Episode 65: Vlad's Marathon PB, Training When Recovering from Illness, and How to Deal with Races Going Wrong

Welcome to Episode 65 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick and Vlad Ixel as they recap Vlad’s 2:26 Marathon PB at Gold Coast Marathon and Sim’s training as she recovered from illness; before going deep on a listener question about how to mentally deal with the fact that for totally unpredictable or sometimes unseen reasons, some races can just go wrong. Keep listening for some fast and close race results as usual!ResultsTrail running Series Anglesea: https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29876&EId=1&dt=2&top=10Sydney Trail Half Mara: https://180cadence.au/pages/sydney-trail-half-marathon-winter-2025-resultsMt Baranduda Trail Run: https://www.alpinetiming.com.au/results/r600/***Don’t forget, use code PPP at https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au for 20% off Bix products, exclusive to PPP listeners!***Thanks for tuning in to Peak Pursuits! Connect with us on Instagram @peakpursuits.pod to share your thoughts, questions, and your own trail stories. Until next time, keep hitting the trails and chasing those peak pursuits!Sim: Instagram | StravaVlad: Instagram | Strava Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: K08PMQ3RATCE215R