Marathon training | Sub-3 attempt - I’m chasing Nick Weston — a 3-hour marathon pacer and experienced running coach who understands what it really takes to train faster, smarter, and more consistently.

This mini-series dives into marathon training, coaching vs self-coaching, and the real differences between:

• 1-to-1 running coaching

• Training with apps like Runna

• Online marathon plans

• Training with no coach at all

We talk about:

• Marathon pacing strategies

• Sub-3 marathon training blocks

• Weekly mileage, long runs, and threshold sessions

• Training structure vs flexibility

• Mindset, accountability, and confidence

• Avoiding injury while increasing speed

• What actually helps runners break time barriers

It’s real runners, real training decisions, and honest conversations about how to improve marathon performance, whether you’re chasing a PB, a first marathon, or a sub-3 goal.

If you’re searching for:

running coach advice, marathon training tips, sub 3 marathon plan, marathon pacing, Runna app review, online running plans, how to train faster, endurance running podcast — this series is for you.

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🎧 Idiots Go Running

Experts Help the Idiots – What’s the Weirdest Thing That’s Gone Through Your Head on a Run?

Running clears your head…

Or so everyone says.

In this episode of Experts Help the Idiots, we ask a simple question — and get some very unexpected answers:

What’s the weirdest thing that’s ever gone through your head while running?

From completely random thoughts to dark humour, strange daydreams and questionable life ideas, this episode proves that when the legs keep moving, the brain absolutely cannot be trusted.

Along the way, we explore:

• Why your mind wanders on long runs

• What mental fatigue actually feels like

• Why strange thoughts are completely normal

• How distraction and imagination can sometimes help performance

It’s funny.

It’s honest.

And slightly worrying.

Speakers:

Idiots Go Running — Colin, Andrew & Matt

Experts — Nick Weston, Jo Manta, Sammy Lapauri, Gerry O’Boyle, Ashley Schneider, Isaac Barnes, Derek Stefureac, Alex, Ben

Listen anywhere you get your podcasts.

www.IdiotsGoRunning.com

@IdiotsGoRunning

Mental strength.

Every runner talks about it.

Very few actually know how to train it.

In Episode 2 of Experts Help the Idiots, we tackle one of the biggest questions in running:

can mental strength actually be trained — or do you either have it or you don’t?

Joined by experienced coaches and endurance athletes, the idiots explore what happens in your head when running gets tough — and how to stop your brain quitting before your body does.

This episode covers:

• What mental strength really means when running

• Why mindset often fails before fitness

• How mental fatigue shows up in training and races

• Practical ways to train your mind alongside your body

• Tools and habits runners can actually use

🧠 The Experts

• Nick Weston

• Gerry O’Boyle

• Jo Manta

• Sammy Lapauri

• Ashley Schneider

• Isaac Barnes

• Derek Stefureac

Whether you’re training for a 5K, marathon or ultra, this episode breaks down how mental strength really works — and yes, according to the experts, it can be trained. Which is useful… because our idiots don’t have much.

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📱 @IdiotsGoRunning

🎙️ Idiots Go Running

Colin, Andrew & Matt