For Better Or For Worse

Alex Cyr takes on the Valencia Half Marathon, which may be the deepest half marathon field in the world. Recording live from Barcelona, Alex and Alexis break down the whole race weekend.This episode is brought to you by ASICS: Sign up for a free OneASICS account over at ASICS.com to get 10% off your first purchase, access to exclusive colorways, free standard shipping, and more!ASICS US: asics.comASICS CA: asics.com/ca/ASICS UK: asics.com/uk

Alexis ran her first 5K at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon weekend, and it went better than either of us expected. In Episode 22 of For Better or For Worse, Alex and Alexis go through the race one step at a time to show how Alexis crushed her goal time!This episode is brought to you by ASICS: Sign up for a free OneASICS account over at ASICS.com to get 10% off your first purchase, access to exclusive colorways, free standard shipping, and more!ASICS US: asics.comASICS CA: asics.com/ca/ASICS UK: asics.com/uk

Alexis’ first 5K race is five days away, and the nerves have arrived. In this episode of For Better or For Worse, Alex and Alexis go through her race week. They cover how to pace a sub-26 5K, whether to bank time or run even splits, handling a crowded start line with no pacer, and what to do when taper-week self-doubt shows up.This episode is brought to you by ASICS: Sign up for a free OneASICS account over at ASICS.com to get 10% off your first purchase, access to exclusive colorways, free standard shipping, and more!ASICS US: asics.comASICS CA: asics.com/ca/ASICS UK: asics.com/uk

Episode 20 of For Better or For Worse! Alex and Alexis mark the milestone with a game of Two Truths and a Lie. In training updates, Alex goes way too hard in his "Prove It" workout three weeks before the Valencia Half Marathon. He runs an unofficial 10K personal best of 28:56 in practice, and the two of them debate whether you should ever PR in a workout. Alexis looks back on her 7:09 Bloor Street Mile as her own prove-it moment, starts tapering for her 5K at Toronto Waterfront Marathon weekend, and deals with a possible cold two weeks out from race day.Join our Chicago Shakeout Run on 10th Oct: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002027257420Tickets for our live show, MILE ZERO presented by Zappos: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marathon-handbook-live-mile-zero-presented-by-zappos-chicago-2026-tickets-2001880670976TORONTO MILE ZERO LIVE SHOW, 17th Oct:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marathon-handbook-live-mile-zero-toronto-2026-tickets-2002512056467Join Marathon Handbook's RunClub for access to our members-only podcast, training plans, community rooms, merch and more: https://marathonhandbook.com/runclubShop Marathon Handbook Merch: https://store.marathonhandbook.comSend us a question:https://marathonhandbook.com/podcast/Join our newsletter:https://marathonhandbook.com/newsletter/

Alexis has finally raced. Just 26 hours after the first-ever Bloor Street Mile in Toronto, Alexis D'Souza Cyr and Alex Cyr go through her first race, from start to finish: the race-morning nerves, the porta-potty standoff, the imposter syndrome at the start line, and Alex's pacing job (he admits it was bad), which sent her through the first 400m about 20 seconds too fast. She still ran a huge 7:09 mile. Then came track hack.This episode is brought to you by ASICS: Sign up for a free OneASICS account over at ASICS.com to get 10% off your first purchase, access to exclusive colorways, free standard shipping, and more!ASICS US: asics.comASICS CA: asics.com/ca/ASICS UK: asics.com/ukJoin our Chicago Shakeout Run on 10th Oct: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002027257420Tickets for our live show, MILE ZERO presented by Zappos: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marathon-handbook-live-mile-zero-presented-by-zappos-chicago-2026-tickets-2001880670976Join Marathon Handbook’s RunClub for access to our members-only podcast, training plans, community rooms, merch and more: https://marathonhandbook.com/runclubShop Marathon Handbook Merch: https://store.marathonhandbook.comSubscribe to our newsletter:https://marathonhandbook.com/newsletter/