EDP78: Jakob is BACK / Almgren 10,000m Masterclass / Dean makes his return to racing

<p>It's a bumper episode this week as we break down all the action from the <strong>European Athletics Championships in Birmingham</strong>—plus plenty happening closer to home for the Easy Double boys.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ryan is back in Perth but unfortunately brings an injury update, with a suspected femoral neck stress reaction putting the brakes on his marathon build. Meanwhile, Dean finally pins a number on again—and casually runs <strong>14:52 at parkrun</strong> on his return to racing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then it's into a huge week of European athletics:</p><ul><li><p>🇳🇴 <strong>Jakob Ingebrigtsen is back.</strong> After all the uncertainty around his fitness, Jakob produces a brilliant tactical 5,000m victory—and suddenly the Jakob vs Josh Kerr conversation feels very alive again.</p></li><li><p>🇸🇪 <strong>Andreas Almgren's incredible 10,000m.</strong> Forget waiting for a kick—Almgren takes on a stacked field from the front, runs 27:23 and completely dismantles the race. We break down the tactics and some inside insight Ryan picked up from Jordan Donnelly before the championship. - 🇮🇪 <strong>Mark English finally gets his European gold</strong>, delivering another tactical masterclass in the 800m.</p></li><li><p>🇮🇹 <strong>Nadia Battocletti dominates</strong> the 5,000m and 10,000m double and further establishes herself as one of the very best distance runners in the world.</p></li><li><p>🤯 One of the most unpredictable <strong>men's 1500m finals</strong> you'll see, with Stefan Nillessen taking gold and Andrew Coscoran producing a huge finish for his first major medal.</p></li><li><p>🏃 Championship marathon carnage on an incredibly tough Birmingham course.</p></li><li><p>🆚 We debate <strong>Josh Kerr's decision to skip Europeans</strong> and whether his selective racing approach could ultimately hurt his legacy compared with Jakob's extraordinary championship record.</p></li><li><p>💉 Plus, another doping case hits athletics and we discuss what it means when athletes are caught through biological passport abnormalities.</p></li><li><p>🎥 Ryan and Dean share a couple of running watches from the week, including Josh Kerr's <em>Breaking the Mile</em> film, old-school marathon training and why—despite everything that's changed in running—so much remains exactly the same.</p></li><li><p>⛽ And a look at the maths behind <strong>marathon fuelling</strong>, why "hitting the wall" isn't quite as mysterious as it once seemed, and how modern fuelling strategies are changing what's possible over 42.2km.</p><p><br /></p></li></ul><p>Plus the usual training chat, questionable takes and <strong>Double Trouble</strong> to finish.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you enjoy the podcast, make sure you're <strong>following Easy Double on Spotify</strong> so you never miss an episode, and leave us a rating—it really helps us reach more runners.</p><p><br /></p><p>📲 <strong>Follow us on Instagram:</strong> @easydoublepodcast</p><p>⭐ <strong>Join the Easy Double Club on Patreon:</strong> For just <strong>£5 / A$10 per month</strong> you'll get:</p><ul><li><p>Weekly bonus episodes</p></li><li><p>Exclusive training diaries from Ryan, Dean &amp; Eoin</p></li><li><p>Behind-the-scenes content from races and major championships</p></li><li><p>Early access and extra analysis you won't hear on the public podcast</p></li><li><p>Access to our growing Easy Double community</p></li></ul><p>Thanks as always for listening—we hope you enjoy EDP78!</p><p></p>