Mile006 London Marathon Special

This is London, home of the biggest fundraising event in the world, the London Marathon.

Join us on the A Mile with Me - London Marathon special as we tell the history of the London Marathon and how the 26.2 mile distance came about in London, exactly 100 years ago.

Hear the story of Dorando Pietri, who drank wine along the way and was still the first man over the line in the 1908 Olympic marathon.

Also we are at the British Academy overlooking the finish line at The Mall and hear about the work of Oxfam in Liberia directly from Abraham, a local worker on the ground. We also hear a heart warming personal account of this year’s race from a lovely young lady called Alex, who ran through her tears to achieve the title of “Marathoner”!

Join me on the run along the Beaulieu River in Hampshire, and join “Team Pingu” on their Trail training on the Solent Way path. Also join my Trailwalker team as we get caught in a blizzard on an exposed headland in the Purbecks. The snow was blowing horizontally into the side of our faces. In direct contrast, join me for a gentle evening run on a Spring Evening.

Its all in Edition Mile006 of A Mile with Me podcast

Music this time:

• Summers Day – Amb26 – The A Mile with Me opening and closing theme
• Arrival by Kalvar
• Walk in London by Null Device
• Marathon by Loving the Sun

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Mile 005 - A Fresh Start

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Episode 005 - A Fresh Start

Welcome to Episode 5, which is all about about fresh starts.

Its Spring up here in the northern hemisphere and nature is coming to life, so lets come to life also - its time for our own fresh start ! Join me on the run around St Catherines Hill overlooking the beautiful Avon Valley and Christchurch Harbour.

Its Spring but as Easter was early it was very snowy on my trip up to Lincolnshire. The contrast was stark between the snow and the flowers in bloom. Join me on a theoretical Boston Marathon as we explore the strong links between the Boston Lincolnshire area and Boston MA. I'm in the small village of Tattershall exploring in the snow and taking pictures of the castle (above) and talking about sons and daughters of the area who played a crucial role in the formation of Boston USA

Theres another type of fresh start on a very early morning start on the Trailwalker training on the Isle of Purbeck, with the deer, sunshine and driving rain to contend with over a 22 mile trek. Join Chloe who tells us about her special "mile with me" between Broom and Darwin in Australia

Music in this edition courtesy of the podsafe music network at http://www.music.podshow.com/:

Summers Day by Amb26 (opening and closing sequences)
Dark Days of August by Amb26
Barbers Adagio for Strings by Tiesto remixed by Makrolon
Dream by CoreyCosmo
Star Fly by D Fast

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