{"podcast":{"title":"Half Marathon Training Plan Podcast","slug":"half-marathon-training-plan-podcast-7574423","podcast_index_feed_id":7574423,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b51514c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://halfmarathontrainingplan.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44748459/44748459-1762382669254-71b26c94536da.jpg","author":"Coach Chris","episode_count":29,"summary":"The Half Marathon Training Plan Podcast helps beginners train smarter, stay healthy, and finish strong. Hosted by Coach Chris and Coach Maya, each episode breaks down the science of running into simple, practical strategies for building mileage safely, avoiding injury, fueling properly, and staying consistent from week one to race day. Whether you're training for your first 13.1 or coming back after burnout, this podcast teaches the system behind injury-free half marathon training — without hype, guesswork, or wasted miles. Start here → halfmarathontrainingplan.com/start","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T00:22:28.601093+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-marathon-training-plan-podcast-7574423"},"episode":{"title":"Why Running Suddenly Feels Hard (Even When You’re Training Consistently)","slug":"why-running-suddenly-feels-hard-even-when-you-re-training-consistently","published_at":"2026-05-25T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-marathon-training-plan-podcast-7574423/why-running-suddenly-feels-hard-even-when-you-re-training-consistently","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-marathon-training-plan-podcast-7574423","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coach-chris2/episodes/Why-Running-Suddenly-Feels-Hard-Even-When-Youre-Training-Consistently-e3joi3r","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b51514c/podcast/play/120391227/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-22%2Fde802eec-6dad-1b82-997f-29cb48268623.m4a","summary":"Why do some runs suddenly feel terrible… even when your training hasn’t changed? Your legs feel heavy. Your pace falls apart. Your heart rate is unusually high. And suddenly you start wondering if you lost all your fitness overnight. In reality, most bad runs are not caused by lost fitness at all. They are caused by accumulated stress your body has not fully recovered from yet. In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Maya break down the hidden factors that quietly make running feel harder than it should: Poor sleep and nervous system fatigue Life stress and recovery debt Heat and dehydration Chronic under-fueling Why your brain sometimes forces your body into “low power mode” This episode is designed to help runners stop panicking during rough training weeks and better understand how recovery, stress, and adaptation actually work. Start Here: The Injury-Proof Running System Download our free 14-week training plan and learn how to build endurance without burnout or injury: halfmarathontrainingplan.com/start Related Articles: Heavy Legs While Running: Causes & Fixes Electrolytes for Runners This has been a production of the Half Marathon Training Plan Podcast. Visit HalfMarathonTrainingPlan.com for more science-based training guidance.","meta_description":"Why do some runs suddenly feel terrible… even when your training hasn’t changed? Your legs feel heavy. Your pace falls apart. Your heart rate is unusually…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1228,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/half-marathon-training-plan-podcast-7574423/episodes/why-running-suddenly-feels-hard-even-when-you-re-training-consistently/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-marathon-training-plan-podcast-7574423/why-running-suddenly-feels-hard-even-when-you-re-training-consistently.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}