The London Marathon 2022 RunPod Special

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Running, Health & Fitness, Sports

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🗓️ 29 September 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Our Annual RunPod ‘London Marathon Episode’ is here with a great selection of guests all sharing their experiences of the big day and some top tips along the way. We’ve got Event Director Hugh Brasher, Former Long-Distance Runner and 3x London Marathon Winner Paula Radcliffe MBE, Director of G-A-Y Jeremy Joseph and GB Former Athlete Donna Fraser OBE! Also Calum the cabbie returns with his hot facts! On Sunday 2nd October 2022 tens of thousands of runners are taking to the streets of London to enjoy the ultimate 26.2mile challenge ‘The London Marathon’. After months of sweat, blisters, sports massages and ice baths – they’ll all be lined up at the start line! In this episode you will get a taster of what to expect in 2022, and even if you’re not running this iconic race…it may just encourage you to sign up for April 2023. The aim ultimately is to inspire and motivate, whilst also telling you about this brilliant event at the same time! And to anyone listening whilst running this race, or another… Good Luck! Rainbow Row is a 250m stretch of road that is just past the 21-mile mark on the TCS London Marathon course. G-A-Y are sponsoring The British Heart Foundation, as well as 10 other Diverse Charities supporting the LGBTQ+ Community. Donna Fraser is Running The London Marathon 2022 on behalf of 'Her Spirit' a charity raising funds for Breast Cancer Now If you would like to buy a RunPod T-shirt you can by going to: linktr.ee/runpod

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0:00.0	This episode of Run Pod is sponsored by M&S, where you can shop all your favourite sportswear brands.
0:08.1	This is a Global Player Original podcast.
0:15.4	Hello there, I'm Jenny Falconer. Welcome to a very special episode of RunPod. It's that time of year you see when tens of thousands of runners take to the streets of London to take on the ultimate 26.2 mile challenge, the London Marathon. Now, the date for 2022 is Sunday, October the 2nd and after months of hard training, plenty of sweat, blisters,
0:40.5	sports massages and ice baths, well, the big day is finally upon us.
0:45.4	Now this episode is to give you a taster of what to expect in 2022.
0:49.3	So if you're getting ready to race, hopefully this will help ease any panic you may have.
0:54.0	You might be listening whilst you're actually running any panic you may have. You might be listening
0:55.1	whilst you're actually running and then you never know. You might hear what said and instantly
0:59.7	want to sign up for April 2023 or just possibly this episode might compel you to enter another race.
1:07.6	The aim ultimately is to inspire and motivate whilst telling you all about this wonderful
1:12.9	event at the same time with the help of a few friends. So welcome to a very special episode of
1:20.3	Run Pod. Hello there, Callum the Cabby back with more Marathon Facts for 2022.
1:28.7	Now, the marathon distance only became 26.2 miles during the 1908 London Olympics.
1:35.4	It's because Queen Alexandra requested that the distance was adjusted
1:38.7	so the Royal Household could see the race from Windsor Castle.
1:42.6	Prior to this, from 1896 to 1908, marathons were approximately 25 miles.
1:52.0	First things first. This is the 42nd London Marathon, and this year there are not just the runners on the streets of the Capitol
2:01.0	but there is also a virtual marathon taking place at exactly the same time. So to get an insight
2:06.6	and more of an understanding of what to expect, well there's really only one man to talk to. His dad,
2:13.4	Chris Brasher, was the founder of the, along with John Disley, back in 1981.
2:18.9	He's now the boss, the event director of London Marathon Events and race director himself.
2:25.3	It's Hugh Brasher.
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