Zouhair Talbi - America's Newest 2:05 Guy

Zouhair Talbi is a professional marathoner for ASICS who has been a 2:06 guy for the last two years when he first won the Houston Marathon and set the course record. This year, he returned to Houston to set break his own course record and bring home both the win and a shiny new PB of 2:05:45. In this bonus episode, I talk with Zouhair about moving from Morocco to Northwest Kansas, the shoes he's been training and racing in, his also very fast marathoner wife, and where he stands on the Fastest Known YouTubers: Mens Marathon List0:00 intro0:42 from Moroccoa to Northwest Kansas5:20 what did Zouhair eat when he was feeling homesick in the early years7:09 citizenship through service10:56 Zouhair's shoe rotation13:31 race day shoe15:16 wife's OTQ15:42 fastest marathon couples17:26 fastest known youtubers21:49 training in Morocco24:54 what's the plan now?27:56 chasing 2:04?32:35 no gels, only fluidsfollow Zouhair on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@UC81tNdvRP6EqX4jDaA0PLrQ Zouhair on IG: https://www.instagram.com/zouhairathle/Zouhair's wife on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethtalbi/