The Hero’s Journey of the Marathon
Marathon Training Academy
Angie and Trevor
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we apply the famous Hero’s Journey framework to marathon training and talk about how you can overcome obstacles, transform into a stronger runner, and gain the wisdom to inspire others!
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| 0:49.7 | Oh. |
| 0:50.1 | Oh. Oh, hey, welcome to the Marathon Training Academy podcast. |
| 1:05.6 | I'm Trevor. |
| 1:06.5 | And I'm Angie. |
| 1:07.8 | In this episode, we apply the famous Heroes Journey framework to marathon training. And we'll talk |
| 1:12.9 | about how you can overcome obstacles, transform into a stronger runner, and gain the confidence to inspire |
| 1:18.8 | others. Hey, and don't forget, as an academy member, you can get all of our back podcast episodes, |
| 1:23.7 | training plans, and courses. Find out how to join when you visit Marathon Trainingacademy.com. |
| 1:29.8 | So Angie, how is your training for your fall marathons, plural? |
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