In this month’s episode of the Athletics Weekly Podcast, the team examines Faith Kipyegon’s upcoming attempt at becoming the first woman to break the four-minute mile.

Host Euan Crumley is joined by Jason Henderson to discuss how difficult it will be to achieve the feat, the role technology will play in the event, why manufactured events designed to break barriers are good for the sport, why Kipyegon is the best candidate for the job and how significant the project could be.

The University of Exeter paper mentioned in the episode can be found here:

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00074.2025

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The Athletics Weekly Podcast will be taking a break in July but we’ll be back in August as we edge ever closer to this year’s World Championships.

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In this latest episode of the podcast, brought to you by Imbrace leggings, host Euan Crumley is joined by Wendy Sly and Jason Henderson to talk about the 2025 London Marathon, the legend of Steve Prefontaine and the impact of Grand Slam Track.

We are also joined by two special guests – world indoor 1500m silver medallist Neil Gourley and former European 10,000m champion Jo Pavey.

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Spring is in the air, which means the athletics world is getting ready for the next two major marathons - Boston and London. Host Euan Crumley is joined by AW Head of Digital Jason Henderson and Running Shoe Guru Paul Freary to discuss what could lie ahead - from Jacob Kiplimo and Alex Yee making their marathon debuts to a potential blockbuster of a women’s race in London.

The team also look back at the European and World Indoor Championships, and assess where Norwegian star and serial medal winner Jakob Ingebrigtsen ranks among the greats of athletics.

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