

Marathon Talk
Deena Kastor & Martin Yelling
Marathon 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.
Episodes
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Jan 15, 2020 • 1h 53min
Episode 523 - Fergus Crawley (Part Two)
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.

Jan 8, 2020 • 1h 38min
Episode 522 - Welcome to 2020. Fergus Crawley (Part One)
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

Jan 1, 2020 • 35min
Episode 521 - Steph Davies.
Happy New Year 2020! On this week's show we welcome in 2020 (briefly!) and Martin speaks to 2hr27min running British marathoner Steph Davies.

Dec 25, 2019 • 52min
Episode 520 - Happy Christmas with Holly, Martin, Tom and Tony.
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!

Dec 18, 2019 • 1h 5min
Episode 519 - Andy Davies
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.

Dec 11, 2019 • 1h 30min
Episode 518 - Anna McNuff
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.

Dec 4, 2019 • 1h 19min
Episode 517 - Shelli Gordon
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.

Nov 27, 2019 • 1h 12min
Episode 516 - Jess Piasecki
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.

Nov 20, 2019 • 1h 9min
Episode 515 - Hope Virgo
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.

Nov 13, 2019 • 1h 45min
Episode 514 - Tommy and Eoin Hughes
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.


