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Latest Episodes

Newington Green, Code Brown
October 10, 2019

Paul and Rob catch up on a gloomy - but not-so-rainy - trot along the old canal and the New River. Featuring an illuminating answer to Rob’s ‘how are you?’, a look at how to approach Marathons and Half Marathons, and some very eventful PBs… Got your ...

Wetlands and Blue Skies
October 03, 2019

A deluge clears up surprisingly quickly over the boys on this little turn around Clissold Park and the Woodberry reservoirs - but not before the rain gets into Paul's wires and makes him sound a little strange. Featuring Paul's Scarborough 10...

A Long Sunday Run
September 26, 2019

A long, hard run into the deep, dark woods, as Rob racks up the miles and Paul addresses empty-nest syndrome. Featuring Tetto’s talk, parkrun excuses, Frozen nipples, how to taper, Rob’s ‘ridiculous’ hydration vest, troublesome teens, the arrival of Au...

Swinging Round Bing and Chugging the Krug
September 19, 2019

As Paul and Rob settle in for the next hundred episodes, they take a turn in some gorgeous early Autumn sunshine. Featuring a report on a brace of very different 5ks - Rob among the Gormleys in Crosby, Paul among the speedy on the track - oysters and c...

Races, Paces, Silly Faces
September 12, 2019

Between Rob's Great North Run and Paul's 5k race, the gentlemen run back into the woods to regroup. Featuring Paul's Goofy top, Rob's Great North Run report, both Hulking out, neither being as abstemious as they would like, Paul fal...

A Clissold Quickie
September 05, 2019

A short shuffle round Clissold Park in a stolen hour at the end of the Summer Holidays. Featuring the weekend's gig report, hotel breakfasts, running in Manchester, drinking in Cuba, a Great North Run preview, how to run a 10k - maybe - some pecul...

Good Mourning Highgate Wood
August 29, 2019

A cool, cathartic canter under the leaves of the Parkland Walk and Highgate Wood ahead of the heat on a very sultry day. Featuring a Cuban Missile Crisis joke, some New Year’s resolutions, booze, bereavement, broken guitars and table tennis. Beautifu...

Your Questions Answered - Part Three
August 22, 2019

Paul and Rob 'lean in' to more of your excellent questions, covering subjects like seasons, cities, Starburst... and many more. Beautiful, bespoke, New Balance / Running Commentary shirts available HERE: https://newbalanceteam.co.uk/clubs-t...

Birthdays, Birds, Broken Beds and Bad News
August 15, 2019

A nicer day than last time as Rob and Paul cruise through Clissold Park and around the reservoirs, trying to ignore the signs of Autumn around them. Paul reports on his fiftieth, and Rob reports on the Edinburgh Fringe - and some bad news. Also featuri...

Canal-side Catch-up
August 08, 2019

On a VERY rainy Tuesday Paul and Rob take the towpath to Victoria Park and catch up on all their recently adventures. Featuring a 21st Century 10k, a grumpy parkrun and a classic fall, all very local, from Rob, and adventures in parenting, dining, runn...