Two Men On The Run

Last week saw the end days of 10 days of athletics as Eugene Oregon hosted the World Athletics Championships and this week the Two Men on the Run catch up on some of the action, days before athletics hits the TV screens again as Birmingham hosts the Commonwealth Games.

This week the Two Men on the run catch up on their running, give us the lowdown on their race against each other from a couple of weeks back, and discuss the balance of running for fun and running to achieve a fast time or win a race, and can you actually run for both hmm? Are time trials better than races? Plus Matt breaks down this year's Tour of Merseyside results which saw an exciting battle a...

The Two Men on the Run are back and this week they actually spend the majority of the podcast, actually talking about running, from their own training and racing, or lack of in Matt's case, to the structure of athletics and how it might bring in more viewers and competitive athletics if it could stop getting in its own way.

This week on the Two Men on the Run podcast the men are joined by Louis Leung the man who's been putting Jon-Jo through his paces, from lactate testing to VO2 Max test and rigid nutrition guides, but has Jon-Jo been sticking to them? Louis is a current MSc Sport Nutrition Student at Liverpool John Moores University. After conducting a study, which you'll learn more about on the show, he joins the...

In this episode, the Two Men on the Run discuss the upcoming first Northern League fixture of the season, as well as talk about the use of non-recyclable materials within the running industry from race t-shirts and medals to running shoes.

The Two Men on the Run catch up following Matt's exploits at the Manchester Marathon last Sunday, and Jon-Jo doesn't hold back on how he feels about Matt's performance. Plus Jon-Jo discusses the upcoming National 12 Stage and his thoughts on his team, Liverpool Harriers chances. And the Men discuss what's next for them both with the chance to take their friendship and rivalry to the track this sum...

Well as Season 2 of the podcast is underway the Two Men on the Run have a catch-up on all the training and racing that they've been up to since the last time they properly sat down all the way back in October 2021. Jon-Jo discusses his trips to race in Ireland, and Matt catches us up on his England Vest and Manchester Marathon preparation. Plus the guys discuss a host of running and not so running...

The Two Men on the Run are back for Season 2 and they're kicking off the second season joined by two amazing Merseyside Athletes. GB international Jenny Clague, whose honours include 4th place at the 1992 World Cross Country Championships in Boston, and a 32:41.29 10,000m PB and a slew of Merseyside, Northern and National Cross Country medals. Alex O'Brien fellow Merseyside and Liverpool Harrier a...

Ian Lawton is back but this week he becomes an honourary man on the run as he steps into the interviewer seat along with Jon-Jo as the two put some tough questions to the now 2021 Manchester and Liverpool Marathon Champion - Matt Crehan. The guys get Matt to talk them through his Manchester and Liverpool victories, which took place only two weeks apart, they dive into his training schedule, his ra...

Two Men on the Run are back again, this week joined by GB Duathlete and Triathlete, Mersey Tri's Ian Lawton. Ian talks to the men about his early day's as a Liverpool Harrier and his time out of the sport after being told by a doctor he'd never compete again, before returning to take on not only running but adding swimming and cycling to the mix as well. The Men talk about the art of training and...

After a bit of a hiatus, the Two Men on the Run are back with a fantastic interview with the ever-present and supremely talented Tony O'Brien. Now the podcast doesn't get to delve too much into Tony's actual accomplishments on the road, XC and track as the guys discuss a range of topics, from 'Super Shoes' and coaching philosophies to the City of Liverpool and Tony's life. So here are just a coupl...

The Two Men on the Run are joined by the GB and Welsh International Athlete Nathan Jones. Following on from a great morning run around Croxteth Park, Nathan joins the Two Men on the Run to discuss how he got into the sport, his scholarship and time at McNeese University, under coach Brendon Gilroy, and his transition to being coached by legendary British Marathon Runner Steve Jones as part of Boul...

This week the Two Men on the Run celebrate the start of the 2020/21 Olympic Games and are joined by 1992 Barcelona Olympian Ann (Williams) Griffiths. Ann tells the men about her highs and lows from winning Silver at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 to her Olympic story in 1992 at Barcelona. Her evolution of coaches from her local club in St. Helens where she grew up to the expert guidance she receiv...

This week the Two Men on the Run discuss, the Olympic Games, the comparison between the UK and US Olympic Trials, and Jon-Jo finally retells the full story of his mid-race fight at the Sale Sizzler. Plus the guys discuss how athletics has a way to go to compete as a sport on the media stage.

The Two Men on the Run are back with another episode and this week they're joined by another of Jon-Jo's training partners the youngster of the group Tom Rogerson. Tom discusses his journey through athletics starting at the very beginning as a 9-year-old in the development group at Liverpool Harriers to his 12th place at the English School Cross Country and his tenure at Manchester Met University...

This week the Two Men on the Run are joined by another special guest and this one has some might titles. 2x Boston Marathon Winner as well as a 3rd and 7th place finish. 2nd Place New York City Marathon in 2:09.08. Competed at the 1980 Moscow and 1984 LA Olympics Games. Winner of the Emsley Carr Mile - in 3:55.8 One of only 25 men who has run sub 4 in the mile and sub 2:10 in the marathon. The leg...

This week the Two Men on the Run with another special guest, Liverpool Harrier and Jon-Jo's training partner Alistair Rutherford. The Men jump into Alistair's early years as a talented musician that led him to play for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and how the dedication he has for his music has made him a better runner. They discuss his Two World Records and his learning from a host of diff...

The Cheshire Elite Marathon is finally here and Matt's ready to put his 12 weeks of solid training for it to the test, he tells Jon-Jo his plans for the race and going all-in on the day. The Two Men on the Run also discuss running watches, the fantastic return of junior parkrun and what it might mean for the regular Saturday parkrun and darts what as a sport can running and athletics learn from it...

This week the Two Men on the Run are flying solo and are catching up on a lot of changes from lifting of some lockdown measures, meaning group training and racing are back. Matt talks us through his 14:18 PB at the Podium 5k and the men discuss Beth Potters World Best and Unofficial World Record of 14:41 at the same event. Matt finally got a chance to talk Jon-Jo through the British Olympic Marath...

The Two Men on the Run are joined by the guest that Jon-Jo has been promising all you listeners since about Episode 2, as Dr Claire Blennerhassett, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Health at Edge Hill University joins them to talk all things Nutrition, Diet and Running. She tells the men all about her study into the best fuelling for Ultra Runners, is it a High Fat/Low Carb, or High Carb/Low Fat?...

The Two Men on the Run are joined by GB Athlete and one of the fastest men to ever come out of Merseyside, Liverpool Pembroke and Sefton Harrier, Marty McLoughlin as he discusses his running career from running the 2nd fastest 10 mile of 1987 which still ranks him as one of the 4th fastest Brits of all time only one second behind Mo Farah, with 46:26. To his fantastic Great North Run performance,...

This week the Two Men on the Run celebrate International Women's Day, joined by the Mother of all Mothers and Runner of all Runners, St. Helens Strider, Rachael Fairclough. Discussions get deep, from shoe debates to the after-effects of pregnancy and lockdown athletic training to sponsorship equality and the XC distance debate continues. Also, Happy Birthday to one of the Two Men on the Run Jon-Jo...

The Two Men on the Run are joined by St. Helens Strider, Kelly Hamilton this week as they catch-up on training and how Kelly has dealt with the last year of lockdown, homeschooling and her new house move. The trio discusses the lack of races for amateur and sub-elite athletes following a bold statement from international athlete Jessica Judd earlier in the week, and how they're hoping to finally h...

This week on Two Men on the Run, Matt teases Jon-Jo about his up and coming 35th Birthday when he'll move up into the Veteran Athletics category, Jon-Jo gives a shout out to his work colleagues and tells why they suggested he check out Twitch? And the guys discuss some of the mistakes that they themselves and other 'sub-elite' athletes make.

This week on Two Men on the Run, the men discuss their training over that past week with some tough sessions in some brutal weather conditions. The XC Equality debate rages on and are running clubs in the UK a failure now in this modern world and should the UK be looking to have a more American Running 'Group/Team' Design? Plus Matt discuss is recent running-related reading with Matt Fitzgeralds'...