Iwan Thomas MBE - 'Going For Gold'

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🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Welcome to RunPod 'Going For Gold'!

We're thrilled to welcome back a true legend of the track: Iwan Thomas MBE.

Iwan is an Olympic Medallist and Former European and World Champion who set the British 400m record with an astonishing time of 44.36 seconds.

Since hanging up his professional running shoes, Iwan has become a familiar face on mainstream TV, hosting live events and frequently covering the World Athletics Championships.

As you will hear, Iwan's passion for running has never waned, and his journey from pro athlete to broadcaster is nothing short of inspiring.

Join Jenni as Iwan shares insights from his new autobiography,"Brutal," where he candidly reflects on the dedication and resilience required to reach the pinnacle of athletics. Plus listen to him dive into the highs and lows of his illustrious career and explore what it truly takes to remain at the top.

As Iwan wisely says, "sport brings people together," and we couldn't agree more.

Tune in for an engaging conversation with one of the greatest names in British athletics, and don't miss out on Iwan Thomas's remarkable story in "Brutal," available now.

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0:00.0	This episode of Rompod is sponsored by M&S, where you can shop all your favourite sportswear brands.
0:08.0	This is a global player original podcast.
0:14.8	Hello there and welcome to this very special Olympic series of Rumpod, Rumpod going for gold.
0:21.5	I'm Jenny Falconer and every episode I'm going to be joined by an athlete who has either
0:26.0	triumphed at the Olympic Games or possibly hopes to one day in the future and we'll get the
0:31.9	lowdown on what makes an Olympian what it's like to stand on the winner's podium. What are
0:37.1	the highs, what are
0:37.8	the lows? How nerve-wracking is it to be up there as one of the best in the world? And in
0:43.2	today's episode, oh, I'm so excited. I'm joined by someone who honestly was destined for sporting
0:47.9	success since a young age. I know this. Because I've read his book. Brutal, it's a brilliant
0:53.3	read, by the way.
0:56.0	Anyway, he found his speciality.
0:57.4	It was running.
1:03.3	He actually held the UK 400 metre record until just a couple years ago.
1:10.7	He was at two Olympic Games and in Atlanta in 1996 he took to the podium. So welcome back to Rumpord. You and Thomas. Oh, thanks for having me.
1:15.5	I am so excited because you have been on Rompad before. But we haven't like talked properly about the
1:20.5	Olympics. No, we haven't. And that little intro then, you mentioned I went to two Olympics. It kind of
1:25.1	still burns me. There should have been many more. We'll get into that. but my body let me down when it shouldn't have done. And yeah, the Olympics
1:31.5	is just, it's like nothing else there is. For an athlete, it is the pinnacle. You're spoiled
1:37.7	sometimes in track and field, because every year there'll be something. So it'll be the Commonwealth
1:41.1	Games, the European champs, the world champ champs and you're pretty much running against the same athletes a top eight in the world week in week out but every four years
1:48.5	the crazy circus of the olympic games comes to a lovely city somewhere in the world and it's there's
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