Ep 41- Chris Truscott- Marathon Man

Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Chris Truscott.

Running & racing is a way of life for Chris and his wife Greta who run the family friendly Rejoov Runners from Sydney’s Centennial Park.

Chris has a long affinity with many of Sydney's iconic running events. He first completed Sydney's City to Surf when he was just 9 years old, running 63mins. In 1987 at the age of 13, he ran 53mins and he has competed in every single City to Surf since (over 30 of them) with a PB of 45:44, he has run 25 consecutively under 49mins!

Chris's first marathon was the 1993 Melbourne race. We're not sure why he was so keen to start running marathons at the age of 18, but he loved it and was happy to finish in a 3:13.26.

Chris has gone on to compete in over 30 marathons including Berlin, Chicago, Rotterdam, London, Tokyo, New York and local ones - Sydney, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Melbourne & Canberra with a PB of 2:29:44 coming in 2002 in one of his four Berlin finishes. All his subsequent marathon times since debut have been under 3hrs.

Chris has managed to maintain his longevity with running via a balanced approach to life and to the sport.

At 45yrs, he continues to compete across a wide spectrum of events. Whether it's a 5000m track time trial, 10km road race, half marathon or marathon, or a 100km trail or road race.

I hope you enjoy this very informative, light-hearted interview.

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