#177 - Running Coach Kevin English On: Being Specific in your Running Training, Dublin Marathon advice and more Any Given Runday

 We have running coach Kevin English on the podcast this week, which makes for a great listen, especially if you are entering your final stages towards the Dublin Marathon

Kevin trains runners of all ability levels, from achieving your first marathon to breaking. sub 3 and more.

- Berlin Marathon with his athletes over the weekend and why Kipchogue may not be the greatest of all time...

- How Kevin got into marathon running...

- Why people don't like 5ks and the training they should be doing to get better at them

- The Great World Race

- How Kevin's approach to coaching marathon runners has evolved over the last 5 and a half years

- How to make your training more specific to your goal

- Approach to tapering for a marathon

- Kevin's number 1 rule for his athletes

- Thoughts on cross-training

- Why 80/20 approach to running may not always be the answer

- A plan for nutrition for the Dublin Marathon

- Why 'carb loading' should not be left until the night before the marathon

- Hidden Gem races in Ireland

For more details on getting coaching from Kevin, you can follow him on Instagram @Kevin_English29 as well as his website kevinenglishrunning.ie

Kevin is also a seller of Maurten gels, which Eric has been using for his IronMan training, that are available on his website as well