The next episode of the RunSensible Podcast is live and available, and this time I’m back chatting with Dhanush as we get closer to marathon day.

We had a number of questions emailed in from listeners, so we decided to dedicate this episode to answering them and talking through some of the most important things to consider during the final weeks of marathon preparation.

We discuss the importance of fuelling, how to approach the last six weeks before the marathon and what you should and shouldn’t be trying to achieve during this crucial part of your training.

We also talk about the taper period, why reducing your training can sometimes feel harder than increasing it and how to arrive at the start line feeling fresh rather than carrying weeks of accumulated fatigue.

And finally, we discuss the part of the marathon that everyone knows is coming but nobody can avoid the final 6 miles or 10km.

How do you prepare for it? What should you expect physically and mentally? And how can the work you’ve done in training, along with your pacing and fuelling strategy, help you get through those final miles?

A really practical episode for anyone heading towards a marathon and wondering how to get the best out of the final few weeks.

🎧 Listen in and as always if you have a question you’d like us to answer on a future episode, get in touch.