Today's guest Andrew McCrea ran his marathon best of 2:44 at this year’s scorching London marathon as part of the Puma Project3 group.

We talk about his progression in the marathon from a debut of 4 hours to consistently breaking 3 and also what it was like to be treated like an elite by Puma as part of their Project3 group.

He has paced the Belfast marathon twice and we talk about how the mindset and experience is slightly different when helping others.

Andrew is also a qualified running coach and you can find out more about him and his business as ‘The Grow Running Coach’ at his website and instagram:

https://www.thegrowrunningcoach.com/

https://www.instagram.com/andrew_mccrea/

https://www.instagram.com/thegrowrunningcoach/

My 'Master the marathon' course is now available at ⁠www.therunningrules.com/master-the-marathon⁠ (IG link in bio).

Today's episode is a different type of race recap for me, a shorter distance, a new experience and sub-optimal preparation with lots of takeaways that come from that.

I'm immensely grateful for the opportunity to wear the NI vest again and also want to encourage more people to try to chase that dream.

And if that isn't your goal then hopefully this episode will inspire you to take on the challenges that you feel are just slightly beyond your grasp as well as providing you with all the usual race recap insight.

If you need help and accountability with your own training for your next race along with personalised guidance in nutrition and mindset, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching

Today's guests Lee O'Boyle and Micky McAuley give amazing insight into training for mountain races and tackling some of Europe's biggest ultramarathons.

Micky was the 39th person to run the Denis Rankin round and on that round he inspired Lee, now an Irish representative, to follow suit. They have both competed at UTMB, the mecca of trail running in Europe.

We talk about how the highs and lows of ultra running and how having a training partner can motivate and push you along as well as keep you safer in unpredictable terrain and conditions.

If you need help and accountability with your own training for your next race along with personalised guidance in nutrition and mindset, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching