Before our guest joins us, Xylon learns to tie shoelaces, we cover a listener question on heart rate during warm up and we review the Diamond League in Silesia. We then touch on the records from the Leadville 100 before a look at the Chicago and Sydney Marathon fields.

Our guest, joining us to discuss her upcoming Sydney Marathon is Lisa Weightman is a 4 time olympic marathon representative, qualifying for her first olympics in her debut marathon in London 2008 running 2:32:32. Her marathon personal best is 2:23:15 from Osaka 2023, and she has run a 68:48 half marathon. Beyond her Olympic achievements, she won a Silver medal at the 2018 Delhi commonwealth games and a bronze in the 2010 New Delhi commonwealth games. She’s a a 3 time top 8 finisher at world marathon majors, twice national champion in the half marathon and the winner of the 2013 Melbourne marathon, 2010 Nagano olympic commemorative marathon and 2009 Christchurch half marathon.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:16) Medical Question

(02:47) David’s Update

(05:15) Xylon’s Update

(07:10) Xylon Learns to Tie Shoelaces

(11:19) Community Shoutouts

(12:56) Listener Question - Warmup Heart Rate

(20:00) Brief Grand Slam Track Update

(20:44) Diamond League Silesia Thoughts

(35:33) Leadville 100 Records

(38:00) Chicago Marathon Fields

(42:51) Sydney Marathon Fields

(43:44) Interview Starts

(45:20) Why Lisa Chose Sydney Marathon

(46:46) How Does Lisa Think About Majors vs Olympics & World Champs

(50:22) Lisa Favourite Results

(53:04) How Do Elites Get Into Marathon Majors?

(55:15) Lisa’s Coaching Situation

(1:00:36) Is Sydney Prep Any Different?

(1:03:11) Longevity in the Marathon

(1:10:05) Technological Changes in Marathoning Across Lisa’s Career

(1:14:00) Fueling Plan for Sydney

(1:14:00) Fueling Plan for Sydney

(1:16:00) Thoughts on Balancing Work, Family & Sport

(1:18:30) Advice to Young Runners

(1:23:00) Thoughts on Running Boston Marathon

(1:25:48) What Is Success In Sydney for Lisa?

(1:28:00) Review

(1:28:55) Doctor’s Office

(1:30:00) What We’re Watching

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