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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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
E13: Regina Fleming - Marathon Queen and 6 Star Finisher in Tokyo
E12: Dr Steve Sigmund - Guinness World Record Setter and ER Hospitalist
E11: Alfred Scaletta - The 6 Star Finisher 46 Years in the Making
E10: Mary Ngugi, Marathoner and Founder of Nala Track Club
E9: Gary Laybourne, AWMM Age Group World Champion
E8: Emily Sisson, US Marathon Record-Holder and Olympian
E7: Preparing for Running Success in 2023
E6: JohnBoy Smith, Commonwealth Gold Medal-Winning Paralympian
E5: Gina Little, The World’s Oldest Female 6 Star Finisher
E4: Ben Wickham, Sky Sports’ Director of Creative Output
E3: Edna Kiplagat, Two-Time Marathon World Champion
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