Running is BS

Running is BS

By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-GendersSportsRunning
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Running is BS episodes

  • #185 - Shitting All Over Yourself is Bullshit

    Stories of poo that did and didn't happen, though this is more fun to talk about because they happened to other people.

    Stu is feeling old, and as an old man, wants to complain about it.

    Amy is still young and foolish enough to believe the myth that a gym will help her running.

    • Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself - BBC News
    • Sydney Sweeney naked sports ad controversy: what’s she playing at? - The Latest
    • Watch: Flash flooding interrupts half-marathon, submerges cars - BBC News
    • Higher pollution levels linked to slower marathon times across six world marathon majors | News | University of Leicester
    • Join our Discord (if you want)
    • 1 hr 9 min
    • #183 - Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm is Bullshit

      Stu doesn't win a race, and Amy goes on a charming, craft-filled, pilgrimage run experiencing joy, sorrow, and tribulations.

      We (sort of) finally learn Amy's blood type but still don't know why we need to, ask for fancy dress ideas, and ponder humanity's downfall at the hands of the robots.

      • China’s record robotic strides show the limits of human speed | Reuters
      • Farmer warns trespass runners risk serious injury - BBC News
      • Weymouth parkrun suspended for two weeks after rise in overtaking issues - BBC News
      • Join our discord
      • 1 hr 4 min
      • # 181 - Swimming is Bullshit

        So much racing to catch up on! A couple of epic run reports and neither of them from Amy, though the running world is still in shock that she went to a parkrun.

        Our listeners ignore silly foreign warnings, wonder what happens to all the safety pins, have witchcraft related injuries, and get pissed on. And you say we're the strange ones.

        1 hr 13 min
      • #180 - Boats are Bullshit

        It's medals galore for the Extended BS universe, as Stu became a champion and Amy became sick on a boat.

        We have a parkrun revelation, tiny pins, frogs, more nonsense marathons, mansplaining, and proof that paranoia about your friend being in the rescue helicopter is not always unfounded... 

        1 hr 14 min
      • #179 - Crispy Dry Bushes are Bullshit

        Amy is the consistent runner this week, while Stu fails and then quits for a while. 

        We also have a listener story that perfectly fits the Running is BS story algorithm, some tips on how not to handle accidentally trespassing in a race, brambles, being saved by an e-scooter, and, as ever, falling over. 

        53 min
      • #178 - Overgrown Trails are Bullshit

        We enjoy some of your quickfire bullshit and accidentally stumble into our favourite talking points of the episode!

        Once again you are offered completely amateur uninformed medical advice, a load of bollocks about the Enhanced Games, Amy visits a church, and Stu nearly forgets to tell a horrible story.

        • The Enhanced Games set out to ‘transform sport’ but the results looked surprisingly ordinary
        • 1 hr 2 min
        • #177 - Twisting Your Ankle on a Completely Flat Field is Bullshit

          The Great Fall of 2026 has happened, but to the wrong host.

          We talk quite a lot about AI and how stupid and annoying it is to use, as well as how useful it can be.

          We've got plenty of listeners getting injured, a good few sensibly ignoring them, and our one-woman bullshit generator is very much back on form.

          58 min
        • #176 - Racing Robots are Bullshit

          It's time to review the greatest and most important race of the year. No, not the London marathon, the Beijing Robot Half Marathon!

          Even Amy gets caught up in the excitement of race season and nearly does a 5k race, whilst Stu's got Lidl to thank for another PB.

          We also decide which injuries are the best to run through, discuss some of the worst chafing we've ever seen, and finish with a story that isn't about running in the slightest but somehow the most relevant subject to us.

          1 hr 5 min

        About Running is BS

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        The podcast that loves to hate running. While other podcasts will celebrate your journey, encourage you to go faster and further, and run free, we’d rather talk about bleeding nipples, getting chased…

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