Marathon Talk
by Deena Kastor & Martin Yelling
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EP99 | What Went Down In Chi-Town
Oct 16, 2026
51m 46s
EP98 | From 125KG To A 2:20 Marathon Finish
Oct 2, 2026
1h 06m 20s
EP97 | Catching Up With The Most Dominant Athlete in Sport - Marathon Talk Meets Marcel Hug
Sep 18, 2026
54m 32s
EP96 | What Went Down Down Under
Sep 4, 2026
56m 14s
EP95 | Getting Ready For Sydney
Aug 21, 2026
59m 21s
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- 🇺🇸United States · RunningHOME#4278K to 410K
- 🇮🇳India · Running#1028K to 150K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Running#1425K to 132K
- 🇧🇷Brazil · Running#307.4K to 39K
- 🇮🇪Ireland · Running#66.0K to 32K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/16/26 |  EP99 | What Went Down In Chi-Town | In this week's episode, we have all the details from last weekend's Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Deena was on the ground, taking in the whole event, where we saw some incredible racing. And I spoke with the wonderful Emma Bates, who watched from a distance but was nonetheless enthralled by the highly competitive women's racing. Emma joins us to talk about Chicago, motherhood, and much more. On this episode of Marathon Talk: 00:00 - Intro 07:40 - Bank of America Chicago Marathon Review 20:04 - Deena speaks with Emma Bates 42:30 - Live from the finish line in Grant Park, Deena catches up with Abbott World Marathon Majors COO, Danny Coyle Links & References: Abbott World Marathon Majors Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Emma Bates | Instagram | 51m 46s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  EP98 | From 125KG To A 2:20 Marathon Finish | In this week's episode, we look at what went down at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, as Tigst Assefa comes within seconds of an historic win, but has she sacrificed too much in pursuit of the record? And speaking of Berlin, our guest Sam Griffiths was in the German capital this weekend. The Brecon-based runner finished a very respectable 81st place on Sunday, but the story of how he got there is truly inspirational. We've also got a preview of next week's Bank of America Chicago Marathon. On this episode of Marathon Talk: 00:00 - Intro 04:42 - We review the 2026 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 20:03 - We meet Sam Griffiths, who ran a 2:20:26 in Berlin at the weekend, but whose story is so much more. 58:13 - We preview the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Links & References: Abbott World Marathon Majors | Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Sam Griffiths | Instagram | 1h 06m 20s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  EP97 | Catching Up With The Most Dominant Athlete in Sport - Marathon Talk Meets Marcel Hug | With the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on the horizon, we met a man who is aiming to make it Seven-In-A-Row, the most dominant athlete in the world, a man with over 40 Abbott World Marathon Majors titles to his name, the Swiss Silver Bullet, Marcel Hug. And staying with wheelchair racing, we're joined by London Marathon's Head of Disability, Michelle Weltman, who has an update for us on how the season has gone as competition steps up with 3 races to go. On this episode of Marathon Talk: 00:00 - Intro 05:35 - Marathon Talk meets Marcel Hug 35:30 - Michelle Weltman from London Marathon Events joins us to give us an update on the elite wheelchair season. 51:30 - Preview of the 2026 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON Links & References: Abbott World Marathon Majors Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Marcel Hug | Instagram | 54m 32s | ||||||
| 9/4/26 |  EP96 | What Went Down Down Under | This past weekend, the 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS took place, and we have all the news from a big weekend of racing. There have also been some pretty seismic events in the world of long-distance running in the past fortnight, so we'll be taking a look at them too, plus we're joined by US TV personality Matt James, live from Sydney, to hear more about his marathon journey. On this episode of Marathon Talk: 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Martin and Deena talk about UTMB and more 05:52 - Yomif Kejelcha breaks the Half Marathon World Record in Buenos Aires 07:53 - Sabastian Sawe pulls out of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 10:35 - A review of TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS with David Macnamara from Abbott World Marathon Majors in Sydney 25:48 - Marathon Talk meets Matt James 54:06 - Wrapping up Links & References: Abbott World Marathon Majors Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Matt James | Instagram | 56m 14s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 |  EP95 | Getting Ready For Sydney | As the 2026 Abbott World Marathon Majors season returns after its summer break, attention turns to the TCS Sydney Marathon. Joining us on this week's show, we welcome a legend of Australian marathon running. Lisa Weightman is an Olympian, representing Australia at the Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo Games and has also competed at multiple World Championships and Commonwealth Games. We've also got news from the European Championships in Birmingham, and Martin & Deena share stories from their recent trip to Boulder, Colorado. All this, and more, on the latest episode of Marathon Talk. On this week's show: 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Martin and Deena tell us about what they have been up to while we've been off 09:48 - European Championships 13:58 - A recap of the Abbott World Marathon Majors series so far 17:33 - TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS race preview 23:00 - Marathon Talk meets Lisa Weightman 57:34 - Wrapping up Links & References: Abbott World Marathon Majors Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Lisa Weightman | Instagram | 59m 21s | ||||||
| 7/10/26 | quizmarathon+3 | David Macnamara | Abbott World Marathon Majors | TokyoBoston+6 | quizmarathon+5 | — | 50m 46s | ||
| 6/26/26 | runningmarathon+4 | Paul Tonkinson | Running Through Sand | — | Marathon TalkPaul Tonkinson+4 | — | 1h 03m 39s | ||
| 6/12/26 | Cape Town MarathonAbbott World Marathon Majors+3 | Clark Gardner | Sanlam Cape Town MarathonAbbott World Marathon Majors | — | Cape Town MarathonClark Gardner+3 | — | 1h 00m 49s | ||
| 5/29/26 | marathon runningsports integrity+3 | Brett Clothier | Athletics Integrity UnitAbbott World Marathon Majors | — | marathonAthletics Integrity Unit+4 | — | 1h 05m 18s | ||
| 5/15/26 | Paula RadcliffeChasing Stars+3 | Paula RadcliffePat Odom | Abbott World Marathon MajorsMarathon Talk+1 | — | Paula RadcliffeChasing Stars+6 | — | 1h 12m 02s | ||
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| 4/30/26 | world recordmarathon running+3 | Danny Coyle | Abbott World Marathon MajorsMarathon Talk | — | Sebastian Saweworld record+5 | — | 1h 06m 07s | ||
| 4/17/26 | Boston Marathonrunning insights+3 | Bill Rodgers | Abbott World Marathon Majors | Boston | Boston MarathonBill Rodgers+5 | — | 54m 43s | ||
| 4/3/26 | elite athlete preparationmarathon running+4 | Conner MantzRaz Rauf | Abbott World Marathon MajorsThis Is Running: A Celebration of the World of Running | — | Conner MantzBoston Marathon+5 | — | 55m 45s | ||
| 3/20/26 | marathon majorsrunning+3 | Rob Dalto | Abbott World Marathon Majors | LisbonBarcelona+2 | marathonbibs+3 | — | 49m 52s | ||
| 3/6/26 | mindsetendurance running+3 | Allie Bailey | 31 DaysBreathe Smarter, Run Stronger+1 | — | endurance runningmindset+3 | — | 1h 11m 03s | ||
| 3/2/26 | Tokyo Marathonrace recap+3 | David Macnamara | Abbott World Marathon Majors | Tokyo | Tokyo MarathonDeena Kastor+5 | — | 29m 48s | ||
| 2/20/26 | Tokyo MarathonSara Hall+3 | Sara Hall | Abbott World Marathon Majors | Tokyo | Tokyo MarathonSara Hall+3 | — | 54m 06s | ||
| 2/6/26 | Tokyo MarathonMarathon training+3 | Spencer MatthewsAubrey Mvula+2 | Abbott World Marathon Majors | — | Marathon TalkTokyo Marathon+7 | — | 1h 07m 20s | ||
| 12/19/25 | Christmasrunning confessions+3 | Laura Green | — | — | Christmasrunning confessions+5 | Wahoo KICKR RUNRUNTALK | 38m 50s | ||
| 12/5/25 | marathonrunning+3 | Danny CoyleStew Haynes | Abbott World Marathon MajorsWahoo Fitness | Shanghai | Abbott World Marathon Majorsmarathon highlights+3 | Wahoo KICKR RUNRUNTALK | 49m 11s | ||
| 11/21/25 |  EP80 | The 100 Marathon Man - Marathon Talk catches up with Richard Whitehead MBE | On this episode of Marathon Talk, we're joined by British Paralympian and world record holder Richard Whitehead, following his incredible achievement of running his 100th marathon of his career at the TCS New York City Marathon. Before we speak to Richard, Martin and Deena discuss what to do now that, for most, the marathon season has come to an end. How do we keep the fitness levels where they need to be, without overdoing it? How do we stay focused, and what do we plan for to keep us excited? Finally, Deena had the chance to speak to Rob Dalto, who was representing Team Abbott in New York, and told us about this running story. On this episode of Marathon Talk: 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - Deena is at the finish of the Everywoman Marathon in Scottsdale, Arizona. 7:04 - Now that the season is over, what do we do? 18:09 - Richard Whitehead MBE joins us to tell us about his recent achievement of completing his 100th marathon. 46:13 - Deena and Rob Dalto go for a short trot around Central Park, talking about the race, the city and the communities that help make the race a highlight of the sporting calendar. 57:12 - Wrap-up Links & References: Abbott World Marathon Majors Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Richard Whitehead | Instagram Rob Dalto | Instagram | 59m 33s | ||||||
| 11/7/25 |  EP79 | Has Eliud Kipchoge Completed Running? | One of the major talking points to emerge from last weekend's TCS New York City Marathon was Eliud Kipchoge. Following the completion of his Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star journey, it felt like the end of an era for the 11-time Majors winner, 2-time Olympic Champion and former World Record holder. On this episode of Marathon Talk, we look back on Kipchoge's career—the highs and lows—and what we will do next. And one of the things he's suggested he'll be doing next is running a marathon on Antartica, so we're very fortunate to be also joined by a man who knows a thing or two about South Pole running, President of Marathon Tours & Travel, Jeff Adams joins us to tell us more about how the running tourism industry is booming now, and where he'll be taking runners to next. On this episode of Marathon Talk: 1:49 - Martin and Deena discuss all that went down at the TCS New York City Marathon 13:04 - We look back on the career of AbbottWMM Six Star finisher, Eliud Kipchoge 30:14 - We're joined by Jeff Adams, president and owner of Marathon Tours & Travel. Links & References: Abbott World Marathon Majors Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Marathon Tours & Travel | Instagram | 1h 03m 19s | ||||||
| 11/3/25 |  Marathon Talk Extra | The Closest Finish We've Ever Seen : TCS New York Marathon Special | We're back for another Marathon Talk Extra, for the TCS New York City Marathon. Martin and Deena are joined by David Macnamara from Abbott World Marathon Majors, who is on the ground in Central Park with all the news from race day. We analiyse an epic battle between Benson Kipruto and Alex Mutiso, we recognise Hellen Obiri's excellence in New York and we wrap up the season for the wheelchair event. | 30m 02s | ||||||
| 10/24/25 |  EP78 | Welcome To New York! | Marathon Talk Meets Ted Metellus | Ahead of the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon, Deena catches up with race director Ted Metellus to hear more about how they prepare for the final Major of the year. We have an update from Cape Town after their race was cancelled on Sunday, and what that means for their bid to become an Abbott World Marathon Major. Also, we hear the marathon story of a Team Abbott member, and finally, Dave is here with a round-up of everything happening in New York during race week. In this episode of Marathon Talk: 3:46 - Martin and Deena are joined by Abbott World Marathon Majors COO Danny Coyle for an update on the events surrounding last weekend's Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. 25:20 - Welcome to Marathon Talk, race director for the TCS New York City Marathon, Ted Metellus. 57:15 - Community Notes: We meet Treena Mitchell, from Team Abbott and hear about her run story. 1:04:51 - AbbottWMM Social Media Manager, David Macnamara is here to give us the lowdown on all the events that are taking place over the course of the next week in New York. Links & references Cape Town Marathon Timeline of Events Tickets for our Six Star Finisher Medal Monday Event First Timers: A Night Of Storytelling In Celebration Of The New York City Marathon Strava/Runna Race Hub, 1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 Abbott World Marathon Majors Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Ted Metellus | Instagram | 1h 13m 50s | ||||||
| 10/13/25 |  Marathon Talk Extra | Is Kiplimo Marathon Running's New Star? : Bank of America Chicago Marathon Special | Welcome to the first episode of Marathon Talk Extra, your regular post-ride guide to every Abbott World Marathon Major weekend, and much more. On this show, we'll be covering Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, where the biggest names in marathon running will come face to face as they prepare to see who will emerge as our series champion at the end of the year. | 25m 43s | ||||||
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Peaked at #6 in Ireland, top 10 in 3 of 38 tracked markets, currently #6 in Ireland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Ireland | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| CL | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| India | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| AE | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| KE | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| Brazil | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| PL | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| Norway | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| SG | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| South Africa | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| United States | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| PT | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| Denmark | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| Finland | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| Mexico | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| BE | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| Sweden | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| Canada | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| HK | — | #60 | #60 | — |
Chart Positions
38 placements across 35 markets.
Chart Positions
38 placements across 35 markets.