The Endurance Podcast

The Endurance Podcast episodes:

• 01.20.2023

  January Mistakes - Don’t make them!!

  In episode 37 of The Endurance Podcast, we discuss January mistakes that you'll want to avoid as you start your new year training. It's back to normal, on Tweets of the week with Mike taking the victory.

  
• 11.18.2022

  Episode 36:Tom Rigby and Dan McParland

  In episode 36, we have a great chat with Tom Rigby and Dan McParland. The 2 North West athletes are close friends, training partners and both had Stellar years in 2022. Dan lead Ironman UK overall until mile 14 in...

  
• 11.11.2022

  Episode 35: Planning your winter training

  In episode 35, we discuss the things that you need to hear right now... What do you need to take into account for your winter training plan? In other news. Marc celebrated his 50th birthday by winning 'Tweets of the...

  
• 10.20.2022

  Episode 34: An autumn recap before winter training begins

  In episode 34 of TEP we have a quick recap of the major events in the last few weeks (we haven't spoken for a while) and chat about the winter ahead. Mike wins Tweets of the week (again) and we...

  
• 07.23.2022

  Episode 33: Looking forward to the Lakeland

  This week we chat about all things Lakeland 50 & 100 which takes place next week.   We share our top do's and don'ts for this type of race. As always there's the weather update and of course "tweets of the week"

  
• 06.15.2022

  Episode 32: Getting Your Ironman Performance Right!!

  We're only 2 weeks from Ironman UK and other big races, so in this week's podcast we discuss taper, race strategy and what people generally get wrong on the day. In other major news, Marc wins Tweets of the week...

  
• 05.17.2022

  Episode 31 Outlaw Half Winner Lizzie Rayner

  Welcome to Episode 31, Mike and Ian catch up with last weekend’s Outlaw Half winner Lizzie Rayner. Lizzie won the overall race on her 70.3 debut, gaining her pro license in the process. We discuss her training, goal setting, recovery, future plans...

  
• 05.15.2022

  Episode 30 Dr Mark Burnley

  Welcome to episode 30 where we catch up with Dr Mark Burnley. As well as being a successful and seasoned endurance athlete, Mark is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Science and Exercise Physiology at the University of Kent who has been...

  
• 04.11.2022

  Episode 29 Training Camps

  Welcome to Episode 29 of The Endurance Podcast.   Training camps have become so popular in recent years, and as we move past COVID, they seem to be in demand more than ever. As Marc gets ready to jet off for a week...

  
• 03.28.2022

  Episode 28 - Jess Piasecki

  In this week's episode, Ian and Mike interview marathon runner Dr Jess Piasecki. Last month, Jess became the 2nd fastest all-time British female marathon runner, with a stunning personal best of 2.22.27 at the Seville Marathon.

  
• 03.15.2022

  Episode 27: Polarized Training (again)

  Yes, I know, we've talked about this before... but this week's podcast discusses polarized training which once again hit the headlines on the Twittersphere. We chat about polarized V non-polarized, the benefits of each and how they can work together...

  
• 02.11.2022

  The Berkeley Marathon

  Mike interviews race director and founder of this exciting new race Paul Breen, and no, it’s not that race, or is it?”

  
• 11.30.2021

  Avoid common winter training mistakes

  In this week's podcast, we discuss how to avoid common winter training errors. Now is the time to assess your weaknesses and prepare yourself for the 2022 season... You'll be glad you did!

  
• 10.13.2021

  Interview with Phil Sesemann

  This week we're lucky to have Phil Sesemann as our guest on the show. Phil was the first British finisher at London Marathon 2021, finishing 7th overall in a time of 2:12:58. We chat to him about his background, his...

  
• 09.28.2021

  Ironman 70.3 winner James Scott Farrington

  We interview local lad James Scott Farrington who lead the field home at the recent UK 70.3 event in Bolton. We discuss training with the Brownlees, going from a non-swimmer to leading out of the water and what the future...

  
• 07.08.2021

  Episode 22: Ironman UK Review

  This week we review IMUK weekend and talk tapering, performance, recovery and the Ironman blues... In 'tweets of the week' Mike continues his dominance, with another finely tuned performance.

  
• 05.16.2021

  Episode 21: The pre-season slump!

  In this week's episode we discuss the 'pre-season slump'... You'd think as races are about to start, people would be raring to go, but this in fact is one of the common times that people often feel a bit flat...

  
• 04.09.2021

  Episode 20: Like a broken record...

  We're back with The Endurance Podcast episode 20 and this week the competition hots up for tweets of the week. We discuss NSAIDS in sport, the marathon trials and of course... how could we not discuss Beth Potter's 5k best...

  
• 03.14.2021

  The 80:20 principle, what it really means...

  The good looking trio are back for another episode. Ian gives his opinion on wearing masks whilst running and Mike fails again on 'tweets of the week'. In amongst the nonsense, we discuss training volume, intensity and the 80:20 principle....

  
• 03.01.2021

  Roll on race season!

  In this week's Endurance Podcast, we discuss coming out of lockdown, how to motivate yourself and what races may look like in coming months. If you've been a bit lacking motivation, you're not the only one, but there's plenty of...

  
• 11.06.2020

  Interview with Dan Nash

  This week we interview Dan Nash, and international distance runner and ultra champion, who took part in the London Marathon elite race this year. Dan is also a sports physiologist supporting Welsh Athletics and Welsh Triathlon. Of course, there's also...

  
• 09.26.2020

  Alex Staniforth runs the 3 peaks ... and the bits inbetween

  This week we have the usual failings in 'tweets of the week' but the episode is saved by an inspiring interview with Alex Staniforth who completed the 3 peaks, Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, and ran the entire distance...

  
• 09.14.2020

  Craig Burrows South to North Wales Cycling Record

  In this week's podcast, aside from the legendary 'tweets of the week' we interview Craig Burrows and chat about his South to North Wales cycling record in what has become the year of the 'personal challenge'

  
• 07.23.2020

  Get ready to race!! It's slowly getting back to normal...

  In episode 14, we discuss what's been an odd year.. But racing is about to resume! We also discuss virtual events, what 'regular' events will look like in the near future and why you should be careful jumping straight back...

  
• 06.07.2020

  The Coronavirus Catch Up

  In this week's episode, we have a general catch up regarding work, training and the impact of the current situation. We also discuss motivation, goal setting and what events might look like if they take place at all this year.

  
• 04.09.2020

  Coronavirus, Vaporfly and staying at home...

  In this week's show, unsurprisingly Coronavirus is a topic of conversation and we discuss exercise routines in uncertain times. Whilst Coronavirus is stealing most of the attention, we decided to go back to the subject of Vaporflys for some status...

  
• 02.13.2020

  Interview with ultra runner Anna Troup

  In this week's episode, tweets of the week are way off target, Mike stays calm whilst talking about passive stretching and we discuss running shoes, gait analysis and whether support and neutral shoes are really necessary. Our special guest is...

  
• 01.21.2020

  Sports science and technology, adding value or just adding data?

  This week we have a general discussion about whether sports science and data is adding value to coaching methods or whether it's actually distracting from the basic, underpinning principles of performance. If you're not using gadgets, power meters, data, strava...

  
• 12.13.2019

  Winter training to get faster... even if you're getting older

  In this week's podcast we discuss winter training, assessing strengths and weaknesses, the things we avoid as we get older and the things we need to do more of as we age. We discuss the physiological changes and also how...

  
• 11.26.2019

  Interview with Brad Culp

  In this week's podcast we interview Chicago based journalist Brad Culp. His career includes being editor for triathlete magazine and former editor in chief for Lava magazine. He was also the media manager for the ITU triathlon series, so it's...

  
• 10.19.2019

  Marathon records and magic shoes...

  In this week's podcast we chat about the 1:59 project, the recent women's world marathon record and the World Athletics Championships. The Nike Oregon project is also a topic of conversation, as are the magic shoes. To cap it all...

  
• 09.23.2019

  Interview with Nathan Ford, first age group athlete at Ironman Wales

  We interview former Welsh national swimmer Nathan Ford, who finished first in the 35-40 category at Ironman Wales. He was also 8th overall and the first age grouper to finish the course. We also discuss the event in general, plus...

  
• 09.07.2019

  Interview with elite runner and UK anti-doping representative Andy Heyes

  In this week's podcast, we interview elite distance runner and national indoor 3000m champion Andy Heyes. In addition to being an elite runner, Andy also works for UKAD (UK anti doping) and is chair of UK Athletics 'clean athletics' committee....

  
• 08.24.2019

  The application of sports science research and an interview with sports nutritionist Dr Gareth Wallis

  In this week's podcast we discuss the application of sports science research, whether the interpretation is becoming 'click bait' and is it really being applied at grass roots level? We also interview Dr Gareth Wallis, lecturer is exercise metabolism and...

  
• 08.09.2019

  What's been on our mind this week?

  In this week's podcast, the theme is 'what's been on your mind'. Mike talks about choosing the right running shoes and common issues relating to calf injuries. Ian talks about race strategies following his 8th successful completion of the Lakeland...

  
• 07.24.2019

  Interview with 2019 Ironman UK champion Brian Fogarty

  This week we interview the 2019 Ironman UK champion Brian Fogarty. We talk about victory at his local race, family support, strength training, psychology and a host of other things.

  
• 07.09.2019

  An interview with the new Wainwrights record holder Paul Tierney

  In this week's episode, we talk about exercise in the heat and we interview the new Wainwrights record holder Paul Tierney. Paul is an ultra and runner based in Ambleside, who reduced thousands of trail runners to compulsive 'dot watchers'...