Running is truly for everyone, and there’s no greater champion for that notion than the remarkable Haroon Mota.
A 6 Star Finisher, Founding Director of Active Inclusion Network, and huge advocate for running within the Muslim community, Haroon joins us on Marathon Talk to share his experiences of training through Ramadan.
We’re also hot off the back of Paris, so we hear Deena’s exciting experiences and the standout stories from the race, plus a segment of training talk with some quick top tips for race day success.
In this episode of Marathon Talk:
0:00 - We kick off with Deena’s exhilarating Paris Marathon experience, and some tips for those of you looking to do the same next year
16:00 - Rounding up the big stories from Paris, including a sprint finish, debutant winner, and looking ahead to Eilish McColgan’s big London debut
30:00 - Training Talk this week covers 5 quick tips to see you through the big day if you’ve been training for a spring marathon
34:20 - An uplifting interview with Haroon Mota, who shares the intense discipline for runners during Ramadan, becoming a voice for underrepresented runners, and what makes London such a special race
1:16:40 - Wrapping up the show with a look ahead to London, Boston and Easter
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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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