In this episode of the Marathon Handbook Podcast, we kick things off with Caitlin’s epic 100-mile race recap (01:00 ) before diving into a listener’s question about long-term marathon training cycles and macro planning for big PR jumps (14:30 ). Then we shift to the 2025 Berlin Marathon Preview (36:50 ), covering its rich history and reputation (39:30 ), the greatest moments in Berlin Marathon history (50:00 ), and whether Berlin still deserves its title as the world’s fastest course (54:10 ). We explore Berlin’s role in the World Marathon Majors (1:03:00 ) before analyzing the women’s elite field (1:11:00 ) and the men’s elite field featuring Sebastian Sawe (1:15:50 ). Finally, we power rank all the World Marathon Majors (1:33:30 ) and share final thoughts plus upcoming content plans (1:36:45 ).

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