{"podcast":{"title":"Marathon Talk","slug":"marathon-talk-423210","podcast_index_feed_id":423210,"rss_url":"https://marathontalk.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/marathontalk","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/f/0/d/5f0d6a3af2e661cfd959afa2a1bf1c87/Pod_TILE-20251002-zlfptyytwr.png","author":"World Marathon Majors","episode_count":701,"summary":"Marathon Talk has returned in 2022 as part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors family. Hosted by Martin Yelling and the great Deena Kastor, every two weeks we'll bring you news, views and some amazing guest interviews from across the world of marathons and running.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-talk-423210"},"episode":{"title":"E69: \"London Restored My Faith in Humanity\" - Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds on His Debut Marathon","slug":"e69-london-restored-my-faith-in-humanity-enter-shikari-s-rou-reynolds-on-his-debut-marathon","published_at":"2025-05-09T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-talk-423210/e69-london-restored-my-faith-in-humanity-enter-shikari-s-rou-reynolds-on-his-debut-marathon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-talk-423210","url":"https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/marathontalk/Marathon_Talk_E69_Rou_Reynolds_AUDIO_mixdown_v2.mp3?dest-id=18088","summary":"Swapping guitars for trainers last week, Rou Reynolds was one of a record-breaking 56,640 finishers in London - the biggest ever! From his maiden marathon, to an exhilarating elite field, to an exciting announcement from the Cape Town Marathon, we've all this and more on this week's unmissable Marathon Talk! In this episode of Marathon Talk: 4:15 - The huge news this week comes from London and Cape Town, with huge performances from Sebastian Sawe and Tigist Assefa, 5-on-the-bounce for Marcel Hug, and South Africa's biggest marathon taking on the Age Group World Championships 18:00 - Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds talks us through his 26.2 miles, how he balances running with a rockstar lifestyle, and the magic that's unique to marathons 43:30 - We crown a winner from our community for the closest prediction, and cover some of your greatest performances Marathon Talk is proudly powered by Abbott World Marathon Majors, who create, build and support opportunities for all to discover the power of the marathon community. Learn more at https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/ 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/ Rou Reynolds https://www.instagram.com/roureynolds/","meta_description":"Swapping guitars for trainers last week, Rou Reynolds was one of a record-breaking 56,640 finishers in London - the biggest ever! From his maiden marathon…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2931,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marathon-talk-423210/episodes/e69-london-restored-my-faith-in-humanity-enter-shikari-s-rou-reynolds-on-his-debut-marathon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-talk-423210/e69-london-restored-my-faith-in-humanity-enter-shikari-s-rou-reynolds-on-his-debut-marathon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}