In this episode of the Snail & Pace podcast, the focus is on Mark Armstrong’s final preparations for the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town as race week arrives and the taper mind games begin.

Mark talks honestly about how training has gone, the doubts that creep in at this stage, what he is hoping for on race day, and why this trip is about much more than just the clock.

Elsewhere, Logan Smith gives an update on his recovery from his brilliant bronze-medal run at the World 50K Road Running Championships, explains why a spring marathon is now off the table, and reveals his next big target and marathon goal for later in the year.

There is also the usual round-up of what has been happening on the local running scene and further afield internationally, plus this week’s running icks, favourite training sessions, and a race each of the lads would happily erase from the memory bank.

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