Marathon Talk Episode 64: Russell Winwood: The COPD Athlete

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COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide, but that has not stopped Russell Winwood from a stellar journey to his Six Star Medal.

He’s our inspirational guest on this week’s Marathon Talk, taking us through his battle with a relatively unknown lung disease.

Join us for this episode as we round up all the latest in the running world - from Jacob Kiplimo’s blistering half-marathon world record to a milestone moment for our Six Star Finishers this weekend in Tokyo!

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In this episode of Marathon Talk:‍

0:00 - We kick off this week with a catch-up that takes us through cross-country comps, birthdays, and Martin’s map mishaps

7:40 - The London elite field is looking racier off the back of Jacob Kiplimo’s new half-marathon WR, so we look ahead to weigh up his chances, set our sights on Tokyo’s race this weekend, and share the massive milestone for AWMM’s Six Star Finishers

22:30 - Russell Winwood talks us through his battles with COPD, the third leading cause of death in the world, and how he’s overcome the odds to become a Six Star Finisher

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, copd athlete, russell winwood six star stories,

Episode highlights

“When you break it down, Jacob Kiplimo was running 2 minutes 41 seconds per kilometer. That is 4 minutes and 20 seconds per mile. That is just poetry in motion.” - 8:20 - Deena Kastor

“There’s another big milestone in Tokyo though Deena, there's 2,559 six star hopefuls heading for the finish line on Sunday. That looks like we will pass the 20,000 mark in terms of the total six star finishes.” - 17:55 - Martin Yelling

“An unknown fact a lot of people don't know is that COPD is the third leading cause of death overall - we know of heart disease and strokes, those sorts of things, but most people don't know what COPD is.” - 25:30 - Russell Winwood

“Would I trade my lungs with yours? In a heartbeat. But the reality is, this disease has led me to where I am now, and I think it's made me a far better person than where I was heading.” - 50:30 - Russell Winwood

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/

Russell Winwood
https://copdathlete.com/

Russell’s Six Star Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSDX_4UUBZY

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