MARMCAST

MARMCAST is 50!!!! The boys head to Coombe Abbey for the Big Bear Trail 10K. It's 34 and a scorcher, but the boys are sat in their camping chairs, hosting their very first OUTSIDE BROADCAST!! (with mixed results). Enjoy! Music tonight from The Indigo Sunsets - "A Perfect World". Contact us at: marmcastpod@gmail.com Join the Facebook Group: Middle Aged Running Man, Going for Goldy Jo...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 49!!  We are back!! From a week off!! As well as finally revealing plans for the Jane McDonald MARMCAST Summer Running Challenge, the boys chat to parkrun expert James from North Devon (originally Banbury) who takes on perhaps the laziest Goldy on Guitar ever. The boys discuss their own parkrun exploits including (of course) Arrow Valley, Evesham and MARM&ap...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 48!!  Andy and Tim open the pod by discussing ANOTHER Andy illness, as well as a few opening comments on the World Cup, as it enters its 73rd week. Michelle Lewis from charity, Step Forward with Lewis joins the lads to share here love of running, her inspiration behind helping others, and her terrible knowledge of 70's sitcoms. The boys are also joined...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 47!!  MARMCAST is exactly ONE YEAR old. Andy and Tim reflect on the highs and lows of this year, thinking back to the early days of the pod and realising that those embarrassingly ill conceived ideas....are still their embarrassingly ill conceived ideas that make up the entirety of the pod. Talking of which, Andy has a Jane McDonald running Strava idea, whic...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 46!!  The boys are back!! And this time no technical hitches!! Fresh from York and Lisbon respectively, theboys discuss old World Cups, Coin Collections and thr joys (or not) of family based games. Andy throws himself headfirst into a huge clue based treasure hunt, whilst Tim throws a pack of cards at the wall. The joys of borderline spiritual running is dis...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 45!! FEATURE LENGTH!! After the car crash technical mess of an episode last week, at only 55 mins long, it's a whopper tonight before the boys take a week off in York and Lisbon respectively. The boys open this weeks pod by discussing their upcoming holidays and classic TV shows from the Richard Carpenter stable, Dick Turpin and Robin of Sherwood. Jamie...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 44!! The boys open this weeks pod by discussing AGAIN Goldy's burgeoning fame and the birth of his new Youtube Channel - Going for Goldy - check it out on Youtube - Like, Share and Subscribe! The boys also discuss the fuel crisis and the benefits of a Hybrid, as well as a chase between a Berlingo and a Beamer. Lytham St Anne resident and good egg Greg j...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 43!! The boys open this weeks pod by discussing Goldy's burgeoning fame and the birth of his new Youtube Channel - Going for Goldy - check it out on Youtube - Like, Share and Subscribe! Off the back of promoting Wild Things Keyworth, Tim and Andy discuss their favourite hedgerow based creatures, easily distinguishing between the endangered and vermin. T...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 42!! The boys discuss Andy's new haircut, and barber etiquette. Small talk or street talk? Tea was a shared experience tonight, all wrapped up. Tim does his first parkrun in a while, going to the non anonymous Sutton Park, where walkers were welcomed.... Andy explains the process of timekeeping in the funnel. A fantastic appearance on Goldy this week fr...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 41!! The boys discuss hair length, hair styles and reinventing yourself at University. All running relevant. On top of that Andy review Catherdral to castle which he ran last week, and although not a Ironbridge Derangement, still featured a small mishap. A fantastic appearance on Goldy this week from Sheffield's second finest Richard Cottam, who is also...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 40!! The Duke of Kent returns following a week off to make it 40 up for MARMCAST. Discussing 40th birthdays of old - Tim and Andy somehow fall into childhood trauma, being picked last, and playing "like a Goldsby". A fantastic appearance on Goldy this week from Nicole, who suffers some terrible 90's based Renault Clio tomfoolery to smash the G...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 39!! Tim and Andy record one last pod before next week's break for Andy to go to Kent. Tim talks at Andy for at least 33mins, covering his birthday curry and his commitment to a challenge called "75 Hard". A fantastic appearance on Goldy this week from Gavin, hailing from Drogheda in Ireland, one of the very first recruits into the Marmy Army,...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 38!! Tim and Andy open the pod this week by discussing Sunday night telly in the 80's, covering classics like Allo Allo, Hi Di Hi and Howard's Way. Predatory shop owners and a quick discussion on who would be Compo and who would be Foggy ensues. An appearance from a sub 40 year old Martin on Goldy on Guitar - it's Bond night. Will he do Britai...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 37!! After some time flirting with the Top Ten, MARMCAST now sits in 13th position (UK Running Podcast Charts) and surely the evening with Raworth is only months away. Tim is still down in the mouth following his first ever DNF and Andy is again sitting pretty on the back of "smashed burger night". There is an AI led deep dive into every aspect of...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 36!! It's Friday night. Tim is down in the mouth following his first ever DNF and Andy is cock of the walk following a decent week training and a fast parkrun. We have the Blading hating Bev on Goldy, who can't hear a thing from Andy's guitar but still manages to scoop a voucher. The Doc makes an appearance to help review the Cambridge Half Ma...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 35!! We are back on Friday night and after a brief spell of sunshine, the boys are tucking into choc ices and Soleros (respectively) We have brilliant the Tim, from Bourton on the Water, who has offered MARM a limitless place to park the Galaxy, playing a children's version of Goldy. Dr Ian has dropped an ipad on his foot and, with MARM's hammy and...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 34!! It's a Saturday night!! Having delayed their recording one night, the boys discuss Saturday night dinner and their parkrun escapades, with Andy pacing to PB's and Tim pacing to injury, one week out from Cambridge. Chiropractor Tris joins the boys to help Tim through his hamstring pain, with the promises of needles and loosening. Kurt Wilson pl...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 33!! The boys discuss the pain of their respective weeks. From bramble injuries to tooth extraction failures and everything in between. Todd joins the Bourton 10K preview excitement and it seems does not take the bait expertly laid out by Tim, based on Farmers and Bridges. He's on the night shift and gives short shrift. The boys chat to Laura Bartlett-S...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 32!! The boys discuss the murderous world of the music industry. In particular, murderous drummers with a cross to bear. Andy discuss the nototiously difficult 3rd album and covers the reality of life on tour whilst Tim fantasises about MARMFEST. The boys chat to Amy Broadfield, a rapidly improving runner, 4 years into her running career, who may well just b...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 31!! The boys have been running in the cold and wet. Andy is cock a hoop with his home made butter and Tim is wearing a hooded blanket.  The boys chat to Alex Bodin, a new Youtube Ultra Runner who has experience of the Manchester Marathon and may very well be the most inept guest on Goldie on Guitar in its short history. Truly, truly awful. As well as chatti...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 30!! Another milestone!! MARMCAST is 30!! For at least 20 mins, the boys waffle excitedly after a week away watching the Traitors Finale. What has been happening? The boys chat to Phil Cuff an MK based runner, who plays a law enforcement themed game of Goldy and discusses all things marathon. Andy discusses his own decision to postpone his marathon attempt,...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 29!!  This week Andy and MARM discuss...running. That's right, for a very decent amount of time, they actually talk running. The boys chat to Running Royalty, the King and Queen of the Long Run, Parkrun, Anyrun - Dawn and John Broom, from Youtube channel The Two Running Brooms. Dawn and John take us through their running experience, as well as treating...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 28!! Happy New Year!! This week Andy and MARM discuss their Shop Bought, Pizzas, Andy's Outdoor Oven aspirations and the dangers of double cheesing his dough. Driving in the snow and Bin collections are also covered in inordinate detail within the first 30 mins. With the cancellation of the nation's parkruns, Andy has a 10K at Boddenham to report b...

Welcome to MARMCAST!! It's Episode 27!! Happy New Year!! This week Andy and MARM discuss their Christmas and New Year's experiences. 150 Party Poppers vs Ronan Keating and a polite retreat. Both of the boys have been parkrunning, Andy has finally done some tourism, despite being a reluctant passenger in the back of a family car. As well as Parkrun Parables, the boys are very excited to w...

Welcome to MARMCAST! It's Episode 26!! This week Andy and MARM celebrate Christmas early, by discussing their secret wrapping escapades and whispering about what Santa may (or may not) be bringing this year. Also discussed are Movie Guilty pleasures, with some common themes. As well as Parkrun Parables, a bursting mailsack and a few shoutouts, the boys play Goldy with an unexpected guest as t...