Episode 479 - Melissa Courtney
13/03/2019
Thank you to our friends at Soar Running for supporting the show this week. We speak to recent European Indoor 3000m bronze medalist Melissa Courtney, listen up if you want to qualify for Tokyo 2020, it was the British World Cross country trials this past weekend in Loughborough. Farah and Purdue win the Big Half in London. Tony’s here with an injured trials, Tim Soar talks about improving your running kit, you rate your run, look simply belting in your kit around the world, and stand proudly on the podium.
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Show Notes
This week's show is sponsored by Soar
Soar is a London-based company born out of a desire for beautiful performance running wear. Their mission is simple – to seek unparalleled performance through the use of cutting-edge fabrics and innovative design, and to cherish the beauty of running in everything they do.
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Intro
- Martin's been running junior parkrun with the kids,
- Tom's been running sort-of long
- Well done Holly Rush in Barcelona!
- Join Jo Pavey and Martin out at The Science Museum on March 27th.
- Thanks so much to all our listeners who've supported the show by becoming a Patron
- Kit Around the World
- Each week, listeners send in photos of themselves flashing their Xempo or runr technical or leisure kit all around the World
- If you've got a photo of yourself in your Marathon Talk 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
We talk how to improve your running kit with Tim Soar - founder of Soar Running link to thread
News
Rate Your Run
- Share your runs on social media, giving them a rating out of 10
- Post to Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, using #rateyourrun
- Your posts will appear on our Rate Your Run social wall
- Mo Farah wins the Big Half in London.
- New Olympic Games qualification standards cause controversy.
- Yuki runs 2:09 | IAAF
- Adam Hickey wins British XC trails mens | AW Jenny Nisbett wins womens | AW
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 - European indoor 3000m bronze medalist Melissa Courtney
Close
- Martin will be taking a group of MP’s for a run and VMLM FB Live this Fri at 6pm
- Tom will be lifting and going much longer.
