Marathon Talk

On this week's show Martin and Tony host. Holly interviews world champion obstacle racer and endurance athlete Amelia Boone, eight treadmill world records are broken in a single day, you rate your runs and share your marathon talk kit around the corner from your house.

On this week's show, Boston Marathon is cancelled, you can join Kipchoge in a virtual marathon, Tom interviews Chair of the Comrades Marathon Association (and 1982 Champion) Cheryl Winn. plus you guys Rate Your Runs and rock your Kit Around the House.

Martin speaks to Eastenders, Broadchurch, and Pulling actress, and Dementia Revolution marathoner Tanya Franks, Tom's back in the studio, the Ingebrigtsens are back in action, London's touch and go, plus you guys Rate Your Runs and rock your Kit Around the House.

On this week's show the Dublin Marathon is cancelled, Holly speaks to blogger and adventure runner Flora Beverley, Zach Bitter breaks the 100 mile WR on a TREADMILL!!! Tony is back with his Trials, we talk lockdown leaving killing sessions, you rate your runs and share your marathon talk kit around the house.

On this week's show Tony and Anji are in the Marathon Talk house. Martin interviews sports psychologist and Brave Athlete author Dr Simon Marshall, there are changes to the lockdown exercise rules, you rate your runs and share your marathon talk kit around the house.

On this week's show, Holly catches up with GB International marathoner Lily Partridge and 10000m elite Ben Connor about life in lockdown, there's a further suspension of UK athletics competitions, there is a new 5k WR (kinda), Garmin sheds some light into how Europeans are exercising during the Civid-19, Tony's here with his trials, plus you guys Rate Your Runs and rock your Kit Around the House.

Martin speaks to the incredible Gaz Banford about performing under stress, there's news from the 2.6 Challenge and London might go elites only. Tom's back in his shed, Martin's also been relay-running with Liz, plus you guys Rate Your Runs and rock your Kit Around the House.

On this week's show UK Athletics report the passing of Performance Director Neil Black at the weekend, it should have been Boston last weekend and London this weekend, instead you can do the 2.6 challenge. Martin speaks to former high profile armed robber who found redemption through the power of sport, John McAvoy, about running in lockdown, Tony is here with his trials, you rate your runs and you share your marathon talk kit around the house.

On this week's show Anji and Tony host. Jaybird sponsor the show. Martin interviews author of 'Losing eden' Lucy Jones, there's a training talk reflecting on injury and running during the COVID-19 lockdown, you rate your runs and you share your marathon talk kit around the house.

On this week's show; thanks Jaybird! Holly is in the kitchen and Martin is in his shed, Tom Williams interviews retired GB Paralympic swimmer Giles Long, we are joined once again by the wonderful Marathon Talk community live on the gram, we talk about the positives we can take from the current situation and you flash your kit around the house.

This week's show is sponsored by wireless running headphone specialists, Jaybird. From the beginning, Jaybird earphones have been designed with the needs of runners in mind. Also, we're both stuck in our sheds, the world is in lock-down, however we are joined by the wonderful Marathon Talk community live on the gram, Martin speaks to the incredible Knox Robinson, and Training Talk.

On this week's show the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been postponed, the UK announce revised coronavirus lockdown measures, we talk tensions between running, social distancing and staying at home, you share some kit around the house pics, and Holly interviews marathon runner and GP Elsey Davis.

On this week's show we talk about the impact of the coronavirus on the race calendar and running in general and offer some practical advice and positivity to help ride the storm, we talk to parkrun COO Tom Williams about his full on week, Tony's got a few training ideas, you rate your runs and share your marathon talk kit around the world and your relentless positivity.

On this week's show Martin interviews long time athletics writer and journalist Pat Butcher, the World Half Teams are announced after the Big Half, lots of marathons are cancelled or postponed due to the Coronavirus, Japan confirm their Olympic marathon teams, Plus, you guys Rate Your Runs and share your kit around the world.

Tony's here with his Trials and speaks to previous Night of the 10,000m PBs Champion (and about-to-be-first-time-marathoner) Ross Millington, the London Marathon introduce tail walkers, and Aly Dixon focuses on the process in Tokyo.

What a weekend! On this week's show we reflect on our 7th annual Marathon Talk Run Camp and hear some stories from camp, Mo Farah is on BBC Panorama, The Tokyo Marathon is cancelled, there are some super quick times in Seville, we speak to Sarah Dudgeon and Max Livingstone who set racey PB's, it was the National XC Champs at the weekend and we look forward to the USA Olympic Trial this Saturday in Atlanta and Tony brings us his Trials!

Martin speaks to This Girl Can Ambassador, Sam Mollaghan, there's some blisteringly fast times in Armagh, and UKA lose their Chairman. Tom's recovered his endurance mojo, sort of, and Holly's making a bid to become Marathon Talk's next top model.

On this week's Holly spends far too much time in the gym, RD Renee McGregor answers all your nutrition questions, Jemma Reekie smashes 3 British records in 8 days, Sir Mo is out of the Big Half, Nike reveal the new Air Zoom Alpha Fly Zoom Next %, Cactus the MDS wonder dog won't be racing this year, you wear your kit around the world and rate your runs.

On this week's show Martin and Tony are in the studio. Tom interviews director of the Public Health Collaboration UK Sam Feltham, them shoes got new rules, Reekie sets a new PB, Hawkins just misses out on sub 60 half marathon, Purdue and Arter are rapid, you rate your runs and share your Marathon Talk Kit around the world.

This week's show is sponsored by Let's Do This, and we speak to Charlie Spedding about his incredible new book. Kenya try and select their Tokyo Olympic Marathon squad, Callum Hawkins is in the shed, yeah, right, you forgot your shoes, Dubai is crazy. Farah says yes to retest, there's a new British record for Jake Wightman. You Rate Your Runs and share your Kit Around the World, and Thriva's Training Talk looks at where you should be in a marathon build up at the end orJanuary.

This weeks show is sponsored by Let's Do This. The Marathon Talk presenters answer your 10 year questions, London marathon's elite fields are announced with Bekele versus Kipchoge and the most competitive race in years, you rate your runs and share your marathon talk kit around the world and Thriva's training talk looks at hill sessions.

This week's show is sponsored by Let's Do This, there's two new world 10km records in Valencia plus plenty of GB PBs, Wilson Kipsang is busted, Mo speaks out about Salazar, and Bournemouth Uni have a running-related terror scare! Plus Holly speaks to Fergus Crawley in part two of this great interview.

On this week's show, hello 2020! Let's Do This sponsor the show, we've made some New Year's running resolutions, Kenya are picking their Olympic Marathon team early, Steve's 43 year sub 5min mile streak comes to an end, there were some snappy parkruns over Christmas and are marathon efforts being normalised? You rate your run, wear your kit around the world, Thriva bring you Training Talk, Holly speaks to Movember runner Fergus Crawely and Tony is here with his Trials

Happy New Year 2020! On this week's show we welcome in 2020 (briefly!) and Martin speaks to 2hr27min running British marathoner Steph Davies.

Happy Christmas! It's a show with a difference this week as Holly, Martin, Tom and Tony sit down together to talk, laugh review running, pull crackers, tell terrible jokes and draw to a close the Marathon Talk year! Thank you for listening in 2019!

On this week's show Holly speaks to the newly crowned Vet 40 British Marathon record holder Andy Davies. Eliud Kipchoge sets his sights on London next year, Peter Snell dies at the age of 80, Plus you guys Rate Your Run but none of you rock your Kit Around the World.

Holly speaks to adventurer, speaker and mischief maker, Anna McNuff, there's protests at Nike HQ, a new V60 female world marathon record just one month since the last one, Russia's banned from major sporting events for another four years, and tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics are selling out fast! Plus, Tony's here with his latest Trials.

On this weeks show, what the Valencia! It's records galore! A new 10k men's world record, crazy fast debuts and the fastest top 4 women ever! Mo Farah is back on the track for Tokyo 2020, Martin interview's Spine Ultra finisher Shelli Gordon and you wear your kit around the world and rate your runs.

SOAR sponsor this week's show (presented by Tony and Holly) and Tom speaks to the newly crowned third-fastest British female marathon runner of all time, Jess Piasecki. Plus, you Rate Your Runs and share your Kit Around the World.

SOAR sponsor this week's show, Martin speaks to mental health campaigner Hope Virgo, Kara Goucher pops her ultra cherry at the North Face 50, Anna McDuff runs 100 marathons barefoot in just 5 months, Jim Walmsley wins the World Mountain Champs and GB take home 4 medals in Argentina, Run Camp 2020 is about to sell out, plus you guys rock your Kit Around the World and Rate Your Runs.

SOAR sponsor this week's show, Martin speaks to Tommy and Eoin Hughes, we speak to Noel Thatcher about the World Para Athletics Championships, and Mary Cain speaks out about her time at the Nike Oregon Project. Run Camp 2020 is about to sell out, plus you guys rock your Kit Around the World and Rate Your Runs.

On this week's show you could come to Run Camp 2020! We're joined by Tim Soar, founder of Soar Running, Holly interviews Strength Coach and Power lifter Pete Stables, we talk about the New York marathon, Charlotte Purdue makes a complaint and the Salazar investigation continues. Inov 8 athlete Nicky Spinks has a new film out, you rate your run & wear your kit around the world.

Tony and Holly look back on a big Autumn marathon weekend, with races in Frankfurt & Dublin, Camille Herron runs into the record books, and Martin interviews clinical psychologist Anne Marie O'Connor.

On this week's show we speak to Belarus runner Jared Goldman who ran from Minsk to Kažan-Haradok, the marathon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games moves location, the shoe debate rumbles on, the Big Dog Backyard ultra is slightly bonkers, Shalane Flanaghan retires, Eilish McColgan takes her Mum's record at the Great South Run, you rate your run, wear your MT kit, Tony's got a trials, and you could win a chance to spend Christmas at a French Chateau.

What a weekend for running! On Saturday the world was captivated by the Ineos 159 challenge that saw Eliud Kipchoge become the first person to run a marathon distance in under 2hours, then, on Sunday in Chicago fellow Kenyan Brigid Kosgei obliterated Paula Radcliffe's world record. We're joined by Two Hours author and 1:59 commentator Ed Caesar to reflect. You can help get legendary Bruce Tulloh's book 4 million footsteps back in print, Professor Andy Jones explains nitrates and endurance in Training Talk and Tony is here with his trials.

Noel Thatcher joins us to discuss the final week's action from the IAAF world championships in Doha, Holly follows up her interview with sports dietician Renee McGregor and Training Talk looks at getting injured in the run up to race day. And... as the dust settles, we delve into the four year ban for doping violations by Salazar and Brown.

Martin and Holly look back at events from the IAAF World champs in Doha, where it's been hot... and quiet. The GOAT was hot and quick in Berlin, physio Paul Hobrough joins Anji to talk running injuries on this week's interview. Show sponsor Runderwear's founder Richard Edmonds drops into the studio, you rate your run and show off your kit around the world.

On this weeks show we speak to 3100:Run and Become filmmaker Sanjay Rawal about seeking transcendence through running, we look forward to the women's marathon at the World Champs in Doha this Friday. Kipchoge enlists 42 pacemakers to help him break the 2hr marathon and Cheriot and Kastor are both out of Berlin Marathon this weekend. We choose our kit around the world, you rate your run and we discuss why you should be taking some downtime after a big race.

Tom speaks to current Comrades champion (and up-run record-holder) Gerda Steyn, Martin's back from the beach, we're recording on a Friday so the news hasn't happened yet, and Training Talk goes back to the 1950s.

On this weeks show Martin's been running the Great North Run, Tony's been bonking, at the Great North Run Mo took a 6th PB win whilst the women's saw a new fastest ever half marathon (kind of), Bekele looks to Berlin, but Griffiths is out of Doha World Champs marathon. But Australian marathoner Julian Spence is in and we speak to him. You rate your run and share your kit around the world.

On this week's show Martin and Tony laugh. Holly catches up with some big names from last week's Ultra Trail Mont Blanc including 5th placed women's finisher Beth Pascall, you rate your run, someone a bit special shares their kit round the world (and breaks the 50km world record!), we're joined by TRIBE sports nutrition founder Rob Martineau and you tell us how you got your running mojo back.

On this week's show, Holly and Anji are in the hot seat; Tom catches up with parkrun Australia's Health Lead Glen Turner; Zach Bitter breaks the 100 mile WR in Wisconsin; David Rudisha has a narrow miss, and it's a family affair for Yuki. In Training Talk, we discuss why all endurance runners should do strength work. Kit Around the World takes to the Gram, Rate Your Run is all over Twitter, and unlike last week, we remembered to include Facebook Friday, which is all about your running transformations.

We speak to the hugely inspirational Dan Woodgate, there's controversy at the Tokyo test event for the Olympic triathlon, and Kipchoge talks breaking two. Training Talk talks breaking three... or four... or five, and Kit Around the World takes to the Gram. Plus, Rate Your Run is all over Twitter, and we completely forget about Facebook Friday.

We announce the winners of our special Episode 500 runr kit bundle, do a special extra-long shout-out for your Kit Around the World, you Rate Your Run, Holly speaks to leading sports dietician Renee McGregor, Brett Larner shares a few thoughts on the Tokyo Olympic marathon route, distance running legend Kenenisa Bekele offers advice to his younger self, and a 14-year-old runs a 76-minute half marathon.

On this week's show we celebrate 500 episodes! We share some highlights, catch up with some of our favourite guests from the past including Paralympic Champions Noel Thatcher and Richard Whitehead and Hannah Corne, speak to our wonderful production team, bring you some never heard before hilarious show outtakes and Tony shares a priceless sing-along 500th show Yuki musical trials! You're in for treat!

Wow, it's Episode 499, next week we hit the magical 500! It's countdown to Tokyo 2020 with 1 year to go, Mo lines up the GNR again, Luke Traynor tests positive, Tom speaks to Sara Garstecka about dogs, running and dog bites, you send some splendid pics around world, rate you run, and perch on the podium.

Good news about the US Olympic Marathon Trials, and for Scottish marathoners, and for the BMC. Five Talents are putting on a great running weekend this October and are offering a chance to win complimentary places. Martin interviews English fellrunner, Steve Birkinshaw. Tony's here with some Trials, and Facebook Friday peruses your Strava masterpieces.

On this week's show Martin is joined by Anji Andrews in hosting the show for the first time. There's some super fast running on the track from Charlie Grice, a new women's mile WR and a new women's marathon WR (pushing a triple buggy!), Join the charity Five Talents at the Eden Project Marathon for free! In an extended interview Martin speaks to the quite incredible Wainwright record running Paul Tierney.

On this week's show, Holly speaks to the Barkley-marathon-finisher John Kelly, Tom's breaks his non run streak and is back from the parkrun UK annual conference. Martin is back from a rather painful Strava Mile at the always-incredible Night of the 10,000m PBs, which also saw incredible racing from start to finish. Bernard Lagat breaks the US v40 marathon record in Australia…but is still only third fastest in his family!

Tom speaks to this year's Comrades 3rd female and 2012 Olympian Caitriona Jennings, Kipchoge confirms Vienna as his 1:59 venue, Jim Walmsley and Clare Gallagher light up the Western States 100, and the CWG in Birmingham is costing top dollar! Plus, you guys rock your Kit Around the World, climb aboard the Launch Pad, stand atop the Podium, and Rate Your Run.