Podcast appearances and mentions of Ed Whitlock

In this episode of "Running: State of the Sport," George and Amby chat with Merhawi Keflezighi, younger brother of Meb Keflezighi. "Hawi" is also an important agent-manager to top track and marathon elites. He fills us in on the current financial state of the sport--who's earning significant money, and who's not. He also proposes that every winner at the World Championships should receive a $1 million first-place prize. In an emotional retelling, he relives his brother's famous win in the 2014 Boston Marathon--the year after the bombings. Before speaking with Merhawi, George and Amby discuss the amazing results at the Chicago Marathon. George notes that Kelvin Kiptum is only 23, and has only run 3 marathons (all in the last year). At Chicago, Kiptum borke the tape in a world record 2:00:35. In both of his last two marathons, he has run the second half in sub 60 minutes. Also Sifan Hassan has incredible range--from a 1:56 in the 800 meters to 2:13 in the marathon. It's hard to predict which events she will run next summer at the Paris Olympics. Amby talks about the age-group results at Chicago, including world records (3:34:32) by 75-year-old Jeannie Rice, and a 2:49:43 by 60-year-old Jenny Hitchings. Gene Dykes set an American record in the 75-79 age group (3:17:01), but fell 10+ minutes short of Ed Whitlock's world record 3:04.53.

Cathie van Rooyen chats with Peter Darroll about the events in the running community of the past week. Mike Sheridan, Ed Whitlock are record making runners of a later age. Our own Louis Massyn completes the Boston Marathon. The Spar Ladies Series, Parkruns, The Mutter Trail and the Chicago marathon are all events we look at.

In this episode, Candace talks with guest Tony about the medical news that he and his partner received, himself requiring an open heart surgery, and his partner getting diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's. He talks about making a counter-intuitive decision that went against what some research would suggest for patients with Early Onset Alzhemizers; instead, they retired, sold their home and became nomads running marathons and half marathons all around the world. Tony talks about what it was like to travel around the world running race after race in places like Madagascar, Bhutan and the Great Wall of China with nothing but a suitcase. The pandemic did not put a stop to their plan and they are still running around the world over 7 years later.Anthony L. Copeland-Parker was a professional pilot/manager for thirty-seven years, the last twenty-seven with United Parcel Service. His last job had him managing pilots and flying B757/767-type air-craft all over the world. When he retired, he began writing his blog, PlayHard-HaveFun.com. Since then, he and his partner Catherine have traveled to eighty-two different countries. They have run at least a half-marathon in thirty-five countries and on all seven continents.His book Running All over the World, adapted from a blog he wrote during their travels, is a nonfiction account of our five-plus years of flying, running, walking, sailing, and sightseeing from Atlanta to Antarctica and back again. Part travelogue and part medical memoir, it transports listeners to exotic places like Madagascar, Bhutan, and the Great Wall of China while at the same time offering a day-to-day look at what it means to have nothing but what's in your suitcase. It's also an offbeat love story, recounting the trials and tribulations of an ex-pilot with a passion for vistas and logistics and a woman so tough she walks a half-marathon in the Australian Outback mere weeks after breaking her ankle. During their years as nomads, they pushed their physical and mental limitations as often as they could - and finished every race  hand in hand.Get a copy of Tony's book hereFollow Tony on FacebookFollow Tony on IGFollow Tony on TwitterFind Tony on Linkedin

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-422 – Robert Moore Boston Back in the Day (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4422.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to episode 4-422 of the RunRunLive Podcast.    Merry Christmas, happy Hanukah and happy New Year.  I hope you're having a great holiday season, if that's part of your story. Today we talk with Bob Moore who is a guy who raced back in the 70's, coming in 5th and 7th and 7th at Boston back when it was an entirely different thing to run a marathon.  With folks like Bob I just ask a couple open ended questions and let them go.  I think that's something we can practice during these holidays when you might be speaking with people you've haven't seen for a while.  Remember, how much joy they get from telling their story and practice active listening.  It's a gift for them and for you.  In section one I'm going to counsel you on how to cheap out on your winter running gear because anyone who has run with me knows how cheap I am!  In section two I'm going to talk about how to turn worry about a big event or deadline into a positive force.  My running has been going well.  I'm still in hibernation mode.  I try to get out for a mile or so walk with Ollie as part of my morning routine and find that helps him and me start the day well.  I'm still running 4 days a week.  Tuesday and Thursday I get out for 8-9 road miles at a zone 2 effort.  I've got a nice, mostly back-road loop that I can run at night with getting run over and I find it quite comforting.  Then on Friday I try to get out during the day with Ollie in the trails for another 10k or.  The trails are frozen and you can't go fast, but again it is good for him and I to get out.  I mix up it up.  Mostly off leash, even though he's very jumpy and exuberant with people.  He won't attack or be mean, but he can be overwhelmingly friendly.   I've got a 50/50 chance of getting him to come when called to get back on leash.  I also run him on leash and he's pretty good with that.  Once he tires out a bit and stopped trying to pull me like it's the Iditarod.  Sometimes I'll drop the leash and let it drag.  Buddy figured how to run with the leash dragging between his legs and not step on it.  Ollie hasn't figured that out.  When I drop the leash he picks it up in his mouth and runs with it.  It's super cute.  He's still growing like a weed.  I've found a new trainer and I'm going to do some focused work over the next couple weeks before I start my new job.  My wife bought a bunch of stuff from Sears because she had a gift card she needed to use up before they go out of business.  It all showed up at the house in packages and boxes.  I was wrapping presents for Christmas and offered to wrap all these for her as well. She of course, said yes, and even had me wrapping my own presents.  Since I now was in charge I wrapped and labeled the gifts appropriately with the recipients name.  But for my own gifts, that she had bought for me, and now was having me wrap for her I didn't put my name on them.  I labeled them “Sexy”.  So on Christmas morning when my kids were passing sorting through the gifts they had to ask, “Who's Sexy?” To which I replied “I am!”  And there you have it.  You are responsible for your own narrative.  When someone gives you a chance to tell your own story, make it a good story.    On with the show, … I'll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don't have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member's only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills.   … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – Winter running gear for cheapskate - Voices of reason – the conversation Robert Moore Dear Chris Russell,                                 I apologize for taking so long to get in touch. The last while has been hectic with six hours of teaching at the Chiroproactic College, seven hours of teaching at the Homeopathic College and preparation of webinars for the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists and the Naturopaths.                                  At Boston I was 5th, 7th, 7th and 7th. My best time was 2 hours 16 minutes and 45 seconds in 1974. Jerome Drayton and I are in the same club. I still compete. I am up to 1904 races of record.                                   I knew Ed Whitlock for decades. At first I was a lot faster than him but at the end he was faster. I never did formal research on him but a woman that I have heard of at McGill University may have done so. Best wishes,                       Robert Moore. Section two – On worrying about big events and deadlines – Outro   Well, my friends, you have made it, with great gusto, to the end of the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-422.    This weekend I'm going to host the 7th edition of the Groton Marathon.  Which is a made up series of races that I started after the Boston incident in 2013.  My club and anyone else who wants to show's up and runs whatever distance they want on the last Sunday of December.  I'm going the distance.  Looks like I'll have a ½ dozen or so for company.  Looks like good weather.  I'm not in shape for a marathon, but I can fake it.  We'll go slow and stop a lot.  At least I'm not sick this year.  After that I'm formulating my next season plans.  I don't know if I'm running Boston or not this year.  If I get in I'll run for charity.  I'll train hard enough to respect it but won't try to requalify.  But, I am going to look for a race to focus on in May or June to requalify at. I called coach and threw myself on his mercy.  After the Groton Marathon we'll get busy.  I did volunteer to pace a marathon in May out on Martha's Vineyard.  If that sounds like fun for you, come on up and join me.  I'm thinking a 100K later in the summer would be cool.  I've never run a 100K race – so Bam! Built in PR! I'll tell you a funny story from last week.  Like I alluded to, I'm going to start a new job in January.  And yes, this is where the advice in section two today came from. I wrote that as I was flying down to Dallas for an interview.  At one point the hiring manager asked me, “So, you have all this experience and these skills but what new thing are you learning right now?”  I thought about this for a beat, the interview was going well, so I had a bit of good will to risk.  I answered, “Well, I'm currently learning how to run across the United States.”  I swear that lady's head near exploded.  That was pretty funny. I haven't seen a comic doble take and an audible “Wow!” in an interview before.  More to the point, because you all know I'm a different kind of animal by now, what they were trying to get at is am I still able to learn?  Do I have a growth mindset?  Do I have an attitude of abundance?  Being the smartest guy in the room isn't necessarily a useful thing if you can't learn.  So don't forget to learn new things and push your limits no matter who you are or where you are in your story.  You get to create that narrative.  To take you out I may append a piece of holiday music from Eric's wife Tammy.  They do a holiday CD every year.  She's a pianist.  I'll put a link to the whole CD if you're interested in the show notes.  Going forward we are going start working in more music. Because life is better with music. Consider it music therapy. I'll see you out there.    MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->  

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-422 – Robert Moore Boston Back in the Day (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4422.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to episode 4-422 of the RunRunLive Podcast.    Merry Christmas, happy Hanukah and happy New Year.  I hope you’re having a great holiday season, if that’s part of your story. Today we talk with Bob Moore who is a guy who raced back in the 70’s, coming in 5th and 7th and 7th at Boston back when it was an entirely different thing to run a marathon.  With folks like Bob I just ask a couple open ended questions and let them go.  I think that’s something we can practice during these holidays when you might be speaking with people you’ve haven’t seen for a while.  Remember, how much joy they get from telling their story and practice active listening.  It’s a gift for them and for you.  In section one I’m going to counsel you on how to cheap out on your winter running gear because anyone who has run with me knows how cheap I am!  In section two I’m going to talk about how to turn worry about a big event or deadline into a positive force.  My running has been going well.  I’m still in hibernation mode.  I try to get out for a mile or so walk with Ollie as part of my morning routine and find that helps him and me start the day well.  I’m still running 4 days a week.  Tuesday and Thursday I get out for 8-9 road miles at a zone 2 effort.  I’ve got a nice, mostly back-road loop that I can run at night with getting run over and I find it quite comforting.  Then on Friday I try to get out during the day with Ollie in the trails for another 10k or.  The trails are frozen and you can’t go fast, but again it is good for him and I to get out.  I mix up it up.  Mostly off leash, even though he’s very jumpy and exuberant with people.  He won’t attack or be mean, but he can be overwhelmingly friendly.   I’ve got a 50/50 chance of getting him to come when called to get back on leash.  I also run him on leash and he’s pretty good with that.  Once he tires out a bit and stopped trying to pull me like it’s the Iditarod.  Sometimes I’ll drop the leash and let it drag.  Buddy figured how to run with the leash dragging between his legs and not step on it.  Ollie hasn’t figured that out.  When I drop the leash he picks it up in his mouth and runs with it.  It’s super cute.  He’s still growing like a weed.  I’ve found a new trainer and I’m going to do some focused work over the next couple weeks before I start my new job.  My wife bought a bunch of stuff from Sears because she had a gift card she needed to use up before they go out of business.  It all showed up at the house in packages and boxes.  I was wrapping presents for Christmas and offered to wrap all these for her as well. She of course, said yes, and even had me wrapping my own presents.  Since I now was in charge I wrapped and labeled the gifts appropriately with the recipients name.  But for my own gifts, that she had bought for me, and now was having me wrap for her I didn’t put my name on them.  I labeled them “Sexy”.  So on Christmas morning when my kids were passing sorting through the gifts they had to ask, “Who’s Sexy?” To which I replied “I am!”  And there you have it.  You are responsible for your own narrative.  When someone gives you a chance to tell your own story, make it a good story.    On with the show, … I’ll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don’t have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member’s only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills.   … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – Winter running gear for cheapskate - Voices of reason – the conversation Robert Moore Dear Chris Russell,                                 I apologize for taking so long to get in touch. The last while has been hectic with six hours of teaching at the Chiroproactic College, seven hours of teaching at the Homeopathic College and preparation of webinars for the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists and the Naturopaths.                                  At Boston I was 5th, 7th, 7th and 7th. My best time was 2 hours 16 minutes and 45 seconds in 1974. Jerome Drayton and I are in the same club. I still compete. I am up to 1904 races of record.                                   I knew Ed Whitlock for decades. At first I was a lot faster than him but at the end he was faster. I never did formal research on him but a woman that I have heard of at McGill University may have done so. Best wishes,                       Robert Moore. Section two – On worrying about big events and deadlines – Outro   Well, my friends, you have made it, with great gusto, to the end of the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-422.    This weekend I’m going to host the 7th edition of the Groton Marathon.  Which is a made up series of races that I started after the Boston incident in 2013.  My club and anyone else who wants to show’s up and runs whatever distance they want on the last Sunday of December.  I’m going the distance.  Looks like I’ll have a ½ dozen or so for company.  Looks like good weather.  I’m not in shape for a marathon, but I can fake it.  We’ll go slow and stop a lot.  At least I’m not sick this year.  After that I’m formulating my next season plans.  I don’t know if I’m running Boston or not this year.  If I get in I’ll run for charity.  I’ll train hard enough to respect it but won’t try to requalify.  But, I am going to look for a race to focus on in May or June to requalify at. I called coach and threw myself on his mercy.  After the Groton Marathon we’ll get busy.  I did volunteer to pace a marathon in May out on Martha’s Vineyard.  If that sounds like fun for you, come on up and join me.  I’m thinking a 100K later in the summer would be cool.  I’ve never run a 100K race – so Bam! Built in PR! I’ll tell you a funny story from last week.  Like I alluded to, I’m going to start a new job in January.  And yes, this is where the advice in section two today came from. I wrote that as I was flying down to Dallas for an interview.  At one point the hiring manager asked me, “So, you have all this experience and these skills but what new thing are you learning right now?”  I thought about this for a beat, the interview was going well, so I had a bit of good will to risk.  I answered, “Well, I’m currently learning how to run across the United States.”  I swear that lady’s head near exploded.  That was pretty funny. I haven’t seen a comic doble take and an audible “Wow!” in an interview before.  More to the point, because you all know I’m a different kind of animal by now, what they were trying to get at is am I still able to learn?  Do I have a growth mindset?  Do I have an attitude of abundance?  Being the smartest guy in the room isn’t necessarily a useful thing if you can’t learn.  So don’t forget to learn new things and push your limits no matter who you are or where you are in your story.  You get to create that narrative.  To take you out I may append a piece of holiday music from Eric’s wife Tammy.  They do a holiday CD every year.  She’s a pianist.  I’ll put a link to the whole CD if you’re interested in the show notes.  Going forward we are going start working in more music. Because life is better with music. Consider it music therapy. I’ll see you out there.    MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->  

In this episode we bring you an interview with Gene Dykes the fastest marathoner over age 70 who ran a blistering 2:54:23. Plus we take you on the ground at the Philadelphia Half Marathon in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.Interview with Gene Dykes In December of 2018 Gene Dykes ran a 2:54:23 marathon at the Jacksonville Marathon in Florida. This was 25 seconds faster than the previous age-group world record held by Ed Whitlock of Canada. I had the opportunity to stay with Mr. Dykes and interview him before the Philadelphia Marathon. He ran the Liberty Bell Challenge -doing the half, 8k, and full marathon. He won his age group at each race. The Philly Marathon was marathon number 123. He didn’t start running marathons until age 58! Race Expo Before the Philly Half The Rocky Steps MTA Meet Up The post Interview with Gene Dykes, 2:54:23 Marathon at Age 70 appeared first on Marathon Training Academy.

Futurist Thomas Frey weighs in on mankind’s future, including such hot button topics like the legalization of marijuana, our prison system and why Earth may not be our only homebase option in the future.

We were so full of impassioned arguments for and against things this week that we just couldn't contain ourselves. Our victims this week include ESPN, comparing the carbon plate in the Vaporflys to a spring, Runner's World's tech gift list for runners, and more! Plus, we discuss a track and field title belt, the 2019 Boston American elite field, Gene Dykes breaking Ed Whitlock's record, and the yearly cost of running! The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Gene Dykes, a 70 year old marathoner is not only the fastest runner in his age category, but arguably faster than most not only just his age, but anyone!his age. Gene recently broke Ed Whitlock’s longstanding marathon record by 25 seconds with his performance at the Ameris Bank Jacksonville Marathon, where he clocked a 2:54:23. * Excuse the black screen in the middle of the video. We had technical difficulties! https://www.youtube.com/irun4ultra FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.facebook.com/irun4ultra https://mobile.twitter.com/irun4ultra https://www.instagram.com/irun4ultra https://vimeo.com/irun4ultra #irun4ultra @irun4ultra

Hi Runners, I hope you enjoyed Episode #1 and now know a little more about me. Lindsey Hein is a great interviewer and was wonderful to speak to. Please give a listen to her podcast, I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein. (https://lindseyhein.com) In Episode #2, we get to the format of Feel Good Running starting with a little blabbing by me with my thoughts. My friend recently sent me a Email that he went into Atrial Fibrillation the day after a triathlon and mentions his GPS & Apple Watch saved his life. He said this is common for older athletes. I'm not sure the age range that my audience will be when the podcast grows but this is good discussion for any age.  I talk a little about that. The treat of this episode is my interview with Dr. Karen L. Ostlund. I've been friends with Karen and her husband Fred for a few years now. They come out to Maui from Austin, Texas at least twice a year and join our Wednesday Night Run and we do things outside of running. Karen is a true Feel Good Runner!  Besides her passion as a Professor, teaching science at the University of Texas - Austin, her passion is running. Karen has done over 100 marathons, numerous half-marathons, 10 & 5k races and travels extensively to run them--many with friends.   It seems every time I see her Facebook Post, she is running a race somewhere. She is also a running coach for Austin Fit. In addition to all the running Karen does, she and her husband friend give back by volunteering at local races. What is most amazing, Karen is 75 years old but looks and acts as if she is 45! I hope you enjoy this interview with Karen. She is such an inspiration to everyone she meets! And I finish off the show with a inspirational quote for you to think about.  Please share my podcast with all your running friends and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts from that we are on. Thanks for listening and always feel good about your running! -Jim   News Links (https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a24231891/70-year-old-run-sub-3-hour-marathon/) - 70 Year old trying to break the age group record by Ed Whitlock of [2:54:48]. Whitlock was 73 at the time. Man Kaur (https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/09/14/647823600/at-102-man-kaur-is-still-running-and-winning-gold-medals) - 102 year old runner, still running and winning medals. What's your excuse?   Dr. Karen L. Ostlund Here are some links and pictures related to Karen: Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_gnr_fkmr1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AKaren+L.+Ostlund&keywords=Karen+L.+Ostlund&ie=UTF8&qid=1542781141) - Books Written by Karen L. Ostlund (http://www.austinfit.com/) Hash House Harriers (http://austinh3.org) - Austin - A Drinking Club with a Running Problem! Karen's Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/karen.ostlund) Galloway Method (http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/run-walk/) - Run Walk Run Method that Karen Recommends (https://www.txbeefteam.org/) University of Texas at Austin (https://uteach.utexas.edu/staff-directory/primary/karen-l-ostlund) - College of Natural Sciences -  UTeach   (../wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Karen-Ostlund-6.jpg) Karen at the Maui Oceanfront Marathon (../wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Karen-Ostlund-5.jpg) Karen & Fred   Show Notes: Here are some links from the show this week.   (http://www.bigsurmarathon.org) - Big Sur, California (https://grandmasmarathon.com) - Duluth, Minnesota Marine Corp Marathon (https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=marine+Corps+marathon&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8) - Washington, DC (https://www.tcsnycmarathon.org) - New York, New York (https://www.tcmevents.org) - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota (http://virr.com) - Maui Hawaii (https://www.rundisney.com/events/disneyworld/disneyworld-marathon-weekend/) - Orlando, Florida...

This week we remember Ed Whitlock. One year has passed since he broke four hours at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon at the age of 85, an astounding feat and a world record, one among many in his long list of achievements. We look back at this race, which would ultimately be his final marathon. We speak with his son, Neil Whitlock, elite runners, Rachel Hannah and Reid Coolsaet, Alan Brookes, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon race director, and sports scientist, Paul Vanderburgh, to reflect on the story of his 3:56:38 marathon as one of the greatest races in running history.

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-387 – Gene Keeps Getting Faster (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4387.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-387.  This is Chris, your endurance partner for today's workout.  Today we have a chat with Gene Dykes who is currently knocking down most of the over 70 distance records.  He's found some sort of fountain of youth and just keep s getting faster.  In section one I'll give you an update on my 100 miler training and what I've learned.  In Section two I'll talk about the aging athlete. Buddy the elderly wonder dog is hanging in there.  He goes the first 2 miles of all my trail runs with me.  He got 5 runs in last week.  Then he sleeps.  I sometimes have to carry him up the stairs when his back hips don't work.  And I don't expect him to jump up into my truck anymore.  It's ok.  He's done his part.  Now it's my turn.  I've been training consistently.  Typically 6 miles Tuesday, 10 Wednesday and 6 Thursday then back-to-back longs on the weekends.  It's not a bad cadence.  The trails are drying out.  The mosquitoes are out but those only get me if I stop too long.  As we get into the summer the deer flies will show up and I'll have to get some of those sticky patches.  They are real pests. I booked my hotel for the ultra.  And I got some wonderful news today.  Dirtdawg and JustFinish aka Mike Croy and Kevin Green are going to crew and pace for me.  Both those guys have run this course.  This is a big bonus.  … I got a haircut this weekend, actually on Memorial Day.  The place I usually go was closed for the holiday.  I went to a lower end clip joint chain that was open.  I was a bit afraid with the guy I got.  I haven't had high quality experiences with this chain.  But I had a business trip and needed to get it cleaned up.  The kid was wearing a wrinkled white tee-shirt, looked rather slept-in, with a sleeveless black denim vest covered in studs.  Quite disheveled.  He had goth tattoos all over him and piercings.  Showing my age and upbringing I wondered if putting my grey head in his hands was a smart thing to do. I had just finished reading Catra Corbett's new book about how she was a goth meth addict before she got in to ultra-running.  But, looking at this kid I figured he was a bit overweight to be an addict.  Besides, it's not hard to cut my hair, what's left of it that is.  You can't really screw it up.  He did a very precise job.  Worked me over like I was some important bonsai topiary.  Even worked on my crazy old-man eyebrows.  I really need to work on my assumptions and stop profiling people.  We all turn into our parents at some point, don't we? On with the show! … I'll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don't have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member's only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills. M … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – 100 Miler Training - Voices of reason – the conversation Gene Dykes I'm sure you can make some of the awkward pauses go away, but I suppose trying to figure out what to do when we were talking over each other will be tougher.    I had fun – it's always fun to talk about running!   I've attached a couple recent pictures that were pretty good:   One shows me during a 24-hour track race a couple weeks ago (I only ran for 14 hours of the Dawn To Dusk To Dawn, though) where I set USATF age group track records for 50K, 50 miles, 100K, and 12 hours.   The other shows me at the finish line of the Rotterdam Marathon on April 8, where I ran 2:57:48 to eclipse Ed Whitlock's 3:00:23 world age 70 record.   Section two – Running into the Sunset – Outro OK my friends you have set an impressive age group record while progressing to the end of episode 4-387, nice work.  Two of my training buddies, from my age group had a good day at the Vermont Cities marathon over the weekend.  They got great weather.  Overcast and cool.  Brian, who ran a 3:35 at Baystate with me in the fall, knocked out a 3:29 change! And Tim powered through to a 3:16.    Now officially the slow guy again! Watched an great documentary on Netflix called Chuck Norris vs Communism about the impact of bootleg videos on Romanians in the 80's.  It's been out for a while but I hadn't seen it yet.  Really well done.  You'll like it.  Especially if you lived through that era.  I have a big weekend coming up.  If I can pull it off I'm going to run 35 on Saturday and another 20 on Sunday.  Yikes!  I had a good week – got all my runs in.  I had a business trip to Salt Lake and I used that to practice more of this miserable, exhausted running that I'm supposed to be practicing.  Ran 6 miles Tuesday morning.  Flew out late to Salt Lake.  Got about 5 hours sleep. Got up and went exploring Wednesday morning. I was originally aiming for the mountains but I ran by a canal, maybe a river, with a wide path so I turned onto that for the bulk of my run.  I ended up getting around 9 miles in, partly because I was running short on time and partly because I ran into a fence.  The canal trail literally ran into a chain link fence.  I think it was because there was a school nearby and they were trying to keep the kids out.  There was a kid size hole at the bottom.  You know how they bend up the corner of the chain link to get under?  But, I made the decision that I wasn't going to wriggle under a fence in the suburbs of West Jordan to get that last mile in.  It was a nice run.  The trail was wide and crushed rock and flat.  It ran behind people's houses.  A whole line of ¼ acre lots.  It's always interesting to look into people's backyards in a voyeuristic way.  Some people had gardens, some had chickens and some had angry dogs.  The river or canal itself was what I would call grey water.  I don't know if that is just the color of the water in Salt Lake or if it is some sort of legacy drainage system.  It didn't smell bad, but it didn't make me want to go for a swim either.  Since it's spring the canal was full of wild ducks and their little gangs of ducklings.  I was subjective to maximum duckling cuteness the whole time as they scurried and paddled away from this strange lumbering thing on the trail in the slanting morning sun.  I even passed a couple ‘joggers' out there.  On my way back, when I left the trail I had to navigate the now bustling streets of suburbia.  At one point I was coming up to an intersection and saw a crossing guard.  These are the community volunteers who are posted at busy intersections near schools with a reflective vest, a held held stop placard and a righteous attitude.    As I was lumbering up the sidewalk towards the intersection I caught the vigilant woman's eyes and gave her the conspiratorial nod.  She moved out and stopped traffic for me!  I tipped my hat and said “You're the best!” The world is a good place filled with good people.   I'll see you out there!   MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-387 – Gene Keeps Getting Faster (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4387.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-387.  This is Chris, your endurance partner for today’s workout.  Today we have a chat with Gene Dykes who is currently knocking down most of the over 70 distance records.  He’s found some sort of fountain of youth and just keep s getting faster.  In section one I’ll give you an update on my 100 miler training and what I’ve learned.  In Section two I’ll talk about the aging athlete. Buddy the elderly wonder dog is hanging in there.  He goes the first 2 miles of all my trail runs with me.  He got 5 runs in last week.  Then he sleeps.  I sometimes have to carry him up the stairs when his back hips don’t work.  And I don’t expect him to jump up into my truck anymore.  It’s ok.  He’s done his part.  Now it’s my turn.  I’ve been training consistently.  Typically 6 miles Tuesday, 10 Wednesday and 6 Thursday then back-to-back longs on the weekends.  It’s not a bad cadence.  The trails are drying out.  The mosquitoes are out but those only get me if I stop too long.  As we get into the summer the deer flies will show up and I’ll have to get some of those sticky patches.  They are real pests. I booked my hotel for the ultra.  And I got some wonderful news today.  Dirtdawg and JustFinish aka Mike Croy and Kevin Green are going to crew and pace for me.  Both those guys have run this course.  This is a big bonus.  … I got a haircut this weekend, actually on Memorial Day.  The place I usually go was closed for the holiday.  I went to a lower end clip joint chain that was open.  I was a bit afraid with the guy I got.  I haven’t had high quality experiences with this chain.  But I had a business trip and needed to get it cleaned up.  The kid was wearing a wrinkled white tee-shirt, looked rather slept-in, with a sleeveless black denim vest covered in studs.  Quite disheveled.  He had goth tattoos all over him and piercings.  Showing my age and upbringing I wondered if putting my grey head in his hands was a smart thing to do. I had just finished reading Catra Corbett’s new book about how she was a goth meth addict before she got in to ultra-running.  But, looking at this kid I figured he was a bit overweight to be an addict.  Besides, it’s not hard to cut my hair, what’s left of it that is.  You can’t really screw it up.  He did a very precise job.  Worked me over like I was some important bonsai topiary.  Even worked on my crazy old-man eyebrows.  I really need to work on my assumptions and stop profiling people.  We all turn into our parents at some point, don’t we? On with the show! … I’ll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don’t have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member’s only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills. M … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – 100 Miler Training - Voices of reason – the conversation Gene Dykes I’m sure you can make some of the awkward pauses go away, but I suppose trying to figure out what to do when we were talking over each other will be tougher.    I had fun – it’s always fun to talk about running!   I’ve attached a couple recent pictures that were pretty good:   One shows me during a 24-hour track race a couple weeks ago (I only ran for 14 hours of the Dawn To Dusk To Dawn, though) where I set USATF age group track records for 50K, 50 miles, 100K, and 12 hours.   The other shows me at the finish line of the Rotterdam Marathon on April 8, where I ran 2:57:48 to eclipse Ed Whitlock’s 3:00:23 world age 70 record.   Section two – Running into the Sunset – Outro OK my friends you have set an impressive age group record while progressing to the end of episode 4-387, nice work.  Two of my training buddies, from my age group had a good day at the Vermont Cities marathon over the weekend.  They got great weather.  Overcast and cool.  Brian, who ran a 3:35 at Baystate with me in the fall, knocked out a 3:29 change! And Tim powered through to a 3:16.    Now officially the slow guy again! Watched an great documentary on Netflix called Chuck Norris vs Communism about the impact of bootleg videos on Romanians in the 80’s.  It’s been out for a while but I hadn’t seen it yet.  Really well done.  You’ll like it.  Especially if you lived through that era.  I have a big weekend coming up.  If I can pull it off I’m going to run 35 on Saturday and another 20 on Sunday.  Yikes!  I had a good week – got all my runs in.  I had a business trip to Salt Lake and I used that to practice more of this miserable, exhausted running that I’m supposed to be practicing.  Ran 6 miles Tuesday morning.  Flew out late to Salt Lake.  Got about 5 hours sleep. Got up and went exploring Wednesday morning. I was originally aiming for the mountains but I ran by a canal, maybe a river, with a wide path so I turned onto that for the bulk of my run.  I ended up getting around 9 miles in, partly because I was running short on time and partly because I ran into a fence.  The canal trail literally ran into a chain link fence.  I think it was because there was a school nearby and they were trying to keep the kids out.  There was a kid size hole at the bottom.  You know how they bend up the corner of the chain link to get under?  But, I made the decision that I wasn’t going to wriggle under a fence in the suburbs of West Jordan to get that last mile in.  It was a nice run.  The trail was wide and crushed rock and flat.  It ran behind people’s houses.  A whole line of ¼ acre lots.  It’s always interesting to look into people’s backyards in a voyeuristic way.  Some people had gardens, some had chickens and some had angry dogs.  The river or canal itself was what I would call grey water.  I don’t know if that is just the color of the water in Salt Lake or if it is some sort of legacy drainage system.  It didn’t smell bad, but it didn’t make me want to go for a swim either.  Since it’s spring the canal was full of wild ducks and their little gangs of ducklings.  I was subjective to maximum duckling cuteness the whole time as they scurried and paddled away from this strange lumbering thing on the trail in the slanting morning sun.  I even passed a couple ‘joggers’ out there.  On my way back, when I left the trail I had to navigate the now bustling streets of suburbia.  At one point I was coming up to an intersection and saw a crossing guard.  These are the community volunteers who are posted at busy intersections near schools with a reflective vest, a held held stop placard and a righteous attitude.    As I was lumbering up the sidewalk towards the intersection I caught the vigilant woman’s eyes and gave her the conspiratorial nod.  She moved out and stopped traffic for me!  I tipped my hat and said “You’re the best!” The world is a good place filled with good people.   I’ll see you out there!   MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -

In this sport, it seems that inspiration can be found nearly anywhere you look...from watching Ed Whitlock spend the last decades of his life outrun time itself, to witnessing Moh Ahmed tear up the track ...competing at the highest level after beginning life in the turbulent Somalia. I would say that the Canadian Marathon Championships this past weekend were no different: Trevor Hofbauer making a heroic 2:18 debut for 1rst after leaving his Alberta life behind to quite literally chase a dream, Leslie Sexton, putting in some giant mileage around he employment, seeing her hard work come to fruition as her first Canadian marathon championship, and of course, our two guests this week, 3rd Canadian across the line, Aaron Cooper talks about being self coached to a national medal while being a father and working full time, as well silver medalist Lyndsay Tessier, a late arriver to the sport and a full time teacher talks about her breakout year.

A look back at Ed Whitlock's final marathon, at 85, in Toronto before he passed away in March 2017 at the age of 86. The owner of dozens of age-group world records, including on the track and on the roads, was an inspiration to hundreds of thousands of everyday runners across the world and helped popularize the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. We speak with his son, Neil Whitlock, elite runners, Rachel Hannah and Reid Coolsaet, Alan Brookes, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon race director, and sports scientist, Paul Vanderburgh, to reflect on the story of his 3:56:38 marathon as one of the greatest races in running history.

In this week's episode, Canadian Running's editor Michael Doyle and staff writer Tim Huebsch talk to Ed Whitlock's son Neil about his father's incredible legacy. Plus, a chat with respected sports science writer Alex Hutchinson about a recent study that suggests that one hour of running can prolong your life by seven hours; We also ask Hutchinson all about the science behind the wacky pacing strategy in the women's London Marathon race, as well as his thoughts on the sub-two hour marathon attempts. And, of course, our weekly recommendations. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @CanadianRunning Like us at Facebook.com/theshakeoutpodcast And be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

In which we describe the first lesson from the life of Ed Whitlock--the benefits of high-intensity interval training.

Docs gets to talk about his almost interesting day and we reveal our March Madness picks. We are joined by Georgetown Running Club president and Rock and Roll Half Marathon Champion Kerry Allen who continues the college basketball discussion. She tells us about getting back into running after a long break from the sport, running for GRC and in Washington DC. Then, for some reason, Farley tries to guess what Kerry does for a living before we get back to running related strava talk. Joanna and Farley trade Grandma stories, Docs has a political story, Farley dives into another Marathon Cheater Reveal and we pay tribute to the late great running legend Ed Whitlock.

This is the 4th and final episode of our series on training principles (also check-out episodes 1, 7, and 10). In this episode, we discuss in detail our final 2 training principles, explaining the importance of peaking and training with a coach/group. Running is only a solo sport if you let it be. For the blog we reference, click here.  As the intro, we begin with a tribute to the late, great Mr. Ed Whitlock, who left us too soon a few weeks ago at the age of 86. We then unpack the results of the NYC Half Marathon and tell you why you need to know the names Emily Sisson and Noah Droddy.       

“Don’t Limit Yourself”-Ed Whitlock Running a race, and in essence, all competition is all about defying expectations, pushing yourself to a place that was previously thought to be impossible. Whenever anyone can pull it off successfully, it is a thing to be marvelled at, and is surely inspirational to all who witness. That can be said of almost every time that Ed Whitlock toed the line. Ed, who sadly passed away last week seemingly re-wrote the 70+ masters record book, and on this week's show, Canada Run Series race director and friend of Ed’s, Alan Brookes joins us to remember him. Also, Rejean Chiasson is just a few weeks away from the Boston Marathon, and after a fairly impressive build, we caught up with him to discuss the legendary race and what he’s been up to.

Carolyn Mather has logged more lifetime miles than any other female runner—without even really knowing about it. We caught up with Carolyn to see how it feels to hold this title—and what it is, exactly, that keeps her going. (2:33) A real-life lesson on running with kids—and how to make sure they have a blast when hitting the road. (18:01) In the Kick, remembering the legendary Ed Whitlock, the many national titles for Edward Cheserek, and a lap-counting snafu on the indoor track. (27:36) Be sure to check out our new Runner's World Box. Our editors have put together a tasty food-themed box for March full of nutritious snacks and beverages geared to make your body feel great running and racing. Sign up at runnersworldbox.com today. Fuel your training with delicious power meals! Runner's World partnered with Chef'd to bring tasty and easy-to-make RW approved meals to your doorstep. Go to rwchefd.com for more details. Episode Credits: Host: David Willey   Producers: Sylvia Ryerson, Christine Fennessy, Brian Dalek and Mervyn Deganos. The Runner's World Show is a proud part of Panoply. 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

Carolyn Mather has logged more lifetime miles than any other female runner—without even really knowing about it. We caught up with Carolyn to see how it feels to hold this title—and what it is, exactly, that keeps her going. (2:33) A real-life lesson on running with kids—and how to make sure they have a blast when hitting the road. (18:01) In the Kick, remembering the legendary Ed Whitlock, the many national titles for Edward Cheserek, and a lap-counting snafu on the indoor track. (27:36) Be sure to check out our new Runner’s World Box. Our editors have put together a tasty food-themed box for March full of nutritious snacks and beverages geared to make your body feel great running and racing. Sign up at runnersworldbox.com today. Fuel your training with delicious power meals! Runner’s World partnered with Chef’d to bring tasty and easy-to-make RW approved meals to your doorstep. Go to rwchefd.com for more details. Episode Credits: Host: David Willey   Producers: Sylvia Ryerson, Christine Fennessy, Brian Dalek and Mervyn Deganos. The Runner's World Show is a proud part of Panoply. Check out our show page here. Follow us on Twitter (@rwaudio) and Facebook (Runner's World Audio).

On this week’s show we remember the world record breaking inspirational masters athlete Ed Whitlock who passed away recently. Tony’s here with his trials, there’s a Breaking2 update. What, no Commonwealth Games in Durban in 2022? There's a super windy race in France, the pacemaker takes the win in Barcelona and Chris Froome responds. You flash you kit around the world, Rate Your Run, stand atop the Podium and tell us how geese would make you run faster.

This week, Elena gives her race recap of the Salmon Falls 50k. Running legend Ed Whitlock passes away. Short marathon courses cost some people Boston Marathon qualifying times. A man provides water to a stranger every day. Go watch "Life in a Day" by Billy Yang. And our weeks in training. Salmon Falls 50k  Runner DQ'd at Four Lauderdale  Nike Breaking 2 UpdateRace Ready  Follow us on Facebook - Twitter -  Instagram - Pinterest - Google+ Email comments and questions to   feedback (at) embracerunning [dot] com Leave us a voicemail at 1-925-400-7223

Sylvester Stallone had quite a restrictive diet during "Rocky III" shoot. RIP Ed Whitlock at 85 ran under four hours in a marathon. 73 ran under 3 hours. March Madness starts at 12:15 where will you be?

In this episode, we share the story of 85 year old inspiration Ed Whitlock and then tell you why everything you thought you knew about pronation is probably wrong. Dr. Kim Davis from RunLab joins us with her medical perspective as we talk about shoes and the pervasive myths that exist about footwear fitting. Click here to find Chris's blog on the "Myth of Overpronation."  Dr. Davis's blog on pronation can be found here. 

At the recent Toronto Scotiabank Marathon, an 85 year old man smashed a world record by 40 minutes. Ed Whitlock joins Libby to talk about it. And

At the recent Toronto Scotiabank Marathon, an 85 year old man smashed a world record by 40 minutes. Ed Whitlock joins Libby to talk about it. And – Everything in our lives has been designed by someone, so why not apply that thinking to our own lives? Stanford professors Dave Evans and Bill Burnett have written a book, Designing Our Lives, about that very topic. They join Libby to explain what all that entails.

This week, Elena gives her race recap of the Overlook Endurance 30k. Pete Kostelnick is the fastest person to have run across the U.S. Ed Whitlock sets a new age group world record for the marathon. Some runners ran extra at the Portland Marathon. Calum Neff has the new record for running a marathon with a stroller. Elena is running the Diva's SF half marathon next year-head over to our webpage for a discount code if you want to join her. And our week in training.     Follow us on Facebook - Twitter -  Instagram - Pinterest - Google+ Email comments and questions to   feedback (at) embracerunning [dot] com Leave us a voicemail at 1-925-400-7223

Dean Karnazes, legendary ultrarunner and author, discusses how he became a runner, his latest book (The Road to Sparta), and some of his most memorable running adventures. (1:33) Why the most important part of your run may just happen in the 10 minutes after you're done. (44:17) In the Kick, Ed Whitlock crushes another age-group record, several unique Guinness World Records fall at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon and Half Marathon, and can your favorite type of running shoe be injuring you?  (1:01:15) Further reading: Get Stronger With This 10-Minute Workout for Runners 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

Dean Karnazes, legendary ultrarunner and author, discusses how he became a runner, his latest book (The Road to Sparta), and some of his most memorable running adventures. (1:33) Why the most important part of your run may just happen in the 10 minutes after you’re done. (44:17) In the Kick, Ed Whitlock crushes another age-group record, several unique Guinness World Records fall at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon and Half Marathon, and can your favorite type of running shoe be injuring you?  (1:01:15) Further reading: Get Stronger With This 10-Minute Workout for Runners Check out our show page here. Follow us on Twitter (@rwaudio) and Facebook (Runner's World Audio). 

Tom’s poorly and so I’m joined by my other half, Liz. Ed Whitlock breaks another WR in Toronto, a 4 year old records a 2hr 31 marathon, Andy Vernon shows marathon potential, we’re joined by world record holding half marathon super hero Mike Kallenburg aka, Robin. Professor Barry Smyth reveals the truth about women being better marathon pacers than men. Liz and I talk 5 things to do if you just found out you’re in London. Tony is back running and brings his Trials, you’ve on top of the Listener Podium and resplendent in your Xempo MT kit around the world.

It was Tim Rice, with the help of Elton John, who so eloquently nailed the theme of this week’s show with 1994 smash hit for the Disney Classic, The Lion King, The Circle Of Life. The circle moves us all through crappy times, good times, ‘til we find who we are, paraphrasing of course. For every beginning, there is someone taking a step back...it’s just how it is in this sport...you can’t be a world beater forever...unless, of course, you’re Ed Whitlock. Alas, on this week’s episode, we do not speak to Ed Whitlock, but Chris Dulhanty, a promising steepler with a full career ahead of him, and Geoff Harris, taking a step back after a storied career in the 800m. A view from different points on the circle, and another episode of Brant Statchel’s #TrackFactOrFiction all on this week’s episode of The Terminal Mile.

Today we are talking to Ed Whitlock, who is 85 and still breaking running records.   Ed began his running career when he was 14. He continued running when he went to University, but took a break from running after he injured his achilles. Ed started running again when he was 40, breaking all sorts of running records up until today.   Some of the topics that you’ll hear about include:  

Martin speaks to Team GB marathoners Alyson Dixon and Sonia Samuels, Tom brings us his weekly Rio catch-up with Mitch Phillips, there’s a crazy-fast women’s 10,000m, Mo wins the men’s 10,000m, Facebook Friday is inspired by the brilliant Jo Pavey, Ed Whitlock continues his world record streak, you guys rock you Xempo kit all around the world, Rate Your Run and stand atop the Podium.

Martin speaks to Tom about Long Run Home, Ed Whitlock smashes another world record, we bring you news from the Beer Mile World Classic, Tom speaks to Reuters journalist Mitch Phillips live from Rio, a Team GB star misses three doping tests, you guys rock your kit all around the world, Rate Your Run, stand atop the podium, line up for the Launch Pad and share your darkest running moments.

Ed Whitlock joins me to talk about being 85 years young with 80 age group titles and 30 World Records. From a sub 3hr marathon at 73 to a 7:18:55 Mile at 85. Meet the incredible Ed Whitlock, Song of the week and Ben Kaplan from iRUN Magazine.

Operation Puerto is back in the news, Hajo Seppelt launches a secure website for whistleblowers, Rob Young faces questions over his trans-American run, Ben Smith puts his back out, Ed Whitlock smashes out a world record mile, Facebook Friday takes us to our happy place, Grant Schofield is back for part two of his interview ... and Martin moves closer to The Long Run Home.

Martin is off quaffing it up in the apres-ski hotspots of some swanky resort while Tom dutifully keeps the Marathon Talk show on the road, Mo podiums in Cardiff, Caroline Wostmann wins the Two Oceans, Ed Whitlock notches up a couple more world records, Tony’s here with his Trials, Fitness Rewards are back with another competition, you Rate Your Run and show off your Marathon Talk kit around the world … and Helen Williams Was Turton is in the house!

We speak to Leeds student Jocelyn Payne about the training that saw her break three hours in Berlin. Ed Whitlock breaks yet another World age record, we catch up with 'Brit with a bleeding tit' Adam Chaffaway, there is Tony's Trials, you Rant and there is a super stacked listener podium.

Final results from the 2012 Magic Mile Global Team Challenge and the second part of our brilliant interview with running icon, Zola Budd. Five time Paralympian Noel Thatcher joins us for a London 2012 Paralympic Games review. Dibaba and Kipsang rule at the Great North Run and Ed Whitlock breaks another WR. Training Talk deals with race pacing and the weekly podium is full!

In recent years Ed has truly excelled, currently holding nine single-year age World records for the Marathon, notably in 2004 with a 2:54 at age 73 and earlier this year a 3:25 just 35 days after his 81st birthday... Tom caught up with Ed and found out just what it takes to break three hours in your seventies! Mark Hetherington brought you the third and final installment of his heat and hydration Training Talk... and the boys enjoyed a nice holiday... whilst being terrified of an 56 impending miles!