It's Wednesday the 25th of March 2020. I'm Holly to see. I'm going to do. On this week's show the Olympics has been postponed until 2021 the UK announced

revised coronavirus lockdown measures.

We talk a little running, social distancing,

self-isolation, you share some kids around the house picks,

and I interview marathon runner and GP Elsie Davies.

Hello Martin, how are you?

Well, I'm all right. I want to try and be upbeat because it's really important for people

listening to the show that we can try and be perhaps a little bit upbeat if you are listening to the show

and you haven't listened before welcome to Marathon Talk if you're a new

listener if you've been around for a long time the the last decade. We're glad and we hope we keep you entertained this week because

my oh my it's been a tough week hasn't it?

Yeah it's been so many changes and it seems like that every week actually isn't

I think last time when we talk there been changes but this week's been a very different week

isn't it? Well it has because last week my children were in school and at this time and we were thinking well maybe

they won't be and then we were thinking well you know we had complete freedom of

movement and you know the measures in the UK were just starting to come into play around

coronavirus but of course just a week later since the show came out a week ago, so much has changed and I've actually felt a little

overwhelmed this past week and it's been really difficult because you

know trying to stay positive at the same time you know I've got three small

children and I think to myself okay I need to

demonstrate to them that the world is in fact a safe place and you know

mommy and daddy and their grandparents aren't going to die and they're going to be okay and having to talk to

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