E41: Cedric King - Award-Winning T64 Marathoner

Marathon Talk

World Marathon Majors

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports, Running

4.7 • 994 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

When you overcome the voice in your head telling you to tap out, that’s where a true champion is made.

Such wise words come from a man whose past does not define his future - double amputee Cedric King is achieving the double this weekend with some huge Boston and London finishes.

His story is pure distilled inspiration; listen this week to learn more, as Martin & Deena also recap the highlights from a blistering Boston race, break down London’s lineup, and bring some post-race focus to Training Talk.

In this episode of Marathon Talk:

0:00 - Martin & Deena touch base on their recent escapades, with some takeaways for those struggling to train through challenging weather
4:50 - In a huge roundup, we recap Boston’s biggest stories from a title defence in the women’s race to domination in the men’s and men’s wheelchair races, plus a look ahead to this weekend’s stacked lineup for the TCS London Marathon
27:00 - Training Talk this week touches on post-race reconciliation - what should you do with your body and your mind immediately after a marathon, and how do you thank your body for what it’s achieved?
31:45 - The remarkable Cedric King joins us to discuss his journey as a double amputee, the battle between talent vs will, and why living in the moment might be the key to distance running success

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 41 of Marathon Talk, powered by Abbott World Marathon Majors.
0:06.0	And this week we reflect on an amazing day, 128 Boston Marathon.
0:12.0	We look ahead to the TCS London marathon that follows hard on Boston heels coming up this weekend.
0:19.0	I limber up for a new role on race day and we hear from Cedric King who's aiming to complete the unique Boston London
0:28.0	double this weekend. Right, let's go. Dina, how are you? What have you been up to?
0:38.0	Hi, we have so much to talk about with Boston behind us in London coming up so I'm just excited that I'm watching it from my television.
0:48.0	My travel schedule has been crazy the last few months and I am home catching up on everything including running
0:56.0	the neighborhoods and trails that I love here at home, getting in the last little bit of cross-country skiing
1:01.7	since winter is almost behind us and I just love
1:06.1	doing house chores so I've been doing that and loving nesting instead of living
1:11.4	out of my bag which I'm sorry to rub in Martin because I know you have a lot on your plate right now, but what have you been up to?
1:19.0	Well, we're just about to swap rolls kind of, aren we? You know you've been doing a lot of
1:24.2	traveling and working and I'm about to go to go and do stuff with with London but it's
1:30.4	in when you come home and you've been away working and other people that understand, you know, they're juggling, they're running, they're preparing for a race, they're juggling their jobs and their families, and suddenly they come home and they've got like just a little bit of rest bite and you can just
1:45.2	isn't it a lovely moment in time where you can just sit back and go and breathe?
1:51.5	Yeah I was actually scared that I was going to get sick now that I was like able to like let down but taking
1:57.5	care of yourself there's a lot to it where I still wear my mask on airplanes but it is so nice to do that. You have to see the light at the end of your
2:06.3	tunnel. At least you could breathe a little bit after the London marathon, but I just love being home and being able to host dinner
2:15.0	parties and slumber parties for for my daughter and to me that's that is so
2:21.0	exciting then getting up and being able to really like feel spring in the air.
2:25.8	We did have a dusting of snow this weekend, but the sun is out and to like, you know, you can
2:30.4	you smell the change in weather and feel it in your in your bones.
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