Marathon Talk

Tom has been Mr Fancy pants in London and Martin is still waiting for the big day, Mo and Jonny take it to the wire, Tony's at the Great North Run, we speak to a real life Red Squirrel and Paul Pollock tells us all about Moscow.

The Magic Mile results are in. Tony’s back with some epic Trials. Tom speaks to the fastest American male marathoner from this year’s World Championships in Moscow. Berlin and Chicago announce their elite fields. There’s a Winner of the Week, Rate Your Run, Listener podium and a packed Launch Pad.

Tom is back in the room. The Magic Mile roars on. What would you do in a sprint finish? News of far fewer elite prize purses on offer in the USA. Bekele says he is up for a marathon in Rio. Boston Marathon registration opens. 400m hurdles, on a bike? Boy on the Run is here, we have the second part of our interview with Aussie legend, Ron Clarke and we rave about a tiny marathon with a big heart!

Tom is on holiday at his second home in the Maldives, so, Laura Fountain joins Martin this week. We have got news of coaches that cannot be serious, things to do on holiday and Jeff Eggleston's blog. The Magic Mile is underway. Training Talk is about mid-way Autumn marathon prep. Boy on the Run is in town. We speak with Aussie running legend, Ron Clarke and the podium is proper loaded!

The second week of the IAAF World Championships, we speak to Brett Larner and Tom Bedford, we hear from Mike Tomlinson with just 61 days to go until the Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon, Mo does the Double Double, the men's marathon gets Kipped, plus we've got the usual Rate Your Run, Tony's Trials and an amazing Video of the Week.

It is all about Moscow and the IAAF World Athletics Championships. Mo is King, but it was close. Dibaba is Queen. The women's marathon rolled through quiet streets led by a gutsy Italian. We speak to both British representatives, Susan Partridge and Sonia Samuels. The Magic Mile kicks off in 2 weeks. There's a great food focused Rate Your Run. BoTR is back and there's a chance to run naked. With tigers.

It is injury o'clock. Get yourself into this year's Magic Mile. We take a quick look at the forthcoming IAAF World Champs womens marathon. Gemma Steel runs a fast 10k. Steve Way clocks an amazing 100km debut. There is an interview with 'lazygirlrunning', Laura Fountain. You rate your run, who is on the podium? and there is a funny something of the week.

It is an adidas Thunder Run special! We look back at a weekend of scorching sunshine, torrential rain, knee deep mud and hundreds of kilometers of happy, tough, exhilarating running. There's a little news, a special Thunder Run 'rate your run' and Tony is back with a Trial.

Sian Williams pops over from the BBC, Zoe Romano reaches Paris, Mo Farah breaks another British record and we feel the need for speed as the Magic Mile opens. There's a Streak of the Week, Boy on the Run is back, you Rate Your Run and a tumbleweed roles across the Listener Podium!

Runners are hot, definitely hot. We have an amazing interview with Zoe Romano who is running the route of the Tour de France. The Magic Mile is ready, get in! We have new feature on the show, 'Boy on the Run'. Global track and field deals with a doping shocker. There is just one woman in the British 10,000m trials and a genuine superstar Winner of the Week.

The Magic Mile is LIVE! Richard Whitehead talks running across Britain, Daz Reevell juggles work, girls, training and racing, Yuki nearly sets another record, Darth Vader runs a mile, you Rate Your Run, there's a Down Under dominated listener podium and of course, Tony brings us a Trial.

Run a single mile as fast as you can - the Magic Mile is ready to go! We speak to English football referee Graham Poll about training, running and football. We look back at a cracking Diamond League 5000m finish and a super hard Vetical Kilometer. You Rate Your Run, we have a young Winner of the Week and Tony brings us a Trial.

We catch up with the fastest masters runner in the Uk right now, Welshman, Martin Rees. We hear just how fast Usain Bolt could run a marathon. We announce the winners of the Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon and get excited about the fast approaching Adidas Thunder Run. There is a date change for the Magic Mile. You Rate your Run, Tony brings us a Trial and the podium is stacked.

We speak to coach to the Brownlees, Malcolm Brown. Yuki gets stuck inside his mansuit, there are some really funny goody bag stories, we catch up with the Jane Tomlinson Appeal, you Rate Your Run, Tony brings us his Trials and there is a Something of the Week...

We have got the second part of our interview with Running with the Kenyans author Adharanand Finn, some quite stunning pacing from Rome Diamond League, even more stunning running from Tommy HUghes, you know you are a Marathon Talker when? the fastest half marathon ever in the USA, Tony's Trials, the Listener Launch Pad and Talk Training is all about PB's.

Adharanand Finn talks about running with the Kenyans, Mo gets beaten, we reminiisce over Comrades, there is a 14 year old girl running 7 marathons on 7 continents and a 53 year old winning marathons in 2:30. Training Talk is all about the need for speed, there is a Rate Your Run and a stacked listener podium and Tony's Trials... does Martin have his next challenge?

We announce the lineup for the Marathon Talk team at the Adidas Thunder Run; MT24. Mo wins in London, Haile sets another world record, we have got a short reminder of Comrades awesomeness and we speak to Andi Jones after his 2:19 Edinburgh marathon, our interview is with Matt Briggs and we have another Tony's Trials.

We catch up with 2:34 marathoner, Amy Whitehead and Steve Cram tells us about the Kielder marathon. Find out how to bag a place in the MT24 team at the Adidas Thunder Run. Boston marathoners get a 2014 entry. Mo continues his winning streak. Hall is back on the roads. News of the smallest fun run in the world? How do you drive a pace bus and of course, Tony brings us a trial.

We have a messy race report from the Paris Marathon, we ask how you choose your next goal. WADA change doping penalties. Last year's Comrades winner keeps his medal. The not quite the Marathon of the North was on Sunday. We interview fell runner, Joe Symonds and speak to the lead author of the 'Foster Collapse' paper. Tony brings us his trials and there is a brilliant lap counting video of the week.

Tom is having coffee with Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee, we look at some sub 2hr marathon thoughts, there is a novel way to get a running date, how awkward is fancy dress? Training Talk looks at Summer strategy. Tony brings us his trials, the podium is full and we've a classic race number winner of the week.

We look back at some stats from the Virgin London Marathon and ahead to some good for age times. There is news from Manchester marathon and we speak to both the men's and women's winners. With the world IAAF championships in Moscow in August Kenya announce marathon probables, Japan announce thir team and British Athletics announce theirs. Kind of. Training Talk looks at how to respond after your marathon. You rate your run, we have another fast podium and Tony brings us another trial.

Wow, what a week! We review all the events from the Virgin London Marathon including the expo, catching up with the three fastest marathoners on the planet, plus all the spoils, speed and successes from the race itself. We look back at the biggest marathon race weekend in the world. Ther's the fastest listener podium ever, Tony does VLM and there's a runners view in our video of the week.

Wheelchair athlete Shelly Woods and runner Scott Overall both represented Team GB in the 2012 Games, Liz Yelling is a double Oympian and Commonwealth bronze medalist and Tony Audenshaw is the creative genius behind Tony's Trials. We spoke to all three of them today at the Virgin London Marathon expo.

Wilson Kipsang, Patrick Mackau and Geoffrey Mutai have all broken 2:04 for the marathon distance and the combined times of their PBs would be enough to beat over 5% of London Marathon finishers in a normal year! Need we say more.

We're live from London and this is the first of our additional shows leading into the Virgin London Marathon. We’ve got the results from Brighton and Boston, you rate your run, there’s a stacked podium, Tony brings us his Trials and we laugh a video of the week from Paris!

On Monday the 15th of April 2013 two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and seriously injuring many more. We spoke to five people each with their own personal insight into that day's tragic events.

We are 'live' from Old Deer Park parkrun and chat with some of the adidas elite athletes attending. Tom's away on holiday and so Martin is joined by the amazing Tony's Audenshaw to review the Paris marathon and talk about the forthcoming Brighton and Boston marathons. You rate your run, the launchpad is fast and the video of the week is a sheepish pearler. In the final spring marathon countdown training talk we're joined by two time Olympian Liz Yelling.

Our amazing Spring motivation challenge Jantastic is complete. Who has won the limited edition adidas MT trainers and the VIP VLM 2014 entry? Our interview is with acclaimed sports nutritionist and coach, Matt Fitzgerald. Is time up for Paula Radcliffe? Zola's doing Comrades. It's April and that means Spring marathon season is really here! Training Talk this week is taper talk. Tony brings us a trial, you rate your run and tell us how you know when a marathon is getting closer and there's a nonagenarian smack down.

We hear from the World Cross Country Championships, we speak to Diane Adkins, Steve Way, Jaz Banergh and Sophie Raworth, Jantastic enters its final weeks, we've got Tony's Trials, a freezing cold video of the week and a super speedy co-host all the way from Boulder.

Just 2 weeks to go in Jantastic. We've both been running flat out. There is some news about blogs, fast fields, inspiring winners and drop outs. Yuki runs a PB, again. Tom speaks to the 103% age graded Libby James. Training Talk covers racing in marathon build up. Tony brings us his trials. You rate your runs and the podium is largely Spanish.

We speak to Team GB 2012 Paralympic Gold Medallist Richard Whitehead and Professor Andrew Lane, the Jantastic performances roll in, there's a Japanese Olympian on the comeback trail and a British Olympian taking time out. The England Commonwealth standards cause controversy, the Gaza marathon is cancelled, there's Tony's Trials, Video of the Week and a full listener podium.

There is news from the world of running including Olympic champs car crash and Boston champ becomes Kenyan MP. Races in Bath, Biwa and Silverstone. The second four weeks of Jantastic 2013 is complete, we announce winners of Adidas goody bags and enter the final four weeks, Marchvellous. We have got the second part of our interview with former 5000m world record holder, Dave Moorcroft. In our marathon training talk countdown we speak to Matt Fitzgerald about nutrition. Tony brings us his trials and who will top the podium?

We are over half way through Jantastic and looking forward to the final months run time predictions. Mo sets a new British half marathon record. The WMM get tougher on dopers. We Speak to the former 5000m record holder, Dave Moorcroft and Training Talk with Adam Eason helps you get a strong running mindset for your long runs. There is Tony's Trials, the Tokyo Marathon and smack talk Japenese style.

We are half way through Jantastic 2013, Febulous long runs are rolling and you just keep running! There is huge trouble for South African Paralympic champion, Oscar Pistorius. Mo Farah is running half of the London marahon. There is a superfast RAK half and the prospect of another fast one this weekend in New Orleans. Kenyan legend Moses Kiptanui speaks out. Training Talk looks at getting the edge. Plus, we speak to, Ben Stevens, winner of the Adidas trip to NYC and we interview GB track star, Helen Clitheroe about her marathon debut. Of course, Tony brings us his Trials.

We have a triple header of interviews including part two with Kurt Fearnley, a Training Talk with physio Mark Buckingham and we have Marcus Wucherer from Adidas HQ. There's a little news, a Jantastic update, you rate your run, there is total podium domination and a great video of the week.

Kurt Fearnley is a two time Paralympic wheelchair marathon champion, multiple Big City marathon champion and overall top bloke, Yuki Kawauchi is the mansuit master and Jantastic continues to motivate runners around the World. Tony's team take down the Jantastic twitterati, Viv Fraser rants and adidas dish out the high viz stash!

The Virgin London Marathon announce their elite field. Five break 2:05 in Dubai. We speak to the creator of Japan Running News, Brett Larner. There is a Jantastic update at the end of week 3. Tony brings his trials, you rate your run and we rave.

How are you getting on with Jantastic? We have a little Lance chat, Mara Yamauchi announces her retirement, it's week 4 of Talk Training building into your Spring marathon, we speak to Professor John Brewer about marathon running, Tony brings us his trials and there is a sporting winner of the week.

Jantastic kicks off in style. We speak to editor at large of Runners World USA and former Boston Marathon winner, Amby Burfoot. The Yorkshire Marathon sells out. Training Talk is about different running paces. Tony limericks. You vote for a Winner of the Week, you Rate Your Run and you tell us where you are running in the listener launchpad.

Jantastic 2013 is here! It is the first week of our Spring motivation running challenge. We speak to the inspiring Mike Tomlinson about 'For All Events' and a brand new marathon in Yorkshire. It is week 2 of our countdown Training Talk. There's a little news. We announce the Marathon Talk podium of the year for 2012. We have Rate your Run, a Rave and of course Tony's Trials.

Happy New Year! It's our first show of 2013. We bring you up to speed with the Festive news. Jantastic starts on Monday 7th Jan and we speak to last years overall winner Diane Adkins. You rate your Christmas run. We find out who is on the podium of 2013. Tony brings us his first Trial of the New Year. We speak to Olympic medallist, Kelly Sotherton about her debut marathon. Plus, we have got the first Training Talk of your Spring marathon countdown.

A Merry Christmas from everybody at Marathon Talk. This weeks show is not to our usual format. Tony brings us a Christmas Tony's Trial and we have an interview with Jez Bragg as he makes his way along 'The Long Pathway' in New Zealand.

We talk you through a Christmas survival guide, we pinch listener Mark Ince's highlights from 2012, but what are yours? Wiggo wins again. Yuki does the mansuit double and Mosop to run in Dubai. You have a rave and Tony shares his trials.

Wilson Kipsang dominates in Honolulu. No British runner leaves the European XC championship without a medal. Tom goes statto. Ryan Hall gets a new coach. We speak to Ethiopean Joseph Kibur about his projest the Ya Ya Girls running programme near Addis baba. You rate your run, tell us where you've been running in the podium, Tony brings his Trials and Christmas is only 2 weeks away!

We update you on Jantastic and AdventYourRun, there is news from marathons across the world including couples getting hitched and runners going wrong. 2012 has been the fastest marathoning year in history at the sharp end. Tony brings us his weekly trial, you share your weekly run ratings and we have got a super interview with the inspiring former sedentary specialist turned Welsh International runner, Chris Fulcher.

We tell you how to get involved withthe best motivation challenge for your running in the Spring - Jantastic. We are also introducing a new fun December Advent challenge! We speak to Andrew Lemoncello about his forthcoming marathin in Fukuoka. There is part two of our planning your Winter running Training Talk. The podium and Tony's Trials.

A trio of news from Japanese races, a chance to win a place in the Virgin London Marathon 2013. Ultra runner Jez Bragg announces a great New Zealand adventure and we talk to the incredible Steve Edwards. Steve has run 500 marathons in under 3hrs 30 min. Training Talk is all about planning a succesful winter. You rate your run, give us a winner and who will make the podium? Plus Tony and his trials.

We speak to 16th placer in the London 2012 men's Olympic Marathon, Aussie Michael Shelley. What were your biggest marathon mistakes?There is some news from Beijing and Bournemouth, Sodbury and Snowdon and a runner who's completed 500 sub 3:30 marathons. You rate your run and we rave. We get muddy in this weeks cross country training talk and of course, Tony has a trial!

We are talking about New York City Marathon that wasn't. For the first time in its history New York Marathon was cancelled. We look back at why and get some reaction from runners including 'Phileas Jogg' Adam Chattaway, elites Scott Overall and Susan Partridge as well as regular Marathon Talk listener Ben Wickham. There is a normal podium, Tony's Trials and you Rant and Rave!

We hear from 'over half way' Chattaway, we chat to Marathom Talk 'ever present' and Boston qualifier Tricia Bunn. Pavey takes top spot in the Great South Run and Patrick Makau wins in Frankfurt. We have a quick preview of the weekend's ING NYC Marathon. Training Talk encourages you to negative split your next marathon build up. Tony has a Trial, we have the podium and you rave!