{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Marathon Handbook Podcast","title":"Spring Mailbag: Youth Marathons, Training Over 65, Boston Pacing, Achilles Injuries, & Super Shoes","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/338f7d8f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6922,"description":"Come to our LIVE SHOW in Boston! Join Alex, Katelyn and Michael and some very special guests, + giveaways and prizes!📅 Saturday, April 18, at 6:45 p.m📍 Trident Booksellers & Café, 338 Newbury Street 🎟️ It’s free to attend, but make sure to RSVP now, as space is limited: https://forms.gle/sFk28hfMYznrsNxMA\nIt's the final installment of Spring Mailbag Madness, and it's a big one. Michael Doyle and Katelyn Tocci answer 12 listener questions: from Boston Marathon pacing strategy (including why 72% of Boston runners go out too fast and pay for it later) to Achilles injury decisions, Norwegian Singles training, shoe rotation questions and training for a marathon while playing hurling all summer. Yes, hurling.\nJames Copeland’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Singles-Method-Subthreshold-Running/dp/B0G4D8438Z\nKatelyn’s article about Norwegian Singles:\nhttps://marathonhandbook.com/norwegian-singles-training/\nSend us an audio question:\nhttps://marathonhandbook.com/podcast/\nTHIS EPISODE'S QUESTIONS:\nNell (17, Swiss Alps) asks: is there an ideal age to start running marathons?\nMark asks about the Norwegian Singles method — plus Michael teases a major upcoming announcement involving the man who actually invented it, Marius Bakken.\nCynthia (Seattle) sends a voice note with two questions: how does coaching change for experienced runners over 65? And what advice do you have for running safely as a woman in an unfamiliar city?\nJason wants to know if the ASICS MEGABLAST and SUPERBLAST 2 are different enough to justify owning both.\nChris (Australia) just ran three marathons in six months and now has a 10K on the calendar. Should his training look different?\nA second Chris asks how to pace Boston with a 10-minute PR on the line — specifically how to survive (and exploit) that notorious opening downhill.\nZach shares his ambitious progression plan toward a Boston qualifier and asks if he's being too aggressive.\nPat (Ireland, now in Toronto) is moving back to Ireland for the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/a3NORpFIoIUQrTnE2xXScFo8HEhxH6G0foNOPSlAx7c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMWVh/ZTE1YzI3MDk3ODJm/NDFmYmIzNWRkNGM0/NDc0Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}