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

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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

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Abbott World Marathon Majors

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Marathon Talk

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We're getting ready to take a short break for the summer, but as is now tradition, we're joined by David Macnamara from Abbott World Marathon Majors for our mid-season quiz.

Have Martin and Deena been paying attention over the last 12 months, and can they answer David's moderately difficult questions?

Who will be this year's winner? Find out on the latest episode of Marathon Talk.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 08:48 - Round 1 | Tokyo
• 11:20 - Round 2 | Boston
• 15:31 - Round 3 | London
• 21:41 - Round 4 | Cape Town
• 24:33 - Round 5 | Sydney
• 29:34 - Round 6 | Berlin
• 34:25 - Round 7 | Chicago
• 40:05 - Round 8 | New York

Abbott World Marathon Majors

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Marathon Talk

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Martin Yelling | Instagram

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