Running Commentary

Paul and Rob take advantage of a brief break in January's demoralising weather to take a turn round Finsbury Park. Featuring new shorts, Paul's Daughter's 10k, Rob's first parkrun of the year, that second-week-of-January feeling, new year, new projects, and a deep-ish dive into the early days of marathon training. Thanks again to everyone who was so generous to us through the Acast Supporter butto...

As rain clouds gather, the slopes and woods of leafy North London see Paul and Rob's first run of the year. Featuring the full Christmas and New Year's Eve report - dinner, shopping, relatives, shows, cocktails, watching Happy Valley - and the beginning of all those New Year commitments: parkrun, work-life balance, yoga with Adriene, the plans of the progeny, watching Happy Valley. Plus: festive f...

Rob runs the London Marathon on its joyous return to the iconic course post-lockdown - and Paul’s at home polishing his award. Featuring all the atmosphere and excitement of the 2021 run, Paul’s award-winning adventures, celebrities and fancy-dress runners, and all the news from the start, middle and finish of Rob’s sixteenth marathon. Congratulations to anyone and everyone who ran last Sunday - n...

On a lovely turn around Hampstead Heath under beautiful blue skies, Paul and Rob talk about running and happiness, training and strength, bumping into friends and crossing the path of disapprovers, tapering and potatoes, and when a bridge is not a bridge. Thank you again SO MUCH to all of you who have ‘bought us a coffee’ through the Acast Supporter button; you’re wonderful. You can pre-order Rob'...

Paul and Rob 'lean in' to more of your excellent questions, covering subjects like seasons, cities, Starburst... and many more. Beautiful, bespoke, New Balance / Running Commentary shirts available HERE: https://newbalanceteam.co.uk/clubs-teams-and-unis/running-commentary Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Le...

Our London Marathon in forty-five minutes; if only we could have truncated it like this on the day! Featuring wonderful other runners, brilliant supporters, excellent marshals (thank you), fictional policemen, a couple of Spider-men, Michel Roux, the Queen, a Unicorn in distress, and miles... lots of miles. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast....