307: Sydney Marathon | Pre Classic Diamond League Final | City To Bay, Tan Relays

307: Sydney Marathon | Pre Classic Diamond League Final | City To Bay, Tan Relays

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Julian recaps his week and race at the Sydney Marathon, running 2:26:06 for 4th Australian and 11th overall. Brady joins in on the action pacing the marathon. Brad puts in a few runs before becoming available for birthday parties.

Othmane El Goumri of Morocco was the winner of the Sydney Marathon in 2:08:20 ahead of Kenyan Laban Korir in 2:08:43 and Getanah Tamire of Ethiopia in 2:11:20. Betsy Saina of USA in 2:26:47 Sinead Diver 2:31:27 and Brett Robinson in 2:23:05, both 8th overall were the first Australians across the line each claiming the Australian Marathon Championship. Yushin Akatsu of Japan won the Half Marathon in 1:08:05 as did compatriot Yuko Umeki in 1:17:36 took out the Half Marathon, while Ed Goddard and Niamh Allen won the 10k. Sydney Marathon Results

Pre Classic Diamond League Final Linden Hall sets another Australian & Oceania Record, running 3:56.92, with Jessica Hull 3:57.57 for eighth Eugene, Oregon USA. Catriona Bisset 1:58.35 for sixth place in the women’s 800m with Athing Mu winning just ahead of Keely Hodgkinson. Jakob Ingebrigsten runs for the third fastest mile of all time with Yared Nuguse breaking Alan Webb’s long standing American Mile Record. Stewy McSweyn 3:49.32, placing 10th, then the following day 7:31 in the 3000m as Jakob Ingebrigsten won again in an European Record of 7:23.63, just eclipsing Yomif Kejelcha by .01 of a second. Guduf Tsegay of Ethiopia ran 14:00.21 to set a new 5000m World Record. Pre Classic Diamond League Results https://runnerstribe.com/latest-news/hall-becomes-the-first-australian-woman-in-history-to-run-sub-357-over-1500m/

Tan Relays Seth O’Donnell 10:37 Men’s Premier Division Bendigo, Western Athletics, Mentone. Sarah Billings 12:09 Women’s Premier Division Box Hill, Glenhuntly and St Stephens Harriers AthsVic Results Hub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NDon-zmp6I

City To Bay in Adelaide held the Australian Road Running Championships, which were won by Jack Rayner in 34:24 over Zach Facioni, while Gen Gregson was the winner in 38:40 over Caitlin Adams. Alastair Christy and Tiana Cetta respectively won the Half Marathon. City To Bay Results

Listener Question asks about whether the Sydney Marathon course needs some refinement to help it become a major, then Moose goes Loose on running influencers lying about their race performances. The boys then make their predictions Eliud Kipchoge at Berlin Marathon next week.

‘Jimmy Friend & Friends’ makes its monthly segment debut on this week’s show where Jimmy of Road To Berlin & The Running Company Geelong fame, chats to store owner Bri Hook about her running journey and how she got into running retail, as they give their insights into current trends in footwear, nutrition and finding meaning within the local running community.

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