Author Stephen Lane talks with us about his new book Long Run to Glory: The Story of the Greatest Marathon in Olympic History and the Women Who Made it Happen. It’s about the development of women’s marathon as a sport, how it became included in the Olympics, and the very first Olympic marathon at LA 1984.
Stephen's book is a great read, so be sure to check it out. We have it listed on our Bookshop.org storefront (affiliate link)
In our Seoul 1988 history moment, Alison goes into "what happened next" for the women's marathon in its second foray as an Olympic event.
In our weekly visit to TKFLASTAN, we have news from:
In news from Paris 2024, the Paralympics countdown clock is on, and Australian fans can look forward to a local partnership with Old El Paso.
Plus, the International Paralympic Committee has released its 2022 annual report, and we have a hot take!
For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.
Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!
Photo courtesy of Stephen Lane.
***
Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support
Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod
Hang out with us online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod
Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/flamealivepod
Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod
Newsletter: Sign up at http://flamealivepod.com
VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
Episode 96: Superfan Sarah on Olympics Preparations & Tokyo
Episode 95: One Year to Tokyo!
Episode 94: Auction-Worthy Olympic Collectibles
Episode 93: Book Club Claire on "Making Waves" by Shirley Babashoff
Episode 93: Book Club Claire on Shirley Babashoff's "Making Waves"
Episode 92: Olympic Fever Lightning Round 4
Episode 91: Five Rings of Fun
Episode 90: Prepping for Sport Climbing at Tokyo 2020 with Josh Levin
Episode 89: Ken Hanscom on Traveling to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Episode 88: Milan-Cortina vs. Stockholm-Åre for the 2026 Winter Olympics
Episode 87: Gender and Sex in Athletics with Dr. Victoria Jackson
Episode 86: The Olympics and New Zealand's National Identity
Episode 85: How Horses Get to the Olympics
Episode 84: Team USA's "Mom" Sherry Von Riesen
Episode 83: "The Second Mark" with Book Club Claire
Episode 82: Olympic Lightning Round 3
Episode 81: Sports Agent to Olympians Jesse Lichtenberg
Episode 80: Olympic Sustainability with Matthew Campelli
Episode 79: Olympic Interpretation with Grace Hahn
Episode 78: Giving Some Love to TBach
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Coach Carvalho Podcast
From Corner2Corner Podcast
Golf Podcast: next on the tee
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The MeatEater Podcast