Who’s the host with the most, the quiz whiz, the mastermind with the mic? There’s only one way to find out…

This week’s very special Marathon Talk pits Martin and Deena against each other, with a trivial roundup of the running season’s greatest times!

We also cover all the latest from Sydney’s elite field announcements, the packed ballot for the London Marathon, and Tokyo’s international ambitions and much more.

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‍In this episode of Marathon Talk:

0:00 - We kick off with tales of Deena’s gigging adventures and Martin’s negotiation with injury.

5:30 - The latest from the running world includes Sydney’s elite women’s field announcements, Faith Kipyegon’s Breaking4 attempt, and ballot news from London and Tokyo.

18:00 - The main event: Martin and Deena face off in a battle of brains across four rounds of quizzing - play along at home and see if you can beat our hosts with the most.

42:30 - Before we sign off for July, we look to our community for runners to join the Global Run Club challenge, and share your plans for getting the steps in this summer.

Episode highlights

“It's a really well-matched race for its first year as an Abbott World Marathon Major, and it could be anyone's race. There are so many rising stars. There's going to be names in the mix, people that we haven't heard of, or some of the people that have podiumed or just missed the podium at some of the World Marathon Majors that could be up there.” - 6:30 - Deena Kastor

“Sometimes investment, as we saw with Kipchoge’s breaking sub-2, the investment really makes a significant difference, because the investment makes entertainment, and entertainment is spectacle, and spectacle brings fans. And fans bring investment.” - 10:00 - Martin Yelling 

“Imagine the different mentality of going into this over-marketed event and racing to your fullest potential, or going into that head-to-head competition where you feel like everything is on the line.” - 13:25 - Deena Kastor

“Tokyo Marathon announced an increase in its number of participants. It's looking to attract more international runners to its race ahead of its 20th anniversary in 2027.” - 16:35 - Martin Yelling

‍Links & references‍

Abbott World Marathon Majors
https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/
https://www.instagram.com/wmmajors/

Martin Yelling
https://www.instagram.com/martinyelling/

Deena Kastor
https://www.instagram.com/deena8050/