Thoughts on a Run

“I didn’t look it up because I didn’t want to”. Yep, that just about sums up this podcast. Just like an ultra-marathon trail run, this episode is full of ascents and descents. Missy gets into the wilderness of the gruelling Barkley Marathons (biggest shout out to Jasmine Paris, absolute GOAT who proved that women ARE strong enough!). Hannah wraps up the record with some record chat (of the Guinness world variety) as she, with some help from best mate Dave, lays out the process of setting a world record. Ft. some tomfoolery, too much singing, a jaunty toot, blister saga update, AND a Giant Squid update - what more do you want from us!

Despite initial scepticism and resistance ( 👀Missy), this episode shapes up to be a banger (which is consistent with the brand). Hannah doesn’t read a list but delves into the three conventions of mine (all of which I have sneakily hidden in this ep description). Missy adds some colour to the chat and rattles off some facts about everyone’s favourite anatomically incorrect yet ultimately inspiring Barbra. That’s right this is the Barbie episode!

Lock in because we’re running in the rain! Hannah’s blister situation is a bit manky, but this week’s thoughts are swanky. Missy brings the living, the laughing, and the loving as she gives some chuckling good context to everyone’s favourite universal language: laughter. Basically, it’s a sound out of your face. Hannah Mooney, or should we say humour memey rolls out a meme-ingful discussion of the history and function of memes. She then plays to her strengths by listing some classic memes and yes, describing pictures on a podcast.

Bonk, donk, conk, clonk, thonk and buckle up for your fave April fools. Hannah says “anywho” 3 times (which is 3 too many times) because “that’s how sweaty it be-getti.” Missy may be a bit loosey-goosey with a hyphen - but is there anything more powerful than an Oxford comma? Don’t worry, Hannah tells you all about it. Then, a hard right turn culminating in “right, now we’re pointing at your elbow on a podcast” as Missy gets on your nerves, specifically your ulna nerve as she labours the point of the funny bone.

Although Missy can’t hook Hannah up to a polygraph machine, this episode will hook you up with some info about the misleadingly named lie detector test. Spoiler alert: a polygraph measures your arousal - but not in bom chicka wah wah kind of way, just in a heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate kind of way. Don’t crocodilly-dally and get amongst it! Hannah drops some snapping good facts about your fave fierce friends (or fiends???) with long muscular tails. That’s right, crocs vs gators. How many crocodiles should safely occupy a lift simultaneously? Probs just one at a time for those scaly chonks be hefty.

Fresh from flying through the Hamilton Half-Marathon 2025, these Mooneys be hooneys. They’re also absolutely cooked! What a run. Beautiful day, beautiful vibes, and now, a beautiful episode of Thoughts on a Run. Hannah and Missy unpack their race with what is arguably too much detail (you’ve been warned). They do manage to squeeze in some thoughts with Hannah slinging some hard hitting running themed would-you-rathers. Missy gets ding dong down with the origins of the PB bell. Fun fact: Missy quite likes a cow bell (I mean, truly, the bell of the people).

Structure relocation served with a side of fish and chips. This episode is a “bit of a motley mix but in a positive way.” Missy takes the phrase ‘moving house’ literally as she considers why New Zealanders are so obsessed with uprooting, transporting, and redepositing houses on trucks. Hannah offers some food for thought (or thoughts of food) serving up the history of fish and chips. It all comes back to Charles Dickens - featuring a vocal cameo from Gandalf the Grey.

You may not have time to smile but you do have time to listen to episode 56 of Thoughts on a Run. Fresh from their fun-day Sunday long run, Hannah flags the ins and outs of the game every millennial played but never really understood: Minesweeper. Missy coincidentally stays on the digital theme and considers the increasingly global paralanguage of emojis. So sweaty and so silly, we’ll seal you soon. There’s even talk of everyone’s favourite font (wingdings). Look, just get amongst it.

Methinks this episode is 100% groovy cool beans and a good shout. Missy reaches the apex yawn point and has a gaping good gasbag about the study of yawning. Hannah is a good little house elf, as she (allegedly) gives 100% of her intention and attention to the backstory of the sock. There’s rhyming, alliteration, singing, contagious yawning, and a lot of foot chat which is, at this point, unsurprising.

Will an apple a day keep this podcast at bay? Absolutely not. Is the knowingness of your knowledge more knowing? That sentence does not make sense, but we promise this week's episode does. While our abs are not yet shredded, Hannah’s chalk chat is more interesting than Missy thought it would be. Missy goes bananas about apples and we both learnt things this episode - but do we know them? Well, it all comes back to chalk, guys.