Mary McCarthy

And, like, you would never say that Alfie Manthorpe up Kerchoga is overtraining.

And so, like, why would you say that someone who else is... You're, like, trying to reach a goal of sub-245.

You're doing exactly the training you need to be in a position to stand on race day and run 245.

That's not overtraining.

That's exactly what you should be doing.

And I think there's, like, a margin for injury in every person who's running just from...

The fact that it's running and you're hitting tarmac potentially for like seven hours a week.

And yeah, and also I can imagine if you looked at my general Instagram or Strava, you'd probably think, Jesus, she's overtraining.

But for someone who goes for a 5K once a week, I can kind of understand why you would be thinking that is too much training.

But I think that is just from a lack of education in the sport and what you're trying to achieve.

16.57.

That's pretty good.

What's yours?

Not that.

comfortable around like a 17 20 yeah but but you know I've not I've not not done it also rate like I do think racing like people underestimate like if you've grown up racing the knowledge you gain from like not even the speed or like the times you get but from understanding how to race is very different to just being fit

That's how I run marathons.

Yeah, well, I run my 5K PB.

I was gutted that I didn't actually ever get a race in because I just, Hugo Fry paced me for it.

And it was generally a random Thursday.

Like my mum had been in London.