136: What To Expect At Your Autumn Marathon
The Running Channel Podcast
The Running Channel
4.8 • 591 Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Andy, Rick, and Sarah host this week's episode at Garmin's HQ in Southampton, UK, in front of a live audience as they dive into exactly what you can expect at your autumn marathon training. From training tips to race day tricks, we've got you covered!
Rick learns what VO2 max is as he tests out the brand new Garmin Fenix 8 Pro, Sarah recaps an epic week at UTMB, and Andy shares his nerves and excitement ahead of starting his marathon training block for Valencia!
Check out the new Garmin Fenix 8 Pro here!
The Running Channel Podcast tackles one big topic each episode, amongst helpful tips and light-hearted chat on the latest news in the running world. Hosted by Sarah Hartley (amateur runner) and Andy Baddeley (former pro runner) alongside Rick Kelsey (recovering runner), the TRC Podcast is friendly, jargon-free, and the perfect accompaniment to your runs.
Join The Running Channel Club for exclusive additional podcast episodes, bite-sized courses, live Q&As and so much more! Head to club.therunningchannel.com
For all enquiries contact podcast@therunningchannel.com .
If you liked this, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. And leave us a 5* review and rating, it really helps us get discovered.
We're on YouTube too, so check us out there: www.youtube.com/runningchannel .
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Channel podcast, coming to you today from Garmin's flagship store in Southampton. |
| 0:18.6 | This is so exciting. Also, I'm not sure about you too, but I've noticed a change in the weather |
| 0:23.2 | recently, which can only mean one thing. Hot chocolate? No. For you maybe. Yeah, maybe, but for us, |
| 0:30.2 | autumn marathon season. Ah, yeah, actually that, no. No, but it is for me. So we're going to talk |
| 0:36.5 | about, that's today's episode topic. We're going to be talking all about autumn marathons, what to expect, how to get stuck into your training, some top tips. And of course, news and all of the other good stuff that we cover your questions. But it's really exciting to be back in Garmin's store because actually we've got a special episode or segment of Rick's Challenge this week. |
| 0:56.6 | And Rick's Challenge was inspired by his general incompetence at using a Garmin watch in the |
| 1:00.7 | first place. |
| 1:01.4 | I think I've learned more today about watches. Firstly, that it does more than just tell me |
| 1:07.7 | how fast I ran at Park Run and knock my wife out in bed. |
| 1:12.3 | I need to come back to that in a minute. |
| 1:14.7 | Did it actually does lots of other things? |
| 1:18.2 | Honestly, I think half of today we've just spent talking to people of doing. |
| 1:23.9 | I've spent a lot today. |
| 1:25.8 | And I've had this on my wrist for two years. Yeah. Yeah, I've just followed you around today speaking to people who you've spent a lot today. And I've had this on my wrist for two years. |
| 1:28.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:28.5 | Yeah, I've just followed you around today speaking to people who you've had a conversation with, firstly saying sorry. |
| 1:33.9 | And then secondly saying, what did he learn from you? |
| 1:36.4 | Oh, good. |
| 1:37.2 | Yeah. |
| 1:37.2 | Have you guys in the store? |
| 1:38.2 | Have you guys forgotten that we need to do the music? |
| 1:39.9 | Oh, sorry. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Running Channel, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Running Channel and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.