Hey runners! We did it again. For this week's Marathon Handbook podcast, we did our second annual Race Draft. Webuilt the ultimate 2026 race calendars fantasy-style, debating bucket-list races, realistic scheduling, and the events we'd actually want to run ourselves.
On the coaching side, we dig into the science of lactate threshold, what to eat the night before a long run, and how to choose your first ultra so the experience aligns with your goals and fitness.
And in the running world, it's been a busy (and exciting) week — we've got a fresh stack of news, including some fun stats from the Super Bowl halftime show and a big return to skyrunning in the U.S., Sam Ruthe lining up his next miler against some of the top US talent right now; an interesting tack from North England in pitching for the 2040 Olympics; plus our roundup of 11 of the most beautiful marathons in the world.
Katelyn, Michael, and Alex are doing their second annual Race Draft — fantasy sports style, but for a full year of real races.
They each have to build a complete 2026 calendar (marathons, halfs, 10Ks, 5Ks, an ultra, plus a wildcard), follow brutal geography/recovery rules, and survive on-air cross-examinations.
Expect big bucket-list picks, ruthless roasting when a schedule gets unrealistic, and one goal by the end: a race year so good you'll want to copy it — then vote for the winner.
After a seven-year break, the Skyrunner USA Series returns with four brutally steep races from New York to Alaska, plus a direct ticket to the sport's world championship.
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