Marathon Talk

Martin and Tom ran the Greater Manchester Marathon, Ethiopian track legend Kenenisa Bekele his marathon debut in Paris, there was new record in Brighton and it was third time lucky for Andi Jones in Manchester. We also review the Virgin Money London Marathon, can Mo do it? Tony sings about the things you hear the day before a marathon and there's a great interview with blind runner Simon Webb.

There is some super speedy 5K's, Jantastic is done... nearly, Adam Eason talks pre-race nerves, Barry Murray is back for part two of his interview, we've got the World half marathon championships, a quick catch-up with Alyson Dixon, Boy on the Run is here and a lighting octogenarian!

We speak to BBC sports reporter, George Riley about his 100-mile racing challenge and we have the first of a fascinating two-part nutrition interview with Barry Murray. Jantastic is in the final week. Win a free ticket for Marathon Mania in Manchester, we talk about the rise of the Kenyans and the forthcoming world half marathon championships. Training Talk is a few do's and don'ts for race week, you Rate Your Run and who is on the podium?

We speak to the super speedy Chris Thompson, Mo zips up his man suit in New York, there's Jantastic PB's left, right and centre, two stacked Listener Podiums, Training Talk is all about the taper and we have the usual Rate Your Run and Facebook fun.

We speak to Anna Watkins, she won the women's double skulls with Kath Grainger at London 2012 and is running this year's Virgin Money London Marathon. Jantastic goes past 300,000 runs. Training Talk looks at to do's and takeaways from a final long run. You Rate Your Run, Tony brings us a Trial and you Rant.

There's news of Bath, Silverstone and Reading half marathons, Ryan Hall is running Boston, the first non African born runner to go sub 27-mins for 10,000m Chris Solinsky is running a marathon too. We've got the second part of our interview with Bill Adcocks. Tony pops in with his Trials and Talk Training takes you to the max!

We speak to legend of British marathon running, Bill Adcocks (he ran 2:10 in 1968), Jantastic is almost 2/3rds complete. The first WMM of the year was in Tokyo last weekend, Rupp gets beaten in the US Indoor Champs, there's a new record at the English National Cross Country Champs, and women know your place. The podium is loaded (and brisk), Boy on the Run is back and there's a listener chosen Winner of the Week.

There is a new women's half marathon World record, eight men dip under the hour over the same distance, Haile's going to pace the boys at London, we have the second half of our interview with Joyce Smith, the Commonwealth Games announce their marathon course, Tony has a Trial and Talk Training is all about the treadmill.

We're back from the very first Marathon Talk run weekend in the New Forest. We speak to two time Olympian, former British record holder and first female winner of the London Marathon, Joyce Smith. There's world running news, rate your run, the listener podium, Boy on the Run is here, Jantastic distance targets have started and we catch up with British marathon runner and Commonwealth Games hopeful, Alyson Dixon in Kenya.

Jantastic goes long. Mo and Paula hang out in Iten. A Brit runs all the way across Canada. There's some controversial comments around Galen Rupp. Is swimming the answer? Training talk takes you through the bad times. Tony is here with his trials and Martin speaks to Leanne Davies from Run Mummy Run.