With the Frankfurt Marathon just days away, the team checks in on their taper and final training and shares their goals and race plans. Then comes the main topic: building the ideal marathon kit from the ground up. They give their top marathon shoe picks for the year and talk socks, shorts and underwear (comfort, storage and avoiding chafe). They also cover belts, tops, anti-chafe products, sunglasses, hats and headphones.

Every year we do a video covering the best carbon plate running shoes, but this year we're doing things a little differently. In this video (also available as a podcast) we go through (almost) all of the current carbon plate race shoes available and sort them into tiers.

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers

Is there any super trainer that can truly dethrone the Adidas EVO SL? In this episode we catch up on Chamonix, Garmin updates, and what each of us is training for next, then get into the main event: a head-to-head against a stacked field of contenders. We break down why the EVO SL set the bar so high and chat through a list of the versatile dailies that might be able to beat it in a showdown.

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers