#163: Dawn Blain - Training for and running a 12 minute PB at the Tokyo marathon with a 3:08 episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 1H 37M

#163: Dawn Blain - Training for and running a 12 minute PB at the Tokyo marathon with a 3:08

from The Running Rules Podcast · host Alan Ladd

Today's brilliant guest is Running Rules client Dawn Blain who recently ran 3:08 at Tokyo marathon, a 12 minute personal best qualifying her for the championship start at London marathon.Dawn was previously on episode 70 of the podcast where we talked about her progression in the marathon from 4:04 to 3:29.In this episode, we dig into the last couple of years building towards Tokyo marathon where we cover injury setbacks, stepping stone races and representing NI masters at the 2025 international XC.Dawn shares her experience of the Tokyo marathon and the things we tweaked in training to level her up in the marathon.To find out more about Dawn's fit treat company go to:⁠https://www.instagram.com/thefittreatcompany/⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thefittreatcompany⁠Follow Dawn's running journey on TikTok at:https://www.tiktok.com/@dawn_runsIf you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

Today's brilliant guest is Running Rules client Dawn Blain who recently ran 3:08 at Tokyo marathon, a 12 minute personal best qualifying her for the championship start at London marathon.Dawn was previously on episode 70 of the podcast where we talked about her progression in the marathon from 4:04 to 3:29.In this episode, we dig into the last couple of years building towards Tokyo marathon where we cover injury setbacks, stepping stone races and representing NI masters at the 2025 international XC.Dawn shares her experience of the Tokyo marathon and the things we tweaked in training to level her up in the marathon.To find out more about Dawn's fit treat company go to:⁠https://www.instagram.com/thefittreatcompany/⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thefittreatcompany⁠Follow Dawn's running journey on TikTok at:https://www.tiktok.com/@dawn_runsIf you want to improve in your next race and want personalised help in training, nutrition and mindset designed to get you faster, further and stronger straight away, message me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/therunningrules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.therunningrules.com/coaching⁠

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