This week is part two of the big debrief on my journey from injury to marathon.

I delve into navigating work, personal life, and the time commitment.

I discuss the mistakes I made, what I did well, race day experience, and unexpected learnings. Balancing dual careers with training, managing ADHD, setting boundaries, and understanding the importance of rest.

Join me for a real look into the marathon training process of a human that never felt like their body was ‘made’ to run.

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02:14 Time Commitment and Training Load

04:24 Perks Of The Job

06:03 Struggles and Challenges

10:57 Every Mistake I Made

17:00 What I Actually Did Well

21:59 Tapering and Race Day

32:25 Unexpected Learnings

36:38 Future Goals

In this episode, I walk you through having 4 separate unrelated injuries and building up to completing a full marathon within a 14 month timeline.

Despite not ever being a ‘natural’ runner, I completed Manchester Marathon running continuously and pain free, which felt like a huge triumph after months of set backs and bad luck.

I discuss how my coach and myself worked together to adapt my training to my body’s needs, the importance of recovery, and the reality of marathon training not always being glamorous.

This episode gives you an honest insight into how tough getting back to running after injury can be, and the value of incremental progress along the way. Tune in next week for part two!

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02:33 The Reality of Running

03:21 Welcome To The Big Debrief

06:27 Achilles Overuse Injury - 100% My Fault

07:28 Broken Ankle - I Don't THINK it was my fault?

10:18 The Freak Calf Crush Injury - Defo My Clumsy Fault

14:07 The Marathon Training Block FINALLY Begins

14:52 Training Duration and Initial Considerations

18:13 Format & Frequency Of Training

20:02 Adjusting Training When Life Got Heavy

20:57 Dealing with Shin Splints & Dual Career Life

22:31 The Chaos of Weeks 10-18

31:35 Reflecting on the Last 20 Weeks

In this episode, I share my lifelong struggles with sleep and how they impacted my life, especially as a touring musician.

We dive into how prioritising sleep can improve our overall health and recovery, and I give you a bunch of my best tips for setting sleep routines and keeping them simple without compromising your social life.

If you're struggling with sleep, to get enough of it, or to regulate it. This is your one.

15 minutes that will transform your sleep habits and overall well-being? Yes sir!

Sleep prompts I give you in this episode:

• What time do you get in bed?
• What time do you actually FALL asleep?
• What time does your first alarm go off?
• What time does that mean you need to fall asleep?
• What time does that mean you need to be in bed by?
• What time does that mean you need to start winding down by?
• What time does that mean you need to have finished your last meal and any life admin things by?

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• 00:10 My Own Sleep Challenges
• 02:32 Understanding Sleep Hygiene
• 04:36 Why we just need to get to bed earlier...
• 10:34 How Sleep Affects Recovery From Our Training
• 12:42 Final Tips