Marathon Talk

The autumn marathon season is truly back in full swing, and it's packed! We look back at marathons in London, Chicago, Boston, and Manchester. What a week! Holly shares her own London story and plans ...

13 Okt 20211h 24min

The road season is officially upon us, with the first of the World Marathon Majors from Berlin and the upcoming London Marathon this weekend. Scott and McColgan are magnificent in Manchester, there's ...

29 Sep 20211h 10min

Brighton puts on a marathon-and-a-bit, Vienna's let down by some slightly-too-big shoes, there's a new 5k road record, Scott and McColgan impress at the GNR, and we talk to parkrun COO, Tom Williams, ...

15 Sep 20211h 4min

There's a new women's half marathon world record, the unbreakable 24 hour record is broken, there's incredible results at the UTMB ultra festival as well as a sad tragedy, and London Marathon implemen...

1 Sep 20211h 15min

Throughout August, the show is sponsored by Iffley Road, an independent British brand that champions the joy of running. This week, we look back at the endurance performances at the Olympics, the Lond...

17 Aug 20211h 12min

Thank you to the classic British running clothing company, Iffley Road, for supporting this week's show. Their founder, Bill Byrne, joins us to talk about his love of running and the heritage of the b...

4 Aug 20211h 45min

We talk all about the upcoming Tokyo Olympics Games, Andy Butchart receives a suspended ban after comments over faked covid tests, and Sir Mo Farah has broken his foot. Holly speaks to Sian Longthorpe...

21 Jul 20211h 26min

Martin speaks to Matt Rogan, author of How Sport Can Reboot our Future. After the British trials 65 athletes are selected for Tokyo, Eilish McColgan breaks Paula Radcliffe's 5,000m British record, Bet...

7 Jul 20211h 33min