The TCS London Marathon had it all - world records, a new course record, a sprint finish, and a remarkable new 6 Star Finisher in Anthony Butler.
The visually-impaired runner completed the race alongside Jessie Rix, his partner in both running and wedlock, a story which we hear more of as they join us for this week’s Marathon Talk!
Tune in to hear all about last week’s guests’ emotional race, Sifan Hassan’s wacky route to winning one of the best ever women’s fields, Marcel Hug’s wheelchair domination, and much more…
In this episode of Marathon Talk:
0:00 - An introduction where we catch up on the emotional London story of last week’s guests, Sam & Chrissie
7:35 - Covering the immensely eventful London Marathon with a look at Sifan Hassan’s bizarre winning performance, Kelvin Kiptum’s course record and 45 World Records
35:00 - A heartwarming conversation of romance and racing with visually-impaired 6-Star Finisher Anthony Butler and his wife & guide, Jessie Rix
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Episode 332 - Paul Baswick
Episode 331 - Rick Broadbent
Episode 330 - Hawkins Brothers
Episode 329 - London Marathon
Episode 328 - London Marathon’s male British contenders
Episode 327 - Team GB Rio marathon - Female Contenders.
Episode 326 - Eilish McColgan
Episode 325 - Two Oceans
Episode 324 - Eddie Izzard
Episode 323 - Dame Kelly Holmes (Part Two)
Episode 322 - Dame Kelly Holmes (Part One)
Episode 321 - James Collins
Episode 320 - Susie Chan
Episode 319 - Dr Dan Gordon (Part Two)
Episode 318 - Dr Dan Gordon (Part One)
Episode 317 - Joe Williams
Episode 316 - Elise Downing
Episode 315 - Tom Fairbrother
Episode 314 - Caroline Wostmann
Episode 313 - Ed Caesar
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