Just days before the Race To The Stones, Paul and Rob take a traditional turn around Clissold Park's soft surfaces and discuss their readiness - or lack thereof. Featuring shoe review, how carrying is a carry-on, maranoia and other pre-event maladies, delicious potatoes, industrial-size tubs of vaseline and what to do when your head explodes.

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