Good luck in the London Marathon

Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon

English - September 29, 2022 13:00 - 9 minutes - 6.39 MB
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A short episode to give a shout out to listeners and club running colleagues who are taking part in the London Marathon 2022.

If you want to share a brief recording of your experience running London or indeed any other marathon this weekend then record up to about a minute on your phone and then What's App it to me or email it via [email protected] and I will compile all the clips into a future episode.

Episode 28 of this podcast was a quiz about marathons so I picked up one or two the questions that specifically refer to London and include them in this episode

If you took part in the quiz and you want to know the answers here they are:

It you haven't yet done the quiz and don't want to see the answers look away now!

1981Which two men crossed the finish line together as joint winners? Dick Beardsley (USA) and Inge Simonsen (Norway) 2:11:48The London women’s race in 1981 was won by which UK runner - who would also win in 1982? Joyce Smith Paula won London 3 timesAt which Olympics was the marathon distance of 26 miles 385 yards run for the first time ? London 1908 Why did it end up being that exact distance? The course was set so the race finished in front of the Royal Box

This is episode 99 of the Running 44@60 podcast. You can access and download the previous 98 episodes via your usual podcast app or follow this link.

Host Trevor Lee ran his own first ultra in 2021 - the 44 mile Classic Quarter - hence 44@60. Trevor has written a book about his buildup and adventure – it is both a business and running book and is now available on Amazon via this link: 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon. All proceeds from the book go to Children's Hospice South West.

If you would like to come on this podcast and share your running experiences, tips, advice, plans, as well as specialist knowledge that will help runners then email Trevor via: [email protected]

The Running 44@60 podcast began as a learning / motivational tool for host Trevor Lee in his quest to run a first ever ultra - the Classic Quarter in 2021

It now has over 100 episodes and is aimed at those thinking about and committing to their first ever ultra.

Trevor wrote a book : 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon - all proceeds go to the Children's Hospice South West