Running Commentary

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Latest Episodes

Journey Into Darkness
December 03, 2020

To the woods, but not as we know them, as Paul and Rob trot out at twilight. Featuring viral spread, superannuation, law enforcement, yoga, satanic rituals, mighty Maradona, mysterious Molly, island running, stress-free teens and The Great British Bake...

Just A Couple Of Miles - And An Adventure For Milo
November 26, 2020

A gentle trot round muddy Hampstead Heath under an opalescent November sky. Featuring a lost dog, a track marathon, eating like it's going out of fashion, Christmas plans and Carol, singing. Books make a great Christmas present... Get Paul’s boo...

Return of the Jedi
November 19, 2020

Rejoice! - Paul is back on the trail, running and everything, and to celebrate the boys head off up the Parkland Walk to the woods. Featuring second-rate birthdays, pointless celebrities, lucky leaves, adventures in Vaporflys, parkrun dreams, therapy w...

Price Drop
November 12, 2020

With Paul under orders to completely rest his injured calf, Rob heads out with DJ, podcaster and pal Tom Price for a sunny run round Highbury. Featuring Tom’s poor road safety skills, Rob’s banana facts, when a storm is not a storm, parenting poorly ti...

Training In The Rain
November 05, 2020

On Halloween Paul and Rob headed to rain-drenched Parliament Hill Track, where Rob ran 5k and Paul hunkered under his umbrella. Was it speedy? Was it spooky? Were there any surprises? You'll have to have a listen and find out. Thank you again SO...

Hobbling Round the Heath
October 29, 2020

With Paul still on the bench, and the October rain still falling, the brolly boys are back, taking a turn around a none-more-Autumnal Hampstead Heath. Featuring boots and shoes, birds and dogs, circuit gigs and dream shows, mud and leaves, favourite fi...

Umbrellas and Sock Puppets
October 22, 2020

Undeterred and under umber-ellas, Paul and Rob stroll up the rainy Parkland Walk, as Paul’s injury puts paid to running - for now. Featuring Steve Cram and Paula Radcliffe, snakes and mushrooms, silly runners and runner haters, vaporflys and wellington...

Lacklustre Legs, Secret Shoes and Crumbling Castles
October 15, 2020

Autumn is definitely on the way in the woods, but green leaves abide, as Paul and Rob take a necessarily gentle turn. Featuring wobbly legs, secret shoes, Strava, non-taxing jobs and collapsing houses, classic movies and festive filth, injuries, recove...

Rob Ran A Marathon... Or Did He?
October 08, 2020

As Paul and Rob loop Clissold Park - just as they did in slightly more extreme conditions two days before - Rob reports on his virtual London Marathon. Featuring route rearrangements, next-level hazards, unexpected celebrities, troublesome gels, suppor...

Virtually the London Marathon
October 01, 2020

With less than a week to go, Rob shows Paul the last six miles - the second half, if you will - of his course for the virtual London Marathon. Featuring, hopes, dreams, and a few roads to cross. Thank you again SO MUCH to all of you who have ‘bought ...