Jake Smith is one of Britain's most talented marathon runners but his journey to the top nearly cost him everything. In this episode, Jake opens up about his battle with an eating disorder, the doctor who warned him he'd be in a wheelchair by 30, and how he fought his way back to run 2:09 this September at Berlin Marathon. What a seriously inspiring bloke, a story that carries so much weight. Pleasure chatting to him!

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00:00 - Introduction & Welcome02:00 - Growing Up in Bermuda and Hong Kong06:00 - Moving to the UK and Starting Running12:00 - Early Athletic Career and University18:00 - The Moment Everything Changed24:00 - Struggling With His Relationship With Food32:00 - The Doctor’s Warning That Stopped Him38:00 - Rock Bottom and Asking For Help44:00 - The Road to Recovery52:00 - Rebuilding His Running Career58:00 - Training Methods and Marathon Preparation01:04:00 - Berlin Marathon and Running 2:0901:10:00 - What’s Next and Future Goals01:16:00 - Valencia Marathon Preview01:22:00 - Super Shoe Chat and Nike vs Adidas01:26:00 - Wrapping Up

This week I'm joined by Adam Clark (Clarky), elite marathon runner, Manchester Marathon champion, and co-founder of URUNN alongside Sir Mo Farah. We get into his running journey from the kid who loved cross country to winning marathons, his PBs across every distance, and why most people rush the process. We also chat about life with Charlotte Purdy, pacing London Marathon and never finishing it, the firemen moment with Hugo, pacing Sweets at Berlin, and how URUNN came about with Mo. I also share my own running journey, my naivest mistake at Chicago, and what I've learned chasing sub-3.

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0:00 - Intro

0:48 - Adam & Charlotte, 16 Years Together

2:08 - Growing Up a Runner

3:45 - School Athletics & The 800m

5:30 - St Mary's University, The Turning Point

7:32 - University Training & Ego

8:40 - From Track to Road

9:20 - Adam's PBs Across Every Distance

10:12 - Seville Marathon, 2:15 & Hated It

10:42 - Manchester Marathon, Racing to Win

12:50 - The Reality of Marathon Running

14:32 - My Running Journey & 30 Minute PB

15:16 - Chicago, My Naivest Mistake

17:01 - Training Philosophy & Double Threshold

20:04 - Peak Week, 136 Miles in Australia

22:24 - Life with Charlotte, The Sacrifices

24:53 - London Marathon Food Poisoning Disaster

25:59 - Pacing London, Never Finishing

26:17 - The Firemen Moment with Hugo

31:06 - Pacing Sweets at Berlin

34:10 - U Run & PurD Performance

35:05 - How I Met Mo Farah

36:54 - U Run App, Coaching in Your Pocket

39:46 - Biggest Mistakes from New Runners

41:31 - My Sub-3 Journey & Lessons Learned

43:55 - Stepping Back & Finding the Love Again

50:08 - Valencia Marathon Advice

51:34 - Taper Brain Explained

53:03 - Why I Don't Use Strava

54:06 - What's Next for Adam

This week I'm joined by the one and only Oli aka El Burrito Monster. The food content creator who accidentally became an absolute running machine. We talk losing six stone by running 10K every day, going from a 30-minute 5K to 20min in five days, running a 2:52 London Marathon at 102 kilos, and his latest Berlin Marathon where he tried to go sub-three on basically no training (really unhinged bloke).

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