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