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Hello and welcome to the Marathon Training Academy podcast, where we help you train smarter and get more out of yourself as a runner.

In this episode, we speak with Alster Crompton, a trail guide with Run the Alps, about his latest adventures and what it's like to run the Swiss Alps.

Plus, Coach Angie shares tips on training for an ultra marathon.

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You can join by going to Marathon Training Academy.com. We have lots of

great stuff to get into in this episode. Before we jump into everything, some congrats are in order.

Yeah, we'd like to say congratulations to Scott, who is an academy member. He ran the New Year's

One Day Coastal Trail Run, which consisted of him completing 34 miles in six hours.

He said it's interesting when it comes down to the final hour because you have to finish a full

loop for it to count. I finished my final lap with a minute left.

I time that well. Yes, exactly. So congratulations, Scott, on an epic way to start your new year. Well, in this episode,

we're going to speak with Alistair Crompton. Definitely one of the coolest guys I know. He's a

international mountain leader and trekking guide. He's also a yoga teacher and vegan chef. He's based

in Chamonie, France. But originally from the UK, he also loves to paraglide. So he'll talk about running up a

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