Episode 9 was a fun one. Thankfully the duo reunited as a trio as Eoin returned from his travels up North and down South.

It's race week for Dean and Ryan, Ballarat marathon which has been the main focus for the boys over the past couple of months since Marugame. So we switched things up a little to focus on their plans for the race and dive into how they will prepare from a taper/fuelling/carb load perspective.

Firstly we recapped Boston marathon which was won by the Kenyan duo of John Korir and Sharon Lokedi. The lads got excited by Conner Mantz courageous run for 4th and Pat Tiernan flying the Australian flag in a bold run. Rory Linkletter looked Clayton Young in the eye and said 'Lets Tango' as they came up to the finishing straight.

We previewed the insanely deep field that will be taking to the streets of London this weekend and discussed who our fancies might be from a truly world class elite field as well as looking at who might go well from a British perspective.

Eoin took charge to fire some insightful marathon related questions off to the lads and pick apart their race strategy, goals and mentality. Which, if you would like to have your own opinion on Dean's finishing time head over to our instagram @easydoublepod and submit your guess for a chance to win $100 worth of @bix_aus nutrition gels.

Listener questions brought us home as Ryans building security guy reminded us that we were definitely finishing up!

Enjoy! As always reach out and connect, let Dean and Ryan know how you think they might get on in Ballarat or share your race-day tips.

Episode 8 is liveeeeeee.

So much to get into as we unpack this weekends National Athletics Championships from on the ground in Perth:

• Abbey Caldwell and Pete Bol 800m
• Jess Hull and Cam Myers 1500m
• Jess hull and Seth O’Donnell 5000m
• Gout 19.84
• Thanks to Seth for sharing a bit of wisdom on how he got the job done and what was going through his head

• The Training Week was rounded off with our final marathon session at Bunbury Half where Dean made it 2 wins in as many weeks and Ryan got DQ’d for going the wrong way
• Cat gate drama of the missing cat, who let us know he was not missing during listener questions so bonus points if you can hear him

• Eoin dropped in from Brisbane airport to provide a travel update

• Dean went back into the archives again for YouTube diaries with: Villanova’s victory in Penn relays 2015 thanks to Jordy Williams & Pat Tiernan taking out the D1 Men’s NCAA XC in 2016

• Ryan stepped into Double Trouble and took it to Ticketmaster

• Listener questions including cannabis gummies, data screens on your watch, Thomas Tedge flexing on his run with Jess Stenson and a whole host of “questions” poking fun at Ryan’s wrong turn and subsequent DNF

We’ve made it to the final 2 weeks of our marathon block where typically volume and intensity start to reduce. Join us next week where we’ll have Eoin back and we do the final episode pre race day @ Ballarat

Please provide feedback, questions and thoughts, otherwise looking forward to episode 9!

Episode 7!! Huge episode as Dean gives us a great break down as to what it looks like to run 30:03 off 135km training week at the WA state road running champs over 10k, both mentally and physically.

We are a man down this week as Eoin gets his annual leave approved for the EDP board although he does have a 10min cameo providing an update on his fitness and travels.

• Dean and Ryan offer their opinions on the inaugural Grand Slam Track meet held in Kingston
• We preview Australian National Athletics Championships this coming weekend in Perth with some MASSIVE names in the field
• Ryan and Dean take us through their training weeks as Ryan hits a key 4x5k workout and Dean joins the Ballarat Elite Athlete briefing zoom with Mona during a steady run
• Dean breaks down his 10k WA state championship win in Perth on Sunday and gives us an insight into both the mental and physical preparation

• Eoin drops in to provide a quick update on his recovery and provide an overview of 'The Travel Week' whilst offering his thoughts on listener Q's and upcoming nationals

• We head over to the UK for YouTube diaries as Ryan reviews the recently released @ London Marathon build. Secondly @ is a more relatable channel for the everyday runner documenting his experience as a “normal” guy chasing elite times around the British racing circuit

• Dean has another crack at Double Trouble and puts his weather man hat on and gives the listeners something to think about ahead of the upcoming seasonal weather changes

• Listener questions ask: favourite races you’ve ever done and top of the bucket list for ones that you haven’t

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