It's 10th of June 2015. I'm Martin yelling. He's Tom Williams and this is

episode 283 of marathon talk. book. I'm going to On this week's show it's all been kicking off in the running world with allegations of doping and Alberto Salazar the Oregon Project on BBC's

Panorama most been in for a bit of a hammering and so it was the No Mo show at the

Birmingham Diamond League we look at some of the issues that emerged this week.

Tony's trials is in town. We're joined by Irish endurance legend, Olympic medalist and

world champion

soni selen you rate your run and stand high on the podium

Tom welcome back back hey great show last week by the way.

Yeah, welcome back though.

Did you have a good break?

Did you enjoy yourself?

Yeah, I really enjoyed it.

I've never been one to sort of, um, to wish I was running rather than spectating.

I guess it's my inner Homer, isn't it?

I'm quite happy to be still on the side of the beer.

Not that I had a beer, actually.

But yeah, it was really good really good really enjoyed it

comrades I was reinforced my belief that well comrades is certainly the best you know

mass participation sporting event athletics event I've ever been to

just from the amazing start brilliant run amazing finish you know the history the

culture the camaraderie the comrade ship the just everything's

amazing isn't it and I think you know I think something they get really really right

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