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#Ep 78 | 10 Questions Before You Run Sydney Marathon

Beyond The Finish Line··25 August 2026·59 min

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Your Sydney Marathon Q&A, plus a full catch-up on life. Georgia is back from having Millie. Matt recaps a 24-hour team backyard ultra. Where his Iron Man WA prep is landing 15 weeks out, Then ten rapid-fire Sydney Marathon listener questions covering pacing on the hills, arrival timing, aid stations, carb load meals, GPS vs elapsed time, and the seven days leading in. 🎧 Listener Q&A: – Should I power up the hills to hold pace? – How long before the gun should I arrive? – Any hill advice if I've only trained on flat? – Should I stop at every aid station on my first marathon? – Favourite carb load meal if you could only pick one forever? – Best post-race recovery routine? – Sub-4 pacing strategy when the GPS gets shaky? – Bad calf pain race week — push through or shut it down? – What should the seven days leading in actually look like? 🎁 TPP shakeout run Saturday morning in the Sydney CBD — details on @beyondthefinishline_pod. Come say hi. 💻 Join The Performance Project Coaching: https://performanceproject.typeform.c... 📸 Follow BTFL:   / beyondthefinishline_pod   📸 Follow Coach Matt:   / mattb_performance   📸 Follow Georgia:   / georgiahillis   📸 Follow The Performance Project:   / the_performance_project_