They say you're a product of your environment and Andy is certainly no exception to that rule. Andy grew up in Bendigo and as a child his family holidays were centred around packing up the car and heading off to the next marathon for his parents' to compete in, because that's what all families do right? Andy will be 30 years of age when he toes the line for his first marathon on the Gold Coast in July but he certainly hasn't been sitting around procrastinating about following in his parents' footsteps into the marathon. Andy has won numerous Victorian State Titles on the track and Cross Country as well as the 2017 and 2018 National Cross Country Titles. Just 15 day's after running his 10,000mtr personal best of  Follow Andy over at Instagram - Instagram.com/andy_buchanan/ Strava - Strava.com/athletes/3871363 Run2PB coaching - run2pb.co/coach-andy  Greatly appreciate your support for the podcast on Patreon -www.patreon.com/therunningguypodcast The Running Guy Podcast Singlet -www.therunningguypodcastsinglet The Running Guy Coaching Website - therunningguy.com.au Instagram - Instagram.com/therunningguypodcast Facebook - therunningguypodcast Join The Running Guy Podcast Strava Club -  therunningguypodcast YouTube Channel youtube.com/channel/UCAvM0q11KzHkLBoL0LX_9lw Opening music - Artist: Dan Henig Song: FlamesClosing music -  Artist: Dan Henig Song: Wood DanHenig.com Hey guy's if you are enjoying listening to the show and would like to make a small donation of support then follow this PayPal link https://paypal.me/astonduncan?locale.x=en_AU