

At our heart, we are runners and athletes ourselves – every person on our team is a running coach, distance runner, or certified health and fitness trainer.

On this week's episode of the Marathon Handbook Podcast, our editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle discuss Alex's recent video essay entitled "Can Andrew Huberman's Daily Blueprint Make Me a Better Runner?".  

Then, they break down everything you need to know about the long run, a weekly cornerstone workout for marathon training.

Watch Alex's video essay "Can Andrew Huberman's Daily Blueprint Make Me a Better Runner?" here:

https://youtu.be/j5EqZenojE8

Podcast hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle

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Marathon Handbook was founded in 2016, with the mission from day one of helping you to run far, set goals and meet them. We provide free and super popular coach-vetted training plans for just about every distance and ability level, from your first 5K to a sub-3 hour marathon, to a 100-miler training plan. We've got you covered. We also follow the latest news and storylines in the running world, and review all the best shoes, running watches and gear on our site and our Youtube channel.

At our heart, we are runners and athletes ourselves – every person on our team is a running coach, distance runner, or certified health and fitness trainer.

Our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael break down the newly released trailer for the upcoming Netflix docuseries Sprint, which features the top 100m and 200m track runners as they prepare for this summer's Paris Olympics.

Then, they look at the bizarre partnership between the dating app Tinder and the running app Runna. Is it a disaster waiting to happen, or genius?

Finally, the big topic of the day: 8 reasons why you perhaps shouldn't run a marathon, and a few reasons why you should.

Podcast hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle

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Marathon Handbook was founded in 2016, with the mission from day one of helping you to run far, set goals and meet them. We provide free and super popular coach-vetted training plans for just about every distance and ability level, from your first 5K to a sub-3 hour marathon, to a 100-miler training plan. We've got you covered. We also follow the latest news and storylines in the running world, and review all the best shoes, running watches and gear on our site and our Youtube channel.

At our heart, we are runners and athletes ourselves – every person on our team is a running coach, distance runner, or certified health and fitness trainer.