For Better Or For Worse

We Ranked All 7 World Marathon Majors (Alex Is Back From Sydney)

Alex just landed back in Toronto after covering the Sydney Marathon, and Alexis has news of her own: she signed herself up for her very first race ever, without telling A

We Play "Kiss, Marry, Kill" (Long Runs vs Workouts vs Easy Runs)

Today, we're playing Kiss, Marry, Kill... running edition. Alex and Alexis each pick which type of run (long run, workout, or easy run) they'd keep forever, marry for lif

I DNF'd My World Championships Qualifier... Here's What I Learned

Alex heads to Edmonton for the Canadian Half Marathon Championships with one goal: run fast enough to punch his ticket to the World Road Running Championships in Copenhag

Building a Sub-27 5K Plan: Can a Husband Coach His Wife?

In this episode of For Better or For Worse, Alex walks Alexis (and you) through the 10-week beginner 5K training plan he built her from scratch, easy pace vs. threshold p

Her First 5K Time Trial Shocked Us Both | For Better or For Worse

Alexis just ran her first-ever 5K time trial and blew past everyone's predictions with a 28:53. In this episode of For Better or For Worse, Alex and Alexis break down the

How to Pace Your First 5K Time Trial

Alexis is running her first-ever 5K time trial and the whole Marathon Handbook crew is showing up to document it. In this episode of For Better or For Worse, Alex and Al

Post-Wedding Running Motivation & Our Fall Half Marathon Plans!

What happens to your running motivation after a huge life event? We got married a few weeks ago, and while Alex went straight back into his toughest training block ever,

Our Wedding Recap! a 5K, Burnt Veil, and Wedding Crashers

After 8 episodes of wedding-season training talk, Alex and Alexis are officially married! In this episode of For Better or For Worse, the running couple breaks down their

It's Been 6 Months... Alexis' 6 Running Lessons | For Better or For Worse

We're recording from Prince Edward Island, Alex's childhood home and the site of our wedding in ONE WEEK! Alex walks Alexis through 6 key categories every new runner str

Should You Run at Your Bachelor Party? + AI Coaches & Can Runners Dance?

We're two days out of our bachelor and bachelorette parties and Alex ran through his. Every morning. Hungover. Was that crazy, or completely reasonable? Alexis has strong

Alex FAINTED at a Dinner, Got 5 Stitches & Raced a National Championship

Alex and Alexis are back, and this might be their most chaotic week yet. Alex face-plants at a sushi restaurant two days before racing the Canadian 10K Championships in O

Learning to Eat for My Biggest Running Week | For Better or For Worse

Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza are back for Episode 4 of For Better or For Worse, the show where a beginner runner and an elite runner, soon to be married, chase goals toget

I've Just Started Running: Do I Have What it Takes? | For Better Or For Worse

For Better or for Worse is a weekly podcast following Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza: a couple soon to be married, each with a goal to run the best race of their lives this

Wedding Planning Chaos: Are We Actually Ready? | For Better Or For Worse

For Better or for Worse is a weekly podcast following Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza: a couple soon to be married, each with a goal to run the best race of their lives this

The Pilot! Planning our First 10k, First Podcast, and ...Wedding

For Better or for Worse is a weekly podcast following Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza: a couple soon to be married, each with a goal to run the best race of their lives this