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The Hard Shoulder HighlightsParkrun: Former Olympian calls for separate ‘sex-at-birth’ category for trans athletesOver in the UK, Parkrun, have decided to remove data about records and speeds from their website. They say it is to encourage new runners to take part. However, Parkrun has been criticized online, as they believe the move allows trans runners to take records in men and women's categories. Kieran was joined by former elite marathon runner and two-time Olympian, Mara Yamauchi...2024-02-0910 min
Talk TV RadioPiers Morgan | The Gender RacePiers Morgan Uncensored is joined by former British Olympian Mara Yamauchi, TalkTV contributor Paula Rhone-Adrien and rapper and podcast host Zuby to discuss and debate the transgender marathon runner Glenique Frank, who ran the London marathon in the women's category and is receiving backlash for 'cheating women out of a place'.2023-04-2913 min
LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and FieldNCAA Cross Country Preview + Who is Athlete of Year? and Return of Molly SeidelThe 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships are Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma and we break them down. The Parker Valby, Katelyn Tuohy match-up is nearly year. Is Nico Young the men's favorite? What about the team battles?
Plus Teshome Mekonen is now a US citizen, could he be an American distance star?
Molly Seidel and Molly Huddle both raced at the BAA half, what does the future hold for them?
And we discuss the crazy World Athlete of the Year voting. Who should win on the men's side? Eliud Kipchoge or Mondo Duplantis?
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Our LegacyMara Yamauchi Explains Why Women Need Fair Competition At Every Age and LevelMara Yamauchi is a two-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, and the UK's third fastest female marathon runner ever. In 2009, she finished second in the London Marathon and was ranked second in the world in women's road running. She has also competed in 5 World Championships, 2 European Championships, and won the England National Cross Country Championships in 1998. Alongside Sharron Davies, Victoria Hood and other female athletes, Mara speaks up in defense of women's sport in the UK.2022-11-1023 min
English For The Long RunEp 8 Marathon Wisdom with Mara YamauchiMara Yamauchi (1973) is one of UK's fastest female marathon runners of all time, with a Personal Best of 2:23:12. She is also a two time Olympian.
She was born in Oxford but lived in Kenya until she was eight years old.
Mara joined the British Foreign Office in 1996, but she kept on running and won the English National Cross Country Championship in 1998.
From 2003 to 2006 she started working part-time as a diplomat, while doing serious training and trying to become a world class athlete.
In 2006, she became a full-time athlete at the age of 33, first in Japan, then in London.
After retiring...2022-09-0253 min
Not by the PlaybookSerie A: Season of success and sadnessWe preview the new Serie A season as starts and hear a cautionary tale of the cost of chasing a footballing dream from former player Martin Bengtsson whose life has recently been turned into a film.We're in the English West Midlands where fresh off the back of hosting the Commonwealth Games, Coventry is the venue for the 54th International Children's Games. 1,500 athletes will compete in seven different sports and there's cultural events too. It's been held all over the world since the late 1960s and is endorsed by the International Olympic Committee. We hear from organisers...2022-08-1348 min
Free Speech NationSeries 2, Episode 21: Fairness for females in sport | Mara Yamauchi, two-time British OlympianOn this episode of Free Speech Nation: The Podcast, Andrew Doyle is joined by two-time British Olympian Mara Yamauchi.The former elite marathon runner goes into detail about the ongoing gender debate regarding females in sport, as well as her impressive career.We hope you enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-07-031h 05
TRACK! PodcastTRACK! Episode 50 - Andrew HeyesThis week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by the recently announced GB selected marathon runner - Andrew Heyes. Andrew made his marathon debut at Manchester 3 weeks ago; running 2.13.53, finishing in 5th place subsequently securing his place for the GB team for the upcoming European championships in Munich in August. Andrew has been coached by GB marathon Mara Yamauchi since 2021, runs for Hallamshire, is part of UK Anti-Doping's Athletes Commission and has recently completed his PhD in the psycho-social aspects of athletic doping. Andrew won the British indoor 3,000m champs in 2018 whilst being coached by Steve Vernon...2022-05-0254 min
The Runner's World UK PodcastMara Yamauchi: How To Run Your Best MarathonOn this week's show, British marathon legend Mara Yamauchi discusses some of the key insights from her new book, Marathon Wisdom.For more on Mara, visit marayamauchi.com Pick up a copy of Marathon Wisdom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-04-2642 min
Dan Wootton UncancelledThe trans athlete row, a Falklands culture war and Ukraine scepticismOn this episode of Dan Wootton Uncancelled:Are the left underplaying female anger at the growing trans athlete row? British long distance runner Mara Yamauchi joins Dan to speak up for her sporting sisters.Why have the left declared a Falklands culture war? Neil Oliver weighs in on The Guardian effectively handing the islands to Argentina in The Outsider.With their Covid coverage prompting significant amounts of Ukraine scepticism, have the MSM ensured no one ever trusts them again? Writer and lawyer Helen Dale joins Dan to discuss.2022-04-0525 min
The World According to GarEpisode76: Training tips and adviceSend us a textI talk about my conversations with Damian and British marathoner Mara Yamauchi about training for beginners and experts. Books too!Support the show2021-11-1539 min
The Sports DeskSuper shoes: Has technology gone too far?World records have been tumbling on the track in recent months, but how much of that is down to new super shoes and has technology gone too far?Sarah Mulkerrins, Nesta McGregor and Dan Roan are joined by The Times Chief Sports Correspondent Matt Lawton, former Team GB athlete Mara Yamauchi and Mike Caine, Professor of Sports Technology and Innovation at Loughborough university.2021-07-3037 min
Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - Phillip DunnePhillip Dunne has worked as an investment banker for 20 years, before entering parliament. He has served on the conservative frontbench both as Minister of State in Defence and in Health. Currently, he leads the environmental audit committee.
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Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - Maria EagleMaria Eagle has had a long political career, serving as a Member of Parliament, and has served several years on the Labour front bench, both in shadow positions and as a minister of state in Gordon Brown’s government.
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Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - Laura FarrisLaura Farris is currently a Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party. Prior to her parliamentary career, she worked as a journalist and later as a barrister. She was also selected for the Counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission panel in 2015.
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Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - Diane CoyleProfessor Diane Coyle is an economist and a former advisor to the UK Treasury. She is currently the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, co-directing the Bennett Institute.
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Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - David WillettsLord David Willetts is a British Conservative Party politician and life peer. He has served as Minister of State for Universities and Science before becoming a member of the House of Lords. He is also President of the Resolution Foundation – a living standards-focused think-tank – and author of the book ‘A University Education.
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Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - Vernon BogdanorProfessor Vernon Bogdanor is currently a research professor at the Centre for British Politics and Government at King’s College London. He was formerly Professor of Government at Oxford University and Senior Tutor and Vice-Principal at Brasenose College. He has written widely on government and politics, including books The People and the Party System, Monarchy and the Constitution, and Power and the People: A Guide to Constitutional Reform.
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Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - Samuel WainwrightSamuel Wainwright is one of the authors of a report on the history of the PPE degree. He is currently a Doctoral research student of history at Jesus College.
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Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - Maurizio GiulianoMaurizio Giuliano is an official for an international organization having before worked for various international organizations in the field of media relations. He is also known for having held the Guinness World Record for the youngest age (aged 28 years and 361 days) to visit all sovereign countries in the world.
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Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - Mara YamauchiMara Yamauchi is a former British long-distance track and road running athlete having competed in races all over the world as well as having worked at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for over a decade, also at the embassy in Tokyo. She currently holds the second-fastest time by a British woman over the marathon.
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Phillip Dunne MP | by the House of Commons | CC BY 3.0
Mara Yamauchi | by Marimo Images
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Nothing | by Pitx | CC BY-NC-SA 2.02021-04-0712 min
The E=MC2 of runningMara YamauchiI was lucky enough to get an interview with Mara Yamauchi for this week's podcast. Mara is a double Olympian, competing in the 2008 and 2012 marathon events. She is also, notably, Britian's second fastest female marathon runner ever with a PB of 2:23:12. It was so lovely speaking to her, she was so interesting and had lots of helpful things to say whether you are training for a marathon or if you are just running for fun. I certainly felt motivated and enthused about running after talking to her. I hope you will be too after listening to the podcast. Happy New...2021-01-0450 min
Keep RunningMara Yamauchi - Britain's second fastest female marathon runnerThis week Rachel and Armana chat to the former elite British marathon runner, Mara Yamauchi.
Mara still boasts the second best marathon time of 2:23:12 for a British female athlete from her second place in the London Marathon in 2009.
Mara participated in two Olympic Games during her running career and placed 6th, the joint best time for a British female marathoner, in Beijing in 2008.
Hear Mara talk about how it took her 24 years to realise her running dreams, about balancing a demanding job as a diplomat at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Tokyo...2020-06-1852 min
Oxford UniversityMara Yamauchi (St. Anne’s, 1992), marathon runner and coachOlympic athlete and public speaker Mara Yamauchi shares her experiences training for competitive sports and offers an insight into what it takes to become a world-class long distance runner.2016-03-3116 min
Alumni VoicesMarathon runner and coach, Mara Yamauchi (St. Anne’s, 1992)Interview with Olympic athlete and public speaker Mara Yamauchi as part of the Alumni Voices Podcast series. Olympic athlete and public speaker Mara Yamauchi shares her experiences training for competitive sports and offers an insight into what it takes to become a world-class long distance runner.
Studying PPE at St. Anne’s College, Mara started her career as a diplomat with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and was posted to Tokyo for four years, before returning to her dream of becoming a full-time athlete at the age of 33. Her career highlights include winning the bronze medal in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Ga...2016-03-2115 min
AnthropologyCulture and motivation: long distance running in Japan and the UKAnthropologist Emma Coleman-Jones and distance runner Mara Yamauchi compare their experiences of running in the UK and Japan2014-04-291h 00
Podcast VadeGamersVadegamers 1X62 Etrian Odyssey IVOtra semana más estamos de vuelta con muchas noticias y videojuegos pero con la ausencia obligada de nuestro moderador que le deseamos una buenas vacaciones.
En primer lugar hablaremos de los bombazos de Steam, el fallecimiento de Hiroshi Yamauchi y este pequeño homenaje que nuestra amiga Mara nos hará sobre este importante personaje, el paso de juego de consolas actuales a las de nueva generación y sobre las cinemáticas de Final Fantasy XV.
Después será el turno del ¿A qué estamos jugando? donde hablaremos un poco de los juegos a los que hemos estado dándole ante...2013-09-262h 08
Marathon TalkEpisode 159 - Professor John BrewerHow are you getting on with Jantastic? We have a little Lance chat, Mara Yamauchi announces her retirement, it's week 4 of Talk Training building into your Spring marathon, we speak to Professor John Brewer about marathon running, Tony brings us his trials and there is a sporting winner of the week.2013-01-231h 41
Marathon TalkEpisode 135 - Team GB women post OlympicsWe look back at some amazing Brit grit on the track including Mo Farah's superb 10,000m and the women's Olympic Marathon. The Marathon Talk Massive go mad on Friday Street. We also look forward to this weeekends men's Olympic Marathon - can Kenya win? There is rate your run, Tony's Trials, a rave about a plastic Brit and the Marathon Talk Launchpad. Oh and guess what? We catch up with Freya Murray, Claire Hallissey and Mara Yamauchi and discuss that Olympic Marathon.2012-08-081h 43
Marathon TalkEpisode 16 - Mara YamauchiMara Yamauchi joins us for a chat about her 2010 VLM experience, Tony sets a new world record, Tom walks the walk, we hear from some super fast Aussies and no-one throws their pants at Martin!2010-04-281h 22