What The Fartlek Podcast

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... We are back from celebrating the Taylor nuptials this past weekend with an action packed podcast for your audible pleasure. This weeks episode is brought to you in partnership with the amazing team at Bear Active We have a look back at our week in running, alongside a smattering of stories about Matt’s special weekend. Then its off to Jack's Elite Cor...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... This week's episode, brought to you alongside our friends at Brrheato , might be Mattless but it's still action packed. Rob is joined by Lou and JP to talk about our weeks in running, Lou has a big Cardiff announcement, JP has a big London announcement and we hype up the MASSIVE raffle currently live raising money for Citizens Advice Rotherham & D...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... S18 Ep2 is here and this week we are teaming up with our pals at Protein Rebel to bring you an action packed and incredibly unorganised episode of the What The Fartlek Podcast We are joined by Fartlek Family OG and all round lovely bloke, Pete Marshall as he looks back at our first Southern foray into the world of Pacing with RunThrough at Olympic Par...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... We are back with a bang for a whole new series of Fartleky fun with a community focus. Its a stacked episode this week so here is what you can expect: Rob ran the 2nd annual Chris Lam 5 miler this past weekend - we kick off our brand new race review segment with a look back at a great event put on by Widnes Running Club It's Mental Health Awareness we...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... For the last time in Series 17 its time for some What The Fartlek goodness and we round out the series with a bumper Spring Marathon Special Ahead of running London marathon next weekend, we are joined by the excellent Meg Stevens. She talks about her experience at the big one in 2023, her fundraising exploits for her 2025 entry and all about her runn...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... The penultimate episode of series 17 is here and its crammed full of fartleky fun. We take a look back at Drayton Manor 5k & 10k where we joined some of our amazing community to pace for our pals at RunThrough.  Ben tells us all about Goole Parkrun and we announce the finalists for this years Parkrun cup as the semi finals draw to a close Plus Jac...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... No Matt again this week as he is on holiday…or is he? But we do have Jack's Elite Corner, Parkun cup semi final news and a trip to Leek (nothing to do with going to the toilet) for your audible pleasure Remember you can join our Fartlek Family at any time, be part of our 100+ strong community of amazing people, organising meet ups, catch ups and gener...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... No guest this week so its just you, the gang and some running themed fun! We catch up with Lou about her inaugural ‘Mens Mindful Mile’ this past week and encourage everyone to get involved today for the second iteration! Then we have a huge Parkrun chat, Ben and Emma have been on their adventures again and are here to tell us all about it plus the...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... This week, our main event is a sit down with the Sheffield Business Runners as Rob is joined by Hannah, James and Sam to talk all about their community, its origin and their big plans for 2025. A great chat with some really inspiring people doing good things for their local area! Matt is on lates so Ben and Emma jump on with the gang from the start as...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... Matt is back and recovered from his stag do disease to join Rob and JP for a catch up on all things running. Plus Jack's elite corner and Ben and Emma are reunited for a trip to Macclesfield Parkrun as well as a Parkrun cup round of 16 and quarter final draw update. Then it's onto the main event - Rob sits down with the absolutely delightful Dan Wilso...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... The hangover is real as the boys (minus Matt) and Lou recover from a raucous weekender in Skegness. We talk a bit about our week in running before heading straight into the main event, a chat with the awesome Kirsty Beck Kirsty talks openly and honestly about her weight loss journey and how she was able to channel grief into positivity and achieve ama...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... A BUMPER edition of the What The Fartlek Podcast is back and it is headlined by a chat with family. Rob sits down with the incomparable Jess Blakemore to talk Couch 2 5k to Ultra, community and mental health as well as everything in between. Plus the Parkun cup group stage has come to a close - hear the final standings and who has progressed to the la...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... Series 17 of the What The Fartlek podcast rolls on and it's another action packed episode full of our usual nonsense and a little bit of running.  We round up how our weeks have been, as we all look to rebuild towards the next goal. Plus Jack is back with a world record to talk about in Elite corner. Then it's time for the latest Parkrun chat with Ben...

Its Saturday and you know what that means.... A very special bonus episode to kick off Series 17 launch week for all you Parkrun enthusiasts out there as our own Parkrun Power Couple sit down with Rob to give you the lowdown on 10 weeks of 5k antics from the off season. From bridges, to movie sets, foreign countries to….St Helens, this special look back on 2 months of parkrun exploits has it all!...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... The worlds most unorganised running podcast is back for a fifth year and a 17th series and we’ve got a lot to catch up on The boys (and Lou) take a look back at Pendle Way in a Day and a look forward at 2025 running goals Jack, quite frankly phones in a new series of Elite Corner and Ben and Emma join us for a review of Melton Mowbray parkrun, a very...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... For the last time in series 16 and in 2024 its the most unorganised running podcast in all the land - comin at ya like Cleopatra Rob, JP, Ben and Lou take a walk down memory lane in this community themed episode, touching on some of our fave events from the year and looking forward to 2025 Then it’s frankly gets even more ridiculous than normal! See y...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... The penultimate episode of Series 16 is here and it’s packed full of the usual nonsense and, as always, descends into utter chaos We talk Pendle training, poorly parkruns, pre wedding elite corners, Percy Pud themed roll calls, pronunciation perils and pterodactyls Get it in your ears now Remember you can join our Fartlek Family at any time, be part o...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... A skeleton crew this week as Matt and Lou are away from desk but Rob and JP are still on hand, talking Pendle training and bringing the roll call vibes Plus Ben and Emma have an exciting announcement for 2024, tune in to hear exactly what before the official announcement this evening Jacks elite corner is back after his 42nd stag do concluded, as we a...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... This week starts wonderfully, as we turn the structure upside down open with Ben and Emma telling us all about their latest parkrun adventures! Then, to be frank, it descends into utter chaos Lou and JP join Rob and Matt for a 45 minute segment that we think included a roll call and a good news story and possibly a bit about Alton Towers - it’s all a...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... Another Mattless episode this week but the rest of the gang are here for an action packed hour of running fun We talk Pendle training, Alton Towers weekender and Lou’s mojo coming back Plus an underwhelming parkrun for Ben and Emma, Jacks back with the Elites and a mini roll call to finish us off (that’s what she said) Remember you can join our Fartle...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... Another action packed instalment of What The Fartlek podcast and we actually talk about running for once Lou’s back with the lads for a whistle stop tour covering Influencer controversy, a new World Major, kicking off Ultra training, looking ahead to Alton Towers weekend and, as expected, getting distracted and talking about our favourite films Plus J...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... Time for a spooky Halloween special and we have an action packed one in store for you all 1 (ahaha) we talk about a brilliant weekend pacing in Macclesfield 2 (ahaha) Rob starts to panic about Pendle Way in a Day in February 3 (ahaha) Jack looks ahead to New York marathon in elite corner 4 (ahaha) Bemma join us to talk about their visit to the big smo...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... Yorkshire marathon is top of the agenda this week as the gang look back at a great weekend in God’s own country Plus we look ahead to our last pacing event of the year, as we take over RunThrough Macclesfield Running Festival Jacks been on ANOTHER stag do but he survived to bring us a new ‘elite corner’ plus Bemma are at full strength to tell us all a...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... The gang have gotten a facelift. Matt and Lou have been relegated from the opening segment and Ben and Emma join Rob and JP for a full episode of fun In the main event we welcome the excellent Justine and Vicky to the podcast - the girls behind ‘girlsreallyrun’ on IG. We talk about their own amazing running journeys, how they met and how they’re takin...

It's Thursday and you know what that means.... Episode 3 is live and available for your listening ear hole pleasure and its a jam packed affair! Today marks World Mental Health Day 2024 and our very own McPaulie stops by to talk about his experience training to become a Mental Health First Aider with our old pal Oly Newton of Run4YourMind and LightsOn fame Plus, Jack is back for a Cardiff themed e...