Ponteland Runners Off Road

This time we met up with our very own Geordie Springbok and run leader Theo Fourie. Matty turns expert interviewer as Theo tells of his journey from South Africa to Ponteland Runners. We also talk about buses (Matty's in particular), next years race calendar and have a race round up.

Join us this time for a race recap of this year's trip to Kielder. Whether you were running the full or half marathon,  fun was pretty much the order of the day! Find out who was feeling top of the pops, who got all emotional and what our members thought of the race, the day and the driver of the bus that got you there! We give shout outs to others who have run too - from Chicago to Amsterdam...

We recap on a stunning start to the Cross Country season at Wrekenton before taking you all to Berlin to run on of the worlds' great marathons.

Join us once again for more off road conversation. This time we catch up on some great performances by all our club runners at the Great North Run and at the Matfen 10k. Finally we look ahead to our Berlin trip next weekend.

Join us on another episode as Laura goes AWOL, we round up recent results and we look ahead to the Great North Run. Matty talks about his love of cross country ahead of the new season and we finish with the third of our coaching tips from Mark, this time focusing on nutrition. Thanks for listening and see you next time!

We're back in time for the holiday weekend rounding up some phenomenal club performances in local 5k and 10k road races, the Steelman triathlon, the Mouth of the Tyne Aqualthon, and Copenhagen Ironman. Matty introduces us all to his unique approach to training, before Mark carpenter tells us all how it should really be done.

Join us for another round of club news and results before we hear from Paul O'Neil on his recent trip to Holland where he took part in a 175 mile long distance relay. Part of the 'Hood to Coast' Race Series and billed as 'The Mother of All Relays', the European leg took a route from the Netherlands’ highest point to the turquoise waters of the North Sea. Not only did Paul do this on work time, he...

Freddie once sang "get on your bikes and ride" and that's exactly what 18 Ponteland Runners decided to do in June 2019, swapping their trainers for tiny shoes clipped in to their pedals!  How did it go? How many completed it and how steep were those hills anyway? Tune in and find out if you're tough enough to have a go next year!

Listen in folks to hear all about this year's Lakesman TriAthlon event held in Keswick in June 2019. Laura, Matty and Abby describe the action and we have special voice clips from some of our athletes who took park. It was a cracking event by all accounts topped off by Ponteland scooping a number of prizes which is just fantastic when you consider both the size and nature of the event. Well done t...

In this episode Laura catches up with our very own club social secretary Helen O'Neil. Believe it or not, Helen only got in to running within the last few years and now it's a very big part of her, and her family's, life. Listen in to hear her story as she tells us how she got started, how she managed to keep running whilst pregnant, and how she juggles a busy home and working life with the need w...

Join us once again as we meet up in The Badger for a good old chin wag! Laura talks about the lasting impressions from her trip to Kenya, and Matty rounds up what's been a busy time in the racing calendar. We end with a look ahead to our Sprint Tri and the inaugural club Summer 5k Handicap which takes place at 7pm on Wednesday 26 June in place of the usual club session. We hope to see you ALL ther...

Don't miss this special episode where you can hear all the info you need about this year's Sprint Tri in Ponteland on 30 June 2019, one of the North East Senior Grand Prix events for 2019 put on by northeast club PontelandTri. Now in our second year, our event is ideal for newcomers to the sport aswell as experienced triathletes and this year we're trying to do our bit for the environment and help...

In the episode I talk with former Falcons favourite and Scotland rugby international Allister Hogg.  Ally joined us for a run session this week and then popped in to talk about his career and his plans to take on a few triathlons, marathon walks, half marathon runs and even the Cyclone.  From playing for his school to signing his first professional contract, Ally has toured the world pla...

I am joined by new member Nicola Balfour as she talks about joining the club and the improvements she has since made to her running. We are also joined by Nicola's strengthening and conditioning expert Teleri Hamilton who has worked with elite athletes and amateurs like us. She provides an overview of her career and how she helps runners stay fit, and she gives us 3 simple exercises we can all do...

Matty and I round up the Manchester Marathon 2019 and Blyth 10k races and then we hear from our very own ultra runners - Arran Stephenson and Andy Hutchinson as they recount the Hardmoor Ultra in Cleveland. They ran, walked and crawled for an unimaginable 13 hours in horrendous conditions - all for a pizza ! I mean, haven't they heard you can get them delivered?! Anyway, well done guys and thanks...

We're back and this time Matty and I round up the Run Northumberland 20 miler and half marathon weekend in Ponteland, recapping on the Hardmoor 55 (50) ultra and some outstanding performances at the Rat Race Deerstalker 2019 amongst others. We look ahead to the Good Friday Relays and just have time for one of our infamous product reviews!  Email your comments & suggestions to podcast@pont...

We're back! This time we round up the cross country season and look ahead to future Parkrun and Club Championship events before our main feature interview with Richard Hunter, the man behind Run Nation. His story takes him from Hexham to the USA and back to his beloved North East again where he set up Run Nation events in 2010. He's passionate about running events and now he's looking further afie...

Matty and I catch up on the latest cross country shenanigans at Thornley Woods and we give a few well deserved shout outs to our great runners. Then we hear from Laura who shares her thoughts on her stint in Kenya so far, what running can mean to some of the local people there and we discuss the challenges she is facing delivering the projects she is managing and how we might be able to help.

Join me and a load of great parkrun runners, as we meet up after last Saturday's run to celebrate the 9th anniversary of Newcastle Parkrun. I ask runners "why parkrun?" and chat with event founders Angela and Ian Kirtley about how the toon parkrun got started, its success and how parkrun is spreading throughout the North East. Ably assisted again by Matty while Laura is away. Enjoy!

Join Matty and myself for another busy episode as he explains leading in the B and C sessions, we hear from Laura Kipchoake and I'm joined by Nick Settle from England Athletics for an insight in to the role of EA.

Join us in conversation with Matty Bell as he explains what he gets up to in leader sessions, we give shout outs to our fantastic members, and look ahead to the upcoming relays and cross country races. Then we feature the last of our conversation with Ray Smedley as we discuss the breaking 2 project, women's running and look ahead to the next champions. Thanks Ray, it was a pleasure!

Join us for part 2 of our conversation with Ray as we look at training and nutrition methods back in the 70's and today.

Join us as we give everyone who took part in the Christmas handicap a shoutout (and yes, we mean everyone!), then we take you to New York as Paul Doney brings his marathon experience to life with clips, chat and one of our infamous gear reviews. We finish with Matty reflecting on a job well done. 

Join us for more interesting chat this time on getting high (from Sunday's long run), we contemplate fell running, and we hear from our very own award winner Sue Heppell on her plans to turn Ponteland Tri in to a triathlon powerhouse!! We finish with another unique gear review, just in time for Christmas!

Join us as we talk about running in the rain and the perils of trying to get a run in when you're away from home with work. Laura talks about her trip to see the Kenyan's (and we don't mean Chris) and Mark shares his ideas on coaching. We end with our now famous reviews of 2 bits of kit you'll all want for Christmas! Thanks for listening and see you next time.