As the weather improves - hopefully making recording easier as well as lifting the spirits - Paul and Rob up their distance on a long-ish trot to and around the soft surfaces of Hackney Marshes. Featuring parkrun reports, marathon tips for tyros and veterans, when and when not to ignore yourself, tentative future plans, cormorants, magnolias, covid finally breaching the defences of the Deering house - and your PBs!

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