#8 – Worlds collide: Pooley, Turner, ‘the Hedgehog’, and Butterfield - a podcast by Claire Thomas

In perhaps the most eclectic episode to date, Claire and Jody discuss their European athletes of the year, the future (or lack thereof) of the Commonwealth Games, who might break the men’s marathon world record in Berlin this Sunday, and the total fruitcake who told Eilish McColgan to stop posting her off-season snaps online.

Bayo chips in from New York (it’s a tough life), and we’re treated to two longer interviews with a pair of terrific Commonwealth medallists: Andy Turner and Isobel Pooley.

Chris Brown bags himself a goodie bag for leaving us a lovely review (which you should totally do), and – because we can’t resist him – Pierre-Ambroise Bosse’s Oscar-worthy pressers enjoy their regular cameo.

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