Marathon Handbook's weekly podcast covers everything you need to know about running, from wrapping your head around running your first 5K to qualifying for the Boston Marathon!
Each week, our team of editors chat about what's going on in the running scene, as well as timely training tips, the hottest new gear and tech, and what's happening at the world's biggest races. We'll cover everything from the Boston Marathon to the Barkley Marathons, often podding live from the most important moments in running!
Watch our video podcast each week on YouTube, and listen to it wherever you get your podcasts!
For inquiries: hi@marathonhandbook.com
Marathon Handbook's weekly podcast covers everything you need to know about running, from wrapping your head around running your first 5K to qualifying for the Boston Marathon!
Each week, our team of editors chat about what's going on in the running scene, as well as timely training tips, the hottest new gear and tech, and what's happening at the world's biggest races. We'll cover everything from the Boston Marathon to the Barkley Marathons, often podding live from the most important moments in running!
Watch our video podcast each week on YouTube, and listen to it wherever you get your podcasts!
For inquiries: hi@marathonhandbook.com
This week on The Marathon Handbook Podcast, Michael Doyle, Alex Cyr, and Katelyn Tocci break down the newest World Marathon Major: the Sydney Marathon (00:00). We cover the hilly course and its reputation as possibly the toughest major (06:55), the race’s rapid rise to global status (13:00), and whether adding more majors—like Cape Town or Shanghai—helps or hurts the brand (19:00).
Then, we preview the elite fields: Kipchoge at 40 and what a win or loss would mean for his legacy (53:30), and Olympic champion Sifan Hassan’s dominance and challengers (45:00). Finally, we rank the majors from best to least best in our 2025 power rankings (1:08:00).
This episode is sponsored by Skratch Labs. For a free starter pack (just pay for the shipping!) go to skratchlabs.com and enter the promo code: MARATHONBUNDLE
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