Episode 31: Running and Literature

The Runner's World Show

Runner's World / Panoply

Sports

4.3 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2016

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

An interview with Roger Robinson, an author, journalist, professor emeritus of literature, running historian, longtime contributor to Runner’s World, and a competitive masters runner. (3:16) Plus, we explore the beautiful intersection between the sport of running and great literature. (38:28) What it looks like and sounds like long after the crowds have gone, the barricades have been removed, and the timing clock has stopped at the end of the biggest marathon in the world. (47:03) In the Kick, recapping turkey trots, a sub-three hour marathon while pushing 180 pounds, how to get 1 percent faster in your races, and the running phrase even Mo Farah can’t escape. (58:51) This week's episode is brought to you by Jabra. Listeners can go to jabra.com/runnersworld to sign up for exclusive discounts and special offers on Jabra products like the Jabra Elite Sport wireless earbuds. And by Harry's. Get your limited edition holiday shave set by going to Harrys.com, and if you enter the promo code “RUN” at checkout you will get five dollars off your order. Check out our show page here. Follow us on Twitter (@rwaudio) and Facebook (Runner's World Audio). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There once was a woman who lived in a shoe.
0:03.0	A size too snug, but what could she do?
0:06.0	But that's not where her story ends.
0:08.0	Thanks to a little help from her Experian friends,
0:11.0	she got her score into much better shape
0:13.0	and relocated to a box fresh new place,
0:16.0	with room to grow and a mortgage to suit.
0:19.0	Now, she lives in a spacious four-bedroom cowboy boots.
0:23.3	Better your Experian credit score to help get mortgage ready.
0:26.5	Experian.
0:27.5	Better your score.
0:28.7	Better your story.
0:32.6	Welcome to The Runner's World Show, where each week we entertain you, inspire you, and
0:36.9	inform you about all things running. I'm David Willie, editor-in-chief of Runner's World Show, where each week we entertain you, inspire you, and inform you about
0:37.7	all things running.
0:39.1	I'm David Willie, editor-in-chief of Runner's World.
0:41.9	This week, in The Kick, how one runner broke three hours in the marathon, while pushing
0:46.9	180 pounds.
0:49.6	We've also got a story from the finish line of the New York City Marathon.
0:53.2	What it looks like and sounds
0:54.8	like long after the crowds have gone, the barricades have been removed, the timing clock
0:59.4	has stopped, but the runners just keep on coming, one 96-year-old runner in particular.
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