Episode 9: Charlie Spedding (Extended Edition)

It's with great pleasure that we bring you a wonderful discussion with the amazing Charlie Spedding.

Charlie is winner of the 1984 London Marathon, Bronze Medallist in the 1984 Olympic Marathon and remains the 4th fastest British Marathon runner of all time with 2:08:33 which he ran at the London Marathon in 1985.

This interview is a long one, with just over 2 hours recording time in total, but it can be split into two very different discussion using the timing points below:

0:00:00 - 1:26:30 - Charlie, Matt and Jon-Jo discuss Charlie's running career from his very first experiencing of racing in school, through to some of his greatest success and failures.

1:26:31 - 2:12:10 - Charlie introduces the guys to his research and study since retiring from competitive athletics, that are compiled and published in his latest book Stop Feeding Us Lies, where Charlie asks why our authorities keep promising to spend more and more money on healthcare, instead of simply determining why so many people are ill. Covering topics such as diet, Type-2 diabetes, rest and recovery and the importance of exercise.