{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a589aca6f1292268695217d/6a91af27ee851f3f31426c1c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EP10 - Q&A with Natasha Wilson: 2.24 marathoner and fifth in Europe","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a589aca6f1292268695217d/1787932085857-a8a0b798-4603-4864-bc2e-b457f51082ce.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we talk to Natasha Wilson (née Cockram), 2:24 marathoner, about the highs, lows and breakthroughs of her journey so far - from breaking the Welsh marathon record multiple times, to narrowly missing out on the Tokyo Olympics, running a huge 2:24:21 PB in Valencia in 2025 and backing that up with a fifth place finish in the European Championships earlier this month. </p><p><br></p><p>We also get into the realities of elite marathon training, whether that's 3am alarms each week in order to practice the Birmingham route or running 120 miles a week mostly solo. We discuss what it takes to keep improving when you're already one of Britain's best marathoners.</p><p><br></p><p>And with Natasha fresh from a fifth-place finish at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham - and a European team gold medal with Great Britain - we ask what's next, and just how fast she thinks she can go.</p>","author_name":"Elle Warren and Russel Astle-Coates"}