• Episode 1
    Dec 28 2017

    An 18-week marathon training diary. New episodes released every Monday.

    Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah and Body Coach Joe Wicks lend their advice, expertise and moral support to George Lamb as he trains for the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon. This blood, sweat and tears journey follows George as he transforms from couch potato to long-distance athlete in just 17 short weeks. Packed with entertaining anecdotes and essential training tips, this series gives budding runners all the help they need when it comes to getting marathon fit.

    Follow George's natural progression as he embraces the challenge, beginning with choosing the right footwear and ditching the worst-offending foods, tips on pacing and motivation, and finally race day hacks: like a last minute caffeine boost and how to avoid chafed nipples.

    Mo-Joe episodes are free for Audible members, £2.99/episode for all other Audible customers.

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    24 mins
  • Episode 2
    Jan 1 2018

    An 18-week marathon training diary. New episodes released every Monday.

    Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah and Body Coach Joe Wicks lend their advice, expertise and moral support to George Lamb as he trains for the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon. This blood, sweat and tears journey follows George as he transforms from couch potato to long-distance athlete in just 17 short weeks. Packed with entertaining anecdotes and essential training tips, this series gives budding runners all the help they need when it comes to getting marathon fit.

    This episode is all about getting started, making sure that you're setting yourself up properly to train and working out how to fit all of these new runs into your schedule.

    Mo sets out the training schedule for week one, and George meets Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes to talk about her experience running the marathon and her career as a whole. Joe and George hit the kitchen to make banana and chocolate overnight oats to help fuel his marathon training.

    Mo-Joe episodes are free for Audible members, £2.99/episode for all other Audible customers.

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    28 mins
  • Episode 3
    Jan 8 2018

    An 18-week marathon training diary. New episodes released every Monday.

    Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah and Body Coach Joe Wicks lend their advice, expertise and moral support to George Lamb as he trains for the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon. This blood, sweat and tears journey follows George as he transforms from couch potato to long-distance athlete in just 17 short weeks. Packed with entertaining anecdotes and essential training tips, this series gives budding runners all the help they need when it comes to getting marathon fit.

    As the reality of embarking on a marathon training schedule sets in we focus on the thing that's going to get George through to race day – motivation.

    This episode looks at Mo's motivation. Obviously, he's made it to the very top – but does he find it hard to stay on track? George takes to the river with Olympic athlete and extreme racer James Cracknell to find out what got him through his marathon in just three hours, rowing the Atlantic and racing across the South Pole. Joe runs through a series of stretches to help get your blood flowing and make sure you're ready to run.

    Mo-Joe episodes are free for Audible members, £2.99/episode for all other Audible customers.

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    25 mins
  • Episode 4
    Jan 15 2018

    An 18-week marathon training diary. New episodes released every Monday.

    Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah and Body Coach Joe Wicks lend their advice, expertise and moral support to George Lamb as he trains for the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon. This blood, sweat and tears journey follows George as he transforms from couch potato to long-distance athlete in just 17 short weeks. Packed with entertaining anecdotes and essential training tips, this series gives budding runners all the help they need when it comes to getting marathon fit.

    This episode hones in on performance - George has been running for a few weeks now, it's time to start tweaking his style. George faces his toughest challenge yet, Mo gets strict on diet and Joe runs through a quick and easy Thai green curry recipe.

    Mo-Joe episodes are free for Audible members, £2.99/episode for all other Audible customers.

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    27 mins
  • Episode 5
    Jan 22 2018

    An 18-week marathon training diary. New episodes released every Monday.

    Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah and Body Coach Joe Wicks lend their advice, expertise and moral support to George Lamb as he trains for the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon. This blood, sweat and tears journey follows George as he transforms from couch potato to long-distance athlete in just 17 short weeks. Packed with entertaining anecdotes and essential training tips, this series gives budding runners all the help they need when it comes to getting marathon fit.

    In this episode, as the lengths of the runs start mounting up, George meets author of Running Like a Girl and Leap In: A Woman, Some Waves and the Will to Swim, Alex Heminsley, to discover why incorporating swimming into your marathon training can be such a good idea - as unappealing as jumping into a freezing cold pool in the middle of January might be....

    Joe runs through a series of exercises to help improve your cardiovascular system and increase your strength - all of which will help George make it over that finishing line.

    Mo-Joe episodes are free for Audible members, £2.99/episode for all other Audible customers.

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    25 mins
  • Episode 6
    Jan 29 2018

    Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah and Body Coach Joe Wicks lend their advice, expertise and moral support to George Lamb as he trains for the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon. This blood, sweat and tears journey follows George as he transforms from couch potato to long-distance athlete in just 17 short weeks. Packed with entertaining anecdotes and essential training tips, this series gives budding runners all the help they need when it comes to getting marathon fit.

    This week's episode is all about food, and when and what to eat. After suffering from the fly, George is back on the road to recovery - and he has one thing on his mind....

    George catches up with Coach Mo on the phone from Ethiopia, who reveals his one big food weakness, and talks sugar-free baking with two of the Baker's Dozen, a team of Great British Bake Off stars taking part in the Virgin Money London Marathon. George also speaks to Anita Bean, author of The Runner's Cookbook, a nutritionist who works with the Virgin Money London Marathon. Joe Wicks shares his recipe for cod with a lemon and herb crust.

    Mo-Joe episodes are free for Audible members, £2.99/episode for all other Audible customers.

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    29 mins
  • Episode 7
    Feb 5 2018

    Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah and Body Coach Joe Wicks lend their advice, expertise and moral support to George Lamb as he trains for the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon. This blood, sweat and tears journey follows George as he transforms from couch potato to long-distance athlete in just 17 short weeks. Packed with entertaining anecdotes and essential training tips, this series gives budding runners all the help they need when it comes to getting marathon fit.

    In this week's episode, Mo Farah analyses his running career, Joe and George test their physical limits and we call in two marathon heroes to answer your burning questions. Find out why Vaseline is an essential part of the marathon kit, which is the hardest mile of the marathon, and why you need to be careful about who you're pictured with on the finish line.

    Mo-Joe episodes are free for Audible members, £2.99/episode for all other Audible customers.

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    33 mins
  • Episode 8
    Feb 12 2018

    Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah and Body Coach Joe Wicks lend their advice, expertise and moral support to George Lamb as he trains for the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon. This blood, sweat and tears journey follows George as he transforms from couch potato to long-distance athlete in just 17 short weeks. Packed with entertaining anecdotes and essential training tips, this series gives budding runners all the help they need when it comes to getting marathon fit.

    This week we look at the perils of injury and overtraining. Following on from last week's Q and A, this week's episode focuses on injuries: how to reduce the risk of getting one and how to keep your head up if an injury does strike.

    With 10 weeks to go until race day, Mo doesn't take kindly to George's moaning, Joe's not impressed by his flexibility and George meets legendary sprinter Derek Redmond, who relives some dark times.

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    28 mins