The final stretch of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships race in Bathurst was fraught with drama, and with the marathon route in Budapest revealed, it’s a big week in the running world.
We’ve got a ram-packed episode of Marathon Talk this week with a look at the all-important long run in your marathon training, and the single fall that cost the Bathurst race.
On top of all the news and training talk, we have a fantastic interview with the incredible Alfred Scaletta who’s set to finish his 72nd marathon in Tokyo as a 6 Star Finisher, 46 years after his first Chicago.
In this episode of Marathon Talk:
0:00 - Catching up on the previous fortnight, including a heartwarming bike ride for a friend with an unfortunate, recent diagnosis
10:20 - We bring all the news from Bathurst’s dramatic World Cross Country Championships
28:45 - Training Talk: we look at the long run, and how you can experiment with it to improve your race day
37:10 - Alfred Scaletta shares his 72 marathons’ experience, 46 year journey to a 6 Star medal, and lucky escape from the tragic events of Boston 2013
1:05:30 - Wrapping up with well-wishes for those noble Tokyo marathoners in March
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Episode 348 - Jason Cherriman
Episode 347 - The Hawkins Brothers
Episode 346 - Mario Fraioli
Episode 345 - Alyson Dixon and Sonia Samuels
Episode 344 - Martin Yelling (Part Two)
Episode 343 - Martin Yelling (Part One)
Episode 342 - Tim Heming (Part Two)
Episode 341 - Tim Heming (Part One)
Episode 340 - Hannah Corne
Episode 339 - Scott Westcott
Episode 338 - Damian Hall
Episode 337 - Nicky Spinks
Episode 336 - Grant Schofield (Part Two)
Episode 335 - Grant Schofield (Part One)
Episode 334 - Jenny Nesbitt
Episode 333 - Night of the 10,000m PBs
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