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Jenny Collier Nov 17, 2025

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Rob runs with comedian Jenny Collier in Brockwell Park, where they are repeatedly distracted. Featuring Jenny's introduction to chatty running, tots and dogs, locked up bogs, her incoming Asian adventure, 'jump-rope' and other training techniques, Jenny's burping journey, Half Marathon highs and lows, Brockwell parkrun, and a failed quest to find an unflattering picture.
This episode is just a little bit sweary and has some, shall we say, biological content.
Thanks so much Jenny! Good luck in Vietnam.

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Stay Curious Nov 13, 2025

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Paul and Rob are pleasantly surprised by some clement weather - and tenacious leaves - as rain and November in general ravage the country, leading to some spacious thinking in the wonderful woods. Featuring a non-parkrun parkrun, pass-agg devices, staying motivated in the last months of the year, Paul's book, tent poles and hard things, using it or losing it - and boozing it, leading to a challenging Monday-post-Sunday, foot fear, Nick D's PBs, Rob's new/old band Zoltar Speaks, and Paul's sexy sexy hair.
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Beyond The Ultimate's Kris King Nov 10, 2025

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On a Tom Cruise-ish trot along the Thames, Rob talks to Kris King from Beyond The Ultimate about their mission to take the challenge of even the most extreme Ultra Marathons somewhere new - figuratively and literally.
Thanks Kris!
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Halloween On A Halcyon Heath Nov 06, 2025

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Paul and Rob dig into Yorkshire Marathon memories and more on a sparklingly beautiful Hampstead Heath. Featuring training notes, future plans, football celebrations, what we did next, a sprinkle of spookiness, festive Half possibilities, gig report, running with dogs, Tonks vs trees, Rob and a rucksack, anticipating a morass, circumnavigating a circus, a surprise wife, and your brilliant PBs.
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George's Rome In Review Nov 03, 2025

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Back to the kitchen with Paul and George, back from his Rome Half Marathon and ready to report...

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The Yorkshire Marathon 2025 Oct 30, 2025

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Paul and Rob's Yorkshire Marathon, anticipated and debriefed. Featuring channelling Tom Cruise, RunCom IRL at Hampton by Hilton, the cops get called, the night before the run, a little light self-sabotage, breakfast reports and final thoughts. THEN... the other side! Paul - *plot-spoiler* - finishing in curmudgeonly style, overtaking and being overtaken, going out and coming back, various uses of the word 'beef', Rob's playlist-powered plod, music or not, similar times achieved, good-yet-grumpy news all round, and Tonks' beverages - or lack of.
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Final Thoughts Before York Oct 23, 2025

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Paul and Rob's traditional taper trot - a triple loop of Stoke Newington's Clissold Park - five days out from the Yorkshire Marathon. Featuring fitness and fear of falling (Rob) versus non-specific pre-marathon malaise (Paul), a double parkrun report, momentum in all its forms, a Gulman gig, youth and power versus age and wisdom, final Gold / Silver / Bronze predictions - and a wonderful, arboreal Autumn display.
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George Gets Ready For Rome Oct 20, 2025

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Paul's son George is off to Rome for a Half Marathon; here they anticipate the event - but first an explanation of why and where they're not running, and what they're up to instead.

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Helen's Big Seven Oct 20, 2025

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Sweary Helen Thorn returns! And since last she ran with Rob, she's completed the Sydney Marathon, meaning she's done all seven of the World Marathon Majors - so here she takes Rob through them all, on a couple of loops of *checks notes* her local cemetery...

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Tapers And Capers Oct 16, 2025

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Here's to the late Carlene Hutchinson.
Paul & Rob trot from Finsbury Park to Clissold Park and back along the new River. Featuring a posh party, a pacy parkrun, famous friends and their work, the weekend's adventures, hill training, booze and other habits, last long runs before the Yorkshire Marathon - plus final preparation plans and tips - an excellent PB, and some Gold / Silver / Bronze thoughts.

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