Running Commentary

It's Rob's actual birthday, so Paul and he take to Hampstead Heath for their monthly state-of-things run a couple of days early - and are rewarded with glorious sunshine. Featuring far-away gigs, party report, Paul's present, slippery surfaces, wonderful wives, parkrun hangin', Christmas at Kenwood, Birthday Buckaroo, fifty to sixty, thirty-four in a thirty, active daughters, a little litter pickin', the eternal battle between good and evil, dogs, and a big get-well-soon to Clive.

Thank you for all your Birthday wishes, sharing your runs with us on line and your generosity through the Acast Supporter button; you bring us weekly joy, so we hope we're doing the same for you.

Stuck for Christmas present ideas for that literate runner in your life? Rob's book Running Tracks is available here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444

...and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

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Paul and Rob went to a brand new place, recorded a wonderful episode... and lost it, so it's back to the Parkland Walk and Queens Wood for a re-record that turns out to be a lot of fun. Featuring drinking report, Rob feeling shonky at fifty, Paul slip-sliding away, parkrun plans, how to lose an audience - any audience - motivation (lack of), more of your fantastic PBs and some sound-based slapstick.

Thanks, as ever, for sharing your running lives with us on line, and to those of you who've 'bought us a coffee' - or multiple bottles of red wine - through the Acast Supporter button. You're beautiful people, and we love you.

Looking for Christmas gift ideas for the reading runner in your life?

Rob's book Running Tracks is available here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444

...and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.

Thanks for listening - we'll be back next week, and there are hundreds of old episodes you can have a go on if you're desperate in the mean time. Happy running! https://plus.acast.com/s/runningcommentary.

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On a November morning to beat them all, Rob once again meets writer, runner and adventure-seeker Gavin Boyter, this time for a loop of beautiful Richmond Park. Featuring midlife madness, lockdown lunacy, turning fifty, mixing it up running-wise, inappropriate clothing, beautiful views, mountain miles, life changes, misty memories, and a worrying lack of deer.

PAUL TONKINSON WILL RETURN.

Plus you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, and Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.

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Rob's New York City Marathon was tough, but what an adventure. Naturally, he and Paul take to Clissold Park's gentle woodchips for the debrief. Featuring late departures, early starts, pratfalls, celebrities, partial nudity, sore nipples and cheering - lots of cheering.

If you'd like to sponsor Rob for Parkinson's UK, you still can - his JustGiving page is here: http://rb.gy/b4v985

Thanks for sharing your running adventures with us on line, and everyone who's 'bought us a coffee' through the Acast Supporter button; we love you.

Rob's book Running Tracks is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

Happy running. x

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As November begins, Paul and Rob take to Hampstead Heath to review their current situation. Featuring the history of Halloween, what not to wear in Bahrain, art review and parkrun report combined, birds and trees and surprisingly nice weather, sundry slips and the resulting whoops, teenagers' adventures and other Dad stuff - plus some more PBs.

Rob is off to New York to run the Marathon again - if you want to track him, his number's 28528, and if you'd like to sponsor him for Parkinson's UK, his JustGiving page is here: http://rb.gy/b4v985

Thanks for sharing your running adventures with us on line, and everyone who's 'bought us a coffee' through the Acast Supporter button; we love you.

Rob's book Running Tracks is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

Happy running. x

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.

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After various adventures, Paul and Rob are back on the Parkland Walk, somewhat hungover, like old times. Featuring fallen trees, gut stories, fast moving politics, deep tissue massage, Shake With Laughter for Parkinson's UK, moving in opposite directions, shaping up for New York and your brilliant PBs.

Thanks for sharing all your running stories, sponsoring Rob's marathons and 'buying us coffee' through the Acast Supporter button. We love you - namaste.

Rob's book Running Tracks is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.

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Paul and Rob meet either side of the Yorkshire Marathon - but not the Scarborough 10k - for the predictions and then the debrief. Featuring antiques in Clissold Park, Paul's priorities, Rob's feeling of detachment, deer, magpies and jays, and then the full blow-by-blow story of Rob's nineteenth marathon, up in the Yorkshire sunshine.

Congratulations to everyone else who completed a big run this weekend - thanks as ever for sharing your adventures with us. And thank you to anyone and everyone who has 'bought us a coffee' through the Acast Supporter button - you're beautiful people and we love you.

Rob's book Running Tracks is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.

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At long last, Rob and Paul volunteer at a parkrun. On a beautiful autumn morning, they take on the heavy responsibility of counting down the start - and tailwalking - at Highbury Fields' 500th event. Featuring a dewy dawn, parkrunners and walkers of every speed, cone confusion, dog attacks, squeaky pushchairs, going sober in October, marvellous marshals, and sundry shenanigans.

Thanks as ever to everyone who has shared their running with us, and/or supported us through the Acast Supporter button; you're beautiful people and we love you.

Rob's book Running Tracks is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.

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Marathon stories and other news on Hampstead Heath as October begins. Featuring spectator emotions, the poop deck of the Cutty Sark, celebrating the final finishers, streamlining for Scarborough, Runner's World, dogs, daughters, drinking, eating, heating, gig reports and an incredible raft of PBs.

Congratulations to anyone and everyone who's run an event recently - thank you so much for sharing your stories with us. And thank you to everyone who's helped us through the Acast supporter button; we love you all.

Rob's book Running Tracks is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.

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Like a TV Drama after the watershed, Helen Thorn arrives with a compelling narrative - and strong language from the start. The Get Divorced - Be Happy author and one half of the Scummy Mummies is about to run her second London Marathon after a really rollercoaster couple of years, and joins Paul and Rob for a taper run in Clissold Park. Featuring marathon memories, plans and predictions, marriage, divorce, parenting, lifting weights, mainlining tacos, hugging everyone, conkers, rainbows and a little bit of poo in a museum.

Sponsor Helen's marathon and help Gingerbread here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/running-the-london-marathon-for-single-parents

...and buy her book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/get-divorced-be-happy/helen-thorn/9781785043697

And while we're on the subject of books, Rob's book Running Tracks is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

Thanks so much for running with us Helen - and thank you to all of you for sharing your runs on line - and to everyone who's supported us through the Acast Supporter button. We love you all.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary.

Thanks for listening - we'll be back next week, and there are hundreds of old episodes you can have a go on if you're desperate in the mean time. Happy running! https://plus.acast.com/s/runningcommentary.

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