Marathon Talk

Nov 14 2024 665 ep. 90 mins 893
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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.

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E57: Wayne Larden - Sydney Marathon’s Event Director

Nov 14 2024 61 mins  
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 incredib

E56: Martin & Deena LIVE at the TCS New York City Marathon

Nov 08 2024 35 mins  
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

E55: Ron Romano - 12-time NYC Marathon Legend

Oct 31 2024 58 mins  
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 techn

E54: Carey Pinkowski - Chicago’s Executive Race Director

Oct 17 2024 62 mins  
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 wi

E53: Rob Simmelkjaer - New York Road Runners CEO

Oct 03 2024 59 mins  
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

E52: Kelly Willis - Three-Time 6 Star Finisher

Sep 19 2024 58 mins  
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 Cha

E51: Cole Hocker - Olympic 1500m Champion

Sep 05 2024 54 mins  
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 th

E50: Ray Flynn - Irish Mile Record Holder, Olympian and Agent

Aug 22 2024 66 mins  
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 t

E49: Summer Olympic Games - Paris 2024

Aug 09 2024 47 mins  
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 Brita

E48: Chris & Nik Nikic - The World’s First 6 Star Finisher with Down’s Syndrome

Jul 25 2024 62 mins  
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