Kelly and Matt

Lactate & Love

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Where running science meets relationship goals. Welcome to Lactate & Love – the podcast where running science meets relationship chaos. We’re Kelly and Matt, two runners balancing a passion for all things running, training, racing, real life and parenting. From threshold sessions to threshold arguments, we are here to share it all.

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Kelly and Matt

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Ep 6. Stroud Half Marathon recap, Doping and World Records and the Treadmill World Champs. 30.10.2025 56:51

Welcome to Episode 6 of Lactate & Love. Kelly recaps her run at Stroud Half Marathon. World Athletics announces the Treadmill World Championships. What we think about drug cheats keeping records. Dog threshold and removing water cups and bottles fro Paris Marathon. Thank you for listening, please do continue sharing the love if you enjoy this episode! Kelly & Matt x P.s If you fancy giving...

Ep 5. Disrupted Valencia Marathon Training, Why parkrun Emails Are Not Hitting The Mark, Race News and Kelly's New Venture! 23.10.2025 56:56

Welcome to Episode 5 of Lactate & Love. Disrupted training weeks towards Valencia Marathon, the parkrun/runna collab that is not hitting the spot, Cape Town marathon cancellation and race results, AND Kelly shares her new venture.... Thank you for listening, please do continue sharing the love if you enjoy this episode! Kelly & Matt x P.s If you fancy giving it some love - www.instagram.co...

Ep 4. Valencia Marathon Training Chat + What Threshold Training is and How to use it? 14.10.2025 1:08:28

Welcome to Episode 4 of Lactate & Love. Today we talk through our training week towards Valencia Marathon; what is threshold training and how to use it in training to improve; Ironman World Champs; Chicago Marathon and who would in a race Vs a Wild Boar. Thank you for listening, please do continue sharing the love if you enjoy this episode! Kelly & Matt x To follow Matt YouTube - https:/...

Ep 3. Cardiff Half Marathon Recap, Why You Shouldn't Race When Ill, Race Predictions & Some Super Shoe Chat! 07.10.2025 1:10:33

Welcome to Episode 3 of Lactate & Love. Today we talk through our training towards Valencia Marathon whilst heading into Cardiff Half Marathon race week, race day recap, why you shouldn't race when ill, health metrics, race predictions (naff) and more. Thank you for listening, please do continue sharing the love if you enjoy this episode! Kelly & Matt x To follow Matt YouTube - https...

Ep 2. Forest of Dean Trail Half Recap, racing parkrun and why you shouldn't pull your carrot? 30.09.2025 1:08:15

Welcome to Lactate & Love Welcome to our episode 2. Today we discuss marathon training towards Valencia Marathon; we recap the Forest of Dean Trail Half Marathon; why Kelly had issues with strides; racing parkrun; and why Matt nearly didn't race. We also cover some of the latest running news from London Marathon and Cardiff Half. We hope you enjoy. To follow Matt YouTube - https://www.yo...

Ep 1. Berlin Marathon Recap and Valencia Marathon Goals 24.09.2025 1:00:09

Welcome to Lactate & Love Welcome to our pilot episode. Today we have a Berlin Marathon debrief from Matt , did heat training and a floppy penguin actually help? We chat about our training plans for Valencia Marathon, and the goals we are aiming for, and touch upon running with type 1 diabetes. To follow Matt YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheWelshRunner Instagram - Instagram.com/thewels...