Running Commentary

By Rob Deering and Paul Tonkinson

Sports & Recreation

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Comedians Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering talk about life and comedy - but mainly running. Whilst running. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.
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Get Some Exercise, Lose A F...

12.07.2023

It's the end of November for the boys, and there's much to report - including progress on Health Month, Paul's adventures in Australia, gig report - how comedy has changed! - double parkrun report, some brilliant birds, a painful loss ...

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12.07.2023 Get Some Exercise, Lose A Few Pounds It's the end of November for the boys, and there's much to report - including progress on Health Month, Paul's adventures in Australia, gig report - how comedy has changed! - double parkrun report, some brilliant birds, a painful loss ...
11.30.2023 Q&A Part Two More inspiring questions for Rob and Paul in part two of our Autumn Q&A;, on a few loops through the beautiful autumn-tree scenery of Clissold Park. Featuring dream events, social runs, wrong-doing, dog wrangling, more finish line chat, race recommendations, ...
11.23.2023 Q&A 2024 Part One Really inspiring questions set Rob and Paul right off in this first part of our latest Q&A; sesh, aided by stunning scenery in sideways sunshine. Featuring running realisations, what we can learn from the elite, Race To The Stones memories, ...
11.16.2023 Harry's Game Paul and Rob run unusually late in the day, which leads to rare and surprising sightings of the Tonkinson progeny. Featuring a long-awaited photo shoot, a posh secret acer, gig-and-parkrun report, Adriene and Michael Caine, football thrills, and some anticipation ...
11.09.2023 November Notes On the first of November - and at the optimal moment for Autumn's leafy display - Rob and Paul return, like salmon, to Hampstead Heath. Featuring more new routes through familiar country, Rob's playful progression run, Paul's MDS training, a ...
11.02.2023 Getting Back In The Saddle Rob and Paul run out round Ally Pally and start to feel their post-marathon strength. Featuring a little bit of gradient, autumn festivities, 'health month', celebrating when things go another way, the philosophy and reality of ultra training, catharsis on ...
10.26.2023 Yorkshire Mara-DONE Paul and Rob - and everyone else's - Yorkshire Marathon and more. Featuring RunCom socials, community love, magic shoes, chunking it into quarters, Rob and Paul's different experiences, plans for the future, and an incredible load of PBs. SUBSCRIBE for ...
10.19.2023 Speedy Shoes, York Talk And Art In The Park. On a gorgeous loop round Regents Park, Paul and Rob enjoy the tapir, and compare notes for the last time before running the Yorkshire Marathon. Featuring Rob's health, autumn sights, Kelvin Kiptum's Chicago jazz, parkrun report, Paul's new shoe plans, ...
10.12.2023 A Marathon Can Be Many Things... October's 'state of the nation' run around Hampstead Heath turns out to be a sunny treat. After a nice start, Rob and Paul talk final training runs, the psychological power of a bit of repetition, whether Paul's done enough long ...
10.05.2023 New Shoes Required Rob and Paul meet, once more, on the Parkland Walk and head up to and round the North London woods. Featuring dual parkrun report, last long runs before Yorkshire, shabby old trainers vs the shoes of the future, Rob's mysterious ...
09.28.2023 The Hound Of Wanstead Flats Autumn is blowing in as Paul and Rob take a trip back east to Wanstead Flats. Featuring a surprise detour into Joe Swash, Paul's track session, plans for the last leg of Yorkshire Marathon training, Rob's Leek running adventure, big ...
09.21.2023 Hyde Park Debrief Paul and Rob take a turn round Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens after a very hot weekend of running. Featuring cancelled marathons, breaking weather, Rob's Great North Run, Paul's LSR, when runs are shorter than they seem, cormorants in Hyde ...
09.14.2023 New Pathways As the September sun blazes down, Rob and Paul change their plans - and find some new angles on their old routes. Featuring strangely criminal emergencies, running in the heat, parkrun report, an all-new nature reserve, trainergate, good and bad ...
09.07.2023 Happy New (Academic) Year September begins with a very atmospheric misty morning on Hampstead Heath - perfect for Paul and Rob to say goodbye to the holidays and anticipate the coming months. Featuring some self-barbering, York Marathon training schedules, Rob's curious ailment, holiday memories, ...
08.30.2023 Not Out Of The Woods Yet The Cannock Chase-the-sun ten mile race is still fresh in Rob and Paul's minds, but since then Paul's been keeping the miles up and Rob's been entertaining the Green Man in Bannau Brycheiniog. Featuring fluffy-ball forgetfulness, Rob's result, festival report, ...
08.24.2023 Cannock Chase The Sun 10 Miler Another adventure for the boys as they take on a Run Through UK 10 mile race in picturesque Cannock Chase. Featuring speculation, safety pins, start line confusion, shoe shenanigans, stone throwing, the Staffordshire sunset, the Strath family and other PBs, ...
08.17.2023 Together Again Paul and Rob have been all over the place so far this August and this is their first chance to catch up in weeks, so there's lots to talk about; layering up when it's warm-but-raining, how to wear a hat, ...
08.10.2023 Wanstead Flats Parkrun For the first time in a long while, Paul and Rob check out an unfamiliar parkrun - Wanstead Flats, far enough into east London to qualify as being in Essex apparently. Featuring a classy date, guessing at geography, a Tarantino ...
08.03.2023 Summer Heath Run Part Two - Impossible Missions We rejoin Paul and Rob celebrating the Summer Holidays with an extra-long turn round Hampstead Heath, where their chat features a report onRob's latest 10k - the evening one - Paul and Rob's quest for fitness, accessing pace when you're ...
07.27.2023 Summer Heath Run Part One - Seagulls, Tennis Racquets And Stolen Plates On the first half of a long run round Hampstead Heath, Paul and Rob talk about lots of things; Rob's big weekend - seagull fun, Scarborough love, Bakewell parkrun, Brighton gigs and East Sussex loveliness - plus cricket, and tennis. ...
07.20.2023 What's Next In Wanstead Woods Paul's recovery continues and Rob's ramping up his fitness as they compare notes on a lovely loop of Wanstead Park. Featuring: parkrun report, gig - and post-gig - stories, swans, puppies and tots, new training plans and goals for old ...
07.13.2023 Troublemakers It's a soft-surfaces turn around Clissold Park as Paul recovers from his bad back, featuring gazebo thoughts, lovely friends, trouble at 'work', Dave Schneider, parkrun report, neologisms among runners, Pride in London, wives and dogs, music for the Deerings and ...
07.06.2023 When Paul Has To Jeff Rob and Paul run off into the new era in this episode... except Paul has to walk. FeaturingPaul's bad back - and the blame for it - Acast+, running among the morning runners, dirty dogs, monks not warriors, a sad ...
06.29.2023 Business As Usual At Four Hundred Rob and Paul tour the estate and check on their state in this, Running Commentary's four-hundredth episode. On a hot day at home, they talk memories of early days, relatives on the move, the little jumps that change your perspective, ...
06.22.2023 Reminiscences On A Sun-kissed Heath Sunshine blazes over Hampstead Heath as Rob and Paul take stock. Featuring kids at their outside-y best, flower power running gear, what, if anything they'd want from a watch, lockdown memories, Yorkshire Marathon training thoughts, that difficult second book, the ...
06.15.2023 Running Through The Now Under June's blazing sun - and Highgate's leafy trees - Rob and Paul catch up on all their adventures, physical and spiritual. Featuring van hire, when dreams come true, the highs and lows of Zoom, yoga, transcendental meditation and checking ...
06.08.2023 Tonks is Back! SO much to catch up on on this jaunt to and through the woods! Paul's illness, recovery and adventures, the comedians' cost of living crisis, professional break-ups, when it all goes wrong and you feel alright, a review of all ...
06.01.2023 Hyde Park with Ivo Graham Hopefully Paul will be all better and back next week, but in the mean time Rob's in beautiful Hyde Park with brilliant Ivo Graham, talking about anything and everything. Featuring 'if in doubt, go out', Machynlleth memories, Egyptian Goslings, top-end ...
05.25.2023 Ben Willbond With Paul still benched, Rob runs instead with lovely Ben Willbond - through the usual parts of North London, but on some new routes. Featuring Ben's knee, the Captain's challenge, the decision making skills of pregnant women, closed toilet drama, ...
05.18.2023 Unofficial Eleanor Tiernan With Paul on the bench, our old friend Eleanor steps in. Featuring convenient conveniences, when and when not to run fast, how even good shoes have limitations, Tom Cruise on a cruise, Eleanor's Brighton Half Marathon story - featuring a ...
05.11.2023 Paul's Column And Rob's Story On the weekend Rob ran over 50k in Bannau Brycheiniog, Paul's final column for Runner's World hit the nation's magazine racks and doormats, so there's plenty for them to catch up is this sunny episode. Featuring Rob's riddle, Paul's regret, ...
05.04.2023 Spring, The King, Robots And Things This was Paul and Rob's second run this week; at this rate Rob's pre-event taper might have to wait til he's done all his events. Featuring green leaves, bluebells, good gigs, trail training, mud, motivation, fuel, fear and walking the ...
04.27.2023 Rob's London Marathon And Other Stories Before, during and after Rob's 2023 London Marathon - plus Paul's big plan and your amazing PBs. Featuring when third place in an Ultra is not third place in an Ultra, how Denise Richards was going to help Rob run ...
04.20.2023 Tough Mothers The comfort of a classic Tonkinson turn - up the Walk and around the Woods - is welcome to a somewhat strung-out Rob in this episode. Featuring surprise chill, family drama, failing friendships, a poorly mother, a Tough Mudder, being ...
04.13.2023 Rob Reminiscences, Paul Plans It's been a long time since Paul and Rob ran together, so their new-month catch-up on Hampstead Heath is overdue, meaning there's plenty to talk about. For example... running and not running on holidays, shonky superannuated feet, the treado, Rob ...
04.06.2023 Rob's Brighton Marathon Rob comes to you live and direct from the 2023 Brighton Marathon, as Paul flies home from his tour. Featuring serious fuelling, cold beginnings, a Preston Park summary, spotting loved ones on the course, inspiring drums, following and/or ignoring pacers, ...
03.30.2023 Brighton Briefing With Rob's Brighton Marathon coming up, Paul and Rob talk preparation - and execution. Featuring taper talk, pace plans, moderating mileage, curating carbs, Rob's reservations, finishing fine, multiple marathons in no more than a month, and a strange new take ...
03.23.2023 Rob Down Rob's having a bit of a nightmare but Rudi's work search is going well on this muddy run round Finsbury Park and the reservoirs. Featuring a pet heron, a drop-and-roll, the Oscars, other comedians' trials and tribulations, gig-and-parkrun report, a ...
03.16.2023 More Things In Heaven And Earth... And Hampstead Rob and Paul take their new recorders for a freezing cold, snowy trot round Hampstead Heath, featuring little birds singing and small dogs yapping, runs up Norwegian mountains and around midlands parks - but not at events - Paul's adventures ...
03.09.2023 Trying Something ‘New’ There are some exciting trails between Crouch End and Highgate, apparently, and in this episode Paul and Rob head off up 'em. Featuring finding your people, Rob's son turning eighteen, Paul's son walking the creative road, gig report, the joy ...
03.02.2023 Q&A 2023 Part Two Our Q&A; special continues! In this instalment Rob and Paul talk about great advice, sub-20 parkruns, running in books and movies, medals and events, that pre-marathon long run, the perfect event and a potential Deering-Yelling jaw-off. Meanwhile, a woman runs ...
02.23.2023 Q&A 2023 Part One In the first part of our Q&A; special, Rob and Paul wrestle with all the big subjects: coming back after illness and injury, food - whether you're feasting or fuelling, drink - from electrolytes to two-bottle-Sundays, perfect places to run, ...
02.16.2023 Wanstead? Twicestead More Like Paul's back, and on a beautiful morning he and Rob head to Wanstead Park for a lovely turn through the woods and round the lakes there. Featuring Paul's trip to Ireland, Rob chasing mileage, the mirror-like lakes and grassy swards ...
02.09.2023 Catching Up With Kate Carter Paul is away having adventures, so runner extraordinaire, world record holder and erstwhile friend-of-the-show Kate Carter steps in for a sunny turn around beautiful Battersea Park. Featuring memories of running on an empty tank, gatecrashing a movie set, the blessing ...
02.02.2023 We Like Spike Paul and Rob take their monthly turn around Hampstead Heath, and talk about preparations for their 10k and Half Marathon in March - but only after they've covered spousal socials, Steven Spielberg, good and bad gigs, dogs and dinosaurs, Henry, ...
01.26.2023 Still January A classic Parkland Walk catch-up in the January chill. Featuring Rob's 10k report - and Paul's 10k plans - talking Ultras and Water Bras at the National Running Show, argumentative compadrés, dog grooming, winter underfoot, boiler trouble and the culture ...
01.19.2023 On The Frosty Marshes Sub-zero temperatures and winter sunshine as Paul and Rob take a turn through frost-covered Walthamstow and Hackney Marshes. Featuring icy beauty, all kinds of birds, gig, run and booze reports, 10k prep or the lack thereof, dramatic river scenes, Ultra ...
01.12.2023 A Journey Of 26.2 Miles Begins With The First Step Paul and Rob take advantage of a brief break in January's demoralising weather to take a turn round Finsbury Park. Featuring new shorts, Paul's Daughter's 10k, Rob's first parkrun of the year, that second-week-of-January feeling, new year, new projects, and ...
01.05.2023 New Year, Same Old Us As rain clouds gather, the slopes and woods of leafy North London see Paul and Rob's first run of the year. Featuring the full Christmas and New Year's Eve report - dinner, shopping, relatives, shows, cocktails, watching Happy Valley - ...
12.29.2022 There Goes ‘22, Here Comes ‘23 Happy New Year everyone! Thank you so much for listening, and for sharing your running lives with us in 2022; here's to more fantastic adventures ahead. In this episode Rob and Paul take a look back at all their wanderings, ...

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