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Podcast: The ZenRUN Podcast
Episode: Episode 577 - 2026 Delirious Series - Sym Mercer: Training with a Bung Hip, Big Attitude, and 13 Weeks to Delirious WEST
Description: In this Check-In 3 episode of the Delirious WEST 2026 series, I catch up with the wonderfully tough and straight-talking Sym Mercer – who is deep in the messy middle of training… with a not-so-cooperative hip.
Since we last spoke, Sym’s training took an unexpected turn after a big block led to a hospital visit, scans, bursitis, and a cyst that might be masking a stress fracture. Not ideal – especially with 13 weeks to the start line (less now!). But if there’s one thing Sym brings in spades, it’s attitude.
We talk about adjusting training on the fly – swa...