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E25: Wayne Larden - Sydney Marathon’s Race Director
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The Wanda Age Group World Championships have never been hosted on a non-majors course before… Enter: The Sydney Marathon. As the budding race hopes to become the 7th Major, we hear from the marvellous Wayne Larden on what it’s like to be Race Director of a course with such potential. Elsewhere, we touch on Berlin’s stellar lineups, a mad Mexico City race with thousands of DQs, and why housework is as dangerous as any high intensity sport… In this episode of Marathon Talk: 0:00 - Martin & Deena return to cover a surprise visit to A&E, a thrilling road bike race, and racing children 9:50 - Rounding up the marathon world’s top stories, from a Mexico City marathon fraught with cheaters, to the anticipation building for Sydney & Berlin this month 21:10 - Sydney Marathon’s Race Director, Wayne Larden, shares the race’s fascinating journey to hosting the Age Group World Championships, and its hopes to become the 7th Major Marathon Talk is proudly powered by Abbott World Marathon Majors, who create, build and support opportunities for all to discover the power of the marathon community. Learn more at https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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