E67: The Champion's Secret to Beating the Boston Marathon with 2014 Champion Meb Keflezighi

It's race week for the Majors, and we're kicking off a stellar double header with a trip to the fabled grounds of Boston! We have the lowdown on defending champions in Hellen Obiri and Sisay Lemma, Catherine Debrunner's potential course record clean-sweep, and former Boston Champion Meb Keflezighi shares his top tips for taking on the Boston course. In this episode of Marathon Talk: •

0:00 - Martin & Deena catch up on their spring motivations, and preparations for Boston & London • •

5:00 - We round up the big stories ahead of Boston, from the defending champions and a potential clean sweep of course records, to Marcel Hug's 8th possible win at Boston • •

13:35 - Statman Stew joins us for some exclusive statistics for the Boston race, including the 1,585 6 Star hopefuls, 3 birthday runners, and 2 new countries to give us first-time 6 Star Finishers • •

24:45 - 'Marathon Meb' recounts his experience with the Boston course, and shares his top tips on how you can make your way to Boyleston Street running your very best • •

55:05 - Our notes from the community this week are predictions of their finish times in Boston - we wish them luck, and promise a prize to whoever is closest to their predicted time •

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