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The Running Joke with Esther Manito & Zoe Lyons

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Rating
★★★★★
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This podcast has
42 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
Esther Manito
Explicit
No
Date created
2026/01/26
Latest episode
2026/11/12
Average duration
42 min.
Release period
8 days

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Esther Manito & Zoe Lyons chat about all things running. It's a podcast for runners, joggers, plodders, walkers... Basically anyone that has a pair of trainers.

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S01 E41 - Jess Fostekew is a reluctant runner
2026/11/12
We have our good mate and reluctant runner Jess Fostekew on this week. Esther ran the worst race of her life (The Royal Parks Half) with Jess for the brilliant Jen Brister's brilliant charity - www.bit.ly/donatetoaor - All Our Relations. Love Jess. Follow her on Instagram - @JessicaFostekew We also have a Patreon membership where you can listen to a new and EXCLUSIVE members only episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! New episodes coming ASAP... - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E40 - You've got a cat not a dog...
2026/11/07
This week we discuss why Zoe's dog might actually be a cat, The NY marathon, The Archers omnibus, and changing the core of who you are... We also have a Patreon membership where you can listen to a new and EXCLUSIVE members only episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E39 - Maisie Adam doesn't like running (LIVE)
2026/10/29
**ALL PICS ARE ON OUR INSTAGRAM** This week we are LIVE FROM KOMEDIA in Brighton with the amazing, brilliant, wonderful, hilarious... Maisie Adam! What a treat. ...For someone that hates running she is so damn fast. Maisie is currently on tour - https://www.maisieadam.com/ - She is AMAZING and you quite frankly be mad not to go and see her. We also have a Patreon membership where you can listen to a new and EXCLUSIVE members only episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E38 - Esther's big confession... & other cheaters...
2026/10/22
Esther and Zoe discuss a number of running stories that made the news for the wrong reasons and Esther reveals a secret she's kept quiet for 25yrs... We also have a Patreon membership where you can listen to a new and EXCLUSIVE members only episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E37 - Poor poor poor Zoe... Esther how could you...
2026/10/15
Zoe and I are gearing up for ROME - and when we say gearing up we mean acknowledging it's happening and still not really training. ...And Esther reveals a shocking admission that absolutely floors Zoe. Poor Zoe. Poor poor Zoe. We also have a Patreon membership where you can listen to a new and EXCLUSIVE members only episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E36 - Sympathy is hard to come by...
2026/10/08
This week we have no guest - just Zoe and I nattering on about how shit we are at running and how we are incredibly ill-prepared for any of our upcoming events. Well at least Zoe is nearly prepared for her HOLIDAY! Plus Zoe has a new watch. We also have a Patreon membership where you can listen to a new and EXCLUSIVE members only episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E35 - Happy strides with Pete Goldring
2026/10/01
This week we have the founder and CEO of the brilliant run/wear company Happystride - Pete Goldring... Or as Esther likes to call him... Paul. We are also starting a Patreon membership where we'll have a new and exclusive members episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E34 - Things go a little awry...
2026/09/24
Esther and Zoe go a little off-piste with their discussions about camels, horses and donkeys but there is at least mention of a few upcoming runs... Including this Sunday in London. Maybe see some of your there? We are also starting a Patreon membership where we'll have a new and exclusive members episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E33 - Anyone struggling with running shorts?
2026/09/17
Esther and Zoe chat with the wonderful Mary Johnson the founder of KitFox - a running brand built for women, designed directly from feedback from the running community. Can't wait to try some of her brilliant designs. We are also starting a Patreon membership where we'll have a second exclusive members episode each week where we answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E32 - Running with a Record Breaker
2026/09/10
Esther and Zoe run with the brilliant Esme Gummer as part of her world record breaking running extravaganza. Esme is running 5000km and taking in every city in the UK where she'll then run a 5km with her fans. Esther and Zoe joined for the Brighton run and where in absolute awe. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E31 - Year of the Crazy Running Events
2026/09/03
Esther has decided that we are going to do an extraordinary amount of what I would call mad runs next year. I'm not sure I'm happy about it but I guess it's something to look forward to and then regret in equal measure. Plod on. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E30 - Living With Jeremy
2026/08/27
This week we chat about Esme, live pod and bench pressing. And Zoe tells a story aout mummy falling down. Oh no. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E29 - Who Likes to Sing while they Run?
2026/08/20
This week hot on the agenda is the hot hot sun. God it's hot. Esther loves to belt out a tune while on a plod... Zoe not so much. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E28 - The Joys of Finishing Last
2026/08/13
This week we discuss, amongst other things, the joy of finishing last. Yeah the ego takes a bit of a battering but none of us are olympians so lets just get out there and enjoy ourselves! Esther is doing a warm-up gig in Edinburgh so go see her at The Monkey Barrel - https://edfringemap.com/shows/esther-manito-ranting-queen-work-in-progress-3f79facf9b1e70295603f6894950893f1ef6076d Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S01 E27 - Rob Rouse & Tom Wrigglesworth do some Power-Lifting
2026/08/06
We have the brilliant duo Rob Rouse and Tom Wrigglesworth on this week to discuss adding weights into your running. Well, it's more a chat of how to build your own home gym and how to survive falling off stage but we had the best intentions. Rob is on tour again soon so go see him - https://robrouse.com/ Esther is doing a warm-up gig in Edinburgh so go see her at The Monkey Barrel - https://edfringemap.com/shows/esther-manito-ranting-queen-work-in-progress-3f79facf9b1e70295603f6894950893f1ef6076d Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Mhdhdhdubehdbd 2026/09/01
Wonderful
Funny and motivating but not in a motivating to run fast and far and be champion of the world way as much as a motivating to run at all way even if it...
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