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News Marathon Talk Episode 98: From 125KG To A 2:20 Marathon Finish In this week’s episode, we look at what went down at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, as Tigst Assefa comes within seconds of an historic win, but has she sacrificed too much in pursuit of the record? And speaking of Berlin, our guest Sam Griffiths was in the German capital this weekend. The Brecon-based runner finished a very respectable 81st place on Sunday, but the story of how he got there is truly inspirational. We've also got a preview of next week's Bank of America Chicago Marathon. On this episode of Marathon Talk: 00:00 - Intro 04:42 - We review the 2026 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 20:03 - We meet Sam Griffiths, who ran a 2:20:26 in Berlin at the weekend, but whose story is so much more. 58:13 - We preview the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. LISTEN Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Links & References: Abbott World Marathon Majors | Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Sam Griffiths | Instagram Share this post Other news View all Chicago Kiplimo, Lokedi and Hicks eye greatness in Chicago World and national records under threat in Chicago Read more Berlin Vote for your Berlin Performance of the Day Vote for Adola, Assefa, Hug or Debrunner Read more Berlin World record eludes heartbroken Assefa Ethiopian looked set for a new world record until injury intervened in the final 2KM. Read more View all
