This episode is sponsored by Science in Sport.

Did you know that Science in Sport was the first major brand to create isotonic gels?

I did not.

Yeah, they've invested millions in scientific research.

And actually that's who I'm using.

I'm using Science in Sports.

Beta fuel gels with electrolytes for my marathon training and for my marathon in Valencia.

They've got great flavors.

They're not too sticky.

They don't upset my stomach. Yeah,

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into it. Yeah, real bona fide scientists and nutritionists working in their place. We know. I've

actually been to look at the production line and seen behind the scenes, which is really cool. So I've

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Welcome to the Running Channel podcast, 2026. I can't believe it. It's January. It's the new year. And what do you do in the new year?

Well, you change absolutely nothing because you're more motivated. Thank you. You definitely don't dread going back to work because you don't really go to work in the first place. No, that wasn't it actually. You make New Year's resolutions.

And if you're listening to this podcast or watching this podcast, it turns out you may, may be making a running resolution.

You might be deciding to run a first marathon, go for a PB at 10K.

And if you are doing any of those things, well, you are in

the right place, friends? Are you, are they not? Are we friends? We're all friends here. We're all

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