Run With Skill

The final episode of the series. How did Damian do in Madeira at the European Masters Championships in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000 metres? We hear whether he was able to get to the start line, his reflections on the past 12 months and his plans for the future. As ever we hear from Richard Franzese and how he has been doing. He also weighs in with his considerable insights.  We hope you enjoy l...

In this special espisode, we hear from the man from Mead on his feat of climbing Mont Blanc. It is the highest mountain in the Alps and Europe sitting at 4,805.59 m above sea level. It sits between parts of France, Italy, and Switzerland. We get an insight into his preparation and a run down on how he did on this monumentous challenge!  We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here:  https://runwithski...

This series will follow Damian Nevins as he targets the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey. An earlier episode to cover the final preparations- just over one week to go! Damian is still on course to be on the startline. We hear about how he has dealt with recent setbacks,...

This series will follow Damian Nevins as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey. Damian has managed a few more races. He is nearing crunch time before the European Masters. We hear how training has gone and the plan for the final month. Richard is...

This series will follow Damian Nevins as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey. A bigger gap between episodes than planned due to a number of reasons. However, Damian has finally completed his first steeplechase race of the season. We hear about t...

This series will follow Damian Nevins as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey. We hear how Damian did in his 5000m race and the implications for training and the season ahead. Did he take Richard's advice on more specifity in his training.?Listen...

Episode 3 is finally here after a 2 year hiatus!  We are joined by resident shoe expert-Declan Traynor and we give you a deep dive into the following shoes.  Our aim to see if we can come up with a non-super shoe able to work across a range of distance but without a stiff midsole and big heel. Hoka Rocket X Adidas adizero pro Adidas SL 20 (2023 model) Adidas adios 9 Adidas SL evo In the segment 'R...

This series will follow Damian as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey. Damian has been steadily progressing his training but the competitve season is not so far away. We discuss how to navigate the return from injury with limited running trainin...

  This series will follow Damian as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey. The comeback is on for Damian.  Catch up on how he training has gone as he navigates his way back onto 'the path to Madeira'. We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here:  htt...

In Episode 5, we hear how how things have not gone to plan for Damian but Richard is on an upward curve with life and training. Tune in to hear about the fine line between top fitness and injury and the way back to full training.  This series will follow Damian as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of...

In Epsiode 4 we hear how Damian has done in his recent races from cross-country to indoor.  We discuss the races he is targeting in the upcoming months. There is random football chat and Richard fills us in on his own training. This series will follow Damian as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Ea...

Epsiode 3 is here. Entries to the European Masters Championships have officially opened so more concrete plans are starting to be made. We'll hear how Damian has done in a few recent races of contrasting demands. How have the past 5 weeks training gone?  What is the balance like between training and the demands of life? This series will follow Damian as he targets the European Masters Championship...

Epsiode 2 of The Path to Madeira is here! A little later than planned. We hear what Damian has been up to and how his training is going.  We hear if he is getting 'back' into shape and the options for running in the Swedish winter. This series will follow Damian as he targets the European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be...

This new series will follow Damian as he targets the European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey. We start off a recap of what Damian and Richard have been up to for the past 11 months and what is in store before the next episode!    We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here:  https://runwithskill.podbe...

The Run With Skill podcast is back after a sabbatical. In this episode, we welcome Arran Marshall as our special guest. He tells us about his running career, his move into coaching and how he has coped with chronic fatigue syndrome.  Listen here: https://runwithskill.podbean.com/ Spotify Pocketcasts Googlecasts Hope you enjoyed listening. If you do, please follow and don't forget to spread the wor...

Damian is continuing his return to full fitness with a recent indoor 1500m to see where things are. This leads on to the deep dive training talk on the 'possibility' of him running 8.45 for 3000m by the end of January 2024. As ever, Richard gives his honest opinion whilst we hear about his own fitness journey. In this episode, the deep training talk is on '3000m in 8.45’ Listen in to hear more fro...

We hear what Damian and Richard have been up to over the past fortnight. Has training been any good or 'snow' good'? In this episode, the deep training talk is on 'Running Without Strava' Listen in to hear more from the dynamic duo. We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here: https://runwithskill.podbean.com/ Spotify Pocketcasts Googlecasts Hope you enjoyed listening. If you do, please follow and do...

With winter coming closer in Stockholm, what has training been like for Damian? Has Richard been out more on 4 or 2 wheels? In this episode, the deep training talk is on 'how often should you race' Listen in to hear more from the dynamic duo. We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here: https://runwithskill.podbean.com/ Spotify Pocketcasts Googlecasts Hope you enjoyed listening. If you do, please fol...

Both Richard and Damian have been unwell. How has this affected their training? In this episode, the deep training talk is on 'single vs double days´. Listen in to hear more from the dynamic duo. We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here: https://runwithskill.podbean.com/ Spotify Pocketcasts Googlecasts Hope you enjoyed listening. If you do, please follow and don't forget to spread the word! https:...

What has Richard bought? What did Damian decide to do at the last minute? In this episode, the deep training talk is on 'dealing with a plateau in performance´. Listen in to hear more from the dynamic duo. We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here: https://runwithskill.podbean.com/ Spotify Pocketcasts Googlecasts Hope you enjoyed listening. If you do, please follow and don't forget to spread the wo...

In this episode, we hear from Jack Whitebury who has recently run a host of person bests. He has found the form of his life after becoming a father for the first time. We hear about his training and philsophy towards racing during this time.  We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here: https://runwithskill.podbean.com/ Spotify Pocketcasts Googlecasts Hope you enjoyed listening. If you do, please fol...

How is Damian's return to running going? How is Richard's gym routine progressing? In this episode, the deep dive training talk is on  'cross-country tactics´. Listen in to hear more from the dynamic duo. We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here: https://runwithskill.podbean.com/ Spotify Pocketcasts Googlecasts Hope you enjoyed listening. If you do, please follow and don't forget to spread the wor...

What has been happening in the last month with Richard and Damian? Has the gym work and build up with running training continued? We blame the delay in recording the latest episode on mutual clashes of events combined with the US/Sweden timezone. In this episode, we replace the deep dive training talk with our 'Gripes with runners´. Listen in to hear more from the dynamic duo. We hope you enjoy li...

How has the last fortnight been? Who has Richard seen live? Where is Damian on his return to fitness? This week's deep dive training talk is on  'The Comeback from Injury´. Listen in to hear more from the dynamic duo. We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here: https://runwithskill.podbean.com/ Spotify Pocketcasts Googlecasts Hope you enjoyed listening. If you do, please follow and don't forget to s...

We have been away for an unannounced 'summer holiday' but we are back. Richard has found his mojo again.  Damian explains the reason for the break in recordings. This week's deep dive training talk is on  ’the off season’. Listen in to hear more from the dynamic duo. We hope you enjoy listening! Listen here: https://runwithskill.podbean.com/ Spotify Pocketcasts Googlecasts Hope you enjoyed listeni...