Episode 71 - Dave Moorcroft OBE, Former Record Holder for 5,000 meters - a podcast by Mass Participation World

After 70 episodes of The Aid Station in 15 weeks I hit the proverbial  wall last week and my wife, Tet Bermejo Robb, who does the late night  editing, and I decided to take a short break with our son Sam.



It’s wonderful to be back and going forward we will be reducing from  five to three episodes a week. Thanks for the amazing support and  feedback so far - it has been truly humbling.



Today is a very  special edition as we head to the UK to meet former World 5,000m record  holder Dave Moorcroft OBE who was one of my childhood heroes. Many fond  memories of sitting on the sofa with my late father watching him on TV.



Sometimes in life we are lucky enough to meet our heroes in person and  it doesn't always go according to the script. I got to meet Dave at a  conference in Riyadh last year and the experience was amazing - a more  humble man would be hard to meet.



Dave has many wonderful  insights to share including the importance of the simple things and his  longing to be able to give his grandchildren a hug.



When it  comes to inspiration it is probably no surprise to hear him point to  another equally humble man, Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE, Founder of parkrun,  who Dave works closely with in the UK.



Watch my talk with Dave here https://lnkd.in/gVXXKbY

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