We’ve just witnessed the fastest marathon ever run, the first under 2:01 - last week’s Chicago Marathon will go down in history.
The stars aligned, and the weather played ball for not only some earth-shattering runs from Kelvin Kiptum and Sifan Hassan, but also the Age Group World Championships.
Taking part in that event was this week’s guest on the show, Gene Dykes, and we spoke to him about his amazing performance, alongside our analysis on the future of shoe tech and tumbling records.
In this episode of Marathon Talk:
0:00 - Deena’s front row seats for the Chicago Marathon, and Martin’s other running escapades
8:00 - All the lowdown from Chicago, with Kiptum & Hassan’s stellar runs, the start of a race for shoe supremacy, and much more
37:00 - We sit down with the incredible Gene Dykes to get his take on an exemplary performance, unparalleled dedication to his watch, and setting his sights on yet another World Record
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E33: Richard Whitehead MBE - 2x Paralympic and 4x World Champion
E32: Top 10 Marathon Moments of 2023
E31: Liz Yelling - Team GB Manager & Olympian
E30: Simone Carniglia
E29: Catherine Debrunner
E28: Calli Thackery
E26: Keith Turner - The World’s Fastest Blind Half-Marathoner
E25: Wayne Larden - Sydney Marathon’s Race Director
E24: Alexandria Williams
E23: Tom Williams - parkrun COO and Marathon Talk Co-Founder
E22: Dawna Stone - AbbottWMM CEO
E21: Madison de Rozario
E20: Nora Nishi
E19: Gerda Steyn
E18: Wayne Spies
E17: Alex Eagle & Victor Macauley from The Running Charity
E16: Anthony Butler & Jessie Rix
E15: Chrissie Wellington, 4-time Ironman World Champion, and Sam Perkins, Stand Against MND’s Founder
E14: Haroon Mota - A 6 Star Champion for Underrepresented Runners
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