The TCS New York City Marathon is not an easy run at the best of times, but this year’s race gave us some outstanding performances amid the gruelling, humid conditions.
One man who’ll attest to the difficulty is this week’s podcast guest, the fantastic Ben Wickham - Director of Creative Output at Sky Sports! We hear from him about his running journey, the holistic pleasures of marathoning, and how we can tell better stories within the sport.
Elsewhere, we round up the best performances from that race, a cracking fundraising debut for Ashton Kutcher, and the curious cheating tale of a tram-travelling policeman…
In this episode of Marathon Talk:
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E42: Anya Culling - Lockdown Runner-Turned-Elite International Athlete
E41: Cedric King - Award-Winning T64 Marathoner
E40: Helen Thorn - Comedian, Author and Back-to-Back Marathon Runner
E39: Andrew Kastor - Deena’s Coach & Husband
E38: Visually-Impaired Six Star Hopeful Mark Rogerson & his guide Katie Garrity
E37: Becs Gentry: Tokyo Marathon Preview
E36: Celebrating Kelvin Kiptum’s Remarkable Legacy
E35: Dan & Becky Sharp - London Marathon Fundraising Family
E34: Ed Eyestone - NCAA Coach & Double Olympian
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
E27: Gene Dykes
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
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