Marathon Talk

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.