Ep59: Tommie Runz - Six Star Finisher in a Single Season

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Record-breaking debutants, speedy teens and iconic Six Star Finishers - we have it all in this week’s Marathon Talk!

Among all the world-best performances from the likes of Sabastian Sawe and Gout Gout, we’re joined in this episode by podcaster and Youtuber Tommie Runz off the back of running all six Majors this year.

Tune in to catch his take on each one of the Majors circuits and hear about his time representing his community, while running around the world. Elsewhere in the show, we hear about some speedy performances in Valencia, there's news of a thrilling cross country title, and much more…

In this episode of Marathon Talk
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0:00 - We have a brief catchup with Deena and Martin on their discipline challenges, and an underwhelming USA vs England women’s match at Wembley

6:10 - We have a new fastest debutant, a new fastest teenager in the world, a new Female Athlete of the Year, and questions over Ingebritsen’s future

22:00 - Tommie Runz joins us to talk Six Stars, which was his favorite, the hero that is Ted Metellus, his journey to sobriety, and representing so many communities

Episode keywords

Marathon talk, abbott world marathon majors, marathon running, distance running, endurance marathon, marathon training, endurance training, london marathon, berlin marathon, boston marathon, chicago marathon, tokyo marathon, new york marathon, six star finisher

Episode highlights

“In Valencia, Sabastian Sawe made the fastest debut with the fifth fastest time in history, 2:02:05.” - 6:10 - Deena Kastor

“Can we be hopeful that Jakob Ingebritsen might start to dabble in road races? We saw him run the half marathon earlier this year, so does that foreshadow some marathons?” - 15:05 - Deena Kastor

“Sifan Hassan won the World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year 2024, but there’s an argument that Hassan actually had a better 2023 than she did 2024, and she wasn't even nominated in 2023!” - 10:40 - Martin Yelling

“No shade to all the other race directors in the world, but Ted Metelles is literally the best, because he doesn't have to be in all the places that he ends up, but he's just always there, always being supportive.” - 25:45 - Tommie Runz

“Other people shared their true stories, not to make themselves sound better or worse, they just shared their truths that resonated with me enough to keep me on that path.” - 36:45 - Tommie Runz

Links & references

Abbott World Marathon Majors
https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/
https://www.instagram.com/wmmajors/

Martin Yelling
https://www.instagram.com/martinyelling/‍

Deena Kastor
https://www.instagram.com/deena8050/‍

Tommie Runz
https://www.tommierunz.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tommie_runz/

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