31. The Teacher Who Qualified as a London Marathon ELITE...

About this episode

Charlie Sandison shares his journey of qualifying for the elite field of the London Marathon while being a full-time teacher.

Truly one of the most incredible stories from the running space! Full-time teacher Charlie Sandison ran 2:15:38 at Valencia Marathon in 2025 and has qualified in the elite field for this year's London Marathon. Such a pleasure chatting with Charlie, he's pushing the limits whilst teaching primary education full time. He talks about routine, how he manages volume is such a busy role & why running is so similar to teaching. Follow Charlie: https://www.instagram.com/charlie_sandison/ Watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0nNkuS_WWmK0tRPwbfoXLQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@motionalintelligencepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/motionalintelligencepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

People in this episode

Host: Calum Goddard

Guest: Charlie Sandison

Topics covered

• running
• marathon
• education
• athlete
• routine
• performance

Keywords

• London Marathon
• Valencia Marathon
• Charlie Sandison
• running
• education
• elite athlete

Mentioned in this episode

Places: London

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