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Episode 77: Phily Heads To The Windy City | Marathon Talk meets Phily Bowden

On this week's bumper episode of Marathon Talk, we look back on a punishing day in Berlin as Sabastion Sawe and Rosemary Wanjiru won the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. We also have news of a PB time for Sted Sarandos, your new favourite celebrity marathon runner.

Our first guest on the show is Team GB athlete Phily Bowden, who is preparing for next week's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and offered us real insight into her training plan and how she prepares for a Major event.

And to close the show, we are so pleased to be joined by Abbott Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and External Affairs Melissa Brotz to talk to us about Team Abbott, 10 years of the Abbott and World Marathon Majors partnership, and much more.

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In this episode of Marathon Talk:

5:32 - Martin and Deena talk about the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.

10:22 - Sted Sarandos is the man everyone wanted to see in Berlin. But just who is this mysterious sub-3:00 marathoner?

12:37 - We preview the Bank of America Chicago Marathon

15:23 - We meet Phily Bowden and hear about her preparation for next week's Bank of America Chicago Marathon

39:50 - Melissa Brotz, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and External Affairs at Abbott, joins us to talk all about a partnership that is now about to enter its 11th year.

Links & references

Abbott World Marathon Majors

https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/

https://www.instagram.com/wmmajors/

https://www.tiktok.com/@marathontalk

Martin Yelling

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

Deena Kastor

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

Phily Bowden

https://www.instagram.com/philybowden/

https://www.youtube.com/@philybowden

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