#4 - Robert de Castella

Episode 4 of Greats on Robert de Castella. I read the book ‘Deek, The Making of Australia’s World Marathon Champion by Robert de Castella and Mike Jenkinson.Deek as he was known was and still is one of Australia’s greatest long distance runners. He held the Australian record for over 35 years and this week 40 years ago, set his PB in the Boston Marathon, a race he also won.A great book and incredible insight into what makes a marathon runner able to do what they do.Support the podcast for free, by simply engaging with the content. Whether sharing it with a friend, talking about it in conversation with another whom you think will benefit from these stories, or simply commenting/sharing it on social media.Buy the book, supporting yourself and the podcast simultaneously, via this link.Follow Greats on Instagram and TikTok.Shot on iPhone.Edited on Premiere Pro.Recorded on RØDE.