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In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali recaps a rare 100%-completion week of Proof of Time half marathon training, hitting every cardio and strength workout on the plan.

She breaks down a tough 10K race pace tempo run, an early-morning cross-training walk with Levi, and a strength day where she pushed to a full 45-minute session.

The heart of the episode is her run-only experiment: testing what happens when she runs straight through instead of using run-walk intervals, and why she's collecting data across multiple runs before drawing any conclusions.

She also shares a genuinely surprising long run comparison to last year, plus a hydration hack for beating the Las Vegas heat.

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