Catch up with us with 2 DAYS TO GO until LONDON AND MANCHESTER MARATHONS!!

We chat the London Marathon Running Show and top tips for getting the most from heading there and picking up your race number and t-shirts, Blackheath train/travel tips, our race morning plans, carb loading, and the motivation and positive vibes you need to get ready for the start line even if your training block has looked less than perfect!

(not forgetting those all important tips and strategies for how to cope when we hit a mental wall!)

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With London and Manchester marathons set to be heating up (20-23 temperatures forecast!) this could not be a more timely episode!

Grace is a mum of 2, soon to be 3, a doctor and a runner... and she shares her personal story of collapsing in the Docklands during her London Marathon back in 2016, what happened to her, what went wrong, what to avoid doing... and lessons learned.

She also really helpfully talks about coping in the aftermath and how it felt huge and devastating but now does not matter AT ALL, and brings an important perspective to putting health, happiness and just simply having a good time first.

If you're running in the heat this weekend:

• BE CAREFUL not to vaseline over key areas you lose body heat from and sweat from as this can affect your core temperature
• HYDRATE! Drink to thirst, don't be afraid to use hydration stations, perhaps carry a bit extra, take extra gels and/or fuel of choice incase you're on the course for longer than planned
• Take electrolytes with you
• Dress appropriately for the weather

And remember... put yourself and your health before a marathon time.

You've got this! It's going to be an INCREDIBLE day!

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Hi guys! It's RACE WEEK for those of us running London and Manchester Marathons so we have a bitesized solo episode to help you gear up, get ready, get yourself in the zone, control the controllables, top race prep tips and how Becky is getting herself ready and managing taper and getting race ready as a busy mum of 3 under 5!

LONDON MARATHON 2025, MANCHESTER MARATHON 2025... we're coming!

You guys have absolutely got this, we hope this gives you the confidence and solidarity you need.

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Hey guys, we're back for Part 2 of our Marathon Mistakes chat... and apologies in advance for the tangents in this one, although if you're here for the chatty catch up vibes this one is for you!

We do tackle some really useful stuff for distance running and as you prep for London 2025 - mental toughness, mindset and resilience early on in the episode so don't miss that!

This episode covers:

• Mental toughness and how to develop it
• Physical vs mental walls
• When do we push through and when do we stop?
• IF > THEN plans, marathon mindset and mental resilience
• The Chimp Paradox expert tips, preparing for the unexpected
• Overthinking… or is the secret just to let go…?!
• Our husband’s opposite spectator strategies
• Making sure you get to see your support crew
• Putting your name on your vest
• Our chatty name on vest tangents and a baby names segway…!!
• Gordon Ramsay sighting in Becky’s last marathon
• Running in costume
• A big moral dilemma re: charity running - is running for charity truly selfless? What if someone offered you money NOT to run? 

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Grab a cup of tea and catch up with us on all things marathon mistakes, tips, what to do and avoid and things we're doing to prep for London 2025! Becky shares her learnings from what went wrong in her first marathon, we obsess about food, fuel and breakfast timings, we dive deep into motivation, music and mantras and loads more...

... and we had a LOT to say, so keep an eye out for part 2!

In this episode we cover:

• Becky’s mistakes, learnings and tips from her first marathon
• Things we’re thinking will be in our plan for the day
• Fuelling strategies, when to eat breakfast
• The importance of learning the course
• Water stations and logistics
• Logistics and practicing where and how you’re carrying and accessing things in your outfit - fuel, gel, phone, drinks etc.
• Chafing and BodyGlide
• Becky’s dad’s impression of the St Johns Ambulance people lubing people up…!
• Do we need to vaseline our feet?
• Losing toenails, Becky showing Bri her feet
• Our fave running socks
• What to write on your hand
• Our mantras and keeping ourselves going
• Confessions about our running playlists
• Coping with the tough moments 
• Don’t go off too fast
• Old vs new trainers 
• Briony’s to Alpha Fly or not to Alpha Fly dilemma
• Getting your support crew to carry stuff… but what if they forget or you don’t see them?!
• How to figure out how much to wear in your shoes 

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We LOVED this conversation - such a joy to chat to sports nutritionist, host of The Fuelled Runner podcast and founder of Tempo Energy Siân Secc about all things fuelling. This episode is absolute gold and we cover so much, but anyone with a marathon (or other endurance event) coming up will get loads from this. It's now only 2.5 weeks until London Marathon 2025 so give it a listen to make sure you're not hitting that wall - we learned a tonne from Siân so let's get into it!

HOW TO NOT HIT THE WALL WITH SIÂN SECC ft. how to fuel, pace, carb load, supplement, negative split + your questions answered

We cover:

• Sian’s running journey: half, marathons and ultras!
• Why Sian loves a 10k too
• Working out your fuelling window
• Figuring out your fuel - how much do you need?
• Road running vs trails
• HOW TO NOT HIT THE WALL - avoid hitting the wall in the marathon altogether!
• Fuel and pacing
• How to plan your negative split pacing strategy
• Electrolytes
• The only supplements you really need
• Creatine
• Your questions answered 
• Ditching diet culture and the importance of fuelling both for your marathon (or other running) performance, and for your body health in future
• Can you overdo it with gels?
• How to carb load effectively and achievably; carb loading top tips
• Burning fat vs carbs? The science and WHY you need to take carbs to burn fat

Find Sian here: @siansecc

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Welcome back to another episode where we get real and raw about our longest runs of the marathon block for peak week. Safe to say we'd hoped for something more confidence building BUT hopefully you can draw solidarity and reassurance from this if you're in a similar position, and we share some tips, learnings and chat through Briony's 20 mile and Becky's 21 mile peak week runs.

Wherever you're at with your running guys - you've got this!

And don't worry, if you're not about the marathon life we have some episodes coming up really soon on the half distance, as well as some EXCITING GUESTS so watch this space!

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Welcome back to another More than Runner episode! In this episode we debrief our recent 19 mile run as we enter peak weeks of training for the London Marathon 2025.

We don't usually do our training together, but we joined forces to tackle the 19 miles. Join us for another chatty episode where there's a LOT of food and fuelling discussion, but maybe most importantly our biggest learnings to help us strategise for race day for the London Marathon.

We also talk about:

• recovery
• gels
• finding the time for long runs in the peak weeks of marathon training and how we fit that in around kids and husbands with busy jobs
• motivation
• running vests, belts and carrying enough fuel
• and lots more!

Apologies for a bit more kids noise in the background than usual on this one - it doesn't normally happen and we're improving this for future episodes!

Come run with us!

Becky & Briony xx

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Join us for another chatty catch up where we discuss running and racing goals for 2025 - everything from halves, marathons and ultras to boozy pub lunches and beyond! From London, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, New York, Tokyo to Cambodia chat... let's race! And please do drop us a message on instagram, we love hearing from you about your goals and training journey as we move closer to the London Marathon 2025 start line!

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Welcome back to another episode of More than Runner! This week we're chatting about training plans and what works for us, what doesn't... as ever, remember we're not fitness professionals, nutritionists or running coaches so please seek qualified advice if that's what you're looking for - we're just here to share our journey and love of running with you all. From tempo and spadework to strength and strides, how many runs a week and mileage to pace vs. RPE, the importance of rest and recovery and treadmill running compared with outside... let's get into it.

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Links to things we've mentioned in the episode:

Runna app

Briony's coach Lewis Robling

More than Mama episode where Becky discussed her more relaxed approached to training pre marathon block: Marathon training with 3 under 5, from magic circle law to stay at home motherhood and celebrating our post baby bodies

More useful links:

Coopah app - official TCS London Marathon Training App

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