Happy New Year everyone! The first podcast of 2025 and whether you're about to start training for your first ever marathon, setting yourself a new goal or just wanting to move a bit more this year there's in this episode with Gabriel for you.

We discuss his year of racing goals for the year ahead, why he DNFd at London Marathon & the harsh reality of dealing with REDS.

Gabriel: https://www.instagram.com/gabriel__smithh/

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Hugo returns for the monthly #FryUp, this time for the Christmas Special. It's Christmas Eve so we share our Christmas traditions, reflect on our year just gone & chat about Hugo's big PB in america... 2:17

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The carthorse himself! Ran To Japan aka Jake Barraclough joins me post Valencia Marathon for a quality chat. A true badger of the running game, you won't ever see the likes again. Jake talks 280km weeks, breaking a world record & why he trains so much and at what cost?

RanToJapan: https://www.youtube.com/@RanToJapan/videos

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Ran to Japan: Training Secrets, Olympic Dreams & The MMA Mindset

In this episode of the Motional Intelligence Podcast, we sit down with the man behind one of the fastest-growing running channels on YouTube: Jake, better known as Ran to Japan.

Jake has taken the running community by storm with his "train harder" philosophy, often clocking a staggering 270km per week in his quest to qualify for the Olympics. We dive deep into the endurance mindset required to sustain such high-volume marathon training, how he transitioned from the world of MMA to elite-level running, and his unique approach to content creation and YouTube growth.

Whether you are a hybrid athlete, a marathoner looking for running motivation, or interested in the psychology of obsession, this conversation provides a blueprint for pushing your physical and mental limits.