Marathon Talk

We are back! Jantastic is in full flow, Tony's here with his Trials, there's a festive Listener Podium, we admire the amazing members of the 50 Marathons in 50 States club and Tom speaks to Canadian marathoner and podcaster, Rob Watson.

Martin is prancing up and down Bournemouth beach front in his Rudolph budgie smugglers and Tom is on his lonesome. This weeks interview is with New Zealand running legend Rod Dixon. Don't forget to sign uop for Jantastic and a Happy New Year!

It's December 24th and Martin is going solo while Tom delivers presents to children all over the world. Boy on the Run talks Jantastic and our interview is with Simon Freeman. If you haven't signed up for Jantastic yet, please do. Join an existing team or create your own and get ready for the launch of the challenge on Monday 5th January. Merry Christmas one and all.

Jo Pavey steps onto the SPOTY podium, the athletics world continues to be rocked by the drugs scandal, Bekele's running Dubai, Gemma Steel and Kate Avery duke it out on the Country, Tom interviews th inspirational Steph Deck, Marathon Man UK Rob Young pops in with an update plus we have the usual Rate Your Run, Listener Podium, Tweets of the Week and Facebook sort of Friday.

Marathon Talk ever present Andrew Cracknell raves about school sport, there's a campaign to take Jo Pavey to SPOTY glory and Yuki is at it again. Jantastic is open for entries as is the 2015 Sandy Balls Marathon Talk running camp. Facebook Friday happened on Sunday, Tom hasn't run a step and Martin's been on the razz for his wife's 40th.

We have part two of the Geoff Smith interview. Marty Dent gets taken down by a Nonagenarian. Yuki is at it again. Mark Steinle runs the Florence marathon. There is a super speedy half marathon in Delhi, tou Tweet your Christmas list, Training Talk gets you up for the country and Jantastic is ready and waiting.

Martin speaks to the 6th fastest British male marathoner ever and Tom speaks to Professor Andy Shennan about running in pregnancy. Yuki smashes yet another marathon record, Facebook inspires us and Twitter makes us laugh, Tony's here with his Trials and you Rate Your Run and climb aboard the Listener Podium.

Tom speaks to Paralympic legend Bob Matthews, the website is back, along with Rate Your Run, the Listener Podium and the Launch Pad. Boy on the Run is in the house, 400 runners run 70 minutes or faster at the Ageo Half Marathon and Martin's on a Jantastic mission.

We bring you all the news from New York, there is a high profile drugs bust from Kenya, we reminisce about the 80's, meet your chimps, the website is still down, Tom speaks to Julie Creffield from The Fat Girls Guide to Running, Boy on the Run is back, Training Talk is all about fancy dress and the trouble and strife takes over from Mart!