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Victor and Nils sat down, in Santa Pola, with Jan Lukas Becker and Jona Bodirsky to recap their Valencia Half Marathon performances! Jan Lukas clocked an impressive 61:30, just 10 seconds off his PB, while Jona ran a new personal best of 62:29! We talked about their training leading into the race, their preparations, and how it all felt out on the streets of Valencia on race day.

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Host:

Victor Urquhart Smångs @victorsmangs

Guests:

Jan Lukas Becker @jlb_roadrunner

Jona Bodirsky @jonabodirsky

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Victor and guest Fartlek Fred sit down to talk about Victor’s ongoing injury struggles, the latest developments and what this all means for his sub2:10 Valencia Marathon project. We also head over to Life Lab in Stockholm to put Fred through a proper lab test, checking his LT1 and LT2 as he prepares for his sub10 minute 3000m attempt in January.

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Victor Urquhart Smångs @victorsmangs

Guest:

Fredrik Molin @fartlekfred

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Less than a year after switching from pro cycling to running, Jimmy Whelan ran 1:01:37 in his first half marathon.

Since then, he’s just kept getting faster. Now it’s time for the big one. This weekend Jimmy makes his MARATHON debut in Melbourne. We got him on the pod to talk about the training, the fuelling and how he’s preparing for 42.2K for the first time.

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Host:

Victor Urquhart Smångs @victorsmangs

Guest:

Jimmy Whelan @jimmywhelann

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This week we sat down with Fredrik Molin, the creator behind the YouTube channel Fartlek Fred.

Fredrik has been experimenting with the Norwegian Singles Method over the last few years with great results. Now he has a new idea: becoming a great middle distance runner, with some guidance from Victor, and then of course, a very nerdy lab protocol.

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Host:

Victor Urquhart Smångs @victorsmangs

Guest:

Fredrik Molin @fartlekfred

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I sat down with Nils and Mads in Sparta’s legendary clubhouse under Østerbro Stadium to talk about day one of the 2026 World Road Championships in Copenhagen. Race talk, first impressions and, of course, some nerdy physiology discussions.

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Host:

Victor Urquhart Smångs @victorsmangs

Guests:

Mads Taesboel - @madstaesboel

Nils - Nils on Strava

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Episode 100. Andreas Almkvist is back in the podcast booth.

We talk about the year since leaving the Runners FM project, photography, running, work, life and stuff beyond running. 

A proper original Runners FM conversation.

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Victor Urquhart Smångs @victorsmangs

Guest:

Andreas Almkvist @aalmkvist

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This week we’re joined by John Davis, author of "Marathon Excellence For Everyone" and the man behind Running Writings. 

We also put the method into practice, with plenty of ideas that will feel familiar to fans of Renato Canova, and take a look at Victor’s Valencia Marathon build.

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Host:

Victor Urquhart Smångs @victorsmangs

Guest:

John Davis @runningwritings

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This week we sat down with European Duathlon Champion Arnaud Dely.

We talk about his training, how he combines running and cycling throughout the week, lactate testing, the influence of Jan Olbrecht, and what it takes to compete at the highest level in duathlon.

If you’re interested in combining running and cycling, you don’t want to miss this one.

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Guest:

Arnaud Dely @arnauddely, Arnaud on Strava

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Nils and Ben join Victor for a full Colchester 5k race report. We break down the race, talk training and look ahead to our autumn goals. Good stuff!

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Ben Felton @BenIsRunning

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Olympic silver medallist Evan Jager joins us to talk about the biggest moments of his career, his work with Nomio, what he’s learned from visiting some of the world’s best runners, and why he’s excited to see what he can do over the marathon.

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Evan Jager @evanjager

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