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If your easy runs feel harder than they should, this episode will tell you exactly why. Coach Meg Walker unpacks one of the most common and damaging mistakes in running training and explains why it keeps runners permanently stuck in a zone that's too hard to recover from and not hard enough to drive real adaptation. When easy runs feel hard, the pace is often not the problem. Meg breaks down the three real reasons easy runs feel harder than they should and why none of them are solved by running more. Topics covered: easy run pace, polarised training, running zones, training fatigue, running recovery, underfuelling runners, low energy availability, hip flexor mobility, strength gaps in runners, why running feels hard, aerobic base training, running training mistakes. Want to get strong, lean and injury free? Apply for coaching and a free discovery call: ⁠⁠https://calendly.com/strongandprosper/coachingcall⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow Meg on Instagram⁠⁠ Follow/subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode!

Most marathon training plans get the running right and leave everything else out. In this episode, Coach Meg Walker breaks down the four pillars that standard plans consistently overlook: mobility, strength, fuelling, and mindset and why neglecting any one of them is what separates runners who arrive at the start line ready from those who just hope to make it to the finish. You'll learn why marathon running mechanics break down in the final 10 miles (and how to fix it before race day), what strength training for runners actually means, why chronically underfuelling is sabotaging your adaptation, and the consistency mindset shift that matters more than any single perfect session. Topics mentioned: marathon training plan, marathon preparation, strength training for runners, running mobility, hip flexor tightness, marathon fuelling, endurance nutrition, low energy availability, running mindset, spring marathon training, injury-free marathon. Want to get strong, lean and injury free? Apply for coaching and a free discovery call: ⁠⁠https://calendly.com/strongandprosper/coachingcall⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow Meg on Instagram⁠⁠ Follow/subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode!

Why Do Runners Keep Getting Injured? The Fitness vs. Tissue Tolerance Gap Explained If you're a runner who keeps getting injured despite doing everything right, this episode is for you. Coach Meg Walker breaks down why most running injuries aren't caused by what you think and why the real culprit is almost always a gap between your cardiovascular fitness and your connective tissue's ability to keep up. You'll learn why tendons, ligaments, and fascia adapt far more slowly than your aerobic system, why that gap keeps widening without the right training, and what to do differently to stay injury-free long term. Topics mentioned: running injuries, overuse injuries, IT band syndrome, Achilles tendinopathy, tissue tolerance, strength training for runners, injury prevention, load management, connective tissue adaptation. Want to get strong, lean and injury free? Apply for coaching and a free discovery call: ⁠https://calendly.com/strongandprosper/coachingcall⁠ ⁠Follow Meg on Instagram⁠ Follow/subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode!

Running Chicago Marathon 2026? Look no further. This episode is jam packed we all the top information and tips for this year's race in the iconic windy city. We talk about: - The most generous expo of the majors - Top food places for carb loading and post race celebrations - How best to navigate race day morning - Start line tips - Key photo opportunities on course - Breakdown every mile of the course - The loud and quiet crowd spots - Meg and Yimmy's Chicago marathon experiences - Finish line goodies - The most welcoming city of the majors - Food places mentioned: Lou Malnati's (best gluten free deep dish pizza - serve normal as well), Chicago's pizza for a great meal night before the race, Ed Debevitch dinner (don't go if you're easily offended - intentionally rude and funny service!), Labriola Ristorante - Chicago, Yimmy's favourite ramen place. If you want to reduce risk of injury, get strong and transform your running while still enjoying life, apply now and receive a free call with Coach Meg to discuss how she can help you transform your running performance. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠Applications are open⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Train to thrive, not survive! Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Strong & Prosper : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply here for coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: David Yim Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shortfatguyrunsthemajors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠London Marathon Support Group

Most runners have worked with a run coach, a strength coach, or tried to figure it out alone. Very few have worked with someone who genuinely covers all three pillars - strength, mobility, and running (plus the nutrition and mindset work that holds it all together!) In this episode, Meg Walker shares the real story behind Strong and Prosper: the gap she kept seeing in the coaching industry, her own experience of training for over twenty-two marathons and an Ironman while working full time, and why she built a coaching programme designed for athletes who are also full human beings with careers, families, and real lives. If you're a runner thinking about a spring race and wondering whether now is the right time to invest in proper coaching support, this episode will answer that question. Topics covered: why most runners are missing the mobility piece, how strength and running knowledge need to work together, the difference between surviving a race and thriving in it, why September is the most important month for spring race preparation, and how to build a body that stays injury free long term. Apply for coaching and a free discovery call: https://calendly.com/strongandprosper/coachingcall Follow Meg on Instagram Follow/subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode!

Running Berlin Marathon 2026? This episode is for you! Join Strength and Performance Coach Meg Walker and Multi Six Star Finisher David Yim as they discuss all the key information for this year's race! From the running show and race course to the best places to stay! If you want to reduce risk of injury, get strong and transform your running while still enjoying life, apply now and receive a free call with Coach Meg to discuss how she can help you transform your running performance. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠Applications are open⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Train to thrive, not survive! Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Strong & Prosper : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply here for coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: David Yim Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@shortfatguyrunsthemajors⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠London Marathon Support Group

Most runners treat mobility as an afterthought. But mobility isn't a nice-to-have. It's what determines whether your body can hold its mechanics together when fatigue sets in and everything is working against you. In this episode, Coach Meg reframes what mobility is actually for and why mile 18 is where it really matters. The Strong & Prosper application form is linked below. It takes two minutes to fill in, and Coach Meg will be in touch to chat and see if the programme is the right fit for you. Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply for a free discovery call here⁠⁠⁠

When something goes wrong, the instinct is to run less and sometimes that's right. But if the underlying capacity never gets built, you'll keep hitting the same wall. In this episode, Coach Meg explains why most running injuries come down to structural capacity and what actually needs to change to break the cycle for good. The Strong & Prosper application form is linked below. It takes two minutes to fill in, and Coach Meg will be in touch to chat and see if the programme is the right fit for you. Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply for a free discovery call here⁠⁠

Working harder but not getting the results you feel you should be? Before you add another session, increase your mileage, or push through more effort, this episode is worth a listen. Coach Meg shares a simple analogy that reframes everything. The Strong & Prosper application form is linked here, fill it in to book a free discovery call and talk through the holes in your training with Coach Meg directly. And don't miss the live running form webinar this Sunday 9th August at 8pm BST you can sign up here. Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply for coaching here⁠⁠ Book your Live webinar space: Book to improve your running form here

Running Sydney Marathon 2026? This episode is for you! Join Strength and Performance Coach Meg Walker and Multi Six Star Finisher David Yim as they discuss all the key information for this year's race! From the running show and race course to the best places to stay! If you want to train smarter, fuel with confidence, reduce risk of injury and soreness, and make real progress while still enjoying life, apply now and receive my limited time welcome offer! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠Applications are open⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Through intelligent strength training, sustainable nutrition, and performance-driven mindset coaching, we empower runners to train with purpose, fuel with confidence, and show up fully in every season of life. Train to thrive, not survive! Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Strong & Prosper : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply here for coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠ Attend live "How to Improve Running Form Like a Pro" webinar Guest: David Yim Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@shortfatguyrunsthemajors⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠London Marathon Support Group Mentioned in episode: Passenger Cards info What can or can't be brought into Aus NOUR Middle Eastern Restaurant Jimmy's Falafel Redirection Points

Are you working hard but progress feels inconsistent? Hitting plateaus you can't explain? The problem probably isn't your effort but the lack of structure behind your training. In this episode, Coach Meg breaks down what periodisation is and how it applies directly to your running. You'll learn how training hard and training smart are two very different things. The Strong & Prosper application form is linked below. It takes two minutes to fill in, and Coach Meg will be in touch to chat and see if the programme is the right fit for you. Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply for coaching here⁠⁠

Does your training fall apart the moment life gets busy? You're not alone and you're also not lazy. You just probably haven't been given the right system yet. In this episode, coach Meg Walker breaks down exactly how to maintain your running and strength training through the holidays, busy seasons, travel, and all the other curveballs life throws at you without burning out or hitting reset every single time. Want support in getting stronger, lean, reducing injury risk, thriving in your running and staying consistent all year round? Book a free discovery call with Meg via the link below. There'll be no pressure, just a casual chat about where you're at, how to bridge the gap and whether Meg can be helpful. Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply for coaching here⁠⁠

In this episode, Coach Meg Walker extends an invite to all runners who are serious about breaking through current plateaus, becoming a confident and competent athlete and leading your training sessions from the front. Find out how you can start making your technology work for you so you can become unstoppable. Book your space on Coach Meg's live webinar Sunday 12th July 2026 here: https://strongandprosper.fillout.com/maketechworkbetter  (extended playback is available if you can't make it live) Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply for coaching here⁠⁠

In this episode, Coach Meg explains why under-fuelling rarely feels like hunger, why busy runners are especially at risk, and what your body actually does when it's not getting enough to work with. Food isn't separate from your training, it’s a huge part of it.  The Strong & Prosper application form is linked below. It takes two minutes to fill in, and Coach Meg will be in touch to chat, discuss how you could bridge the gap from where you are to where you want to be and see if this is the right fit for you. Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply for coaching here⁠⁠

"I don't want to get heavy." "Won't it slow me down?" These are the questions Coach Meg hears from runners all the time and in this episode, she's setting the record straight. Runner-specific strength training has nothing to do with bodybuilding. It's about building the efficiency, stability, and resilience your running actually depends on and the runners who add it almost always wonder why they waited so long. The Strong & Prosper application form is linked ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  It takes 2 minutes to fill in, and Coach Meg will be in touch to chat and see if it’s the right fit for you. Please make sure you are following for more! Host: Coach Meg Walker Email: [email protected] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachmegwalker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongandprosper.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply for coaching here⁠⁠