Marathon Talk Episode 22: Dawna Stone, AbbottWMM CEO

Dawna Stone needs no introduction, as her achievements and commitment in the running community speak for themselves.

An Apprentice winner, Co-Founder of The Women’s Half Marathon series, Founder of Women’s Running Magazine, and of course CEO at Abbott World Marathon Majors, it’s a delight to host Dawna on this week’s Marathon Talk!

Elsewhere, Danny Coyle steps into Martin’s co-hosting shoes as we tackle a superb showing in the Diamond League, a new World Record in the mile, Deena’s upcoming TEDx Talk, and so much more…

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In this episode of Marathon Talk:
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0:00 - Introducing interim co-host Danny with a look at the World Cup, Deena’s high school reunion, and an exciting TEDx opportunity
7:20 - Rounding up some stellar times in the Diamond League, a new World Record in the mile, and Jeannie Rice’s domination at the age group world championships
17:05 - Abbott World Marathon Majors’s CEO Dawna Stone shares her staggering career in marathon media, huge hurdles she’s overcome, and the tenets that she holds true in all that she does

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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, dawna stone, abbott world marathon majors ceo

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Episode highlights
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“Imagine my bliss as I get on board my flight to go to Chicago that weekend. I not only get to be surrounded by the Chicago Marathon and the Wanda Age Group Championships - I am also going to be on stage giving a TEDx talk and I'm super excited about it!” - 6:50 - Deena Kastor

“if it gets marketed right, if it gets talked about correctly, if when the athletes perform like they did over the weekend, it's an incredible sport that people are going to come out and pay good money to see and see it done. ” - 10:40 - Danny Coyle

“It's no longer about work-life balance. It's about work-life integration. How do I take my job role here and my role as a mom and all these different roles that we all play, and how do I just integrate them so that I can do them all and never feel guilty about any of them.” - 28:00 - Dawna Stone

“My goodness, I have lots of scary moments. The thing is, if I'm scared, I know it's worthwhile.” - 37:55 - Dawna Stone

“We've got no marathons coming up in the short term, but it's still busy - we’ve got the finishing touches to the next issue of Majors magazine, with some great profiles on loads of the runners taking part in the Age Group World Championships in Chicago.” - 56:35 - Danny Coyle

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