Run The Grind

Run The Grind

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Run The Grind is a podcast that dives into the world of running and business - Sharing insights, experiences, and conversations with the occasional special guest. Hosted by Ewan Heritage (The Dental Athlete) and Alfie Manthorpe, an international runner.

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Latest episode

Mar 13, 2026

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Episodes

S2:E6 - Ewan recaps Paris Half Marathon, Alfie prepares for the Bath Half Marathon, Heat training and Marathon Training Tips 13.03.2026

Welcome back to episode 6! This episode is packed with a race recap of Ewans time in Paris for the Half marathon, Alfie talks about marathon prep and how he tapers into a half marathon in the middle of a training block. LA marathon direction issues, Heat training tips...

S2:E5 - Doping in Athletics, USA National Champs Half Marathon, Half Marathon build up. 05.03.2026

Welcome back to episode 5 of run the grind! Today Ewan and Alfie cover the latest running news including the USA national championships Half marathon chaos, doping scandals affecting British medals, Bath Half marathon training for Alfie and Paris Half marathon training for Ewan. We also preview the House of sportsshoes...

BONUS EPISODE - LISTENER QUESTIONS 27.02.2026

Today we go into all of your questions you sent through on instagram... Sorry if we missed you but feel free to message us on instagram with any questions you want answering!

S2:E4 - Fastest 10K in the world recap, Alfie is deep into marathon training, Ewan Returns to training 24.02.2026

We are on a roll! Back with episode 4, we recap the castellon 10k where two European 10k records were broken. Alfie recaps his first 200k+ week of the marathon block and Ewan returns to training after racing the Barcelona Half. Ewan also lost the bet about Keely Hodgkinson breaking the indoor 800m world record...

S2:E3 - Fastest 5K in the world, Barcelona Half Marathon 18.02.2026

Welcome back to episode 3 of Run The Grind... Today we recap Alfie running a 5K PB at Armagh where he runs 13:40! And Ewan travels to Barcelona to run his first race in 4 months post injury.

S2:E2 - Marathon training, Stress Fractures, Athletics Trivia... 10.02.2026

Welcome back to episode 2 of run the grind (season 2) Alfie is racing Armagh 5k this Thursday deep into a marathon block for the London marathon, will he beat his 5k pb of 13:45? Ewan prepares to race barcelona half marathon whilst he waits for his MRI scan to rule out a tibial bone stress fracture... enjoy!

S2:E1 - Run The Grind: Alfie runs 27:40 10k and 3rd fastest 10k UK All Time. 28.01.2026

It is good to be back! Ewan and Alfie finally return to podcasting and we talk through Alfie becoming the 3rd fastest 10k runner in the UK after running a 27:40 10k in Valencia. Ewan is going through injury issues and is hoping to be back racing some half marathons in the near future. Alfie also announces his next race which is his debut marathon at the London marathon 2026.

Alfie previews Valencia Half and Ewan Prepares for the cross country season with a potential injury 26.10.2025

Run the Grind — Episode: Cross Country Prep & Valencia Half Training In this episode of Run the Grind, hosts Ewan Heritage (aka thedentalathlete) and Alfie Manthorpe dive into their current running and training blocks as the season heats up. Ewan shares insights into his cross country race preparations, while Alfie breaks down his build-up for the Valencia Half Marathon. Expect honest chat abo...

15. Lots of Half Marathons... 15.10.2025

Ewan Races The Manchester Half Marathon and recaps how the race didn't go to plan as he struggles to find form after Sydney Marathon, Alfie Prepares for the Valencia Half Marathon in less than 2 weeks whilst balancing moving house and training location to Manchester and getting used to training with olympians.

Ewan Recaps Sydney Marathon + Alfie wins the Sheffield 10K 02.10.2025

We are back and Ewan has took over editing duties so expect more consistent episodes - WEEKLY. In todays episode we recap Ewans Sydney Marathon, World Champs Results, Berlin Marathon and Alfies win at the Sheffield 10k.

Marathon training and things we've missed! 23.08.2025

We are back. Ewan and Alfie talk about marathon training, Alfie's trip to Iceland (which included Russ Cook - The hardest geezer) and everything we've missed talking about over the last few months

We are back! Alfie is racing a 10K and complaining a lot 22.05.2025

We are back! Alfie is racing a 10K and complaining a lot. Ewan has been to Boston, Tokyo and is heading to Paris. And he's leaving behind the "dental athlete" title. Sort of. We also give a run down on some of the new and exciting running shoes.

The Fastest 5K In The World #11 06.04.2025

Ewan gives a debrief of his 5K PB at the Podium 5K, where he ran a 15:21!

A Running And Business Podcast #10 25.03.2025

We talk European athletics indoor championships, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, our running, and some business stuff. Marathon nutrition plan - https://thedentalathlete.com/products/marathon-fuelling-strategy

A lot of new things, half marathon world records and 10K races 07.03.2025

Our longest podcast yet! We talk our recent races, training, the half marathon world record. Ewan has also moved house, so we’ll blame him for the delayed podcast episode.

Becoming a pro runner. Ep8 15.02.2025

We answer some listener questions and talk about some exciting news for Alfie in terms of his athletic career.

Running Shoe Guide 03.02.2025

Coaching - https://thedentalathlete.com/ In this podcast we go through our training weeks (like usual) and do an in-depth run through of our current running shoe rotation and what running shoes we recommend for runners. That includes building out a shoe rotation.

New Year Same Podcast 24.01.2025

Welcome back to the Run The Grind podcast, sorry for the delayed start this year, we've recorded 3 podcasts but the first two we decided to delete for reasons it's best not to go into. On this episode we talk new years resolutions and life, what do we have going on in the future and a lot of nonsense!

Our Response To Jake Dearden 01.01.2025

On this episode we answer questions asked to us by Jake Dearden. This includes our max weight in the Gym, VO2 Max training, cross training, recovery and much more!

Running a 62 minute half marathon 21.12.2024

On today's episode we talk about Alfie's Half Marathon debut, some of our favourite businesses within the running industry and answer some questions about how to train effectively whilst aiming to minimise injury.

Running tips, the "1%'s" and if they work 15.12.2024

This episode is all about the running "1%'s". Stuff like ice baths, Saunas, compression socks, etc.. Alfie and Ewan discuss if they actually work (for them). If you'd like to sign up to our runclub you can click here - https://forms.gle/BCWG4xW1D93GeFVE7

#2: The Best Running Shoe Rotation | Hill Training | Race Prep 07.12.2024

On episode 2 we talk everything running shoes. We go through how to build the best running shoe rotation. Starting with 1 running shoe and building up to our dream rotation. We also talk training tips. This time it's all about hill repeats! If you'd like to sign up to our runclub you can click here - https://forms.gle/BCWG4xW1D93GeFVE7

#1: A Running and Business therapy session 02.12.2024

Our first episode. Sorry in advance... We discuss our training, running shoes, Hyrox and have our own therapy session. If you want to sign up for our 21st of December Run club - https://forms.gle/DHHBF2dbg2ZyLpmn9

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