Episode 432 - Barry Carpenter

We don’t think we’ll see a weekend of marathon drama like that again for some time... it was the Commonwealth Games marathon, and what an epic!We look forward to the Virgin Money London Marathon this weekend. Training Talk looks at staying cool in the marathon heat, we’re joined by Kenneth Foreman from ARUK, we remember the life of multiple Paralympic champion Bob Matthews. Plus we’re joined by Barry Carpenter who shares his incredible journey from living on the streets of London to running this year’s London Marathon, and Tony’s here with some Brighton Trials!

Show Notes

Intro

• Martin's been comeback PBing in Poole and staying up late with Liz
• Tom's been hanging with Helen and the kids
• Download the full interview with Bob Matthews here.
• Vote for us at the British Podcasting Awards
• Visit the Runderwear stand at the London Marathon Expo and say the secret password, "I listen to Marathon Talk".
• Find out more about The Skid Row Marathon screenings
• Interested in our 2018 Austria camp? Email us via info@marathontalk.com
• Thanks so much to all our listeners who've supported the show by becoming a Patron
  • Find out how you can get involved, via this link to our Patreon page

News

• Rate Your Run
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• Commonwealth Games Marathons
  • Callum collapses
  • Tom English on the BBC
  • Ben Bloom in The Telegraph
  • Games Officials Could Have Helped, via ESPN
  • Ben Moreau blog
  • Ross Tucker's Four Minute Mull
  • Athletics Weekly on the women's race
  • Kurt Fearnley wins T54 gold
• Boston Marathon
  • runblogrun.com
  • letsrun.com on the men
  • letsrun.com on the women
  • Who is Sarah Sellers?
• 13-year-old runs 15:47 for 5k
• New Good For Age standards for London
• Check out Alzheimer Research UK's Running Down Dementia campaign
• The Listener Podium
  • Each week we celebrate your marathon results on The Listener Podium
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    • Search our event listings for your marathon (if it's not there you can add it)
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    • Bask in the golden-glow of glory

Tony's Trials

• Check out Sharon and Olivia's fundraising page

Training Talk with Soar Running

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Interview - Barry Carpenter

• Check out Barry's fundraising page

Close

• Martin will be living it up all week at the London Marathon expo
• Tom will be definitely not drinking too much tequila