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Episode 452 - UTMB; Holly Rush, Sophie Grant and Tom Evans. Sep 05, 2018

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The band are back together. Holly Rush brings us her full UTMB race report and speaks to CCC winner Tom Evans and UTMB 12th placer Sophie Grant. Tony DNF'd the Bullock Smithy. Griffiths and Partridge motor in Cardiff, Yuki gets beaten, Copenhagen is loaded and it's the Great North Run this weekend. Facebook Friday asks for your magic relay teams, plus, you Rate Your Run, there's some stunning Kit Around the World and our listener Podium.

Episode 451 - European Para Athletics and the UTMB Aug 29, 2018

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Holly's in the Alps, Tom's back from wherever he was, Gwen Jorgensen is taking on Chicago, Yuki's at it again, we preview this weekend's UTMB, Tom catches up with Noel Thatcher and talks European Para Athletics Championships, Tony's here with some Trials, and Facebook Friday asks for your unexpected KOMs.

Episode 450 - Tony Audenshaw Aug 22, 2018

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Holly and Tony stand in for Tom and Martin, Noel Thatcher previews the European Para Championships, Wales announce their team for the Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships, Dakota Jones cycles 250 miles to the Pike's Peak Marathon... and wins it, and Megan Kimmel breaks the female record.

Episode 449 - Dr Josie Perry Aug 14, 2018

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On this week's show it was a busy European athletics championships in Berlin, the women's marathon was bloody, the women's 1500m predictable, the 5000m surprising, and a 17 year old Norwegian really arrived. We ask you about tech, you share some increasingly worrying Kit Around the World shots, Rate Your Runs, climb aboard the Launch Pad, stand atop the Podium, Tony's asks you a careful 'would you rather' in his trials and we speak to Dr Josie Perry about exercise addiction.

Episode 448 - Peter Thompson Aug 08, 2018

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We're gearing-up for the 2018 European Athletics Championships, Dewi Griffiths' comeback continues, there's a tech solution to athletes overheating, and bears stop play in a Canadian trail marathon. Martin speaks to Marco Gazzelloni about the brilliant short film, I Run On, and also to the amazing Peter Thompson following his incredible run along the entire Tour de France route. Plus, Tom's back from Japan.

Episode 447 - Brendan Rendall Aug 01, 2018

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Holly Rush joins Martin in Tom's absence. We salute Peter Thompson for running the Tour and Danny Bent and 1000's of runners for setting a new relay world record at the iMove London Relay. A 95 year old sets a new 800m track WR, staying with the track 11 men go sub 8 mins over 3000m at Watford, Aly Dixon withdraws from the European marathon champs and a MT listener dressed as a Bishop catches a thief! African coast to coast running Brendan Rendall joins us. You Rate Your Runs, flash your Kit Around the World, climb aboard the Launch Pad, and stand atop the Podium.

Episode 446 - Hideo Takano Jul 25, 2018

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On this week's show the leader of the notoriously tough HardRock 100 trail race in the US was DQ'd mid race, we're joined experienced ultra trail runner Hideo Takano to talk about his HardRock run, track was fast in Monaco and odd in London, and a 50 year old Australian record gets broken. Founder of Soar Running, Tim Soar join us to share how you could get involved with the brand, Tony's got an awesome trials, you guys Rate Your Runs, flash your Kit Around the World, climb aboard the Launch Pad, and stand atop the Podium.

Episode 445 - Pete Woodward Jul 18, 2018

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Dewi Griffiths returns to winning ways in London, there's a new marathon relay record, and a triple-buggy half marathon record. Tom speaks to Pete Woodward about his epic journey along the 268-miles of the Spine Race, Facebook Friday asks you what one food you could never give up, and Martin's been camping, swimming, and Strava segmenting.

Episode 444 - Ben Wickham Jul 11, 2018

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On this week's show Martin's back from run camp Austria, Tom's back from parkrun conference, there's a staggering new record at the Bob Graham Round, Brett Larner looks at the top marathons in the first half of 2018, Sonia O'Sullivan's daughter is following in her Mum's footsteps, we're joined by Anji Andrews who captained team Marathon Talk at the London Relay and runner, triathlete and vegan Ben Wickham.

Episode 443 - Charlotte Proud Jul 04, 2018

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Martin's buffing himself up ready for his Love Island entrance, Holly's in the studio, Nicky Spinks is at it again, Ann Ashworth turns down her place in the SA team for the world 100k champs, Jess Trengove runs 2:26 and Yuki logs his 80th sub 2:20 marathon. Tom speaks to Charlotte "Proud to be a runr" Proud, and Tony's here's with some Trials.

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