E60: The 7 Best Running Moments of 2024

Marathon Talk

World Marathon Majors

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports, Running

4.7 • 994 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

It’s the last show of the year, so what better way to round off 2024 than with a look at 2024’s most memorable moments!

In celebration of Sydney’s 7th Star status, we’ve hand-picked 7 standout stories; from remarkable Six Star Finishers to blistering records, we’ve been treated to a stellar year for the sport.

Join Martin and Deena one last time, for the very best of 2024!

In this episode of Marathon Talk:

0:00 - For the final time this year, we hear how Martin and Deena are rounding off 2024 and preparing for the Christmas period - training or otherwise…
15:30 - We run down the 7 biggest moments of the running year, from Ruth’s record-breaking race and Chris Nikic’s heroism, to Sydney’s finest hour and Sifan Hassan’s incredible gold medal

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 60 of Marathon Talk powered by Abbott World Marathon Majors.
0:06.5	It's the last show of the year.
0:08.5	So this week we're going to take a look back at some of the memorable moments of 2024.
0:14.2	From world records to standout six star finishers, from tears to tales of triumph.
0:20.3	We're going to take a look back and talk about things that have stood out to us in the last
0:25.9	12 months.
0:27.9	And in celebration of the fact that we now have welcomed the TCS Sydney Marathon as the
0:33.1	7th Abbott World Marathon Major, we've taken the very tough task of picking just seven moments
0:39.6	to share with you. Spoiler alert, Sydney just might be one of them. Right, let's go. Martin,
0:48.2	what have you been up to since we last spoke? That's good to see you. You're looking very
0:52.6	festive and Christmassy. Um, not really. Have you
0:56.0	got a Christmas jumper on? No, I have a cashmere sweater on it. You see? You can't, you can't feel it,
1:02.2	but you could see it. I feel like I should. You look bundled up too. Well, it's cold, isn't it? I feel
1:06.5	like I should have worn my, as it's the last show of the year, should have worn my, as it's the last year, should have worn my Christmas jumper.
1:13.8	But I don't, you know, I don't actually own a Christmas jumper.
1:15.2	How grinchy is that?
1:18.4	You don't own even in like an ugly Christmas sweater?
1:18.8	No.
1:19.7	What? Nothing. No, don't own a Christmas jumper.
1:21.8	No, I'm not in for that kind of fun.
1:24.8	I not only have an ugly Christmas sweater, I have an ugly Christmas dress.
1:30.4	Actually, two ugly Christmas dresses. Yeah, you can see you've got multiple things for Christmas.
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