Marathon Talk

This week's show brings you audio from Sandy Balls and the Marathon Talk training camp, we have a Fitness Rewards winner and Martin speaks with James Collins about nutrition.

Mo wins in Glasgow, world records tumble in Stockholm, Martin speaks to British world record holder Susie Chan, Kenya could be in trouble, Yuki has one last chance to qualify for Rio, Facebook Friday asks for your motivational tips, there’s another competition from Fitness Rewards and you guys Rate Your Run and show of your Xempo bling.

This week we bring you the chance to win a Garmin VivoSmart with Fitness Rewards, the second part of our pacing interview with Dan Gordon, news from the Team USA Olympic Trials at the LA Marathon, the latest update on the doping saga from Kenya, Training Talk keeps your mojo firing, your rate your run and share your pacing drama’s and just who will be standing on the podium?

We bring you not one but two exciting competitions, Facebook Friday reminisces about your Marathon mess-ups, pressure mounts on Seb Coe, the US Olympic Marathon trials are this weekend, there’s pandemonium at the Discovery Half Marathon in Kenya, Training Talk is brought to you by Unilite, Tom speaks to Dr Dan Gordon about marathon pacing, you Rate Your Run, stand atop the Podium and show off your Marathon Talk kit all around the world.

We have got a competition to win a Garmin with Fitness Rewards, Rupp announces he’s running a marathon, there’s a new world record for 12hrs on a treadmill and running 7 marathons on 7 different continents. Steve Way talks about when training goes wrong and we speak to Joe Williams - the founder of UKrunchat. Tony is here with a Trial and you stand tall and proud on the podium.

You guys show off your kit all around the world, Little Stoke parkrun needs your support, Facebook Friday is for the running fashionistas, you Rate Your Run, it’s a quiet week in the doping world, business as usual the the Dubai Marathon, Mo targets the World Half Marathon Championships, Dame Kelly targets the London Marathon, I speak to Elise Downing and you stand atop the podium.

Happy Birthday to us. It’s been 6 years and 5 million downloads since we released our first episode. Wada release the second of the Independent Commission reports into doping in athletics - we look at some thoughts and opinions. The Virgin Money London Marathon announce the 2016 elite men’s field. Top US marathoner Ryan Hall, announces his retirement. Tony brings us his Trials. You tell us about your eating habits on the run and show off your kit around the world. Training Talk looks at setting a marathon goal and we speak to marathoner Tom Fairbrother about his battle with an eating disorder.

The doping scandal rumbles on, Paul and Mara get stuck in, UK Athletics make some recommendations for change, Toni Reavis writes a brilliant blog, London announce their elite female field, Kate Avery wins in Scotland, I speak to 2015 Comrades and Two Oceans winner Caroline Wostmann, you Rate Your Run and show off your super-cool Marathon Talk kit all around the world.

We welcome in 2016 and get things back to normal. You show off your new Xempo kit around the world, Jamie Ramsey has finished his run around some of the world and wants you to do the final few miles with him in the UK. There’s a doping update and we look at a few New Year running resolutions. You Rate Your Run and stand on the final Jabra Podiums for 2015. And Tom speaks to Ed Ceasar author the brilliant book 2 Hours plus Tony is here with a Trial.

This week's show is a stand-alone interview with Alicia Eno, a Marathon Talk listener who recently achieved 50 sub-4 marathons in 50 states. Happy New Year and we wish you an incredible 2016.