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Road to Belfast - Episode 7 - The psychology of marathon training ft. Michael McKnight

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Road to Belfast - Episode 7 - The psychology of marathon training ft. Michael McKnight

The Back Straight Podcast›
Apr 17, 20261:09:13

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Tick-tock, tick-tock!! The clock is slowly winding down for the big day but there are still plenty of great episodes left with the amazing duo that is Dearbhla Cox and Patrick McColl! In episode 7 we chat about the training weeks as usual and then get the podcasting stalwart and brilliant coach coach that is Michael McKnight on to chat running psychology! We hope you enjoy this episode and we will see you next week!

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