Running Commentary

Running Commentary


Latest Episodes

Beautiful Day, Beautiful Person, Beautiful Game
April 22, 2021

A very gentle run / walk round and round Clissold Park this week, due to Paul being a little up against it physically and emotionally. Featuring what it’s like to lose someone you love, what happens when the football people fight the power, pirates at ...

Blue Skies, Birdsong, Fast Running and Free Parking
April 15, 2021

Under a big blue sky, with greenery and birdsong all around, Paul and Rob have a lovely mooch round the Lee Valley marshes. Featuring UK run chat, what this crazy year has done to our running, parkrun and half marathon memories and predictions...

Running Hot And Cold
April 08, 2021

A bright and chilly North London join-the-dots through Finsbury Park, Highbury, Clissold Park and Woodberry Down. Featuring stories of Daughters, Easter Sunday, formal and informal public toilets, films, birds, dogs, and the sleeping habits of the elde...

Second Time Lucky
April 01, 2021

Paul and Rob head out for their second run in as many days, and enjoy it much more than they expected. Featuring freebies, big breakfasts, 2021 plans, Victorians living among us, the Wooden Enemy, ‘special extras’, spies, recipe ideas, and when childre...

Running Into The Future
March 25, 2021

A lovely long double loop of Hampstead Heath sees Paul and Rob in ruminative mood, talking hope and vaccines, stand-up comedy and the future, ornithology and horticulture, Rob's finish line theory, Paul's chicken cacciatore, running fast and ...

Consider Your Run Already Done
March 18, 2021

A bright blast up the Walk and through the Woods as Spring springs. Featuring supporter report, Rob on the yoga mat, Paul on the Covid ward, knitted legends, abstemiousness, injury and ageing - naturally, Running in the Midpack and trusting the process...

Blue Skies And Bad Behaviour
March 11, 2021

On an absolute jewel of a day, Rob and Paul set off up the hill to Alexandra Palace to look out across London - and into the future. Featuring children moving on, the obligatory booze and yoga report, Paul's job, Rob's treespotting, extreme g...

Angels And Demons On Hampstead Heath
March 04, 2021

A chilly, misty circuit of the Heath - but signs of Spring abound. Featuring Rob's slightly speedy week, Paul's new job, why trainers are like fresh fruit and vegetables, a pair of exploding boots, an angel sighting in North London, and tough...

Are We Getting Old, Or Do We Just Need Haircuts?
February 25, 2021

As Spring springs and a roadmap out of lockdown is announced, Rob and Paul are back out in the woods having a tentative look into the future. Featuring fitness report, press conference review, pants, Mars, whistling, writing, a bit of self love, and a ...

Still Not Running
February 18, 2021

Rob is out of his onesie - but still in his armchair - and Paul is on the phone and back on the trail - but not both at the same time. In this episode they discuss Rob’s raft of maladies, Paul dipping his toe into the evil world of yoga, both getting b...