Johnny and Sue have had more setbacks than most when it comes to finally knocking off a much longed for marathon finish. Listeners may remember John's previous episode where he talks openly about his heart issues and the fact that being fit arguably saved

Stuart is a relatively new member of the Poly but has wasted no time contributing to the cause through coaching and his work on the club's website. Having joined at the start of the pandemic, Stuart might not be a familiar face to many, given how we're on

A chat with six splendid volunteers who are the core of the Whitley Bay JPR team. Fresh from a wet and windy event, Rachel, Dawn, Donna, Johnny, Francine and Sally gathered to eat warm sandwiches, drink tea and talk about this event that is fast becoming

Karen is the current holder of the club's Tommy Moody award, given for exceptional courage and fortitude. Just about all of us associate March 2020 with the beginning of lockdown and the Covid pandemic. For Karen, this was also when she was struck by the

10 people, 2 plates of biscuits and a whole bunch of marathon related stories, tips and plans for the future. A lovely conversation about the 26.2, some stuff about chaffing, gels, guts, sadistic coaches and disobedient runners. We even shoehorned some ir

Visions on the pier, illicit swimming, dealing with the system, random white vans and turning ideas into glorious, award winning action. This is likely to be the final podcast so thanks for listening folks.

Stuart and I talk about his discovering of running and of sprinting, encounters with Brendan Foster and the GNR, his route into the Poly and his subsequent rise to nationally ranked performances within it.  We talk about how sprinting is really hard,

JJ turns interviewer to chat to Mark about his recent Spine race completion. The Spine race is a 268 mile off road race over the whole Pennine Way. JJ chats to Mark about the Spine and the various things that led up to it. We talk bad patches, sleep depri

Dawn is a relatively new member of the Poly but has been known to those of us whose kids partake in the Junior Parkrun at Whitley Bay for some time as the bag of energy that gets everyone warmed up before the run begins. Dawn is a qualified sports therapi

A Poly legend! Greg and I talk marathons, parkruns, his tips towards longevity and getting the most from your running. This is the first podcast done face to face rather than Zoom, which was lovely but introduced some new problems with the podcast softwar