Episode 62: Tim Good - Race Ready

With a huge marathon season fast approaching, it’s time to ask: Are you Race Ready?

Our special guest on Marathon Talk this week, Tim Good, is behind a new, free app that promises to help avoid the unfortunate circumstances that led to the loss of his brother in 2011, and the story behind its development is a remarkable one.

Join us this week as we also dive into the latest announcements for Tokyo’s elite field, share a mind-numbing treadmill World Record, and weigh in on a socks-and-sandals race-winner…

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In this episode of Marathon Talk:

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0:00 - Martin & Deena catch up on skiing escapades, the dire running weather in the UK, and the joys of heated running wear
10:30 - The news roundup this week features Tokyo’s elite field, which remains stellar even in spite of London and Boston’s fields, plus a new treadmill WR and Barnabas Kiplimo’s ‘super sandals’
29:40 - Tim Good joins us to share the story behind the loss of his brother, and the long journey that the Matthew Good Foundation has taken to make race preparation safer for all

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Episode keywords‍

Marathon talk, abbott world marathon majors, marathon running, distance running, endurance marathon, marathon training, endurance training, london marathon, berlin marathon, boston marathon, chicago marathon, tokyo marathon, new york marathon, six star finisher, matthew good foundation, race ready app, running hyponatremia

Episode highlights
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“It was Tokyo's turn to announce the elite field, and I thought they wouldn’t have anybody left after London and Boston. But they had a big reveal, and their elite athlete field is smoking.” - 10:40 - Deena Kastor

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“Persistence is key to success. Continue to learn from all your experiences, both the good ones and the ones you deem failures.” - 13:50 - Deena Kastor

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“Do you think there's a little bit at the moment in marathon running, where we're seeing fast times being run by younger athletes, and we're also seeing faster debuts being run. It's like how we live in a world where everybody wants something for nothing, and everybody wants it instantly and quickly.” - 14:50 - Martin Yelling

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“My brother died running a half marathon in June 2011, on a particularly hot day. It was the Humber Half, and prior to that we were talking about how we might create a foundation as part of our family business. Matt passed away, and so I continued to launch it under his name.” - 31:05 - Tim Good

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“It happens particularly with amateurs, where they’ll go to a race, there will be many, many aid stations, and they will grab a bottle. Every aid station, it's a bottle, so they drink all of it. They might feel bad because they're throwing away a bottle. They're gulping rather than sipping.” - 35:10 - Tim Good

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“Runners are not doctors, they can't suddenly determine, ‘Are you slightly hyponatremic’, or ‘Do you have a high core temperature’. The thing is to just not get to that stage with simple measures.” - 49:35 - Tim Good

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