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The boys are back — recording in the Perth heat while Eoin joins live from his self-proclaimed “training oven” in Spain. This week, the team dives deep into the 2025 New York City Marathon , unpacking Helen Obiri’s course record-breaking run, the Kenyan clean sweep, and what makes the NYC course one of the most iconic and brutal in the world. We go deep into amazing results from Patrick Deever, Je...

The boys are back with a massive episode covering a packed weekend of global racing. From the Valencia Half Marathon where Agnes Ngetich came close to the world record, Kejelcha took a shot at his own course record and Almgren becomes the first European to break 59min. The Brits impressed too with Alfie Manthorpe leading Charles Wheeler, Alex Yee and Ben Connor but Irelands Efrem Gidey pipped them...

This week, Ryan sits down with fellow Wirral native Joe Wigfield – the newly-crowned Manchester Half Marathon champion after an impressive 62:04 win over GB international Jonny Mellor. Joe actually coached Ryan to his 2:45 debut marathon so they share some early reflections on the coach/athlete relationship. They dive straight into the details behind Manchester: the race plan, pacing calls, mental...

EDP35 – New Irish Marathon Record | Dublin & Amsterdam Previews | Double Trouble A big week in distance running and a chaotic one for the Easy Double crew. Eoin's on pre-race duty ahead of his cross-country, Dean and Ryan accidentally launch the “Easy Peddle” series after a group ride gets a bit too competitive, and somehow we end up talking about lactate, fuel tanks, and Perth petrol pric...

EDP34- The lads are back and reporting from Ireland and both corners of Australia. We start off by going through both Perth and Melbourne marathon results, at the time of recording Chicago hadn't even started but Eoin runs through the results at the end of the episode. We chat all things Athlos, a female-only track meet which took place in NYC. We dicscuss whether such specialised competitions...

EDP33 — the boys are back and there’s plenty to unpack. We recorded too early to cover results but reference: Cardiff Half, where Jake Smith & Callum Hawkins battled through Storm Amy chaos, plus a full breakdown of Eoin’s race week and a cross-training check-in from Dean and Ryan. In the news round-up, we cover the loaded Chicago Marathon elite field, preview the Melbourne and Perth Marathon...

Ryan interviews professional Nike runner Cooper Teare, Coopers CV is insanely impressive: 3:32.16 1500m 7:30.62 3000m 12:54.72 5000m 2 x NCAA Champion 2 x Collegiate Record Holder 2022 National 1500m Champion 2024 National Cross Country Champion 1 x World Athletics Championships USA team - Eugene Cooper shares insights into his journey from a promising high school athlete to a professional runner...

The lads and after a crazy schedule of results results results leading in to Tokyo this week is pretty quite on that front so we take some time to reflect on our own training, injury updates and progress from Dean & Ryan, whereas Eoin eyes up another races.. if his sore, shaved knee will allow? We previewed the upcoming interview with Cooper Teare that Ryan had the privilege of hosting on Frid...

Tokyo World Championships — and it’s been a wild one. We dive into every corner of the track and road: Gressier weaving through late to steal the men’s 10,000m, Simbu producing one of the most dramatic marathon finishes in history, Faith Kipyegon extending her reign with another 1500m crown, and Jake Wightman rewriting his own fairytale in a chaotic men’s 1500m final. Shock medals in just about ev...

Tokyo World Championships are here and the drama has already started 🔥 We break down all the big results so far – from the women’s 10,000m to a brutal marathon in 27-degree heat, plus the 1500m heats that claimed some huge names. In the news: Kipchoge and Hassan are heading to NYC, Welteji is OUT after a doping violation, and Knighton receives a four-year ban. As always, we check in on our traini...

Eoin sat down with multiple Irish record holder 1 week out from competing at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Andrew dialled in from Ireland Athletics holding camp in a blazing Hong Kong. Andrew explains how he plans to navigate the rounds of a major Championship whilst competing in both 1500m & 5000m - in terms of ticking over inbetween races, getting the perfect balance of recover...

This week on Easy Double we cover a stacked week of racing with the Great North Run , The Big Half in London , the USATF 20k Road Champs , and the iconic 5th Avenue Mile in New York . We break down standout performances, prize money, and course records before diving into training weeks and our Tokyo World Championships predictions across every distance from 800m to the marathon. And for Tokyo — yo...

WOW! What an absolute pleasure it was to dive inside the mind of the fastest ever marathoner to come out of North America. Strap in and get your notes out. Members of https://easydoubleclubhouse.circle.so/ were fortunate enoguh to submit their questions for Cam. Join now to get involved, access the backstage pass and benefit from Easy Double being more than just a podcast. This week Dean sits down...

Ryan, Dean and Eoin are back The Clubhouse has been buzzing — from a Brooks ambassador wading into our shoe chat to the GB marathon selection saga (including a reply from Eilish) that’s got UKA policy in the crosshairs. We also tease our Cam Levins interview dropping this week: listener questions, triple-day training, Oregon Project chapter, that 2:05 AR, and his big Tokyo goals (no spoilers… but...

This week’s episode of the Easy Double Podcast is a big one — we’re launching The Easy Double Clubhouse 🎉 The Clubhouse is our new private community space: think of it as a backstage pass to the pod, where you can chat about races, shoe rotations, YouTube diaries, and importantly all of your secret double troubles. Listener questions, bonus announcements, and early guest reveals will now all come...

The Easy Double boys are back with a loaded episode after one of the busiest weeks of the season, these 2hr episodes are out of control We start by reflecting on last week’s Jake Smith interview — your reactions, our takeaways, and why it might just have brought some new faces into the Easy Double community. Over in the Strava group, Jake’s antics continue, Kristian's Canova-style special gets...

Ryan sat down with British distance runner Jake Smith to chat all things running, RED-S (& football). It was an absolute pleasure to hear about Jake's journey, how he has rebuilt both physically and mentally. - How his upbringing in Hong Kong shaped who he is - His (unfortunate) passion for Reading FC - Starting out as a triathlete - Early career successes (60:31 HM / Olympic marathon QT )...

The episode starts as we question Eoins interesting long run refuelling stratergy of 2 x hard boiled egg. Ryan tells the story of a lucky escape during a bike ride as he collided with a Ute. We discuss how the Strava group is gaining traction with listeners throwing questions around on the back of last weeks topless Double Trouble. There's a few absolute mileage monsters and mountain climbers...

Monster episode this week!! Ryan delivers on his promise of meeting the AC Milan squadand tells the story of the interaction where he got to ask star player Christian Pulisic who had the best 5k time in the squad… Both Dean and Eoin raced in WA Half-Marathon Championship and Irish 5000m respectively. The lads provide us with detailed race recaps as Eoin pulls the curtain back on what it’s like to...

As we were preparing the agenda, this week felt a little light. However, that is certainly not the case! Huge episode with plenty for you to get stuck into. Results: - Sydney Harbour 10km - City Night 10k Berlin - Giro Podistico Internazionale di Castelbuono Huge training week from Dean, on the back of a 10km win (& CR) last week as he prepares for Perth half upcoming next week. Eoin battles w...

Dean sits down with arguably Australia's most versatile athlete, Australian 10k road (30:44) and Half-Marathon (67:17) record holder, Izzi Batt-Doyle. With PB's ranging from 14:49 in the 5000 to 2:22:59 in the Marathon, Izzi can do it all. Izzi is infamous for her 200km weeks with ruthless output and consistency, often supplementing her training with multiple gym and pilates session too. B...

Hey guys thanks for being with us for another week. The agendas and episodes just keep on getting bigger and bigger as this season progresses. Join us as we go through: - London Diamond League results and impacts on World Qualification status/rankings ahead of Tokyo - Ruth Chepngetich's - the 2:09 woman & WR holder from Chicago - ban following positive drugs test, what happened, what it means...

Tune in for another MASSIVE episode. Huge announcement regarding The Easy Double Clubhouse: The private running community, built by listeners, beyond the mic. Not just a podcast a running community. A space where listeners can interact, share their opinions on all things running and help shape the development of the pod. For those who want more than just a weekly episode. - Monaco steals the runni...

Wow, absolutely massive episode as Dean, Eoin and Ryan are joined by @RanToJapan Jake Barraclough fresh off the back of Gold Coast marathon - dialling in from his hotel room on the afternoon of the race to talk about his experience and how it played out on course for him. Jake also reveals some details about his newly signed contract with a top shoe brand. It seems like the Ran To Japan Army took...

Eoin and Ryan sit down for episode 19. The lads review Faith Kipyegon's breaking4 attempt in depth - where she tried to be the first female to ever run a mile in under 4minutes, an event put on by Nike. We caught up on the Ostrava meet from last week in Czech Republic where Australians were in top form. There was a 5k in Battersea park where multiple British Olympians turned up. Eoin raced for...