Imagine your first marathon almost breaking a national record - that’s how you break onto the scene and make a statement.
Barring Paula Radcliffe’s time in London, Calli Thackery’s 2:22:11 is the UK’s best, and as she sets her sights on the Paris Olympic Games, she joins us to share the run that’s been 15 years in the making.
Elsewhere we’re gearing up for New York, as Letesenbet Geday prepares for his Majors debut, the women’s wheelchair race features four fierce frontrunners, and Marcel Hug’s lining up an unprecedented clean sweep.
In this episode of Marathon Talk:
0:00 - Martin’s dinner with the stars, Deena’s joyful exploration, and the art of leaf peeping
9:00 - A roundup of Deena’s induction to the New York Road Runners’ Hall of Fame, the stacked lineup for NYC, and Marcel Hug’s hunt for a clean sweep
20:00 - Calli Thackery takes us through her route to running the UK’s 2nd fastest women’s marathon EVER, setting her sights on Paris, and enjoying running for what it is, rather than goal-chasing
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Episode 464 - Anji Andrews
Episode 463 - Gemma Hillier-Moses (Part Two)
Episode 462 - Gemma Hillier-Moses
Episode 461 - Sarah Dudgeon
Episode 459 - Martin's Kenya Trip
Episode 458 - Tom's Dad Qualifies for Comrades
Episode 457 - Dan Vernon
Episode 456 - Jamie Gane
Episode 455 - Derek Rae
Episode 454 - Damian Hall
Episode 453 - Rowan Preece
Episode 452 - UTMB; Holly Rush, Sophie Grant and Tom Evans.
Episode 451 - European Para Athletics and the UTMB
Episode 450 - Tony Audenshaw
Episode 449 - Dr Josie Perry
Episode 448 - Peter Thompson
Episode 447 - Brendan Rendall
Episode 446 - Hideo Takano
Episode 445 - Pete Woodward
Episode 444 - Ben Wickham
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