Olympic years bring the toughest tests for every nation’s athletes, and the coaches who feed such elite talent - coaches like the indomitable Ed Eyestone.
He coaches the only two athletes going into the US Olympic Marathon Trials who’ve hit the Olympic standard of 2:08:10, and this week we discover out the coaching tips that make an Olympic marathon star.
Elsewhere we round up a record-breaking Valencia 10k, Evans Chebet’s potential hat trick in Boston, and training talk this week focuses on tackling life’s unavoidable barriers.
In this episode of Marathon Talk:
0:00 - Martin welcomes Deena back to the podcast as we hear how both have inspired their kids to take the running initiative
11:45 - All the latest on Evans Chebet’s potential to join Boston’s 3-in-a-row club, and the 10k world record being obliterated in Valencia
23:15 - Training Talk this week brings relief to those feeling the pressure of unexpected hurdles in your training plan, whether it’s nagging injuries or winter weather
31:10 - Ed Eyestone joins Deena to share his stunning marathon and cross country journey, and the confidence-building tips to elicit an elite performance when it counts
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Episode 392 - Nick Symmonds (Part One)
Episode 391 - Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson (Part Two)
Episode 390 - Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson.
Episode 389 - Peter Thompson
Episode 388 - Tobias Mews
Episode 387 - Steve Way
Episode 386 - Elisabet Barnes
Episode 385 - Kate Driskell
Episode 384 - Alex and Rosemary Stanton (Part Two)
Episode 383 - Alex and Rosemary Stanton (Part One)
Episode 382 - Steve Magness
Episode 381 - London Marathon
Episode 380 - Chrissie Wellington
Episode 379 - Jo Pavey
Episode 378 - Michael McEwan
Episode 377 - Lucy Gossage
Episode 376 - Colin McCourt (Part Two)
Episode 375 - RIP Ed Whitlock
Episode 374 - Colin McCourt (Part One)
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