12 Months to Marathon - Episode 85 - Rich & Andy - Clean Break Coaching

Send us Fan Mail12 Months to Marathon – Episode 85: Alcohol-Free Running, Identity & Control (with Clean Break Coaching)In this episode, I’m joined by Rich and Andy from Clean Break Coaching for a proper conversation about running, sobriety, identity, and what it actually takes to take back control in midlife.We talk honestly about the “weekend warrior” trap — training hard in the week, then drinking hard at the weekend — and how easy it is to use running as a mask while your relationships, energy, and mental health quietly take the hit.Andy shares his journey to 7 years alcohol-free, including how fatherhood, trust, and burnout became the turning point. Rich opens up about working in the alcohol industry, losing his sense of identity during Covid, and the moment he realised he couldn’t keep living two lives: outwardly “fine”, inwardly struggling.This one is for anyone over 35 who feels like they’ve lost control — or knows deep down that alcohol is costing more than it’s giving.We cover:Why alcohol feels like “fun” and discipline feels “boring” (and how that gets programmed into us)Dopamine, escapism, and why it’s never really “about the drink”The difference between comfort and familiarity — and why people stay stuckHow Clean Break Coaching was built, and why alcohol-free running communities work“Control the controllables” — and why that mindset changes everythingFollow Clean Break Coaching on Instagram and check out their podcast Clean Break Chats for more.https://www.instagram.com/clean.break.coaching/https://open.spotify.com/show/50jxtckfnkthFp98Q2uAzu?si=d5b740447e794eb8If you’re new here, make sure you follow/subscribe. And if you’ve listened to a few episodes, a quick Spotify review really helps the podcast grow.For daily running tips, follow me on Instagram @12monthstomarathon and join the free Over 35 Running Community via the link in my bio.Support the show