Episode 414 - Barry Murray (Part One)
13/12/2017
Tom speaks to Barry Murray about becoming a connected athlete, Nick Symmonds runs 2:59:95 at the Honolulu Marathon, there’s European medal success for the Brits, I speak to Junior Girls Team Manager (and my wife) Liz Yelling, Boston announce their Elite US Team, and, it’s the final week of Santa’s Sack.
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Show Notes
Intro
- Martin's been braving the local supermarket
- Tom's been about to celebrate nine years of marriage
- Thanks so much to all our listeners who've supported the show by becoming a Patron
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Win the Contents of Santa's Sack
The first ever Santa’s Sack is open! In the lead-up to Christmas we’re showcasing a number of top gifts for runners to give you ideas and inspiration for the running enthusiast in your life! We’ll be looking at top gifts on the show each week and you can find details of every product on the dedicated Santa’s Sack page of our website. Each brand we’re mentioning is also offering a listener discount code so you can grab yourself a bargain this Christmas. But that’s not all …we’ll also be sending one lucky listener the entire contents of the MT Santa’s Sack! Enter your details on the Santa’s Sack page and one winner will be picked at random to receive one of each product mentioned throughout the campaign. Brands involved include: Runderwear, Soar, New Running Gear, Aftershokz, Oofos, Art of Your Success, Chester Running Tours, The Altitude Centre and The Warm Up.
- Kit Around the World
- Each week, listeners send in photos of themselves flashing their Xempo Marathon Talk kit all around the world
- If you've got a photo in your kit then please email it to [email protected] so we can share on the show
- Check out Tom Wake's interactive Kit Around the World photo album
News
- Rate Your Run
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- Your posts will appear on our Rate Your Run social wall
- European Cross Country Championships
- independent.ie
- athleticsweekly.com
- Martin also speaks to Liz
- Boston Marathon announce their elite US Team
- Nick Symmonds runs 3:00 in Honolulu
- The Listener Podium
- Each week we celebrate your marathon results on The Listener Podium
- To add your result, and maybe get mentioned on the show, you need to do the following:
- Login to this website
- Search our event listings for your marathon (if it's not there you can add it)
- Add your marathon result
- Bask in the golden-glow of glory
Interview - Barry Murray (Part One)
Close
- Tom will be very busy this week, then kicking back for Christmas
- Martin will be praying he doesn't get heckled on the London Marathon Facebook Live Q&A session
