He lives on the South Coast of the UK with his wife and three children. Martin is married to two-time Olympic marathon runner and Commonwealth medalist Liz Yelling and his sister Hayley is a two-time European Cross Country Champion. He's the author of Running in the Mid-Pack How to be a healthy, happy and successful runner (Bloomsbury, 2021) and is the CEO and founder of the children’s mental health charity stormbreak. He is the official TCS London Marathon Coach and helps thousands of marathon runners achieve their finish every year. Martin has a PhD in physical activity promotion and behaviour change and is an experienced endurance sports coach.

Along with his friend Tom Williams, Martin is the co-founder of the Marathon Talk podcast which in its 10 year history had over 10million downloads. A former English international runner, British National Elite duathlon champion and triathlete he’s won National titles, finished the Hawaii Ironman and completed the Comrades Ultra.

Building a mind so strong would take years of effort and discipline, but it would propel Kastor to the pinnacle. Martin is a lifelong runner and loves the challenge, exploration, physical and mental health benefits of running. Hosted by Martin Yelling and Deena Kastor, every two weeks you can hear the latest from around the Majors, plus special guest interviews and stories from. There she encountered the idea that would transform her running career: the notion that changing her thinkingshaping her mind to be more encouraging, kind, and resilientcould make her faster than she’d ever imagined possible.

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