Marathon Talk
653 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 165 ratingsMarathon Talk has returned in 2022 as part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors family. Hosted by Martin Yelling and the great Deena Kastor, every two weeks we'll bring you news, views and some amazing guest interviews from across the world of marathons and running.
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Episodes
Episode 53 - Mike Bushell - Happy 1st Birthday Marathon Talk
January 12, 2011 16:26 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBIt's our 1st Birthday! What an amazing year. On this weeks show we talk to BBC Sport presenter and all round action man Mike Bushell about his plans for his first ever Virgin London Marathon in 2011. Tony tells us about his Birthday Olympics. There's news of our super cool running challenge 'Jantastic' and some race results and we talk intervals for marathon running.
Episode 52 - Eamonn Martin
January 05, 2011 11:54 - 1 hour - 39 MBAs the last British winner of the London Marathon and 1995 Chicago Marathon champion Eamonn Martin was the perfect person to motivate us towards our spring marathon campaigns, Tony kicked off the New Year in true Tony style, Jantastic went crazy and Tom & Martin talked all about running.
Episode 51 - The Best of 2010
December 29, 2010 23:13 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBWhat an amazing year! Over the last 12 months the Marathon Talk community has gone from strength to strength with the show being downloaded 252,000 times to 108 countries around the World. In this show we talked all about ours and your favourite bits from the first 50 shows... from Tim Noakes, Ryan Hall and Liz Yelling to Tony's Trials, Rant & Rave and Training Talk. Thanks for supporting the show through 2010... here's to an amazing 2011.
Episode 50 - Toby Tanser
December 22, 2010 13:17 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBEarlier this year Toby ran from the Kenyan coast straight to the top of mount Kilimanjaro... Martin caught up with him to talk all about his amazing adventure. Tom moaned about sore legs, Martin climbed back to the top of the Spouse Smackdown podium and Tony was feeling rather festive.
Episode 49 - Tom Lowe
December 15, 2010 16:53 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBEarlier this year Tom Lowe broke the British Ironman record when he finished 3rd overall at Ironman Arizona in the amazing time of eight hours and 11 minutes, largely thanks to a stunning 2:48 marathon... his first run ever over that distance! Martin caught up with Tom and they talked all about his amazing race, Tony delivered yet another brilliant race report and we asked you to name your all time marathon Great!
Episode 48 - Andi Jones
December 08, 2010 18:56 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBMartin speaks to one of the UK's top endurance runners, Andi Jones has competed in the World Half Marathon Champsionships as well as the World Cross Country Championships, this year he was selected to run The Commonwealth Games Marathon and the European Championships Marathon for Great Britain. Tony runs through his race week check list, Tom has a roller coaster run in Geneva and we hear all about the World's fastest marathon running wig!
Episode 47 - Prof Tim Noakes
December 01, 2010 17:11 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBLegendary running Prof Tim Noakes gives a brilliant interview about central governor theory. Tom and Martin talk about coughs and colds. There's plenty of news from the world of running. We hear from superstar Tony in his trials and there's a great winner of the week for Movember.
Episode 46 - Ben Limo
November 24, 2010 11:23 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBBen Limo takes the lead in our Magic Mile league table, Tony takes on the press-up challenge and Chrissie Wellington takes down the WTC Ironman World Record. Martin's hitting the intervals, Tom's hanging with the kids and we introduce a great new Facebook concept.
Episode 45 - Tim Cruse-Drew (aka Gold Fingers)
November 16, 2010 16:14 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBPhysio to the stars Tim Cruse Drew shares a few of his tips for staying injury free. Tom and Martin talk hills and doing something different for better 10k performance. There's plenty of marathon news including the return of the great one from retirement. Tony sings us through his trials and rate your run has a new home.
Episode 44 - Desiree Ficker
November 10, 2010 15:39 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBElite American marathon runner and Ironman athlete Desiree Ficker joined us just four days before she took to the start line of this year's New York City Marathon, Tom and Martin both worked on their guns, Tony popped in with some more Trials and we talked all about running!
Episode 43 - Will Cockerell
November 03, 2010 17:18 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBFreelance sports writer, columnist for Athletics Weekly, author of the brilliant book 'The 50 Greatest Marathon Races of All Time' and 2:27 marathon runner Will Cockerell caught up with Martin to talk about his favourite five marathons. Tony did things American style, Tom suffered some rather unfortunate chaffing and Martin got sent to the back of the queue!
Episode 42 - Ben Davis & Hywel Davies
October 27, 2010 14:12 - 1 hour - 40.4 MBOn Christmas Day 2008 Ben weighed in at 360 pounds... since then he's lost 120 pounds and become not only a marathon runner but an Ironman finisher, Martin spoke with Ben about his amazing journey over the last two years. Also in 2008, Hywel Davies won the first ever Double Ironman UK, an achievement which required a 52 mile run through a forest & through the night, Tom talked to Hywel about running in the dark. To top all of that... Tony received a phone call from the greatest marathon runn...
Episode 41 - Dr Mike Stroud
October 20, 2010 17:39 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBSeven marathons in seven continents in seven days presents pretty much every challenge that a runner could hope to face, find out all about Mike Stroud's adventure... Friend of the show and amazing author Matt Rogan has just finished his brilliant book 'Britain and the Olympic Games', we spoke to Matt and he offered Marathon Talk listeners a pre-launch offer. We also talked about races from all around the world and caught up with the crazy world of Tony's Trials.
Episode 40 - Lizzy Hawker
October 13, 2010 18:17 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBThis year's winner of the UTMB Lizzy Hawker joins us to talk running... long. Tony and Liz check in, Martin's been legging it round Chicago and Tom's back on his feet :)
Episode 39 - Bruce Fordyce (part two)
October 06, 2010 17:49 - 1 hour - 40.3 MBWhat a show! Bruce Fordyce is back in part two of his interview, Martin and Liz are in Chicago, Tom's happy despite being sick AND not in Kona, Tony's getting a bit OCD and... there's a special 'out take' to make you laugh just after the closing jingle ;)
Episode 38 - Bruce Fordyce (part one)
September 29, 2010 16:17 - 1 hour - 32 MBKnown across South Africa as The Comrades King, Bruce Fordyce won the iconic ultra marathon nine times between 1981 and 1990. During this time he also set the world 50 mile road record, won the London to Brighton ultra marathon three times and became world 100km champion, setting the then world record of 6:25 in the process. This week we also catch up with Tony, hear from Liz, answer questions, talk racing and moan about being ill!
Episode 37 - Dr Katherine Bond
September 22, 2010 13:53 - 1 hour - 38 MBAs a sport psychology consultant to Team GB Katherine Bond is ideally suited to keeping us on the mental straight and narrow... Martin talked to her in depth about all things running. With Tom ill, Martin injured and Liz ill AND injured it's not a great time for the team right now... Tony flew the flag with a Great North Run... banana style!
Episode 36 - Carey Pinkowski
September 15, 2010 16:10 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBOnly three weeks to go until the Bank of America Chicago Marathon so what better time to catch up with Race Director Carey Pinkowski. We reflect on an amazing Marathon Talk Motivation Station, talk training, catch up with Tony and reveal the coolest name in running.
Episode 35 - Jez Bragg
September 08, 2010 15:32 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBFresh from victory at the North Face UTMB we speak to Jez Bragg and find out exactly what flicks his ultra-distance switch... talking of long runs Tony tells us all about the Bullock Smithy and we discuss recovery strategies for peak training sessions. Liz brings us the latest from her Road to Chicago, we rant we rave, we answer your questions and we Winner of the Week.
Episode 34 - Catherine Ndereba
September 01, 2010 15:23 - 1 hour - 30.6 MBWith 21 sub 2:30 marathons, two world championship wins, six big city marathon victories and two Olympic marathon silver medals this week's guest certainly lives up to her nickname of 'Catherine the Great'! Tony and Liz both keep us up to date, Martin's off to Monaco and Tom's off to the Bullock Smithy.
Episode 33 - Charlie Webster
August 25, 2010 09:55 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBAs a TV presenter who has stood in front of 350 million viewers and a six time marathon finisher Charlie Webster talked to us all about running and how the media can influence future generations. Tony popped back in with some great fashion advice, Tom scored a personal worst, Martin ranted about fish size and we found out about D-D-D-Doublers!
Episode 32 - Chris Thompson (part two)
August 18, 2010 16:20 - 1 hour - 35 MBChris Thompson tells us all about his amazing silver medal run at the European Athletics Championships earlier this year. Martin's back in the UK, Liz is flying and Tom is loving the vegetarian life.
Episode 31 - Chris Thompson (part one)
August 11, 2010 15:45 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBOnly three British runners have ever broken 27:30 for 10,000 metres and Chris Thompson is one of them... in the first of our two part interview we talked to Chris about the early days and dealing with and then overcoming injury. Martin's still in Annecy, Tom's putting his feet up and we talk all about running.
Episode 30 - Chrissie Wellington
August 04, 2010 16:18 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBLast month Chrissie Wellington smashed her own Ironman record at Challenge Roth, running a 2:48 marathon after 'warming up' with a 2.4 mile swim and 112 mile bike... we found out how she did it! We also caught up on the latest news from the world of running, Tom turned veggie and Martin went all Alpine...
Episode 29 - Charlie Spedding
July 28, 2010 15:59 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBWith just two years until the opening of the London Olympics we spoke to Britain's last marathon medalist Charlie Spedding and talked to the head of the BBC's Olympic website Mark Coyle. Tony's Trials returned and we launched the Marathon Talk Smackdown.
Episode 28 - Barefoot Ted McDonald
July 21, 2010 14:30 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBAt the forefront of barefoot running Ted McDonald talks us through the history and evolution of the barefoot movement. We hear from Liz Yelling on her build up to Chicago and recent race in Sunderland. Marathon Talk smashes through 2,000 Facebook fans and approaches 100,000 downloads from 56 countries. Martin promises to get back running and Tom promises to stop training so hard... soon ;)
Episode 27 - Nick Morgan
July 14, 2010 14:58 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBIt's been hot hot hot recently so we caught up with Lucozade Sport's Head of Sports Science Nick Morgan to talk about hydrating in the heat. Liz tell's us all about her Chicago prep, Tom gets lost AGAIN and Martin needs to pick up the pace ;)
Episode 26 - Rich Castro
July 07, 2010 04:00 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBWe're doing things American style this week... talking to the President of Boulder Running Club Rich Castro, catching up with Liz's plans for the Chicago Marathon and giving out some love to running groups.
Episode 25 - Liz Yelling
June 30, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBWith the Autumn marathon season fast approaching it's time to kick those bad habits into touch, strap on your training shoes and head out the door. We catch up with Liz Yelling to hear how she's planning her training for the Chicago Marathon in October, we also talk about what you should do... NOW, and announce yet another legendary interviewee...
Episode 24 - Scott Jurek
June 23, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 39 MBMartin completes his first ultra marathon and Tom turns his hand to sprinting. Scott Jurek as won just about everything there is to win in the world of ultra running, Martin caught up with him to find find out more and keeping it ultra, endurance coach Ian Corless joined us for training talk.
Episode 23 - Sammy Wanjiru
June 16, 2010 04:01 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBSammy Wanjiru has run the fastest Olympic marathon, UK based marathon and American marathon of all time... we caught up with him on a recent trip to Bedford. Also on this week's show, Martin is about to go large and Tom get's back in the groove with a half-Ironman.
Episode 22 - Helen Clitheroe
June 09, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 31 MBAs a two-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games medallist and British record holder for the 3,000m steeplechase Helen seemed the perfect person to speak to about running... fast! We also heard about fast sessions, faster OAPs and the correct speed with which to reply to an email!
Episode 21 - The parkrun special
June 02, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBIn the last five years parkrun has gone from 13 friends running round Bushy Park on a Saturday morning to over 5,000 people running 5k for free every single weekend in over forty events, which in their time have seen 20,000 volunteers get involved... we chatted with a few of the key people behind this running revolution!
Episode 20 - Tom's Lanzarote Race Report
May 26, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBTom returns from Ironman Lanzarote, Martin heads for the hills, Tony's feeling patriotic and you lot tell us all about the Edinburgh Marathon. Our winner of the week digs deep for eight hours and we tell you how you can win a free entry to this year's Nottingham Marathon.
Episode 19 - Ryan Hall
May 19, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 34.2 MBIn 2007 Ryan Hall became the first American to break 60 minutes for a half marathon and in 2008 set the fastest marathon time ever run by an American born athlete crossing the London Marathon finishing line in 2:06:17. We caught up with him to talk about all things running. Also this week, Tony squeezed out a new PW, Martin took a turn for the worst and Tom made his final training bank deposit.
Episode 18 - Stride UK
May 12, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBStride UK was set up by Mitch and Elle Phillips to help runners get the most out of themselves through high-tech video gait analysis, Tony's got the blues, Tom's off to Lanza and Martin's running long...
Episode 17 - Kay Fawcett
May 05, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBNormal yet extraordinary super-mum Kay Fawcett joins us on the post London Marathon couch, Tony takes a trip to the dentist, Martin's got a super-sore toe and Tom is nearly there!
Episode 16 - Mara Yamauchi
April 28, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMara Yamauchi joins us for a chat about her 2010 VLM experience, Tony sets a new world record, Tom walks the walk, we hear from some super fast Aussies and no-one throws their pants at Martin!
Episode 15 - Paula Radcliffe
April 20, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 52 MBPaula Radcliffe joins us for an exclusive interview, Tony regresses to his younger years, we hear about some awesome times in Boston and Brighton Marathon saves the day...
Episode 14 - Richard Whitehead
April 13, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBThis week we review some superfast spring marathons in Rotterdam and Paris. Catch up with new world record holder and double legged amputee Richard Whitehead and tell you everything you need to know about your final 24hours on race day. Hallelujah for Tony's Trials and we teach you how to spit on the run!
Episode 13 - Steve Way
April 06, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBThis week we talk to a one time over-weight smoker who now boasts a marathon PB of 2.25... Steve Way.
Episode 12 - Noel Thatcher
March 30, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 62 MBThis week we talk to six time paralympian and all round running legend Noel Thatcher, we answer your questions about the Lausanne Marathon, have a chat about tapering and hear Tony's latest musical endeavour...
Episode 11 - The Long Run Show with Midgie Thompson
March 23, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBThis week we join you on your long run and bring mental performance coach Midgie Thompson along for the ride. We also have a double helping of Tony's Trials, catch up on some great listeners questions and talk about world records and barefoot running.
Episode Ten - Sarah Russell
March 16, 2010 04:01 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBThis week we catch up with the race director of the Tunbridge Wells half marathon, Sarah Russell. Martin helps you to live longer, one of our listeners wins a 250km desert race and Tony's in trouble!
Episode Nine - Adam Grice
March 09, 2010 05:01 - 1 hour - 114 MBLive from Lanzarote - Adam Grice was the British Universities 10,000m champion and came top five in the World Mountain Running Championships however eventually lost the battle against a lack of funding and gave up competitive running at the age of 24 to pursue a career in medicine. We answer a few listeners questions, have a bit of a rant and rave, catch up with Tony and his trials and chat about how to approach build up races.
Episode Eight - Hayley Yelling
March 02, 2010 05:01 - 1 hour - 111 MBHayley Yelling tells us all about her recent win in the European Cross Country Championships, Tony provides a detailed description of cramps and we bring you the latest news, views and gossip from the world of running.
Episode Seven - Dan Robinson
February 23, 2010 05:01 - 1 hour - 109 MBThis week we catch up with Britain's number one marathon runner and double Olympian Dan Robinson and hear from Tony and his trials. We talk about feeling tired during marathon training and when you should take your foot off the gas, we have a bit of a rant, answer questions on carrying nutrition and running off-road and nominate our winner of the week.
Episode Six - Alex Vero
February 16, 2010 05:01 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week we speak with Alex Vero who's documentary 'Running to the Limits' is now available on DVD. Find out the result of round two of 'Spouse Smackdown', catch up on the latest news from the world of running and celebrate Valentine's Day with Tony.
Episode Five - Nick Morgan
February 09, 2010 05:01 - 1 hour - 100 MBThis week we hear all about super speedy pensioners, chat to Nick Morgan about marathon nutrition for racing and training, catch up with Tony's Trials and discuss training options for running in fancy dress!
Episode Four - Indergaard Physio
February 02, 2010 05:01 - 1 hour - 111 MBThis week we talk to top physio Ove Indergaard, hear from Tony Audenshaw, talk about racing weight and find out how fast YOU can run.