Young Hearts Run Free Podcast

Well hello y'all! Another belting episode? Och, go on then..... This week we say hello to runner, writer and environmentalist Ross Brannigan. Our chat gets us off exploring some wild places! Before welcoming Ross to the YHRF recording studio (a studio not immune to the odd fault) John and Steven kick off the show with a wee blether. Updates on Steven's exploits at the Inverness Half Marathon, John...

The Anglo Celtic Plate eh, you've heard us talk about it tons. It's now nearly upon us and we think it's about time to speak to two of our pals who'll be heavily involved on race day as well as both pre and post race! First, John, freshly off the Jet 2 flight from the Canaries joins Steven to catch-up. With his sun-drenched enhanced warm glow John finds out from Steven how his foray back into raci...

In this week’s episode we are really chuffed to eventually catch-up with Aberdeenshire based ultra-runner Jenni Rees-Jenkins. She's been in our sights for a while and with John's newfound speed training we've somehow caught up with her. And boyo was it worth it.... We kick off proceedings with some John n Steven chatter. The Barkley Marathons tops our agenda as we start by analysing the 'race that...

Well hello Season 5!! Joining John & Steven for our season opener we welcome Karen Nicol aka Ultra Kazy. Karen has been in our sights for some time and we were super chuffed when she agreed to a chat on the pod. John and Steven spend their routine 10 mins chatting on the weeks happenings before being joined by Karen for an insight into her remarkable running story. Now a seasoned ultra runner...

We're back and we're comin' atcha! It's only our Season 4 finale!! Episode 80 of the Young Hearts, Run Free podcast takes us back to our basics, yip, you guessed it gassing for an over an hour with one of our absolute favs, the boabylicious Bob Turner. We've a smattering of everything you love in this episode as John & Steven chew the fat for 15 mins before being joined in the YHRF studio by B...

We are cruising along in the home straight of Season 4 now, time to put the foot down? LET’S GO! We’ve a smile on our pus for this week’s episode as we welcome along to the YHRF couch another brilliantly entertaining guest, Daniel Kershaw calls himself a ‘fun runner’, now we aren’t quite sure if you’ll agree with his definition of fun, you’ll need to listen in to find that one out! Daniel joins us...

Hey boys, Hey girls, Superstar Guests..........here we go..... Season 4 is creeping towards it's finale, and we've upped the ante yet again with this weeks episode. Joining John & Steven fresh (kinda) off the Penine Way this week is none other than friend of the show and Spine Race 2022 female champion Debbie Martin-Consani!! We were super excited to get the chance once again to catch up with...

In this episode we catch up with Martin Heggie, top 20 finisher in The Spine Race earlier this month, a quite phenomenal accomplishment, and as you'll hear, it wasn't all plain sailing! Martin shares his running history, he's covered ( literally ) a lot of ground in the last 3 years, yep you read that right...3 years!  Given that short time Martin's running resume is a belter! From Skye to De...

OH YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE NEVER BE HUNG UP, HUNG UP LIKE MY MAN AND ME….. We’ve got a guest!! No hour of John n Steven chewin’ the fat this week, yeh we know some of you lap that up too, so we make sure to have our customary 10 min weekly catch up. Then, joining us in the YHRF studio this week is Joe Symonds. Joe is a not too shabby a runner, in fact we’d say running is laced through his blood. &nb...

We did have a guest this week, then we didnae. Circumstances sometimes take a turn BUT you know us, we couldn't let a week slip by without an episode. And quelle surprise, we've plenty to chat about! So join John & Steven for an hour as we mediate over this week's various running news, happenings and inspiration. And it's been quite the week.... Taking top bill is our coverage of this weeks Montan...

2022, how the hell are ye?!?! We're right back in the old routine here at YHRF HQ. And we've our first guest of 2022 in this brilliant episode that see's us get the year off to a flyer! First up, John n Steven catch up on what's been happening this last week. We chat about the WHW bridge crowdfunder for the late John Kynaston, annual mileage goals, John's race plans for 2022, running every street...

Season 4 Episode 13 The Inbetweener It's thon filthy time of year for most of us. Christmas in the rear view mirror. New Year front centre. Crack open another tub of Heros? Give in to the wink from the beer in the fridge? Tan the last of the uneaten cheeseboard? Or..... start planning an explosive 2022 running attack! And we've the perfect antidote for that last point in this week's episode. It's...

Welcome to our Ho, Ho, Ho Down. In a first, we love a first, we recorded this episode in the same room as each other. Yip, it's only taken us 72 episodes to get together, but it was well worth the wait. Join John & Steven as they catch up to chat mostly about you, the listeners. We focus this episode on 2 things. Firstly, people (or things) that inspire you to run. Secondly, what has been your...

Welcome back to the YHRF party! We've a stoater of an episode this week that'll fuel your advent(ures). We start with our now customary pre-guest chat covering a veritable selection box of topics of the week, we've some asks of you the listeners so be sure not to skip straight to this weeks headline act!! Joining us is Nicola Duncan. Edinburgh based Irish gal Nicola made a huge splash when she ina...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at YHRF HQ!! And what better way to usher in the festive season than to catch up with a couple of Twatts about hosting the first ever official Ultra Marathon on the Orkney Islands. Yes, we move off mainland UK to welcome Erica Clarkson and Sarah Scarth to the famed YHRF couch. At first the plan was to speak about the launch of the Back Yard Ultra taking...

Hello December!! The festive season is upon us, but that's nae excuse for us not to keep churning out the podcast goods. In fact we hear Santa is a big fan, and we wouldn't want to disappoint the big man this month. We like to speak to athletes from the front of the pack, the back of the pack and of course the middle of the pack. Our episode guest today admits to being a bonafide member of the mid...

Black Friday these days is a lot diff to the Black Fridays we used to enjoy back in our heyday. Today Black Friday means tons of faux discounts along with the release of another Young Hearts Run Free episode. We do have a BIG Black Friday announcement to make during our pre-guest catch up as YHRF merch finally lands!  Yip, you can now support the podcast by grabbing a YHRF Buff. Contact us th...

Welcome to Episode 67 of the Young Hearts, Run Free podcast! Joining John & Steven this week is Gillian McGale. Gillian recently completed the Glasgow to Edinburgh (G2E) Ultra Marathon, a monumental journey that crowned a rise through the running distances that started way back in 2012. Now, we first invited Gillian on to speak mostly about her G2E experience. Turns out though she had much muc...

Well, we only went and hooked a biggie!! This week's guest provides all sorts of excitement!! After John and Steven spend 10 mins catching up on the weeks happenings it's over to our main event! We finally track down the most mentioned man on the podcast, Adrian Stott, and he delivers an episode that's both different, beautiful and interesting all at the same fantastic time. Many of you will know...

This episode is a must listen. We say that every week, but seriously, this one defo is! First off John is back in his customary co-host position. So expect some craic from his chatter with Steven before our main event. Joining us this week is a fella we've had our eye on for some time, well who wouldn't with dance moves like his. We welcome Gary House to the Young Hearts Run Free podcast, and what...

Man this podcasting nonsense is good. We get to speak to the coolest and most inspirational of folk. This week is no exception. We're thrilled to have Jo Murphy join us to provide an instant review of her sensational weekend at the Gloucester 24 Hour track event on Sat/Sun 23/24 November. With John off on his hols it's left for Steven to hold the fort, or you'd think that would be the case? Realit...

Episode 3, Season 4 coming at ya! And we've managed to bag another inspirational guest to catch up with. We start, as has become customary, with a quick weekly update. How's John's diet going? What are you up to on Saturday 6 November? AND in a  world first a live shwank off (we kid you not!) Then we're joined by our guest Sophie Mullins, Sophie's running CV speaks for itself. She's repped bo...

We said Season 4 was going to be a belter, we better start upping our game then! We're moving on from the excitement of big city marathon's, almost, and heading back up into the high ground to catch up with this weeks guest, Italian Alps based Robbie Britton.  Robbie will need no introduction to many of you. For some of you he will, a geezer from South London who found an extraordinary talent...

KABOOOOOOM!!!!!! Welcome to Season 4, thank you for keepin' on listening, it's a marathon not a sprint right? We start what is going to be a sensational season with a trip down to London Town. Co-host Steven Watt took part in the 2021 edition of the London Marathon on 3 October, come join us as John Cassidy asks the questions you all want asked!! We have a brilliant chat reviewing the before, the...

Our Season 3 FINALE is upon us, and what a season it has been. Peppered with guests from right across the world of running with plenty laughs along the way. Crank up the heat and step into the YHRF sauna..............!! In our final episode of the season we’ve chosen to look back at some of the highlights, a review, a recap, a journey through the last 19 podcast editions. Of course we do that in o...