Fraser Pope
Australian marathon runner and Run2PB athlete, coached by James Telford, who has run sub-3-hour marathons including a 2:49:23 personal best and a 2:56:57 Melbourne Marathon.
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Oct 21, 2026
Zacca NewmanHOST
But how different was it this year given all the hype, the Kipchoge, caravan, fever, different course, lots more people? What was the vibe like down on the start line? Yeah.
Fraser PopeGUEST
To tell you the truth, I was on the train on the way in and I was nearly going to pull out.
Chris ArmstrongHOST
As the waste wore on, I gather that group sort of shrunk a little bit, but did you feel relatively strong throughout or were there sort of a few rough patches in there?