The Marathon Show

What does a marathon look like through your eyes and what have you learned about yourself running marathons? We'll talk about this, plus future goals with an All-Star panel. Join this live show as we welcome Dave Mari, Greg Goebel and The Endorphin Dude. We'll also have the 5K where the panel can talk about anything on their mind

It's the Virtual Expo and you'll hear about Body Glide, a couple marathons, a running sock paradise, plus much more. Join in as we wander around and talk with 7 guests about a range of topics.

The Western States 100 is an epic endurance race. Chad Silker finished in 38th place and along the way he transformed himself into one of America's best ulta marathon runners. Chad recounts his preparation, the race, his support team, things that inspired him, his amazing final kick and much more. It's a great insight into a treasured American race

The audience wrote in and told us about the most annoying things that happened in races this year. Join in as Joe talks about runners that got pushed around in Paris, kicked in the stomach at the start line, did not know where to go at mile 20, plus 22 other annoying things that plagued the audience. All this and we talk about the likes and interests based on Facebook pages.

If you know Chuck Engle, you probably know him as Marathonjunkie. Whether you know him or not you'll love this interview with one of America's most winningest runners. Chuck has won over 100 marathons, he raced London and Boston on back to back days, he was tagged to pace Joan Benoit Samuelson in Chicago and he has a million marathon stories. Settle in for a fun talk about marathons.

It's a Runners Chat show with 3 with marathon runners from the audience who are doctors. They'll talk about their own injuries that they successfully diagnosed (and maybe ones they didn't), what they've learned about training and what their marathon goals are. All this plus the 5K which is an open forum for the guests. Join Mimi Amberger, Jessica Deree and Mike Moore as they lead us through the discussion

Race photos capture the spirit of the marathon. Brightroom Photography is the premier race photo company in America and they're on the show to talk about our sport, advances in race photography and the emotions they capture in photos, plus much more. We're on location at Running Skirts to open and close the show.

The 2011 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego marathon was spectacular. We broadcast wire to wire and interviewed many people at the expo. You'll hear from Captain America, experience the world's biggest organ, be inspired by Team in Training, run through the Big 10 water station, meet many first time runners, plus much more.

Dawna Stone is the president and publisher of Women's Running Magazine. She's on the show to talk about how marketers view us, the explosion of women in marathon running, things she likes in races, the Women's Running Half marathon series and much more.

We'll took live calls from the audience. You'll hear a report about the Great Wall Marathon, we are visited by one of our famous 100 mile runners, an update about a 12 hour race, a special visit from one of our U.K. fans, plus chat about many marathons including Madison, MDI, Andy Payne and others.  We also give some special recognition to our first time marathoners in 2011.

What is the most number of days you have run consecutively? The U.S. Running Streak Association is a group of people who run everyday. Through weather, injury, illness and life events they manage to run everyday. Mark Washburne is the president of the U.S. Running Streak Association. He joins us with fellow "streak" runner Mark Covert to talk about this amazing group of amazing runners. You will be amazed.

It's another visit with the audience based on comments made on a Monday after a big weekend of races. We go around the U.S. and Canada to hear about many amazing finishes in less than perfect conditions. On the personal side we'll hear about a Clydesdale winner, an amazing running Rabbi, a 5:00 pace leader that finished in 3:30, a guy who ran a race as Hooters waitress, plus much more.

We're going back to the Running Store with Eric Sach of The Balanced Athlete in Renton, WA to answer your questions about equipment, shoes, clothes, nutrition, training and anything else on your mind. What do you want to know that you keep forgetting to ask your local store?

Jenny Hadfield is an author, columnist, coach and athlete. She delivered countless marathon runners to their finish line through her popular training programs. She counsels runners of all abilities in her articles and books. Jenny is on The Marathon Show to talk about the sport of marathon running, training and her diverse athletic interests.

The day after many of you ran a race produced a lot of material. We'll take you to the virtual Coffee Shop so you can hear what everyone said about their race, plus you'll hear interesting and funny things about the audience. As usual, we'll marry your post from May 2 with the info on your FB page to produce a show for and about marathon runners