Run Fatdad Run

The kids are back at school, the days are getting shorter, the jobs list is piling up, and Alex is getting angry. Angry at inanimate objects, angry at people, overwhelmed by all the things that would have been shared with his partner, if she were here. Could this be a continuation of the post-run blues? Maybe Alex is pining after the structure of race training. But with being a full-time dad, working full-time, and ferrying the kids to all their clubs means there's little time to go for a run. So how will Alex fit it all in? And how much weight has he gained since completing the half-marathon?

Run Fatdad Run is written, presented and produced by Alex Regan. Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

The playlist for the songs that inspire the episode titles of each Run Fatdad Run episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52HQ9xwXykXaWsz9XzTvq2?si=2f1b3a2b70ce48e0

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Alex has completed the half marathon, but in the hours afterwards he's left feeling empty and wearisome. On the journey back to Yorkshire he has a stark reminder that his fiancée has died and, in reality, the run hasn't solved anything. Alex has a chronic case of the post-run blues. But on top of that, he is longing for the thing he can't have, his old life with Kelly. As he looks over pictures and videos of a holiday to Portugal five years earlier he's reminded of a Portuguese word. Saudade. It means a nostalgic longing for something, or someone, that may never return.

Will this post-run blues completely derail the progress Alex has made? How can he get back on track?

Run Fatdad Run is written, presented and produced by Alex Regan. Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

The playlist for the songs that inspire the episode titles of each Run Fatdad Run episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52HQ9xwXykXaWsz9XzTvq2?si=2f1b3a2b70ce48e0

Here is the link to a recent interview I did with the Spurs podcast The Extra Inch: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bonus-tei-x-run-fat-dad-run-with-alex-regan/id1337670733?i=1000792087773

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Alex is taking a week off after the half marathon, so here's a compilation show with all the best adverts from Run Fatdad Run.

Run Fatdad Run is written, presented and produced by Alex Regan. Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

For the Run Fatdad Run completists, here's the DJ sample mix from Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow which inspired this week's episode title: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSPFHT8Eo64&t=119s

The playlist for the songs that inspire the episode titles of each Run Fatdad Run episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52HQ9xwXykXaWsz9XzTvq2?si=2f1b3a2b70ce48e0

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It's half marathon week and Alex has trained hard, but getting to the starting line will prove challenging. Will circumstances get the better of him? Or will he complete the half marathon?

Run Fatdad Run is written, presented and produced by Alex Regan. Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

For Run Fatdad Run completists, here is a playlist of the songs that inspire the episode titles of the podcast: https://shorturl.at/1HOOs

The Run Fatdad Run half marathon playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4h1FoBy871GywxwwMVQFAt?si=47c3d3c1938e4973

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The summer holidays are always tough for parents with young children, more so for solo parents, and even more so for idiots who've signed up for a half marathon. Alex navigates the logistical and emotional challenges of solo parenting over the summer holidays, and the milestone of his daughter attending pre-school.

And, although the half marathon training is going well, weight loss has stalled, so Alex invests in a meal prep service to help him on his weight loss journey.

For Run Fatdad Run completists, here is a playlist of the songs that inspire the episode titles of the podcast: https://shorturl.at/1HOOs

Run Fatdad Run is written, presented and produced by Alex Regan. Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

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This week Alex tackles a 16km run, his furthest yet. But for the first time, he falters in his training. Will he be able to overcome this hurdle? And after writing an article in the Telegraph Alex is invited back to his old workplace at BBC Radio Nottingham to talk about AI, grief tech, and shamelessly plug his podcast.

Run Fatdad Run is written, presented and produced by Alex Regan. Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

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This week Alex is targeted by an advert from an AI company offering to allow him to speak to his dead fiancée. After the initial shock and anger at the predatory nature of being targeted at his lowest ebb, there was a yearning intrigue. Would it be so bad to indulge in this 21st-Century necromancy? Could it give him the reassurance he's craved for more than two years?

Also, Alex attempts his longest run yet in his half marathon training, 14km.

Alex wrote about "grief tech" and targeted ads from the "digitised afterlife industry" in the Telegraph, you can read the article here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/20/ai-offered-bring-back-dead-fiancee/

Run Fatdad Run is written, presented and produced by Alex Regan. Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

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Alex's half marathon training is going well. He has completed his first 12km run, but weight loss is not coming easy. He has struggled with his weight his whole life, and a brush with mortality has made him consider getting some help from 'the jabs'. He speaks to fellow dad Tom who beat cancer, and resolved to lose weight for his kids.

Run Fatdad Run is written, presented and produced by Alex Regan. Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

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July used to be Alex's favourite month. It was his birthday month, and the month of his fiancée Kelly's birthday. It was also the month where they celebrated their anniversary. Two years after her death, it is now a month to endure. But in order to keep Kelly's memory alive, he makes his annual pilgrimage to the coast with the kids.

It is also week four of his half marathon training and he is due to run his first 10k in six years. Will he succeed? Is he losing weight? Could his resolve be derailed by the inexorable weight of life and responsibility?

Run Fatdad Run is written, presented and produced by Alex Regan. Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

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Recently-widowed single dad Alex doesn't recognise himself in the mirror anymore. He had been in a relationship with his fiancée Kelly for five years and nine months, and in that time he had: got engaged, moved 150 miles away, become a dad, changed careers, bought a house, become bereaved.

Is he the same man he was when he first met Kelly, or have the years changed him forever? How does he find himself again? Well, to do that, he'll need to lean on a buddy.

Follow Run Fatdad Run on Instagram @runfatdadpod, on Facebook at Run Fatdad Run, or email the show at [email protected].

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