Episode
Brad Beer recently sat down with AUS Marathon Legend & Indigenous Marathon Project Founder – Rob de Castella for Episode 37 of The Physical Performance Show podcast.
Brad has a fire-side chat with Rob who unpacks some great insights for preparation, training and how he got started in marathons. He uncovers the early days of breaking new ground in doing competitive sport, winning Australian of the year in 1983 and his current new found passion on working with The Indigenous Marathon Project.
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0:00 Start
5:00 What scares Rob de Castella the most
10:00 Unpacking the Boston Marathon
15:40 Rob’s early days in Marathons
20:00 When Rob found that he was getting good results
26:00 Rob’s racing stature throughout the 80s
28:17 Why running hills were a big part of Rob’s training program
29:20 Three attributes – Rob is a responder that responds to training
32:30 Having a strong self belief.
36:30 Quick Fire performance questions
37:30 Why Rob admires Ron Clarke
42:45 Rob’s passion for Marathons
48:00 Rob explains the Indigenous Marathon Project
62:00 A transformational story from the project
65:45 Best advice for marathon runners
69:30 Who would Rob have dinner with
73:35 Finish
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