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

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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.

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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

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