Well, on this weeks special show edition, Dave not only co-hosts but also becomes the guest (again!). Winning the 2023 Tunnel Ultra run by Mark Cockbain from Cockbain events (The Hard Stuff!). This has been a race on Dave's radar for a while. Co-host Daniel tried it a couple of years back and didn't make it to the end, but Dave took the challenge head on and did what he does best and that is pulling off incredible races with pure grit and determination. Dave takes us through (with as much detail as he can as he's still fatigued!) the experience of the race and what it took for him to make it to the finish, ending up as the winner this year. Well done Dave! x t

On this weeks show we welcome Luke Newton from Sweat Fitness in Portsmouth. Many will know Luke from his PT business and also as organiser of the Portsmouth Fitness Festival that used to take place on Castle field, and more recently im Gunwarf Quays. Luke joins us to tell us not only all about his business and the festival, but also the amazingly exciting Power up the Tower! Get this - an actual world class stair running event - in Portsmouth. Luke reveals all the details including some special guests and participants who are flying over for the race itself. It really does sound like a really cool and unique opportunity to try make it to the top! And to top it all off, Luke has been kind enough to drop us a discount code for the podcast! That's right, a whopping 20% off too, so when you book, use the code - POMPEYRUNNERS and you get more bang for your buck. Thank you to Luke and the team for that x

And a really quick show intro today as my lovely co-host Dave has been catching some recovery time from training in Venice, which I'm sure we'll get to hear about on the next show soon. Enjoy the content everyone and we hope to see some of you at the race x

Hello listeners! Today we welcomed our main guest, Eric De Greef to the show. Lots of runners in the area will know Eric as he is one of the nicest people you could meet, and has been very prominent in the running circles of Portsmouth, having formed a few fitness groups himself since lockdown, which has now formed into a regular group called Southsea Striders. Eric has also been a local junior Run Director at Eastney junior parkrun, coached a few junior football teams and also began a junior football team for young girls, which is still going to this day after Eric handed it over. We chatted all about his love for fitness and how Southsea Striders started and the whos, whats, hows and whens of it all. Great to have Eric on the show!

And Dave and Dan spend the first 20 minutes catching up, going over some of the Portsmouth Coastal Half marathon results (great job everyone!). Dave has been feeling the ever mounding pressure of the Tunnel training with everything going on in life, and Daniel is preparing for a different kind of race series, the Chichester Corporate Challenge.  We hope you enjoy the show everyone. Recorded with love and passion for the best sport in the world. Always free. X 

A first show for the new year! Happy 2023 everyone! Dave and Daniel were extremely pleased to welcome onto the show, someone whom they've both run with recently - James Grinter. James joins us to chat all about running, and specifically his own journey from a love of the great outdoors to taking on epic ultra adventures, including the JOGLE  (John O'Groats to Lands End) which is the entire length of the UK. 

Also on the show, we have a special guest all the way from Ireland, Ricki Wynne who is also part of the Hoka family along with show host Daniel. We got Ricki on to find out from him what keeps him motivated to keep going and and training. Ricki is a world record holder and more importantly, just an all round lovely chap who get a kick out of helping others stay motivated. Ricki lives by his moto which is - KEEP SHOWING UP!

As always, Dave and Dan take you through some of their own races coming, as Dave prepares for one of his big ones, this years The Tunnel! Will he make it further than Dan did??? Of course he will ! Thanks for listening everyone X

Show links: 

James Grinter's JOGLE video - https://youtu.be/aIe4YUIBrPI

James Grinter's JOGLE page - https://www.facebook.com/runwillandjames

Ricki Wynne's World Record - https://youtu.be/WiGmlcr81e8

Dave and I could not resist one last show, and this time to have a good catch up of all the running fun over the weekend just gone at the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon events. Joining us on the show this week is the man who definitely made all the magic happen, and who co-ordinated just the most epic Christmas marathon races, local legend - Mr Rob Piggott, from Believe & Achieve Events. As runners it is fabulous to experience race days. The fun and joy, sweat and tears that go into training and running, but it's also excellent to hear about how those days play out for the organisers and volunteers too. Rob chats to us about his own recovery after the event, the day and how that all went, including the good and the pain points which he believes very much helps each year run smoothly.

And with that show, it definitely now brings us to the end of another year and once again I'd like to thank everyone who takes the time to listen to the show. Dave and I do this purely out of love for running and the running community, and we look forward to sharing our own and of course many of your future stories as we head into 2023. As always, happy running to you all! x 

... and of course, our very special pre Portsmouth Coastal Marathon (and half, and Santa runs!) special! On this show we welcome special guest, local runner and Ironman John Gosling who joins us from TJ Waste and Recycling. They are of course this years main sponsor for the coastal marathon, working with Portsmouth's very own and special Rob Piggott from Believe and Achieve Events. We get to hear what goes into supporting and sponsoring an event like the coastal marathon as it's not all just about helping financially. John and I had a wonderful discussion about running and racing, training and being coached, along with talking about what actually happens to all of the building waste that gets generated in our city. A real interesting show before such a special race.

And as always our show kicks off with a 20 minute catch up with Daniel and Dave who are equally excited about getting this years marathon underway! It's almost Christmas! Enjoy the show everyone ..... x

An interim episode before our pre Portsmouth Coastal Marathon show in a week. Hosts Dave and Dan take a trip down memory lane from the Track 100 race two weeks prior to this recording. The guys take time to talk through the experience, with their highs and lows and all the good times shared while running for nearly 20 hours around a 400 meter track in Cambridge. The event they took part in was Mark Cockbain's Track 100, where you have 25 hours to finish 100 miles. With a few twists and turns along the way, both came back with a finish and also their target A goals hit. Have a listen, enjoy the show and who knows - maybe some of you will be inspired to try this format and type of race in the future.

Hello runners! On this show we have two very special segments for you. Our first guest is Danielle Francesca Rohan who is a local runner and is organising a Run in the Dark, here in Portsmouth on the seafront in just a couple of weeks time. That's right! A brand new pop up event where you can be a part of a really good fundraising cause as well as have a brilliant run with friends and family right here in Portsmouth. And the best bit - it's in the dark which will all become clear in the episode where Danielle tells us all the details about the event.

Then next up Dave and I have a really special and heart felt chat with two guests, Sarah Donaghay and Craig Winter from Runr. Sarah is from Fareham Running Club and has been working so hard to get more runners involved in doing food bank runs. This is something that goes very much hand in hand with running where runners are easily able to organise a run and food bank donation with their local food bank hubs. Sarah has such a powerful story to share which she bravely does on the show and along with her, helping her through the show and also helping to raise awareness, is Craig Winter. The work that Runr do in the community is just fabulous. This is really one not to miss!

Thanks to my all my guests as always! x

On this weeks show we welcome Dr Jack Collins, who is a local Portsmouth runner and founder of the Southsea Fell Runners club. Jack is also a Bob Graham Round finisher which is an incredible accomplishment and he tells us all about his process getting to finish the round. Jack is passionate about health and well being and the practice where he works partner with parkrun UK as a parkrun practice. 

Dave and Daniel share their accounts of the 2022 Smogathon in the introduction and speak about local events coming up in lead up to the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon on the 18th December this year. We hope you enjoy the show!

A very special episode after a summer holiday break, with my awesome co-host David Harvey who pretty much steals the show this week with his epic tales of TDS where he completed the 95 mile grueling course during this years UTMB race series. Dave goes into some detail about the course and the race and how it all panned out. Dave was joined by a number of runners from the Portsmouth area, all taking on various races during the week long running festival in Chamonix. We also promise to get another show out within a couple of weeks, or face a trial of terror! Happy running everyone! x