434: Zouhair Talbi - I'm 100% Focused
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🗓️ 26 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Moroccan-born Zouhair Talbi is a father, husband, and one of the fastest marathoners in the United States. Now an American citizen, Zouhair currently ranks as the third-fastest American in the men’s marathon. Fresh off a win at the Chevron Houston Marathon and a runner-up finish at the United Airlines NYC Half, he’s now setting his sights on the Boston Marathon next month. In this episode, Zouhair shares his journey into running, what’s fueled his longevity in the sport, and how he’s competed and excelled at short and long distances (from 3000m all the way to marathon) revealing which distance truly feels like home. Running is a family affair: his wife Elizabeth recently placed tenth in Houston and qualified for the Olympic Trials just 10 months after giving birth. Zouhair opens up about balancing elite training with fatherhood, the unique challenges of training during Ramadan, and how he continues to pursue excellence both on and off the course.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, it's Olympian Kerry Telethson and welcome to the C-Tali Run podcast. |
| 0:12.0 | Today's episode, I bring you the third fastest American of all time in the men's marathon. |
| 0:16.3 | And it just happened. His name is Zuhair Talby. |
| 0:19.7 | Zuhir is a Moroccan Olympian, now American, and he just |
| 0:23.4 | won the Houston Marathon and is preparing for the Boston Marathon. He ran the course record in Houston, |
| 0:30.1 | and that's where he ran his fastest marathon, the third fastest American. He ran 20545 and was just |
| 0:36.1 | recently second at the United Airlines NYC half. |
| 0:40.3 | Zuhara is a husband, a father, and a professional runner. |
| 0:43.1 | He won the NAA championships in college. |
| 0:45.4 | Then he went to the World Championships and the Olympics. |
| 0:47.9 | This guy is legit, and I'm really excited to get to know him a little bit more, |
| 0:52.6 | even though I have so enjoyed commentating |
| 0:54.6 | and rooting him on for years. So let's get actor it. Welcome to the show. I mean, I was going to |
| 1:05.1 | say, how cool is it to have you? I can say both. But this is really exciting to have you on |
| 1:09.4 | C-Tali Run. |
| 1:13.1 | Thank you. Thank you very much for having me. |
| 1:17.7 | Yeah, I am pumped. Like, you and I have gotten to see each other now at some of these big races lately, and I just love watching you race, and now seeing your family grow and know that |
| 1:24.6 | you get to sport the red, white, and blue now because you're an American, |
| 1:28.6 | and just so much fun has been going on in your life, it seems like. |
| 1:32.1 | So I want to dig into all of it, okay? |
| 1:35.5 | Let's do it. |
| 1:36.5 | So coming off of the NYC half, second there, for the second time, right? |
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