London Calling 🇬🇧🏃‍♂️ | Race Week Special

Four sleeps to go. The boys check in ahead of London Marathon weekend — taper thoughts, training confidence, race plans, fuelling strategy, and what success actually looks like on the biggest stage.

We dive into the elite field, British depth, underdogs to watch, and answer some Patreon questions on sleep, nerves, and race-day mindset.

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Welcome back to the Easy Double Podcast for Episode 61!

It's marathon season as the lads discuss all things Boston Marathon and preview the London Marathon.On the streets of Spain, a European record goes down as some notable names also race well.

Ryan recaps his first race in 51 weeks as he conquers the Bridges of Perth.

As always, we chat running news, YouTube diaries and also Double Trouble — have runners gone soft?

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Welcome back to the Easy Double Podcast for Episode 60!

It was a massive week in Australia as they hosted their National Track and Field Champs, with all top Australian talent flocking to Sydney to compete. Cam Myers shows his worth, while there is massive commotion in the women's 1500m.

On the other side of the world, the Irish National Road 10K happened with some fast times, while the Sonia O'Sullivan 10 Mile in her hometown attracted a quality field.

📰 In Running News, we discuss the new World Marathon Championship, get ready for the Boston Marathon, and go through our top picks.

📺 Our YouTube Diaries this week give Josh Kerr a shout out, and Izzy Batt-Doyle as she previews one of her long runs pre-Boston.

We Double Trouble whether all-comers records should be a thing, which divides opinions.

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In this episode of The Easy Double Podcast, we’re joined by Cole Gibbens for a deep dive into his journey through running, life, and content creation.

We go back to where it all started, from his early years and influences to how his time at university shaped him into the athlete he is today.

Cole opens up about his YouTube journey, the highs and lows of sharing everything online, and how running has impacted his mental health.

We also get into his recent injury, how he’s dealing with it mentally, and what the road to recovery looks like. Plus, a look at how he balances training, work, and content — and how things have evolved along the way.

A major highlight of the episode is his debut marathon at the London Marathon, where he ran an incredible 2:16:52. Cole takes us inside race day, the key moments, and what was going through his head in the final miles.

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Welcome back to the Easy Double Podcast for Episode 59!

In this episode, the lads kick things off with massive news: the Easy Double Podcast is now live on Patreon, where listeners can get deeper insights into weekly training, exclusive content, and more in-depth discussions on all things running.

🇫🇷 The lads recap a lightning-fast 5K and 10K meet in Lille, where the pace was seriously hot and performances didn’t disappoint.

Attention then shifts to Australia, as sprint stars Christian Coleman and Sha'Carri Richardson headline the iconic Stawell Gift, bringing global flair to one of the sport’s most unique handicap races.

📰 In running news, there are some major shake-ups—Conner Mantz has withdrawn from the Boston Marathon, while Sifan Hassan is out of the London Marathon.

🏃🏻‍♂️Training-wise, the lads are starting to feel the fitness build, though it’s not all smooth sailing—Eoin takes a beating from the unpredictable Irish weather in this week’s “Double Trouble” segment.

To wrap things up, they look ahead to some big upcoming races, including the Rotterdam Marathon and the Paris Marathon.

📺 Cole Gibbens gets the nod in this weeks YouTube Diaries ahead of his interview release this week.

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Jake Barraclough missed the start of this one… still sat in the sauna after getting caught out by daylight savings kicking in back in the UK but not in Japan 😅

Once we got him on (mid-sweat, still recovering), we got straight into a proper London Calling catch-up with 3 weeks to go.

We unpacked Jake Smith’s recent half marathon block — from Bath to Berlin — including front-running battles, getting “sat on” for 10 miles, and what it’s like when it all blows apart in the final kilometre. Then contrasting that with Berlin, where it was a no-pressure, no-taper effort — racing in sunglasses, chatting mid-race, and running just seconds off peak shape at a much lower heart rate. The takeaway? Fitness is in a very good place at exactly the right time.

Tim Vincent then looks ahead to his upcoming 10km in Lille — a late entry into a seriously stacked field. We get into why it matters, the mindset going into a race like that, and how it fits into a marathon build. There’s a really honest discussion around respecting the level, racing properly vs “fudging it”, and what a performance here could mean heading into London.

Jake Barraclough brings the chaos — from sauna mishaps to a much more serious insight into the last few months. He opens up on dealing with a long-term back issue, running through pain, and ultimately having to step back and rebuild. There’s some really valuable perspective here on injury management, biomechanics, and how quickly things can shift when consistency is taken away.

Elsewhere, we get into:

• Marathon month reality — 3 weeks to go and it starting to feel real
• Long runs together in London (and why Bushy/Richmond might be the best spots in the city)
• The mental shift from racing blocks → full marathon focus
• Taper nerves, start line anxiety, and just trying to get there healthy

London is close now… and for all three, the paths there couldn’t look more different.

We'll be back, the week of the race to capture the lads final thoughts and get into the race plans and stratergies!

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Welcome back to the Easy Double Podcast for Episode 58!

We're kicking things off with a big announcement — Easy Double is delighted to have Bix Nutrition on board as a sponsor! Running Results is proudly brought to you by BIX Nutrition, developed for athletes by athletes. Head to bixvitamins.com and use the code double for 20% off your order.

🌏 It was a massive weekend of racing. The Maurie Plant Meet lived up to its billing as Australia's premier athletics event — we break down the standout performances across the men's 3000m, 800m, a women's 3000m and both male and female 1500m races where the young guns Cam Myers and Claudia Hollingsworth made early season statements !

🇩🇪 Berlin Half Marathon delivered one of the strangest finishes we've seen in a while — we get into the drama, the national records, and an incredibly deep women's race that had 17 women breaking 70 minutes.

🇺🇸 Sound Running's The Ten brought the chaos too, with a string of DNFs in the A race and plenty to talk about on the women's side.

📰 Running News — powered by Nomio — includes a look at Josh Kerr and Brooks' ambitious 2:22 Project, the controversy around the USA's seven-woman team for the Half Marathon World Champs.

🏃🏻‍♂️Training weeks as per usual

📺 YouTube Diaries and Double Trouble are back as always.

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Welcome back to the Easy Double Pocast for episode 57!

The World Indoors delivered some serious moments and we've got it all covered — the middle distance events were stacked and we break down who stood out, who surprised us, and how the Irish, UK and Aussie contingent got on.

🇮🇪 Over in Irealnd the Dunboyne 10km went down in Ireland and we've got the results.

🏃🏻‍♂️🚲 Training talk is in good form too — all three of us are feeling fit and the sessions are starting to show it.

This weekend is a big one on the global racing calendar. The Maurie Plant Meet brings the heat in Australia, Berlin's half marathon is shaping up to be a cracker, and Sound Running's The Ten, on of the deepest 10,000m track races is turning heads stateside — we break down who to watch for.

📺 YouTube Diaries is back — Jimmy Whelan is shaking things up with Salomon as Clayton Young makes a big move, ditching ASICS for Brooks as he builds for Boston

As always there's a bit of waffle along the way!

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