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- The Unsexy Truth of Marathon Training
Episode 12 of the Marathon Series is a reminder that endurance is earned in the boring moments.
This one is all about the reality of preparation: running in unexpected heat, adjusting the plan, and still finding a way to get the work done.
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In this episode of the Marathon Series, we get brutally honest about what marathon training actually demands. This is not about fantasy plans, heroic delusion, or pretending you can bluff your way through 42.2 kilometres. It is about fatigue, pacing, discipline, broken sleep, heavy legs, and the deep respect required to take on a marathon properly.
Also forgive the crappiolo audio, tried to fix as best I knew how.
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I reflect on why I always seem to overdo leg day, especially when squats are involved, even while training for a marathon. It’s a personal look at discipline, ageing, recovery, and the tension between pushing hard and training smart.
(00:00) - Early Morning Start
(00:24) - Why I Always Overdo Leg Day
(00:52) - The Bigger Lesson Behind Doing Too Much
(01:10) - From Two Leg Sessions to One
(01:32) - Squats Are Where It Gets Out of Hand
(01:57) - Marathon Training Changes the Equation
(02:15) - Recovery Hits Different as You Get Older
(02:35) - Knowing I’ll Ignore My Own Plan
(03:23) - The Trade-Off Between Ambition and Injury
(04:09) - Enjoying Heavy Training While I Still Can
(04:30) - Recording More of Real Life and Training
(05:12) - Discipline Is Strongest Early in the Week
(05:30) - Use the Good Days While You’ve Got Them
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In this Mere Mortals in Motion episode, I reflect on the reality of training early, especially when life gets full and the margins get tight. This is about discipline over convenience, working with your natural rhythms, and recognising that long-term consistency builds a body and mindset that can be maintained with less than what it took to build them. Connect with Mere Mortals:
(00:00) - Training in the Dark at 4:38AM
(00:34) - When You’ve Got Kids, You Train When You Can
(01:17) - I’m Built for Early Mornings, Not Late Nights
(01:39) - Stop Fighting Your Nature
(02:04) - Marathon Prep: Movement, Kilometres, Consistency
(03:06) - Decades of Effort Created This Freedom
(03:24) - Final Message: Train Whenever You Can
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10 weeks to go.
This marathon update is a raw one. Training has been messy, life has been full, sleep has been hit hard with the baby, and the distance still feels intimidating. But the mission is simple now: build enough endurance, get to the start line, and finish what I started.
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11 weeks to go.
In this marathon training update, I break down a surprisingly strong 29km week, the chaos of balancing training with a newborn, and the brutal truth that I’m already feeling over the long-distance grind.
(00:00) - Welcome Back
(00:18) - 29km in a Week With a Newborn
(01:05) - The Treadmill Session That Fell Apart
(01:24) - The Honest Truth: I’m Over the Long Runs
(01:43) - Do Marathoners All Feel This?
(02:20) - Chasing ‘Local Legend’ on the Loop
(02:47) - Missing the Segment and Getting Crushed
(03:00) - Tiny Motivations Matter
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Twelve weeks out from the marathon. Four days into life with a newborn.
This is where the fantasy dies. No perfect routine. No full night of sleep. No clean, optimised training block.
In this episode of the Mere Mortals Marathon, I’m stepping back into training after the birth of my second daughter. Not with confidence. Not with momentum. But with a decision: start anyway.
(00:00) - 12 Weeks Out
(00:32) - Life With a Newborn
(01:07) - Recovery Is Different Now
(01:16) - Time to Start Again
(02:13) - The 1km Restart
(02:38) - No Ego, Just Movement
(03:03) - Training Around Real Life
(03:43) - Consistency Over Performance
(04:13) - The Hard Part Is Coming
(04:36) - One Day or Day One
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For ten weeks straight, I’ve been running.
Better times. Better movement. Slightly more efficiency.
And yet… it still feels just as hard as week one.
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In this Mere Mortals in Motion, we cut through the productivity clichés.
Yes, work smarter. But if you’re not also working hard, sweating, showing up, and getting the reps in, you hit a hard cap. Theory, gear, cadence, reviews… none of it replaces effort.
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Today I ran 3.45km (just over 2 miles) at a faster pace than my usual training… and it revealed the real problem I have to solve before race day.
Because this isn’t just about fitness.
So this episode is about the “mental reps”:
Testing speed on shorter runs (without ego-tripping)
Building the volume that creates confidence
Training the mind to stay calm when everything starts screaming “stop”
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(00:00) Quick recap: just ran 3.45km
(01:43) The last half marathon: what actually happened
(02:29) Training volume vs reality (40–50km weeks… then setbacks)
(04:18) The obvious fix: distance + pace that holds under pressure
(05:08) The real focus: mental strength through “proof runs”
(06:06) Why squats are easy mentally (and running isn’t)
(06:52) The mission: reps, weeks, and building the stronger mind
(07:17) Final punch: “It’s going to suck… and I can do it.”
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