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The Runner's World Show

Episode 3: Why You Should Set Some Crazy Running Goals

The Runner's World Show

Runner's World / Panoply

Sports

4.3530 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

David Willey talks with Dave McGillivray, race director of the Boston Marathon, about his amazing running life. (1:00) Training and Races Editor Meghan Kita recounts her story of overcoming fatigue by going for a Guinness World Record while dressed as a hot dog. (18:40) The Kick wraps up the 120th Boston Marathon, from the overall winners to the notable finishers. (29:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present?

0:02.0

Let's get started, shall we?

0:04.0

From rags to riches.

0:06.0

I'm so sick of this.

0:07.0

Working like a dog and being treated worse.

0:09.0

Yorkshire to New York.

0:11.0

Poor climbers, you and me.

0:12.0

A life dedicated to revenge.

0:14.0

Let's make this an occasion to remember.

0:17.0

A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.

0:19.0

Stream now.

0:20.0

... A Woman of Substance on Channel 4, stream now.

0:30.1

Welcome to the Runner's World Show.

0:32.0

I'm editor-in-chief, David Willie.

0:33.7

Thank you so much for joining us.

0:38.9

This week, we've got the lowdown on how mere mortals can become world record holders,

0:44.3

and of course, we've got a buzzy roundup of this week's news and the kick. But first,

0:48.8

we have an interview with Dave McGilivry, who you may know is the race director for the Boston Marathon. Dave is also a bit of an icon in the running community in his own right,

0:54.3

and he's got more great stories about a lifespan in running

0:57.9

than I've ever heard from anyone else before.

1:01.0

Fun fact, as a teenager, young Dave McGillivry ran his first Boston marathon

1:05.1

as a bandit.

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