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 524 - 10 years on
Episode 523 - Fergus Crawley (Part Two)
Episode 522 - Welcome to 2020. Fergus Crawley (Part One)
Episode 521 - Steph Davies.
Episode 520 - Happy Christmas with Holly, Martin, Tom and Tony.
Episode 519 - Andy Davies
Episode 518 - Anna McNuff
Episode 517 - Shelli Gordon
Episode 516 - Jess Piasecki
Episode 515 - Hope Virgo
Episode 514 - Tommy and Eoin Hughes
Episode 513 - Pete Stables
Episode 512 - Dr Annemarie O'Connor
Episode 511 - Jared Goldman
Episode 510 - Ed Caesar and the 1:59
Episode 509 - Renee McGregor
Episode 508 - Paul Hobrough
Episode 507 - Sanjay Rawal
Episode 506 - Gerda Steyn
Episode 505 - Julian Spence
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