Marathon Talk

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.