{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"For Better Or For Worse","title":"A 97-Mile Week, a Bee Sting, and Should Marathons Have Time Limits?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7cb6ebeb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3846,"description":"Alex is coming off the biggest mileage week of his life (97 miles / 154K!) and just signed Alexis up for a surprise race, while Alexis is nursing a bee sting and celebrating a new 5K race-pace PB. Then we get into the big one: should marathons have stricter time cutoffs, or should courses stay open all day for anyone who wants to finish? We debate both sides: city logistics, injuries and disabilities, qualifying standards, and why the media loves a \"last place finisher\" story a little too much.\nJoin Marathon Handbook’s RunClub for access to our members-only podcast, training plans, community rooms, merch and more: https://marathonhandbook.com/runclub\nShop Marathon Handbook Merch: https://store.marathonhandbook.com\nSend us a question:\nhttps://marathonhandbook.com/podcast/\nSubscribe to our newsletter:\nhttps://marathonhandbook.com/newsletter/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/i-t8eMlRkUTuGOv0o_YID9d-8Z-eF6kmJPKg6NN3qws/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMzRk/ZDljZmJiNDZmODg5/MDFkYWNkMjY4MjA2/ZjI5MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}