Runar Brandt Gundersen is a Norwegian runner who is well known for running the New York City Marathon 41 times, being only out of a few runners to have achieved this feat. In this episode, Runar discusses various aspects of the New York City Marathon, his Facebook group, website, and more with our host, Vikas Singh.
Episode Summary:
00:00 - About this episode
02:32 - Welcome Runar to the show!
03:23 - Runar's first marathon (a 3:12 in the first marathon!)
09:21 - The first NYC Marathon Experience in 1978
10:30 - About the New York City - walking before and after the marathon
13:14 - The NYC Marathon Expo — What to expect?
16:43 - Planning the hotel and stay
20:04 - Planning to get to the start line — transportation and distance from the city
24:54 - Clothing and shoes - what to carry as per the weather conditions?
29:20 - What to expect at the start line?
33:18 - The New York Marathon race course!
38:16 - Journey of the last 3 miles
42:12 - Do's and Dont's after the marathon
44:18 - Runar's wonderful experience with running legend Greta Waitz!
49:42 - Runar Gundersen's Facebook Group
Guest Profile:
Runar has been running the New York City Marathon 41 times, each year since his debut in 1978. That time it was 9,875 starters. Only 4 runners have run it more times in the history of the race. Runar's best Marathon time is 2:32:31. His best time in New York is 2:46:18. He has had Achilles surgery 9 times from 1984 to 2014. Runar also had back surgery in 2015 and knee surgery in 2016 and 2017. He also got his knee replaced 3 months back, and we wish him a good run at this years NYC Marathon!
To know more about Runar,
Facebook - New York City Marathon 2021 Help Group
Website - runarweb.com
About Vikas Singh:
Vikas Singh, an MBA from Chicago Booth, worked at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, APGlobale and Reliance before coming up with an idea of democratizing fitness knowledge and helping beginners get on a fitness journey. Vikas is an avid long-distance runner, building fitpage to help people learn, train, and move better.
For more information on Vikas, or to leave any feedback and requests, you can reach out to him via the channels below:
Instagram: @vikas_singhh
LinkedIn: Vikas Singh
Gmail: vikas@fitpage.in
Twitter: @vikashsingh1010
About the Podcast: Run with Fitpage
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This podcast has been recorded via Zoom Conferencing.

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