This Was the Perfect Start

September 19, 2025

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Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://supwell.circle.so/checkout/marketplace-and-forum-ld3nz (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and exclusive Hobby Jogger gear discounts) Today I officially kicked off 2:30 marathon training. In this episode, I take you through how I'm approaching this build and what I'm doing differently from last time. I also unbox a new watch, the Garmin Forerunner 265, and take the Adidas Evo SL out for a 20 mile long run. If you're going to buy any of the gear or shoes mentioned, use my Running Warehouse link to support the channel: Adidas Evo SL: https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=sprints%20singlet&searchtext=evo%20sl&from=supwell My new watch - Garmin Forerunner 265 https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=garmin&searchtext=garmin+265&from=supwell The striped singlet: https://www.runningwarehouse.com/Sprints_Mens_Racing_Stripes_Tank/descpage-SMWBP2.html?color=BL&from=supwell 0:00 Intro 0:48 Dinner Before Long Run 1:52 Garmin Forerunner 265 Unboxing 8:06 Coros vs Garmin 10:32 What I'm Reading Right Now 14:23 Setting Up the Garmin 15:59 Morning in Mint Hill 20:19 Plan for My Next Marathon 24:17 Breakfast with the Family 29:30 Training Update 39:35 Gear for Today's Run 41:45 Adidas Evo SL Overview 47:33 20 Mile Long Run in the Evo SL 58:38 Post-Run Thoughts Thanks for watching! Here's how you can support the channel. 1. Join my app to take your training to the next level. Buy/sell/trade running shoes and swap training and shoe advice with fellow hobby joggers: https://supwell.circle.so/checkout/marketplace-and-forum-ld3nz 2. Buy your new shoes, running gear and fuel through my Running Warehouse link. I also have a discount code on the app above that gets you 20% off apparel and 10% off fuel and discount https://www.runningwarehouse.com?from=supwell 3. Get matched with the best running shoe for you at https://runningshoematcher.com (I built the running shoe database and matching logic. It's pretty cool and actually works) 4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com 5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/