{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Marathon Handbook Podcast","title":"Mailbag Episode: Pacing, Fueling, Shoes & Breaking Through Plateaus","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b16f6360\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6376,"description":"This episode is brought to you by the Wahoo’s KICKR RUN – go to https://⁠wahoofitness.com⁠ and use promo code MHRUN to get 25% OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY, plus a free $319 KICKR Headwind Fan with your treadmill order!\nIn this late-fall Mailbag episode of the Marathon Handbook Podcast, Michael, Alex, and Katelyn dig into listener questions covering everything from pacing strategies (08:00), understanding the difference between 5K pain and marathon fatigue (08:00), and how to break the sub-2:50 barrier (14:45), to chasing a sub-3 marathon at age 24 (16:10), marathon pacing best practices (26:20), and shoe rotation choices between the Evo SL, Superblast, and Megablast (47:15). We also break down how to train between big race cycles (54:20), balancing road marathons with ultras (59:10), essential running books (03:40), and even long-term goals like qualifying for the US Olympic Trials (01:33:00). The episode wraps with legendary advice on training after age 60 from Amby Burfoot (01:37:45).\n📩 Questions about training, race previews, or to send us your hot takes? Email us at podcast@marathonhandbook.com.\n🎤 Leave us a voice memo for our mailbag episodes: marathonhandbook.com/podcast\n📸 Instagram: @marathon.handbook\n📘 Facebook: @marathonhandbook\n📰 Join 265,000+ runners getting our daily newsletter: marathonhandbook.com/newsletter\n👍 Like, subscribe, and drop your questions in the comments.\n🎧 Audio version available wherever you get podcasts + watch the video version on Spotify and YouTube.\n📺 Subscribe on YouTube for weekly running deep dives.\n#running #marathontraining #marathonhandbook #runnersofyoutube #runpodcast #sub3marathon #bostonqualifier","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}