{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Marathon Handbook Podcast","title":"Best Marathon Training Tips, Shoe Advice, and Speed Goggles?! | Spring 2025 Mailbag","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f47a8ae2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4585,"description":"Mailbag time! In this spring edition, we dig into your listener questions covering all things running—from training tweaks to shoe reviews, marathon pacing, gels, treadmill strategies, and a deep dive into that eternal mystery: what are speed goggles?\nPlus, Michael shares coaching tips for kids’ running programs, Caitlin gives sunscreen recs for Honolulu, and Alex bravely admits to lazy calves. We’ve got something for every runner—whether you’re chasing a BQ or your first 5K finish.\n📍 LIVE SHOW ALERT! Join us April 19 at 5:30 PM at Trident Booksellers, Boston – Get your last-minute tickets (few left!):\nhttps://marathonhandbook.com/mile-zero/\nIf the invite RSVP link is closed, email hi@marathonhandbook.com and we'll see if there are spaces that become available!\n\n💬 Got a question for our next mailbag? Email us at: hi@marathonhandbook.com\n🕓 Chapters with Timestamps:\n00:00 – Intro + Boston Live Show Preview\n02:19 – Mailbag Begins: Marathon Training Plan Structure\n11:28 – Zone 2 Confusion + Heart Rate Watch Accuracy\n18:23 – Training Kids & Coaching Advice\n27:09 – Heart Rate Spikes and Cardiac Drift\n33:52 – Treadmill vs Outdoor Running\n37:08 – Shuffling Feet Fixes\n40:30 – Gels During Races: How, When, and Where\n47:09 – Marathon Pacing Strategy\n51:07 – Gear Section: Why No Puma Love?\n57:09 – Is Brooks Hyperion Good for Slower Runners?\n01:03:08 – Adidas Evo SL vs Pro Evo Explained\n01:05:16 – Potpourri: Speed Goggles, Sunscreen, and Tattoos\n01:13:10 – Fan Shoutouts + Next Week’s Boston Preview\nOver 230,000 runners read our newsletter. Sign up here and get our free book The 26 Golden Rules Of Running:\nhttps://marathonhandbook.com/newsletter/\nOur free marathon training plans:\nhttps://marathonhandbook.com/trainingplans/marathon-training-plans/\nFollow us on IG: https://instagram.com/marathon.handbook\nFollow us on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marathon.handbook\nLike us on FB: https://facebook.com/marathonhandbook\nFollow us on X: https://x.com/MarathonHB","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}