Send us a text Ger Redmond's story is fascinating. From a budding career as a professional footballer, his life was up-ended when tragedy hit his family. His situation led him into a life of crime where he ended up in prison. However, upon his release he discovered the Ironman event and started upon a new path to become a pro-triathlete. The rest, they say, is history. Jody and David speak to Ger about his history and what it took to leave behind the life he had to find a new path. Unfortunately...
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 48 min
Send us a text Wow, we’ve got a treat of an episode for you. For many months, Jody and David have time and again brought up the issue of doping as the subject seems to permeate every discussion of athletic achievement. Now, to separate fact from fiction, the chaps speak to former World Anti-Doping Association deputy director general Rob Koehler who offers an inside look at the issues at hand and the state of athletics today. He also explains why he feels ALL Russian athletes should be banned at ...
Jan 31, 2020•2 hr 18 min
Send us a text In true BBR fashion, we're releasing a very special BEST OF 2019 episode three weeks into 2020... ... in this episode Jody and David go back through all the best bits of Do-Baddery from last year. A special thanks to Producer Nick for the production on this. It took a while, but it's worth the wait. What are you best bits of 2019? Join the Facebook group and let us know. Use the hashtag #bestbits Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to...
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 30 min
Send us a text Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1609232602668375/ To join, just answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you! Here's how to get i...
Jan 17, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Send us a text We just can't stop getting Camille Herron back on the podcast... we love her so much. Ahead of her appearance at the BBR Ultrazone at the National Running Show this month, David catches up with Camille to discuss her recent move to Colorado to take her training up a notch, her latest races and challenges and the role of brands and sponsors in ultrarunning. That's not all! Allie co-hosts with David this week and takes the chance to talk about the Namibian Race To The Wreck and they...
Jan 10, 2020•1 hr 54 min
Send us a text Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1609232602668375/ To join, just answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you! Here's how to get i...
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Send us a text Merry Christmas Do-Badders! Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1609232602668375/ To join, just answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and ...
Dec 22, 2019•33 min
Send us a text But of a strange format for this episode, as it comes in two parts. For the first part, David talks to BBR returnee Huw Brassington about his latest and recent challenges. For the second part, Allie and Jody speak to Obstacle Course Racing Media’s Matt B Davis who broke the story about the #metoo allegations in the OCR community (which the poddie covered a few episodes back involving Spartan 4.0 community) Then David talks to himself for a bit. Forgive the weird format, just enjoy...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 59 min
Send us a text In this episode, Allie talks about her race experience leading an all-female running squad across Scotland from Fort William to Inverness. Ali reveals the thinking behind putting together this group and the opportunity it gave to have a completely different race experience for the women involved. As per Allie, it was an epic event and one of the big things from this chat with David is she reveals the difference between running in a mixed race. Those differences were starkly expose...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Send us a text Mark Mastalir is interesting is so many ways. He has an impressive background as a runner. In 1992 he was an All-American at Stanford in the 1500 metres, has a 3:58 mile under his belt and competed in the 1992 Olympic Trials. But that's not why he's on the podcast. As Chief Marketing Officer at Halo Neuroscience, he's involved with a company that promises an improvement in performance through its neuroscience technology that connects brain and body. Not only that, Mark is (we reck...
Nov 22, 2019•2 hr 6 min
Send us a text When you were 13, what did you get up to? PlayStation? Football? Hanging out doing nothing with your pals? In other words, not much. Well... we bet you weren't breaking marathon world records, were you? Prepare yourself for a fascinating one, Do-Badder. In this episode, Jody and David speak to Maureen Wilton, aka "Mighty Moe" whose untold story of how she achieved the incredible feat of breaking the world marathon record when she was just 13 is only now being told. They're joined ...
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 43 min
Send us a text Frank Ruona has been the San Quentin 1000 Mile Club’s volunteer head coach since 2005. The volunteer coaches, under the leadership of USA Track and Field-certified Frank, run the workouts and competitions for inmates in the infamous prison. In this episode Jody and David speak to Frank and discover more about running life behind bars and how the club was formed. As the idea of running as a form of rehabilitation spreads, Frank assists other prisons in creating their own long-dista...
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 34 min
Send us a text This episode is INSANE! In what we reckon is a world first (Bad Boy Guarantee), Jody and David speak to triple stroller marathon world record holder Cynthia Arnold. Cynthia pushed her three children in a stroller (pushchair if you're British) around a whole marathon in an insanely fast time, smashing the previous world record. It raised a lot of questions from the Do-Badders... and Cynthia answers them all. This is an amazing episode you're going to love. Enjoy! If you enjoyed thi...
Nov 01, 2019•1 hr 57 min
Send us a text Boy, is Holly Rush an interesting guest in this episode of Bad Boy Running! (And Jody and David didn't make a single joke about nominative determinism!) Starting out in marathons as fun runner, Holly explains her journey from standing as a spectator watching with a beer to going all the way to the European Championships and representing England and Great Britain. She talks about her frustration at trying to beat a PB that just wouldn't fall and her eventual move into ultrarunning....
Oct 25, 2019•2 hr 14 min
Send us a text We know cyclists have a ton of places they can hang out socially (so we can avoid those places...), but what about runners? Well, the runner's cafe Mile 27 aimed to offer a place for runner's to come together to both run, socialise and be a community in central London. And it worked... for a time. In this episode, Jody and David speak to its founder George Rendall about the idea behind the cafe/club, what it took to get working and what happened in the end (spoiler: he has another...
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 186
Send us a text The Original Mountain Marathon (The OMM) is one of the longest running event series in the UK. It rightly has the position as one if the most challenging series, not simply because of the distances or elevation in any of the remote locations where the OMM is set, but also because of the logistics competitors need to get spot on if they are to do well. David speaks to Stuart Hamilton, events director at The OMM about the history of the event and what it really takes to put an event...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 185
Send us a text Since receiving the diagnosis in November 2014 that he had incurable advanced prostate cancer, Kevin Webber has become a beacon of inspiration in the ultrarunning community. Although he was only given two years to live, Kevin has managed to race in some of the world's most extreme races and raised over £100,000 for charity in the process. In this episode, David speaks to Kevin about the reality of running with cancer and how that has affected the challenges. Inspiring! Enjoy! If y...
Oct 04, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 184
Send us a text Zach Bitter is an American ultrarunner who has a list of accolades to his name. He recently smashed the 100 mile world record... and he reckons he can do it even faster! Listen to David's interview with Zach just a few weeks after his incredible achievement. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners th...
Sep 29, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 183
Send us a text You know the best place to do an interview? A busy bar. If you're weren't exactly enamoured with BBR's sound quality, you're going to love this episode. But what a Do-Badder way to record an episode with Kris Van Der Velde director of the expansive Asian Trail Series. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk ...
Sep 20, 2019•2 hr 12 min
Send us a text Greg Whyte is a sports scientist and trainer who has become best-known for helping hapless celebrities overcome insanely difficult physical and endurance challenge in the name of charity. But before all his work with the likes of Eddie Izzard (yep, him), David Walliams and Davina McCall - to name just a few - on Comic Relief, Greg was an accomplished athlete and Olympian in modern pentathlon. Which makes Greg the first pentathlete on the podcast. Shocking, we know. In this episode...
Sep 13, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 181
Send us a text Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1609232602668375/ To join, just answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you! Here's how to get i...
Sep 06, 2019•2 hr 8 min
Send us a text When you ask the question - "what is the world's biggest running club?" - you wouldn't expect a club founded amongst the barstools of a drinking establishment. (Unless you were a Do-Badder, of course...) The Mikeller Running Club can claim to be the world's biggest running club with chapters all over the world and a simple philosophy of running together and having a free beer (or two) after. In this episode, David talks to the Mikeller Running Club founder Søren Runge about the ra...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 179
Send us a text Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1609232602668375/ To join, just answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you! Here's how to get i...
Aug 25, 2019•2 hr 10 min
Send us a text We catch up with our own Anja Madhvani about her experience running the marathon des sables with TB and her road to recovery. Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr......
Aug 17, 2019•1 hr 37 min
Send us a text It’s here... and it’s the one you’ve been waiting for! Finally, Jody and David get the one and only Jasmin Paris on the podcast. Jasmin is, of course, famed for her Spine Race overall victory and fir smashing the course record. But in this interview, the guys go all the way back and look at her stunning career trajectory. She’s a champ... just listen, ok? Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conver...
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 59 min
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Aug 02, 2019•2 hr 16 min
Send us a text Nikki Love has notched up some pretty impressive running feats and she chases down adventure in the form of one epic challenge after another. Among her previous challenges included 7 marathons in 7 days, the JungleUltra in Peru, 63 marathons in 63 days, the DesertUltra and Running around Ireland (yep, that's 750 miles in 32 days). Allie speaks to Nikki about her many and various challenges and her upcoming challenge to run across Australia. Plus in the chat before, David and Allie...
Jul 26, 2019•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 174
Send us a text Jonathan Steele had an unusual journey into the world of ultrarunning many years ago. A competitive bodybuilder and martial artist, the shift to ultrarunning wasn't exactly on the cards until he was holidaying in the Lake District and a sign for a local trail route caught his interest. That route was the Bob Graham Round and he decided to make that his first foray into ultrarunning! In this episode, Jody speaks with Jonathan about attempting Bob Graham, his three attempts at the U...
Jul 19, 2019•2 hr 48 min
Send us a text Pamela Chapman Markle is a phenomenon. At the age of 55, she decided to take up running, thanks to the suggestion of a work colleague. However, when she went to sign up for the Rocky Raccoon 50 miler (a pretty punchy first race, admittedly), it was full. Undeterred Pamela signed up for the Rocky Raccoon 100 miler instead... (yes, a 100 miler as her FIRST race!) and the rest is history. Jody and David speak to Pamela about how she manages to hold down a full-time job while also kic...
Jul 12, 2019•2 hr
Send us a text In this week's episode, Allie catches up with Sarah Morwood, experienced ultrarunner, winner of multiples races and part of the GB Ultra team who had two horrific accidents but still managed to get back to winning ways. She's unstoppable and a proper badass. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners th...
Jul 05, 2019•1 hr 44 min
