For Better Or For Worse

Alex and Alexis are back, and this might be their most chaotic week yet. Alex face-plants at a sushi restaurant two days before racing the Canadian 10K Championships in Ottawa, then has a close encounter with Hell's Angels on the highway. Somehow, he still finishes 7th... his best-ever national championship result.
Chapters:0:00 Cold Open — Fight or Flight
1:00 Welcome to For Better or For Worse
2:00 The Week That Was
5:47 Alex Faints at a Sushi Restaurant (ER Visit)
14:16 Hell's Angels on the Highway
17:34 Ottawa Race Weekend — Canadian 10K Championships
21:43 Should Partners Attend Race Weekends?
29:00 Alexis's Running Update
30:07 Finding the Runner's High
33:23 Running Neurosis & the Mileage Plateau
36:30 Homework: The Long Run
40:52 Wedding Planning Check-In
43:29 Mutual Homework Assignments
47:09 Hot or Not: Running Posture
51:49 Hot or Not: The Enhanced Games (Doped Olympics)
1:00:14 Plugs & Outro

Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza are back for Episode 4 of For Better or For Worse, the show where a beginner runner and an elite runner, soon to be married, chase goals together (and occasionally argue about hockey and boiled eggs).This week, Alexis just finished her biggest training week ever: 21.2km over four runs, but keeps getting post-run headaches. Alex breaks down the nutrition basics every new runner needs to know, from macronutrients and meal timing to electrolytes and why calories aren't the enemy.Plus: the running and alcohol conversation nobody wants to have, Alex's honest take on run club culture, a PB in the track 10K, and a hot debate on run/walk intervals vs. pushing through.Follow the show on Instagram!https://www.instagram.com/alex.is.pod/Follow Alex:https://www.instagram.com/cyresy_10/Follow Alexis:https://www.instagram.com/alexisdsouza.to/

For Better or for Worse is a weekly podcast following Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza: a couple soon to be married, each with a goal to run the best race of their lives this fall. Alex is an experienced competitive runner. Alexis is just getting started. Together, they're navigating wedding planning, first long runs, training blocks, and everything in between.New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss a mile
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Chapters:
0:00 - Did Alexis run in Paris?
7:43 - Running while traveling
9:00 - Did Alexis catch the marathon bug?
14:00 - Pace of life in Europe
19:25 - Type A vs Type B runners
23:15 - Alex should read The Notebook
25:05 - Alexis does a workout
34:45 - Wedding planning update
38:00 - Alexis chugs Nomio (next week Alexis tries Bicarb)
43:35 - Hot or Not: Sub 2-hour marathon
49:35 - Should Alexis take creatine?
54:20 - Guessing Gordon Ramsay’s marathon time
58:10 - Closing remarks

For Better or for Worse is a weekly podcast following Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza: a couple soon to be married, each with a goal to run the best race of their lives this fall. Alex is an experienced competitive runner. Alexis is just getting started. Together, they're navigating wedding planning, first long runs, training blocks, and everything in between. This week, Alex goes to Morocco; Alexis makes a friend at the Colonoscopy clinic. New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss a mile.🎙️ Follow the journey:📍 Alex Cyr — elite runner, soon-to-be husband📍 Alexis D'Souza — beginning runner, soon-to-be wife#RunningPodcast #ForBetterOrForWorse #MarathonTraining #CoupleGoals #RunningCouple #BeginnerRunner #WeddingSeasonEpisode 2 - 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Alexis goes to Paris6:30 - Alex's "work trip" in Morocco14:00 - Colonoscopy Corner18:30 - April Fools 202624:00 - Alexis' running workout33:00 - Goal setting for 202637:30 - Alex's season opener42:00 - Is Alex a professional athlete?46:00 - Wedding planning chaos51:00 - Hot or Not? 54:30 - No cups at the Paris marathon59:13 - Celebrity marathoner

For Better or for Worse is a weekly podcast following Alex Cyr and Alexis D'Souza: a couple soon to be married, each with a goal to run the best race of their lives this fall. Alex is an experienced competitive runner. Alexis is just getting started. Together, they're navigating wedding planning, first long runs, training blocks, and everything in between.New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss a mile.🎙️ Follow the journey:📍 Alex Cyr — elite runner, soon-to-be husband📍 Alexis D'Souza — beginning runner, soon-to-be wife#RunningPodcast #ForBetterOrForWorse #MarathonTraining #CoupleGoals #RunningCouple #BeginnerRunner #WeddingSeasonEpisode 1 - 0:00 - Intro3:25 - How we got here6:30 - The insanity of wedding dresses8:20 - Why Alexis is starting to run11:20 - Advice from Mel Robbins14:15 - Choosing a running goal21:15 - Alex's running update24:10 - Choosing a race29:45 - Alex's spring goal35:45 - Alexis learns about workouts41:30 - Hot or Not - Truett Hanes47:30 - Celebrity marathon49:25 - Our homework