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The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

Julia Paternain After Her Shocking World Championship Marathon Bronze Medal For Uruguay | Race Recap & Reflection LIVE From Tokyo

The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

CITIUS MAG

Running, Sports

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes the most coolest moments in sport arrive by accident. When Julia Paternain crossed the finish line of the Tokyo World Championships marathon, she wasn’t thinking about history and she wasn’t even sure the race was over. Yet in that instant of disbelief, she had just given Uruguay its first-ever World Championships medal.

In just her second marathon, the 25-year-old stunned the world with a fearless run, climbing from 15th place at halfway to finish third in 2:27:23 behind legends Tokyo Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya and former world record holder Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia. For a runner once who was among the last ones qualified for the championships, the bronze was unthinkable — and unforgettable.

Born in Mexico, raised in England, tested in the NCAA system in the U.S., and now calling Flagstaff home, Paternain carries a layered identity but an unwavering pride of all those places. And with her medal, a nation of three million found itself on the global podium for the very first time.

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Host: Chris Chavez | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@chris_j_chavez on Instagram⁠⁠⁠

Guest: Julia Paternain | @juliapaternain_ on Instagram

Produced by: Jasmine Fehr |⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@jasminefehr on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠

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0:34.2

from Tokyo. And I'm joined now by World Championship bronze medalist,

0:41.4

Julia Patternine, in the marathon, absolutely crushed it.

0:45.3

I think over the last 48 hours, your phone must just be blowing up, notifications nonstop,

0:52.6

and then on top of that just like zero sleep I mean how have you

0:56.4

have you slept much at all since the race um I slept about two hours the day the race like

1:02.7

ended and then yesterday I managed to get some sleep and then I've been having like random

1:07.4

20 minute naps here and there um which I was asleep right before this.

1:12.9

Well, thank you for coming out and doing this because I think like right now there are so

1:16.9

many people who have obviously like started familiarizing themselves with like your story

1:21.5

and just the sheer nature of how this race unfolded and then just your pure emotion and reaction at the finish line has just

1:29.6

captivated thousands and thousands of people around the world. So first off, congratulations. And I want to start off by like just kind of overall like coming into this whole entire world championships.

1:42.1

Like what were the expectations that that you had for

1:45.1

yourself here yeah so i sat down with my coach jack um the night before the race and we said okay

1:52.9

this is like a b and seagull was like okay let's just like finish the race because the conditions

2:00.3

are going to be hell

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