RED Episode 306 Michael Leslie’s Chicago and NYC Marathon Double in 2024

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He ran Disney, London, Chicago, and New York in the same year.

Amy and Anna talk with a runner. He walks them through a year built around marathon miles and fundraising. Earlier races set up that choice. The idea was to stay race fit through the summer and into the fall. Enough time to build, not so much time that fitness would slip away. When people heard the plan, the first question was why. His answer was simple: why not. The goal was to get all six, and that made the year feel aggressive on purpose. The hosts keep coming back to what that kind of goal asks from the people around you. Work has to be managed. Family time has to be coordinated. Travel has to be planned. Fundraising has to keep moving. He says he is grateful for the support that showed up along the way. He also says he had no injury setbacks, which made it easier to trust the process. Coach Twiggs and the customized Galloway training are central to that process. He likes logging in and seeing exactly what the week requires. He contrasts that with the old days of paper race calendars and figuring it out by hand. Vacations get folded into the plan instead of breaking it. Even a cruise can work with the right adjustment. The conversation stays practical throughout. It leaves room for the details that matter to runners and keeps circling back to the purpose behind the miles. The story is about big ambition, steady structure, and the people who make it possible.

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A grounded marathon conversation about back-to-back majors, training structure, and the support system behind them.

Michael Leslie's 2024 marathon run reads as an ambitious, carefully managed stretch of racing, with Chicago and New York treated as a way to stay race-fit through the summer while still leaving room for recovery.

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For your next long run, hear how one runner planned Chicago and New York just weeks apart.

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