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! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Send us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyrunning.com. Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/...
Jul 09, 2021•59 min•Ep. 290
Send us a text David also promises to secure Nutella sponsorship for Jake. Watch this space! Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Send us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyr...
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 289
Send us a text In this episode of The Bad Stuff, David regales Jody with stories from his wedding, including ceremonial axes, sordid encounters in the church creche and the heady world of the Anglican church. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Faceb...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 288
Send us a text Sameena Van Der Mijden has both a fascinating and sobering story on her journey into running. Born in New Delhi and adopted by Dutch parents, she was 12 when they got divorced. When her mother started drinking and became violent, it had a huge impact on Sameena. At the age of 17, she was arrested by the police and left home and was homeless for almost a year, staying with friends or on the streets. In that same year, she met a man who forced her into prostitution for almost two ye...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 287
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! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Send us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyrunning.com. Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 286
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! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Send us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyrunning.com. Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/...
Jun 20, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 285
Send us a text 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......
Jun 18, 2021•56 min•Ep. 284
Send us a text No, you're not reading this wrong... we've crossed the streams! In this episode, Jody and David speak with Rob Deering, comedian, writer and co-host of Running Commentary, about the intersection between music and running. During lockdown, Rob wrote a book about his love of running and music, Running Tracks, which is due to be published Summer 2021. As well as music, Rob reveals the journey from stand-up comedian to podcast host and firm fixture in the running community. Enjoy! If ...
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 283
Send us a text In this episode, Jody speaks to long-suffering BBR members, Lorna Spayne and Richard McDowell (aka #CFTB ), about their recent victories at Centurion Running's Thames Path 100 ultramarathon. Both finished first in their respective categories - while Richard set a new course record and new record for any Centurion 100 mile race. This epic episode goes right back to explore both Lorna's and Richard's background in running before they tackled their first 100 miler, what their build-u...
Jun 11, 2021•2 hr 56 min•Ep. 282
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! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Send us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyrunning.com. Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 281
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! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Send us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyrunning.com. Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/...
Jun 04, 2021•46 min•Ep. 280
Send us a text In this special, David speaks with director Paul Kemp about his documentary that focuses on Alberto Salazar's Oregon Project and the role Nike played in the scandal that followed. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, her...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 279
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! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Send us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyrunning.com. Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 278
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! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Send us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyrunning.com. Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/...
May 28, 2021•44 min•Ep. 277
Send us a text David speaks to Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Send us your feedback and comments at letters@badboyrunning.com. Join the Bad Boy Running...
May 23, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 276
Send us a text Jody and David kick off with a preview of David's stag do and wedding as he prepares to wed the long-suffering Claire. In this episode Jody and David discuss: Why David is heading to the bright lights of Winchester Why David is banned from singing in church (and using a kazoo) Why the Bad Boy Running Club is desperately disappointing the podcast audience with some incredible Thames Path 100 performances What David and Jody were REALLY hoping would happen Why David had to issue an ...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 275
Send us a text Rachel went for a casual run on the Big Otter Trail, a trail she knows well and had run many times before. Unfortunately, on this one occasion, she encountered a mother bear protecting her cubs. The bear chased her and Rachel only escaped when she eventually found a tree to climb. With the bear intent on continuing the pursuit, Rachel was forced to spend the night in tree in cold temperatures, with no light source, food, or water. Thankfully, the following day the bear had gone, a...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 274
Send us a text In this episode, Jody and David discuss: What they'd do if they were sponsored by Nike Why they want to get Billy Mills on the podcast One of the most disturbing things to appear in the BBR Facebook group - a rather gruesome runner's coaster Revealing Matt Lawton of The Times as the journalist who suggested Beth Potter's 5k time was dubious - and then got called out by Beth The World Relay Championships... and what the point of them is The invention of the 100-metre beer relay (wa...
May 14, 2021•49 min•Ep. 273
Send us a text Running a marathon clearly isn't hard enough for some people. Some like to run in impossibly heavy or complicated outfits. Others prefer to make it difficult in other ways. Few ever think... "I know I'll pull a car". But one man who did that was Corey Philpott who became the world record holder with his car-pulling antics. In this episode, Jody and David speak to Corey about how the challenge came about but also about what led him on his running journey. It's a fascinating and ins...
May 09, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 272
Send us a text In this episode of The Bad Stuff, Jody and David discuss: David's new hobby/sport/method of furthering injuring himself Jody gives some advice about how to guarantee the perfect marriage (under duress) Jody reveals his training activity (and gives a gout update) How to feel when a 12 year old girl smashes the 5k record Jody tries to defend the spirit of Parkrun David ponders the idea of trying to recruit children into BBRC What's it like being in the running club of the Monster Ra...
May 07, 2021•30 min•Ep. 271
Send us a text It's been a while coming but here's the Bad Boy Running interview with Beth Pascall. In this interview, Jody and David speak to Beth about her incredible Bob Graham Round record. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your unsolicited opinion on running issues or anything else over at the Bad Boy Running Podcast Facebook group, here...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 270
Send us a text It's another episode of The Bad Stuff and it's as tangential as usual. In this episode Jody and David discuss: Was Des Linden's 50k record attempt over-hyped? The BBC's feature on Big's Back Yard Ultra series A critique of one our the most aggressive 1-star reviews BBR has ever received Who the hell is Dan? Why Dead Man's Shoes is one of the greatest British movies ever made Why Russian men are either impressively confident or incredibly deluded The implications of Charlotte Purdu...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 269
Send us a text Anyone who has ever watched the London Marathon will remember the guy who ran it in a diving suit. Mainly because they're still covering his progress three days after the event has finished. But that guy is Lloyd Scott, and running London in a diving suit is just one in an incredible career of ridiculous challenges Lloyd has undertaken all in the name of charity. As well as jaunts to most other major marathons in his diving suit, Lloyd has also run an entire marathon underwater in...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 268
Send us a text It's another episode of The Bad Stuff with Jody and David. This week, it's back to Garmin abuse and discussing which gun to buy Jody's daughter. In this episode Jody and David talk: Why you SHOULDN'T exercise like a pro Listener stories of their Garmin abusing them CFTB throwing in a little humblebrag to the mix An evil plan to mess with friends who use a Garmin The first British indoor marathon (set in the weirdest of places...) Why Jody's daughter needs a gun The sick way that m...
Apr 23, 2021•48 min•Ep. 267
Send us a text Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel is a citizen of Kul Wičasa Lakota (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) and is a professional runner with Altra Running Team Elite and Rabbit Pro, as well as an Ambassador Trail Athlete with Ultimate Direction. She is the founder and organizer of Rising Hearts, an Indigenous-led grassroots group devoted to elevating Indigenous voices and promoting intersectional collaborative efforts across all movements with the goals of racial, social, climate, ...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 266
Send us a text It's another episode in the new format where it's just Jody and David... talking stuff. For some reason it starts on social media abuse and ends up with Jody and David turning into Human Rights Watch. In this episode Jody and David talk: Beth Potter and why Olympics qualification needs a wildcard option Calling out journalists who diss runners on social media Why they'd pay good money to see big-name match-ups A mega brief triathlon training update How David's Caffeine Bullet ad h...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 265
Send us a text Professor Andy Jones is back! And in this episode he speaks to David about physiology and Eliud Kipchoge's sub-2 marathon effort. As usual, expect a ton of insight from Prof Jones... ... and David even broaches the subject of what Jody can learn from this when he takes on Project Sub-4. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! Suggest future guests, wallow in your malaise or offer your un...
Apr 11, 2021•54 min•Ep. 264
Send us a text Ok, if this looks a bit odd it's because we've switched the format a little. We've separated out the intros and the interviews so they are now two standalone episodes. If you preferred the intros and not the interviews, you just need to listen to these standalone episodes. If you prefer just the interviews, you can skip these. But why would you? We're hilarious. In this episode, Jody and David talk: Accidentally about the forthcoming interview with Prof Andy Jones (we're still get...
Apr 10, 2021•51 min•Ep. 263
Send us a text Last weekend Beth Potter unexpectedly broke Beatrice Chepkoech’s World Record for the road 5k, running 14:41 at the Podium 5km event in Lancashire. Having previously run the track 10k at the Olympics she switched to triathlon and her switch in training focus has clearly worked. David caught up with Beth to find out what happened during the race, what she attributes the performance to, how cross-training has improved her running and what this incredible result means for her future....
Apr 08, 2021•25 min•Ep. 262
Send us a text It's not often BBR strays away from running (well, it's pretty much every other week)... but we've not been as happy to do so as when we had on open water swimming champ Keri-anne Payne. With Jody training for an Ironman, the one things he needs is a professional insight into how to master the swim leg... and Keri-anne totally delivered. As well as talking about her achievements in swimming, this episode delivers some genuinely useful insights to help improve your swimming. Enjoy!...
Apr 02, 2021•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 261