Liz McColgan - Celebrate the joy
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Liz CcColgan has achieved it all. Olympian, Commonwealth Games, world championships, world cross country medalist, triple world major marathon winner and MBE are just part of the long list of achievements for Liz. On this episode we discuss where it all started for her. From her humble upbringing in Scotland, to the university of Alabama which turns out shaped not only her career but her life and then now to Doha. Liz talks about how she always wanted to lift the ceiling and especially against those who said she couldn’t. Liz shares advice for parents with young kids who are showing talent in sport. We discuss her views of the state of running currently and much more. As always if you want to more follow the podcasts social channels on Instagram and Facebook. If you enjoy the podcast please pop in a review wherever you get your pods (Apple, Spotify etc) that would be greatly appreciated.
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