Author: Running is BS

If you’re a runner with a Welsh accent, we’ll pretty much have you on as a guest, but when you’re a World 800m finalist and rock star, that definitely helps too! We talk to Jimmy about his unique “journey” through sport and music and how he’s now combined the two.

We also tell Garmin to back off, wonder what races we’ve entered, and want to know if you’ve sent Stu a ladies toepad?

Links

• Man breaks record for running Three Peaks Challenge barefoot
• 73-year-old fell runner breaks record for one of Britain’s toughest endurance challenges
• 61-year-old sets blazing fast age-group world record in the mile
• Backwards Mile World Record
• Fastest Mile Dribbling a Basketball – Whittni Orton Breaks World Record
• Woman breaks record for most half marathons in a row

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We try to start by talking about running, but Amy’s dog throws up just before we start recording so there’s dog action straight from the beginning. Stu’s also drinking cider, so we’re bound to have a slightly fraught recording.

We reveal the winner of last week’s competition, and hear the tale of the Great Fall of 2020, a classic Amy Story.

We also mock our listeners, give cow advice, and talk about Chariots of Fire and Personal Best, or as we know them: “the Brideshead Revisited of running” and “female Top Gun”. We watch shit running films so you don’t have to.

Links

• Chariots of Fire (1981)
• Personal Best (1982)
• Irish runner breaks ‘Everesting’ world record 
• Runner crushed by charging cow in Pentland Hills 
• London Marathon torment continues… – fellrunlikeagirl 
• New Zealand runner disqualified from cross-country race for spitting

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You may know by now that we quite like the Wales Coast Path, so we’re chatting to Rhys Jenkins (again) as he’s just run the whole thing quicker than anyone else!

There’s a big dog update too as Stu has done a canicross run once and has planned the rest of the year based on racing those. Even Amy’s been out with her naughty beagle, who makes an brief adorable appearance.

There’s also information about our nepotism-laced giveaway, naked runners, documentary recommendations, masks and Americans pooing in bushes.

Links

• Giveaway!
• Dragon’s Back Race
• Watch Skid Row Marathon | Prime Video
• Ghost Pacer: Your Personal Holographic Workout Partner
• 4 reasons you shouldn’t trash your neck gaiter based on the new mask study
• Nude man wearing only bumbag and trainers spotted running in North Staffordshire

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A bullshit look at all the crap you strap and attach to yourself for a run. Who ever said running was simple? No, really, who was that person? How wrong they were…

Amy’s proud of herself for doing some research, adds more to her inspirational phrasebook, and chats to her Mum.

Stu is tired from a bit of walking, explains his pre-run faffing, and doesn’t care about the London marathon.

Links

• Rhys Jenkins LIVE tracking
• Asics announce a performance mask, designed for running
• Scottish ultra-runner breaks four records in one race
• 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon confirmed for Sunday 4 October

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If it’s not on Strava it doesn’t count, so apologies to all of our Garmin using listeners, but you can no longer call yourself runners. We also talk about what happens when a proper company makes shit jokes like this.

Hopefully by the time you read this, Garmin’s back up and running, but if not then shiiiit we have bigger things to worry about.

Anyway, this is the podcast that loves to hate talking about running, and so now we’re basically just a dog podcast, hope that’s ok with you?

Our guest is Ruth Keeley, author of fellrunlikeagirl, and we chat about fell running and why it’s stupid and brilliant.

Links

• fellrunlikeagirl
• Rhys Jenkins’ Wales Coast Path Challenge
• NEWS: Damian Hall Breaks Pennine Way Record
• British ultra runner attempts LEJOG World Record
• Devon Levesque | Bear-Crawl New York City Marathon
• Fastest 100 m running on all fours
• Kiwi Ultra Runner Calls Out Abuse

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Music credit to http://www.freesfx.co.uk