About this episode
Alex, Katelyn, and Michael answer your questions in our Fall 2024 Mailbag Episode (19:19). We take on whether or not you really need to do hill repeats for marathon training, how to fix tummy troubles on race day, our fuelling strategies, the best shoes for track workouts, what the heck is going on with Nike's shoe lineup, and Katelyn's amazing midlife crisis purchase! Then, Michael and news editor Jessy Carveth unpack the strange and controversial winners of the World Athletics Athlete of the Year Award (1:31:20). Timestamps: 3:05 - Intro chat - XC love, and summer running in Costa Rica 19:19 - Your Mailbag Questions Answered! 1:31:20 - The Athlete of the Year Debacle, Explained Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_BmMtou5Ih0 Further reading: World Athletics Announces Its 2024 athletes of the Year: https://marathonhandbook.com/world-athletics-announces-its-2024-athletes-of-the-year/ Did World Athletics Mess up Athlete Of The Year Awards To Protect Its Image?: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-world-athletics-athlete-of-the-year-chepngetich-hassan/ Our free marathon training plans: https://marathonhandbook.com/trainingplans/marathon-training-plans/ Over 160,000 runners read our newsletter. Sign up here and get our free book The 26 Golden Rules Of Running: https://marathonhandbook.com/newsletter/ Follow us on IG: https://instagram.com/marathon.handbook Follow us on Tikok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marathon.handbook Like us on FB: https://facebook.com/marathonhandbook Follow us on X: https://x.com/MarathonHB