This episode is sponsored by Mizzuno and the brand new Neo Vista 2 shoes. And we're letting Rick do an ad.

What's happened there? There was no else in the office. Everyone's on holiday. Right. Okay.

What would you like to know about the Neo Vista 2s then? Are they fast? They are fast. Yeah.

They're a really cushioned but poppy fast everyday running shoe with a nylon plate that is infused with fiberglass in the same way that

racing shoes are infused with carbon fiber a great everyday little bit faster of an option i see so plate

and cushioning together yes exactly so just what you want for your daily runs to help give you

that little extra boost and if you want to check out the misVista 2s, then head to the link in the show notes. A very warm welcome to the Running Channel podcast with me Rick Kelsey. And me, Andy Badley. And me, Tom Dunn. Yes, it's him Tom Dunn because Sarah, guess where she is? You actually know the answer to this. I do. Well, we all know the answer to it. It's not like it's a secret. She's out in UTNB and Chamonay. It's all right for some, isn't it? Yeah. Yeah. So we've got her literally better half. So for regular listeners to the podcast, we'll probably know this, but you might not. Tom is actually Sarah's fiance.

I mean, Andy, they didn't know that. You've really put that straight. I mean, all rumors have been quashed right there in a sentence. Yeah, well, I mean, it's on social media. It's not a secret, right? Yeah, fair enough. Anyway, today we are talking about training cycles and some of the jargon that you've probably heard quite a lot, but you don't know what they mean. So peak, taper, bass. I mean, hopefully we know what they mean and can explain them to you. Yeah, and the three of us have been training towards massively different goals over the last few months with very different personal reasons for doing that. And we've been through the different elements of the different training cycles. And of course, we're also going to talk about news and answer your questions, which we love doing.

So let's get into it.

Yeah. All right. I won't turn my line.

I'm sorry. I just made me my line and I forgot I hadn't read that far again.

I don't care. That's fine.

Okay. Hey, lads today.

Yeah, it's just the boys. So we need to behave ourselves and...

Actually, we might have a word from Sarah. It might not be that easy to get away from her.

She may have sent something.

Yes, so later on we might be hearing a little update from our roving reporter

out in Chamonie, which is very exciting. She does like to have the last word. Yeah. It's been an emotional

seven days, actually. Yeah. For all of us? No, I think Tom saw me. I'm just going to put it out

there the lowest he's ever seen me.

It's nice to see Mr. Cool, not cool.

I was in all sorts of pain, despair.

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