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Back To The Woods Sep 24, 2026

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Paul and Rob run up the Parkland Walk to Highgate Woods for the first time in a while. Featuring Bonnie's troubles, different Saturday morning plans, high mileage and consistent parkrunning for Rob, country training ahead for Paul, Shoreditch Half, the Great North Run and half mara mantras, correspondents' questions, running-related clickbait, reading report, interacting with real people, anticipating the Yorkshire Marathon, and what the rest of the next generation are up to.

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Rob's Wife Julia Sep 21, 2026

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The Deerings take a turn as Julia contemplates fitting fitness into her busy schedule - and training for her first half Marathon.

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Episode One - Part Two Sep 17, 2026

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Our bumper season opener concludes, with Paul trying to get off the socials - and leaving Sky - Rob's parkrun report - and non-parkrun report - being inspired by Tyson Fury, Forrest Gump and Suzy Strath, our Autumn run plans and family news, and a guess at what the future holds.

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The Latest From Lizzy P Sep 14, 2026

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Rob runs round Clissold Park catching up with Lizzy Pollott. She's got a refreshingly different relationship to the technology of running to Rob and Paul - and she's made a big decision about her next marathon.

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The Thorn Report Sep 12, 2026

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Rob met up with 'Sweary' Helen Thorn in hip-as-can-be Shoreditch to hear all her news; why is she on the bench? What's her new writing gig? What went wrong in Cape Town? How was her first Ultra? And what's next?
Thanks Helen. Take care; hope you're running again soon.

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Episode One - Part One Sep 10, 2026

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Season Two begins! In part one of our bumper opener, Paul and Rob find new paths over Hampstead Heath and talk ten years of change, the long hot summer, marital bliss, happy holidays, the highs and lows of their August running, and simple pleasures like frisbee in a field or bare feet on the beach.

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Soft Surfaces And Shady Trees Sep 03, 2026

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In the sun in Clissold Park, Paul and Rob catch up. Featuring gigs, festivals, gigs at festivals, Rob in the wars, lego, moomins and sorting your house out, life in hot weather, Josh Kerr's mile record, some birthdays, and Rob's writing plans.

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First Run Post Coast To Coast Aug 27, 2026

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Paul & Rob's first run out after the Coast to Coast sees them in Regents Park. Featuring a track session - despite not feeling 100% - for Paul, some Norwegian and ship-based running for Rob, Rob's theory about what's on Rob and Paul's hard drives, a graduation, a parkrun, and where the C2C left them ahead of the Autumn - Paul working towards a decent marathon, and Rob looking even further, both into the future and along the trail.

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Your August George Aug 24, 2026

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We catch up with George - and Paul - at Tonkinson Towers, where they talk of the eclipse, a track session and training for the Yorkshire Marathon.

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Coast To Coast - Blakey Ridge To Robin Hood's Bay Aug 20, 2026

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The final day of the coast-to-coast dawns on top of the North Yorkshire Moors, with Paul and Rob - and Wainwright - prepping in the Lion Inn, then finds them hot and bothered half way at Grosmont, and last but very much not least in Robin Hood's Bay - at coast number two, with the quest complete. Featuring the final day's adventures, thoughts on what it all means, and trouble at the next table the night before...
Thank you so much to Martin and everyone who met and ran with Rob, and to all of you for all your support on our trek; what an adventure!

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