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Run, Switzer, Run: The Women who Broke the Marathon Taboo (Classic)

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford by Pushkin Industries

Apr 17, 202636:48History

Tim is running the London Marathon on the 26th of April. To give him a week off to finish training, we're playing this running-themed classic from the archives. If you would like to donate to Teenage Cancer Trust, Tim's...

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Run, Switzer, Run: The Women who Broke the Marathon Taboo (Classic) is an episode from Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford by Pushkin Industries. Tim is running the London Marathon on the 26th of April. To give him a week off to finish traini...

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Published Apr 17, 2026, 36:48 long, audio available.