Marathon Handbook Podcast

BONUS: Nike Is Betting Everything on the Alphafly 4

The Nike Alphafly 4 is here, the first update to the franchise in two years and eight months, and we have had our hands on it since November. Michael Doyle and Alex Cyr g

The Mental Side of Marathon Training (How to Get Beyond Bad Runs)

This week Michael, Katelyn, and Alex tackle a stacked mailbag of listener questions covering the toughest parts of marathon training: the ones that aren't about splits an

The Formula for Predicting Your Perfect Marathon Pace

Predicting your marathon race day pace is one of the trickiest parts of training: go out too conservative and you leave time on the table, go out too aggressive and you b

How to Balance Easy Miles & Threshold Training

In this episode of The Marathon Handbook Podcast, hosts Michael Doyle, Alex Cyr, and Katelyn Tocci dig into a stacked listener mailbag covering threshold training vs. eas

What Happened at the Sydney Marathon? | Our Instant Reactions

Is the Sydney Marathon a fast course, or one that eats you alive? Fresh off the 2026 race, we make both cases, work out how to actually run a PB here, and settle whether

Is Sydney the Toughest Marathon Major? Our On-the-Ground 2026 Preview

Our complete 2026 Sydney Marathon preview, reported from the ground in Sydney, plus the full interview with race director Wayne Larden (38:37). The course and how to race

How to Peak for a Marathon (Our EXACT Peak Weeks)

We're breaking down one of the most-asked-about topics in marathon training: the peak week. Michael and Alex pull back the curtain on what their own peak weeks actually l

2026 NYC Marathon Elite Field Preview

The 2026 New York City Marathon elite fields just dropped, and Michael and Alex are breaking down every contender... recorded fresh off a workout with Conner Mantz, Casey

More Miles or More Speed? How to Actually Get Faster as a Runner

Is it more volume or more speed that makes you a faster runner? This week Michael, Alex, and Katelyn dig into a listener's massive marathon breakthrough (2:47 → 2:30!) af

Should You Switch Running Shoes Mid-Long Run?

This week on The Marathon Handbook Podcast, Michael Doyle, Alex Cyr, and Katelyn Tocci tackle a stacked list of listener questions starting with one every marathoner has

Our Top 10 Running Shoes of 2026 (Mid-Year Rankings)

We're halfway through 2026, and it's time for our mid-year shoe power rankings. Michael and Alex each built their own Top 10 favorite running shoes of the year so far: su

Max Jolliffe on Winning Badwater 135, Heat Training & His Path to Running

Max Jolliffe is one of the most followed ultrarunners on the internet, and in July 2026 he became the fastest man in the 49-year history of Badwater 135, finishing Death

Is Cross-Training a Substitute for Running?

This week, Michael, Alex, and Katelyn dig into that enduring debate before working through a full mailbag of listener questions: from whether it's worth traveling interna

How to Figure Out Your Marathon Pacing

What should marathon pace actually feel like? On this episode of the Marathon Handbook Podcast, Michael Doyle, Katelyn Tocci, and Alex Cyr break down how to dial in your

Our 8 Tips for Running in the Heat

It's hot everywhere right now, so Michael, Alex, and Katelyn are breaking down 8 science-backed (and battle-tested) hacks for running in extreme heat and humidity. From h

Inside Josh Kerr’s Mile World Record + We Interview Josh Kerr!

Josh Kerr just ran 3:42.66 to break the men's mile world record, ending Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year hold on the mark.In this episode, Michael Doyle, Jessy Carveth, and A

How to Prepare for Your First Marathon

This week Michael, Alex, and Katelyn dig into the mailbag for some of the toughest questions runners face: how much you can realistically improve in six months before a g

Alex's Wedding 5K PLUS How to Balance a Busy Lifestyle with Marathon Training

This week on the Marathon Handbook Podcast, Michael, Katelyn, and Alex kick things off with a recap of Alex's busy wedding weekend on Prince Edward Island, complete with

Chronic Blisters, HR vs RPE, & The Truth About Marathon Long Runs

This week on the Marathon Handbook Podcast, Michael Doyle, Alex Cyr, and Katelyn Tocci tackle a stacked mailbag of running questions covering race-day super shoes, chroni

Randi Zuckerberg on Running Cocodona 250 TWICE, Baja FKT & Achieving a Marathon PR at 44

Randi Zuckerberg is best known as the sister of Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, but in the ultra running world, she's building a reputation entirely her own. After a 20-yea