467: Jimmy Whelan | Melbourne Marathon | Chicago Marathon
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467: Jimmy Whelan | Melbourne Marathon | Chicago Marathon
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Brad tries to get to the bottom of his illness as he takes a break from lactate monitoring.
Julian survives a snake and a booking mishap to watch Melbourne Marathon from the sidelines.
Brady links up with Julian on school camp before hosting the Melbourne Marathon watch party.
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Eliud Kipchoge set a new course record in winning the Melbourne Marathon in 2:09:10, with Tom Do Canto placing second in 2:10:35 and Reece Edwards third in 2:14:33. Jimmy Whelan in his debut finished fifth in 2:17:03.
Camille French from New Zealand won in 2:28:25 just ahead of Sinead Diver and Nicola Sheridan of Ireland.
Seth O’Donnell won the Half Marathon in a course record time of 1:01:20 ahead of Logan Janetzki and Liam Cashin. Georgia Grgec won in 1:09:24 ahead of Tara Palm and Donve Viljoen.
Jaylah Hancock-Cameron and Will McCann won the 10k.
Melbourne Marathon Results
Izzi Batt-Doyle set a new marathon National Record of 2:20:38 placing sixth at the Chicago Marathon. Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia defended her title winning back-to-back in 2:13:33 ahead of Kenyan pair Sharon Lokedi and Brigid Kosgei.
Amos Kipruto of Kenya won in 2:01:09 ahead of Ethiopians Tadese Bikila and Milkesa Mengesha, with Jacob Kiplimo fourth.
Chicago Marathon Results
Dominic Ngeno of Kenya won the Perth Marathon in 2:16:52 ahead of Ryoma Takeuchi and Matt Smith. Antonina Kwambai was first female and fifth overall in 2:28:02 ahead of Nera Jerab and Brooke Williams.
Matt Ramsden won the half marathon in 1:09:49, while Amy Buckingham won in 1:21:53
Perth Marathon Results
The boys review the Asics Sonicblast 2 and how it has changed and improved since the previous version, where it fits in the current shoe landscape and how it’s best used.
Whispers gets selective to Brett Robinson reaching out to a former teammate, Kook or Core asks about shorts length then Moose goes on the Loose blasts the pelotons clamouring around Eliud Kipchoge.
Jimmy Whelan joins the show to recap his debut at the Melbourne Marathon, going into detail about the sights and sounds, his thoughts around tactics and surviving the end and running one on one with Eliud Kipchoge. Jimmy reflects on setting his goals and building his online brand.
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