Zouhair Talbi
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Personal Bests
Half Marathon
1:00:41
3/17/2024
Marathon
2:06:39
1/14/2024
5 Kilometres Road
13:36
4/16/2022
5000 Metres
13:18.17
2/12/2022
Mile
3:59.50
1/29/2022
Half Marathon
1:00:41
3/17/2024
Marathon
2:06:39
1/14/2024
5 Kilometres Road
13:36
4/16/2022
5000 Metres
13:18.17
2/12/2022
Mile
3:59.50
1/29/2022
We talked to the top men in the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon field at Thursday’s media availability. Defending champion Benson Kipruto is here, along with top Americans Conner Mantz and Zouhair Talbi. So is Sweden’s Andreas Almgren, whose marathon debut might be the most hyped in recent memory.
Almgren explains his plan to sit with the leaders and kick, and talks about the possibility of a 10,000m and marathon double at LA 2028. Talbi talks about his rivalry with Mantz, explains why he thinks he’s America’s best marathoner, and responds to people who doubt his Boston run. Kipruto, in his 10th year of marathon running, says he isn’t worried about who’s next to him at mile 25. Each athlete also does a lightning round: race shoes, carbs per hour, bicarb and Nomio, mantras, favourite runners, Harry Styles, toenails, trash talk, finishing time predictions, Kalshi odds, and lifetime bans for EPO.
CITIUS MAG
5 days ago
“If I can close the gap a little bit more each time, one day I can win the race. I’m here for the long term.” My guest for today’s episode is Zouhair Talbi — and if you’ve been following American marathon running this year, you already know the name. We had him at No. 2 in CITIUS MAG’s Way Too Early 2028 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon Power Rankings. He ran 2:03:45 at the Boston Marathon in April, finishing fifth overall, breaking Ryan Hall’s 15-year American course record. He is now days out from the TCS New York City Marathon, where he has unfinished business. The 2023 New York was Zouhair’s second marathon. He went out with Tamirat Tola’s record-setting group, covered the surge, and by 34 kilometers his body had completely shut down — from 4:40 pace to 6:30, unable to go faster, pulling off the road. He describes it as one of the biggest experiences of his career. He was back in the hotel within the hour, already thinking about what he’d do differently. What he did differently was build, patiently and systematically, over the three years since. This block was his longest since turning to the marathon — five months from Boston to New York, with seven weeks at or above 130 miles, two of his fastest 40K long runs in training, and a Great North Run win in 59:47 that gave him the fitness signal he needed heading into the final phase. In this conversation, we go through the full build — what changed from the Boston block, how he is thinking about New York’s decisive moves or where in the race he is visualizing it. We also get into the dynamic of racing Conner Mantz, the Andreas Almgren wildcard, and a broader look at Olympic qualifying. Take this episode-on-the-go in podcast form: APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zouhair-talbi-has-unfinished-business-at-the-nyc/id1204506559?i=1000797911584 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bwnHC7npKALtoNwh6enZP?si=1jx5DSUmRu-YZaxQTG4azQ ____________ SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS SUUNTO: The Suunto Run 2 is their new flagship watch built specifically for road running and the marathon. You get around 10 days of battery with daily use and 24 hours in performance mode with dual frequency GPS. The watch also tracks your sleep, HRV, and training balance, so you know when to push and when to back off in your workouts. If you're in the market for a new watch, check out the Suunto Run 2. https://suunto.pxf.io/7XBXMA KAIZEN: kaizen is a training app that starts with your running history to set the baseline and then updates around the training you do. kaizen looks at the bigger picture of your training to know your current fitness. The app translates your last few months of training into an accurate view of how your current fitness, taking a big picture view that quiets the noise of individual workouts. Download today in the App Store or Google Play and get two weeks free with code CITIUS within the app. https://kaizen.app.link/citius WAHOO: With the Wahoo KICKR RUN, you can simulate your goal marathon course right in your own home. You can also use the run free mode, which uses sensors to automatically match the belt speed to your stride. No buttons, no interruptions, and no breaking your flow. When you use code CITIUS at checkout, you'll also get a free KICKR Headwind Smart Fan. Check it out today at wahoofitness.com. https://olipop.pxf.io/GmBDD6 FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join
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LetsRun
17 days ago
Which America Marathoner do you want to be? Zouhair Talbi, Charles Hicks, Vinny Mauri, Conner Mantz, or Clayton Young? Full podcast here: https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/10/vinny-mauris-chicago-gamble-who-is-americas-best-marathoner-adidas-shoe-takeover-and-the-ncaa-foreign-runner-debate/ VKTRY Carbon Fiber insoles: VKTRY makes carbon fiber insoles you can use in any running shoe. They offer a 90-day risk-free trial. USATF Half Marathon Champion Wesley Kiptoo runs in VKTRY. Check them out here. https://vktry.com/pages/running-insoles?utm_source=LetsRunDotCom&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=LetsRunBannerAds&utm_id=LetsRunDotCom 00:00 Debate on America's Next Marathon Star 01:23 Clayton Young 05:33 America's Best Marathoner: Mauri, Hicks or Young? 06:59 Adidas Super Shoes & Amos Kipruto
“I tangoed way too much in the first half and didn’t have enough left to do it again when it counted. The marathoner who dances smart wins. I danced too early.”
My guest for today’s episode is Rory Linkletter: a Canadian Olympian, co-host of the Out and Back Podcast, and one of the most analytically sharp pro voices in the sport right now. At the 2026 Boston Marathon, he ran 2:06:04 for 14th place overall and the second-fastest marathon in Canadian history. He came in with the best build of his career — two sub-60-minute halves, workouts that never said no — and went out with the lead pack convinced that anything was possible. Then the bill came due.
In this conversation, Rory walks us through the moment the race turned, the internal negotiation of the final nine miles, the hamstring that seized on Boylston, and what he took from watching Clayton Young and Ryan Ford fly past him on Commonwealth Avenue.
But we also get Rory in full pundit mode: how to actually read the Boston results in the context of 2028, why he thinks Zouhair Talbi was operating on a different level than everyone around him, his declaration that John Korir is the best in the world right now, his take on the Scott Fauble super shoe debate, the Emma Bates sponsorship controversy, and why he thinks the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials will be the craziest in modern history.
He also previews Ottawa in five weeks, where he goes in with a simple mandate: run less with the heart, more with the head.
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Host: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez
Guest: Rory Linkletter | @rory_linkletter
Produced by: Jasmine Fehr | @jasminefehr
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Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber and Eric Jenkins will preview all of the top athletes and storylines to watch for the men's and women's elite races at the 2024 Boston Marathon. Evans Chebet, Hellen Obiri, Emma Bates, Sharon Lokedi, Zouhair Talbi, Gabriel Geay, Des Linden, CJ Albertson, Jenny Simpson, Sara Hall are among the notable stars competing at the historic race. We will also share our picks at the end of the show. HOW TO WATCH THE RACE ON TV: All the Marathon Monday action gets underway on April 15th with pro races beginning at 9 a.m. The professional men’s field starts at 9:37 am E.T. and the pro women at 9:47 am E.T. Locally, the race will be viewable live on TV or online at WCVB-5. If you’re not in Massachusetts, the race will be shown live on ESPN2 with coverage beginning at 8:30 am E.T. READ OUR PREVIEW: https://citiusmag.beehiiv.com/p/2024-boston-marathon-preview-evans-chebet-hellen-obiri
Sweat Elite - Training Sessions
over 2 years ago
More content at Sweat Elite: https://www.sweatelite.co/shareholders/ Zouhair Talbi is Morocco's top ranked Marathoner having run 2:06 at the Houston Marathon in January. He backed that up with a 2nd place finish at the NYC Marathon in 60:41 and is now preparing for the Boston Marathon where he hopes to once again place top 5. We joined him for a workout in Colorado Springs where Zouhair Talbi is currently based - 17 days before the Boston Marathon. Zouhair practices Ramadan and therefore only eats/drinks between around 8pm and 7am meaning he trains shortly after his first meal at around 9-11pm. The workout: 16 x 600m @ 10k effort (200m jog recovery) -- -- -- Zouhair Talbi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zouhairathle/ Sweat Elite Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweatelite/ Matt Fox (Sweat Elite Videographer) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattinglisfox/ -- -- -- Members support our video production and it only costs as much as a Big Mac each month. Become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYpwqeNXx7M9xosFjdm5kQ/join The funds received from members is used to produce more video content. If you find value in watching our videos, we would love for you to join us in the Members area. -- -- -- Access Sweat Elite Coaching Academy here: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/
Zouhair Talbi burst onto the scene at our Track Meet in 2021 so it's fitting he came back to defend that title in style! 27:49.01 - Zouhair Talbi 27:51.51 - Brett Robison 27:53.10 - Hiko Tenosa 27:54.75 - Sam Chelanga 27:57.90 - Frank Lara Event Website & Results - https://www.soundrunning.run/trackmeet Follow Sound Running on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/soundrunning
Zouhair Talbi leads 10 men under 28 minutes and 3 under the Olympic Standard! Event Website & Results - https://www.soundrunning.run/trackmeet Follow Sound Running on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/soundrunning