James Preston: Middle-distance runner on breaking Sir Peter Snell's longstanding record
The Mike Hosking Breakfast - A podcast by Newstalk ZB
Kiwi middle-distance runner James Preston has made a bit of history. He’s broken Sir Peter Snell’s national 800-metre record of 1:44.3 seconds — Preston ran it in 1:44.04 in Germany. That eclipsed the longest-standing New Zealand athletics record in the books and set a qualifying time for the Paris Olympics. James Preston joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
