{"podcast":{"title":"The Marathon Podcast","slug":"the-marathon-podcast-7264818","podcast_index_feed_id":7264818,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-marathon-podcast","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kristian-warwick","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OWmmEow-YhR0ZT_q9ON9ZLqYXP2T8zJGXovtrDmHmU0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZWQ0/ZmY5ZjRkYjhkZDI1/YTk5NWI5OWFhMWRi/NDYxZC5qcGc.jpg","author":"Kristian Warwick/Wiild Studio","episode_count":181,"summary":"Welcome to The Marathon Podcast! The podcast that sponsors non-sponsored athletes. This is a podcast for established runners, future runners, and people interested in running. On this podcast, we will focus on everything running. Science, nutrition, training, gear, and much more. Prepare for a new running companion, elite and non-elite guests, and inspiring stories. Let's run and talk together!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T00:17:47.229862+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marathon-podcast-7264818"},"episode":{"title":"#163 Francesco was 290 lbs 8 months ago - Now he is 190 lbs and a marathoner","slug":"163-francesco-was-290-lbs-8-months-ago-now-he-is-190-lbs-and-a-marathoner","published_at":"2026-05-13T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marathon-podcast-7264818/163-francesco-was-290-lbs-8-months-ago-now-he-is-190-lbs-and-a-marathoner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marathon-podcast-7264818","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4ecc30f","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/media.transistor.fm/e4ecc30f/c5e4da14.mp3","summary":"20% off STRAVA annual subscription with code \"KRISTIAN\" Get Athyx and 10% off with the code MARATHON10: https://athyx.com/ Get a discount on FlexBeam by using the link below or use discount code \"WARWICKRUNS\": https://rechargehealthas.sjv.io/55GAPb Welcome back to The Marathon Podcast. On this episode we have Francesco Ranchi on, and here's what he posted on reddit a few days ago: Started running 8 months ago when I was 130kg (but back then I wasn’t running I could only walk ), now I dropped to 87kg with pure hard work and training and 2 days ago I managed to run my first marathon here in Trieste! I only ran 21km during training as time was really tight for me. The first half was as predicted reaching the half marathon in 2 hours and 15 minutes, I then stopped at an aid station where there was a good looking lady and drank too much and ate too many bananas and apples while having a chat with her…never regretted having talked to a girl this much… threw up after 1km, got to the next aid station really dehydrated and from then on everything I would eat/drink I would throw up. Ran the last 21km in 4 hours with terrible cramps, headaches. Walked for 10km but somehow I got a second wind and was able to run at 8min/km for the remaining 12km. Threw up about 6 times in the last 21km, including the exact moment where I crossed the finish line at 6 hours 30 seconds (officially arrived last out of 600), and I even got live in the local news while throwing up my soul crossing the finish line , but coming where I came from physically and mentally, I’m proud I pushed trough and did what once I was convinced to be impossible. Full video + the Boston 2025 documentary: / @warwickruns Follow Kristian's journey on Instagram: @warwick.runs","meta_description":"20% off STRAVA annual subscription with code \"KRISTIAN\" Get Athyx and 10% off with the code MARATHON10: https://athyx.com/ Get a discount on FlexBeam by u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4546,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-marathon-podcast-7264818/episodes/163-francesco-was-290-lbs-8-months-ago-now-he-is-190-lbs-and-a-marathoner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marathon-podcast-7264818/163-francesco-was-290-lbs-8-months-ago-now-he-is-190-lbs-and-a-marathoner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}