
As we look ahead to the first Marathon of the new season in Tokyo, we catch up with US long-distance great Sara Hall as she prepares to return to the Japanese capital for the 3rd time.
And we’ll hear from Abbott World Marathon Majors’ David Macnamara with a round-up of things happening during race week.
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On this episode of Marathon Talk:
- 00:00 - Intro
- 01:00 - Happy Birthday, Deena!
- 05:40 - Tokyo Marathon Preview
- 16:00 - Sara Hall joins us to talk about her prep for Tokyo, her career and more.
- 39:11 - David Macnamara is here to tell us all about what is happening in Tokyo on race week.
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