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Marathon Talk

Episode 127 - Benita Willis

Marathon Talk

World Marathon Majors

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports, Running

4.7994 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2012

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

Australian marathon record holder, Benita Willis is aiming for her 4th Olympic Games we speak to her on the show. There is a significant Kenyan change for their Olympic marathon team. Some news of amazing track performances in the Diamond League, a little controversy in Japan and some runs underground. You rate your run, have a rave and training talk is with Andy Blow all about hydration.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's Wednesday the 13th of June 2012. I'm Martin yelling. He's Tom Williams and this is episode

0:06.2

one-two seven of Marathon Talk. I'm going to do.

0:23.0

So, I'm going to do. On this week's show we speak to Australian marathon record holder aiming for

0:49.6

her fourth Olympic Games in the summer Benitaita Willis, there's a significant Kenyan

0:54.0

change for their Olympic marathon team, there's some news of some amazing track

0:58.3

performances in the Diamond League, a little controversy in Japan, and someone runs underground.

1:04.0

You rate your run and have a rave and training talk is with Andy Blow all about hydration.

1:09.0

Tom, where have you been this weekend?

1:12.0

Cool, I've been doing all kinds of things.

1:14.0

I've been particularly Burnley Park running, although well I wasn't actually Burnley Park running,

1:17.0

I was Burnley Park Run volunteering.

1:19.0

I was a bit of a funnel manager while Hell's run around and me and Rosie

1:24.0

spectated so yeah it was really really good a funnel manager important job

1:28.8

important job on the day keep all those naughty funnel duckers in order.

1:35.0

I was fortunate enough to bump into Nicola Nuttall, who's finished on the marathon talk podium a few times.

1:40.8

She ran 22362-36.

1:43.0

She was the first lady home.

1:45.0

Her daughter, Laura, she finished in 2447, both of them,

1:48.0

looks super fantastic and strong, and it was great,

1:50.0

so it was brilliant to meet them.

1:51.0

Nicola was running in a 26.2 marathon talk technical t-shirt

1:54.9

absolutely brilliant and you've written here on the show notes that you've you've not

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