Derek Clayton - World Marathon Record Holder

08/11/2025 21 min
Derek Clayton - World Marathon Record Holder

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Episode Synopsis

Derek Clayton is a former Australian long-distance runner, born in Cumbria, England and raised in Northern Ireland. Clayton seta marathon world best in the Fukuoka Marathon, Japan on 3 December 1967 in 2:09:36.4, in what is considered a classic race, the first marathon race ever run in less than two hours and ten minutes. Clayton was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1999. Derek shares his five key turning points that made him who he is today. There's lots of laughs along the way as he discusses his journey with Wayne Dyson, Director of leadership consultancy, Bridgeworks.