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What does it really take to go from a 3:25 marathoner to running 2:27 at Berlin this past weekend?

In this episode, we sit down with our friend and fellow runner, Seb Hansen, who has just run a huge 2:27 marathon at Berlin. Seb has balanced training for Berlin around a busy summer travelling and a full time job.

His marathon journey is a brilliant example of what can happen when you consistently build your training over several years. His first marathon was 3:25, and since then he has transformed himself into a sub-2:30 marathoner.

We talk about:

• His journey from 3:25 to 2:27
• How his training has evolved over the years
• How he balances high-level marathon training with a full-time job
• Running around 160km per week while working 9–5
• What his Berlin build-up looked like
• How he approaches fuelling and recovery
• The biggest changes he's made to his training
• What it takes to break 2:30
• What's next after running 2:27?

We originally met through running in Kenya, so it was brilliant to sit down and hear the story behind such a huge breakthrough.

If you're chasing a marathon PB yourself, there are plenty of lessons in this conversation - whether your goal is 3:30, 3:00, 2:45 or simply becoming the best runner you can be.

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Coach Katie is half way through marathon training. In today's solo episode, Katie chats through how training is going so far, what's gone well, what maybe hasn't and what the rest of the block will entail in the next few weeks.

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Last Sunday we hosted a live podcast on stage at the Great North Run. As part of the day we got to run the race and experience VIP Hospitality. As we wait for the recording for a future episode, we thought we'd share with you our race day and how we got on!

Great North Run Race Day Video - https://youtu.be/9QqKKJKY3UE

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James joins us this week on the podcast to talk about his next big goal after the Ironman... Manchester Marathon.

We chat through the fact that James has unfinished business with the marathon distance.

Why Manchester?

And how he plans on training to conquer the 26.2!

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Hayley is officially an IRONMAN! 🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️

In this episode of The Running Hub Podcast, we sit down with Coach Hayley to hear the full story of her Ironman journey, from preparation to everything that happened on race day and how the day unfolded.

Hayley takes us through the swim, bike and run, sharing the highs, the difficult moments and what it really feels like to complete an Ironman.

Whether you're training for your first Ironman, considering stepping up to the distance or simply love hearing real race-day stories, this episode gives you an insight into what it takes to train for and complete a full-distance triathlon.

If you have triathlon goals for 2027, then get in touch with The Running Hub Triathlon.

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Training for an autumn marathon sounds great in theory… until you have to get through the hottest summer first! ☀️

Coach Josh joined us on this week's podcast. He's training for a sub 2:30 at Amsterdam Marathon.

We chatted about the challenges that the heat and social plans can present when training for a marathon in the Autumn.

Including training in the heat, adjusting expectations when conditions aren't ideal, balancing training with social plans and recovery after travel.

If you're training for an autumn goal, this is one to listen to!

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James, YOU ARE AN IRONMAN! These are the magic words James was able to hear as he completed Ironman Copenhagen.

In this episode, James gave a race debrief and recap on how his first Ironman race went.

We discussed the build, the few things that went wrong in the few days ahead of the race.

How each discipline went, swim, bike and run. An analysis of the overall race and the overall thoughts and feelings.

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On 29th August we are pacing some of our members at Northampton parkrun.

5k racing is also quite predominant over the summer.

In this weeks episode we share our tips on how to select the right course, the pre race routine and how to pace the race, km by km.

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We're one week out from Ironman Copenhagen, James sits down to chat through his Ironman build.

What does training for an Ironman actually entail?

How many hours per week?

What is James' race day strategy?

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With the warmer weather, 6 week summer holidays, travel plans, weddings and more, training over the summer can feel a lot harder than it needs to. In this weeks episode we discuss each of these and how it impacts training and what you can do to overcome it.

The main takeaway from this episode is that it's all about planning and your mindset in how you appraoach this period.

It's ok for it to feel harder, it's ok not to train at the same capacity, but let us do the planning for you!

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