About this episode
Rose Harvey shares her incredible journey from a corporate lawyer to an Olympic marathon runner.
Rose Harvey is one of British athletics' most extraordinary stories... a former corporate lawyer made redundant during Covid who took up marathon running seriously for the first time at 28. One decision made over a beer in the pub changed her life! Within a year she had qualified for her first England team, became British Champion at the 2022 London Marathon , represented GB at the World Championships, and running 2:23:21 at Chicago in 2023 to put herself sixth on the British all-time list. She then competed at the Paris Olympics with a stress fracture in her femur, finishing the race before scans revealed she'd run on a broken thigh bone. Listen for an incredible story of transformation!
People in this episode
Guest: Rose Harvey
Topics covered
- marathon running
- athletics
- transformation
- Olympics
- personal story
Keywords
- Rose Harvey
- marathon
- Olympics
- British Champion
- transformation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: British athletics, England, GB
Places: London Marathon, Chicago, Paris
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