Marathon Talk

Nobody squeezed more life out of 24 years than Steve Prefontaine, one of running's greatest icons.   Fresh from penning a biography of Prefontaine, Brendan O'Meara joins us to share the impact of his legacy, and what we all stand to learn from Steve's unparalleled mindset.   Tune into Marathon Talk this week as we also get the inside track on Boston's new qualifying stipulations, and the great Mar...

There's nobody on earth quite like Dean Karnazes, a man with more human-powered mileage than perhaps anyone else…   He's proof of the extreme lengths to which you can push the human body, so if you're looking at your next running challenge, his interview on Marathon Talk this week is pure gold.   Join us as we also share Deena's tips for taking on an unknown marathon course, and unveil the three l...

It's 17,000 kilometres from Vancouver to Buenos Aires - anyone fancy running it…?   Jamie Ramsay covered the two continents in 367 gruelling days, and joins us on Marathon Talk this week to detail his masterclass in resilience, pushing boundaries, and what he learned about himself!   Tune in this week as we also pore through the finalised stats from THAT brutally blistering London Marathon, and ta...

Swapping guitars for trainers last week, Rou Reynolds was one of a record-breaking 56,640 finishers in London - the biggest ever!    From his maiden marathon, to an exhilarating elite field, to an exciting announcement from the Cape Town Marathon, we've all this and more on this week's unmissable Marathon Talk!   In this episode of Marathon Talk: 4:15 - The huge news this week comes from London an...

Welcome to a truly jam-packed episode of Marathon Talk this week, where we bring you all of the news from a thrilling weekend of racing at the Boston Marathon. From John Korir's incredible comeback after a shocking start-line tumble to Sharon Lokedi's course record.   We then head across the Atlantic to a preview of this weekend's TCS London Marathon, featuring an insane elite field that includes...

It's race week for the Majors, and we're kicking off a stellar double header with a trip to the fabled grounds of Boston!   We have the lowdown on defending champions in Hellen Obiri and Sisay Lemma, Catherine Debrunner's potential course record clean-sweep, and former Boston Champion Meb Keflezighi shares his top tips for taking on the Boston course.   In this episode of Marathon Talk: 0:00 - Mar...

Rethink your marathon nutrition, because we're debunking some of the biggest fueling myths with Six Star Finisher and Nutritionist, Meghann Featherstun!   She joins us in a packed Marathon Talk to help you unlock your full potential on your next long run, plus we cover the running world's biggest news from London's 56,000 strong lineup, to the GOAT's return down under, and a race for our robot ove...

An unseasonably hot 69 Farenheit couldn't stop over 36 thousand athletes taking on Tokyo, and this week on Marathon Talk we've all the star-studded stories from the week!   Between the elite winners half a minute ahead of their rivals, Paula Radcliffe & Harry Styles' stellar efforts, and this week's guest Adele Roberts securing another star on her Six Star Journey, you won't want to miss this jam-...

COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide, but that's not stopped Russell Winwood from a stellar journey to his Six Star Medal.   He's our inspirational guest on this week's Marathon Talk, taking us through his battle with the relatively unknown lung disease.   Join us for this episode, as we also round up all the latest in the running world - from Jacob Kiplimo's blistering half-marathon...

From mental health advocate triathletes to parkrun romantics to World Record teens, we've an absolutely packed episode of Marathon Talk this week! On episode 63, Martin & Deena bring us the latest on World Indoor Records that have been shattered, a New Zealand teen taking on Jakob Ingebritsen's milestones, and we share YOUR stories of matchmaking on the move. Meanwhile, it's a privilege to hear fr...

With a huge marathon season fast-approaching, it's time to ask: Are you Race Ready? Our special guest on Marathon Talk this week, Tim Good, is behind a new, free app that promises to help avoid the unfortunate circumstances that led to the loss of his brother in 2011, and the story behind its development is a remarkable one. Join us this week as we also dive into the latest announcements for Tokyo...

All-time best lineups, exclusive news, and Paula Radcliffe herself on Marathon Talk? We couldn't start 2025 any better, could we… Paula Radcliffe MBE is our very first guest on the show, talking to us ahead of her majestic marathon return! She's taking on Tokyo and Boston, the latter of which has a stacked elite field… or so we thought, til London unveiled their roster. Get the jump on two of the...

It's the last show of the year, so what better way to round off 2024 than with a look at 2024's most memorable moments! In celebration of Sydney's 7th Star status, we've hand-picked 7 standout stories; from remarkable Six Star Finishers to blistering records, we've been treated to a stellar year for the sport. Join Martin and Deena one last time, for the very best of 2024! In this episode of Marat...

Record-breaking debutants, speedy teens and iconic Six Star Finishers - we have it all in this week's Marathon Talk!   Among all the world-best performances from the lilies of Sabastian Sawe and Gout Gout, we're joined in this episode by the iconic Tommie Runz off the back of running all six Majors this year.   Tune in to catch his take on the Majors circuit and representing his community, while w...

Sydney, Shanghai, Cape Town: what do all these new and prospective Majors mean for marathon running's greatest prize? This week's news roundup collides with the Q&A spotlight that we shine upon Abbott World Marathon Majors' Danny Coyle! Cape Town and Shanghai are taking strides in their journey to become Majors, and Danny shares what this means for all the Six Star Hopefuls, and for those of you h...

One week on from the most incredible race in New York, it's time to look back on our race in the five boroughs, and the top stories from the elite field.   In a packed show this week, we've also got all the numbers on this year's Six Star Finishers, and following Sydney's exciting news that it'll join the Abbott World Marathon Majors in 2025, we catch up with the incredible Wayne Larden, Race Dire...

It's crunch time for Martin and Deena - they took on the 5 boroughs together, but how did they fare?   They bring you a very special episode of Marathon Talk from on the streets of New York City, bringing to life the stories of those around them, and an impressive roundup of the elite field results… literally as they happened!   Join us for 26.2 miles of the infectious New York atmosphere, plus a...

New York is calling… The TCS New York City Marathon is this weekend, but are Martin, Deena, and the elite field ready? One man who is, and our special guest on Marathon Talk this week, is NYC legend, 12x New York finisher and 3x Six Star Finisher, Ron Romano - he gives us the lowdown on how to nail New York! Elsewhere, Martin & Deena cover yet another World Record, the shoe technology that might b...

The new Women's World Record wasn't just pipped by a few seconds in Chicago… it was utterly obliterated. Take a bow, Ruth Chepng'etich.   With front row seats to the first woman running sub-2:10, Chicago's Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski is our special guest in a stacked show on this week's Marathon Talk!   In this episode of Marathon Talk: 0:00 - We kick off with tales of Deena's Chicago...

Every runner has a story, and Rob Simmelkjaer's unique journey gives him an inspiring focus on telling those fascinating stories.   Rob is our special guest on this week's Marathon Talk, as he runs us through his experience as a newly-minted Berlin finisher, and his insider tips for those running through the 5 boroughs of NYC next month!   Elsewhere in the show, Martin lets us in on his 'rookie' m...

Of all the prospects from Sydney Marathon's ram-packed weekend, perhaps the most enticing might be its future status as a seventh Major…   We've a huge show this week, featuring a three-time 6 Star Finisher to give us the lowdown on Sydney's course, whether it's likely to become that seventh star, and if not then what it could improve.   Elsewhere, the Age Group World Championships gave us some ad...

It's not every week that we're joined on Marathon Talk by an OLYMPIC CHAMPION; let alone one who won gold in such a dramatic style… Cole Hocker was Paris' 1500m Olympic Champion, and we get the scoop from him on how he trumped the titans of Kerr and Ingebritsen, the training mentality that unlocked such a performance, and the power of choosing your stresses! Elsewhere in the show, we check in on M...

It's with a heavy heart that we wave au revoir to Paris for the Olympics, but what a thrilling anthology of racing stories it's written for us.   Not only do we debrief all the quintessential moments from the games on Marathon Talk this week, but off the back of THAT men's 1500m, we speak with the agent for all three medal winners - Irish Mile Record Holder, Ray Flynn!   In this episode of Maratho...

We are right in the thick of Olympic athletics action and on the eve of the Olympic Marathon in Paris.  In this week's episode of Marathon Talk,  Martin & Deena take a look at their favourite Olympic moments so far, including the swimming, cycling, triathlons and track races.  They review the upcoming marathon's key contenders and the heartbreaking withdrawal of Team Great Britain's Charlotte Purd...

March 2024 saw barriers broken at the Tokyo Marathon by a man whose dedication to being 1% better every day is utterly inspiring - Chris Nikic. The first to complete the 6 Abbott Majors as an athlete with Down's Syndrome, his outlook on resilience, progress and motivation should rouse us all, so it's a joy for Chris and his father Nik to join us on this episode of Marathon Talk. It's an episode no...