Only 2 weeks late, but we got there.

In this episode, Josh and Michael are joined by two friends of the show, Parker Harris and Rob Eves. The crew do a collective recap of their efforts at the Berlin Marathon. Could have thrown a blanket over Parker, Rob and Josh at the finish. Good chat with some diverse perspectives and interesting running backgrounds.

Berlin performances:

Parker: 2:55

Rob: 2:54

Josh: 2:54

Michael: 2:38

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Michael: https://www.strava.com/athletes/32067191

Josh: https://www.strava.com/athletes/1721750

Rob: https://www.strava.com/athletes/14326384

Parker: https://www.strava.com/athletes/16023426

This is a bonus episode in response to a question from the Kaizen community. Josh and Michael talk about setting goals for races (and training towards them), and two different approaches. They go into detail about how sometimes time goals are purely arbitrary, sometimes not, and perhaps there's another way to think about running goals that may lead to greater motivation and/or satisfaction. Josh almost takes the conversation into the realm of metaphysics, but restrains himself.

Michael and Josh discuss their preparations for the upcoming Berlin Marathon, sharing insights on race week plans, training progress and Kaizen predictions. They are joined by special guest Rui Nogueiro, who shares his inspiring running journey and the evolution of his training. The conversation delves into the importance of tapering, race day strategies, fuelling and tips for navigating the Berlin Marathon course. The episode provides valuable advice for both seasoned runners and first-time marathoners.

Josh and Michael talk about their training progress and setbacks ahead of the Berlin Marathon, how to improve your marathon time, and how to think about tapering for the race.

This episode includes lots of discussion about things that matter to marathon performance and the things that don't (but give people confidence to do anyway).

They also answer a question from our Discord community and Kaizen's ability to predict 5k and 10k fitness.

Josh and Michael talk about the upcoming episodes around Berlin Marathon, and go into detail about their training weeks before explaining how Kaizen works and how they use it to guide their own marathon training.

Josh and Michael give intros to their running selves, talk a bit about their training for the upcoming Berlin Marathon, and start to introduce Kaizen.