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This week the boys welcome two of the biggest driving forces behind on of the fastest 5Ks in the World, Armagh. A race that started in the 70s as somehow managed to hold onto it's integrity and prestige in an era when races are losing their soul. We discuss the history of the race, dragging it into a digital age and future plans for the race! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys recap a weekend of racing in South Wales and plug their new vest before being joined by Canadian speedster Rory Linkletter. As usual we throw it right back to growing up and work our way through Rory's journey through high school - including some wrestling - right through to present day. With plenty of pit stops along the way to discuss the importance of good content in running and his desire to experience everything the World of distance running can offer him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys look back at Valencia and Chepstow Speedway 10K before welcoming Samantha on to chat about her running journey. From the early days of running, on the treadmill for aesthetics, through to multiple marathons all whilst navigating her way through the biology of the female body. We enjoyed this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys are joined by the excellent Melissa Courtney-Bryant. Melissa joined us from Kenya in the midst of training camp, and we'd be lying if we said we weren't jealous of the weather! You can file her under 'athletes we could talk to all day' and we miss so much, but that's just credit to her career so far! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back for season 3! This week the boys catch up about what they done over the Christmas period, and then welcome Emyr Bissmire on for a chat about his 365 day run streak of 2025! It's nice to be back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrapping up season 3 with a mixed bag of bull-shit! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finally, the boys pinned him down! This week, we finally sat down with Jon Butler for a chat, and it's only taken 2 years! Join us as we talk through Jon's transition into running after a succesful amateur football career. Nobody knows the back of Dewi Griffiths head better than this guy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the tables are turned as the boys welcome previous guest and friend Ryan George on to the pod, to host. This episode flies around the place and outs the boys on the other side of the mic, not knowing what questions are coming! It was a pleasure to get Georgey back out of his comfort zone, reflect on the last two years, and fire some shots all at the same time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by Verity Ockenden as we discuss her journey through running. Not often do these stories start with chasing sheep through a field, but when they do, you know you're in for a good story! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys catch up with Jon Hayward! Jon started off with C25K a while back now and has gone from strength to strength across all terrains, this year dropping PBs for fun! It's been quite the journey for Jon, and we hope you enjoy this chat as much as we did! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys grab a chat with Lucy Reid. Lucy made her marathon debut at the end of 2024, clocking home in 2:26:35 - the third fastest debut by a British female, and this was on the back of a 1:09 half a few months before. Jeez. 2025 hasn't been as kind, and Lucy has been sideline by knee surgery - but she's on the way back! We can't wait to see what 2026 looks like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys look back at the Richard Burton 10K from last weekend, a sensational race to close out the Welsh road racing season. With Niki racing pissed off after his DNF in Eryri, and Gareth picking times out of thin air and trying to hit them, they both had a blast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Niki debriefs what happened in Marathon Eryri before we are joined by Lauren Stockley who takes us from swimming at a young age through to competing across the board in distance running, triathlon and hyrox. Lauren, you are a weapon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week join the boys as they look ahead to Marathon Eryri, unpack the last week of running - including Gareth's 5K time trial and discuss zone running and if it's shit or not that shit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

his week the boys are joined by the first Brit from this years' Great North Run, Ben Connor. We discuss Ben's journey into running - however somehow we did miss out his Olympics shift! Gareth's fault. But expect plenty of the usual nonsense, find out why Gareth hates former Chelsea player Andy Myers, and plenty more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.