I'm Martin yelling, he's Tom May 2011 and this is episode 69 of Marathon Talk.

On this week's show we bring you loads of news from Listers Marathons.

Chris Thompson's Great 10k in Stamford, news of the dangers of

naked running, our thoughts on training for your first ultra, rate your run, rant and rave and winner of the week, plus Tony's Trials,

and an interview with UK 400-meter record holder and would-be marathon runner, Ewan Thomas.

Anyway, it's been a busy few weeks here in the UK with bank

holidays and big weddings everywhere. Tom, did you get an invite to Westminster?

Yep, I was invited by the BBC to watch it in my front room.

So what did you think?

Well, it's funny isn't it.

We had this conversation before that opinion is really, really split, and I imagine half our listeners

listeners think it's absolutely the worst thing that's ever happened and are

disgusted by it all and half our listeners think it's absolutely brilliant and

it really seemed to polarise views.

What do you mean?

What do you mean disgusted by it all?

How can he possibly be disgusted by a big old wedding?

Well, people got all offended, isn't it, about how much money was being spent on it

and how much attention was being lavished on it and how there was nothing else on

and all that kind of stuff. But you know I have to say you know I think in an era when I'm

used to traveling and seeing Brits fall out of pubs drunk or

footballers cheating and diving and loads and you know negative stuff you know you got

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