Getting the worst flu of your life isn’t a perfect plan for anyone’s marathon race week. But if there’s any athlete who’s used to less-than-ideal prep, it’s Hamilton’s Erin Mawhinney, a nurse educator who balances 150-kilometre training weeks with the demands of full-time nursing. Yet for her and her coach, Reid Coolsaet (a two-time Olympian at the marathon himself), letting the months of great training go unused was never an option. Today on The Shakeout Podcast, we’re joined by Mawhinney and coach Reid Coolsaet to talk about the work behind the breakout performance and how they approach elite marathon training while balancing the demands of a full life outside of sport. Subscribe to The Shakeout Podcast feed on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you find your podcasts.