Portsmouth Running Podcast (Daniel Del Piccolo)

On this episode of the podcast we welcome Dr Bart Olechowski on to speak with us about running and the heart. Dr Olechowski is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, specialising in all aspects of general cardiology and interventional cardiology. He is also a runner and keen fitness enthisast. This really was such an insightful episode to research and record and I again want to thank Dr Olechowski for agreeing to take time out of a busy schedule and answer running related questions that tied in nicely with heart health.

If you run, listen to this show. There's plenty to take away from it and so much to learn about the heart and running. And as always too, Dave and Daniel get us warmed up before hand with some running chit chat. Have you ever tried Shaki mats?

As always everyone - happy miles and stay well x

On this episode of the show we welcome Centurion Running founder and Race Director James Elson to have a chat with us about his races. Anyone in the area who has or will be running ultra distance events in the future, will no doubt end up at one of James' races. They have provided thousands of runners with a fantastic platform to learn how to participate in this sport, along with many opportunities to take part at distances from 50k to 200 miles. In this chat we get to discuss ultra running in the UK in close relation to our very own beautiful trails on the South Downs Way. And particularly with regards to the South Downs Way 100 which is one of Centurions flagship races.

Thanks to James for coming onto the show and taking the time to speak with us. And as always, Daniel and Dave introduce the show with a twenty minute warm up, full of juicy bits. Happy running everyone x

Dave and I could not resist one last show, and this time to have a good catch up of all the running fun over the weekend just gone at the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon events. Joining us on the show this week is the man who definitely made all the magic happen, and who co-ordinated just the most epic Christmas marathon races, local legend - Mr Rob Piggott, from Believe & Achieve Events. As runners it is fabulous to experience race days. The fun and joy, sweat and tears that go into training and running, but it's also excellent to hear about how those days play out for the organisers and volunteers too. Rob chats to us about his own recovery after the event, the day and how that all went, including the good and the pain points which he believes very much helps each year run smoothly.

And with that show, it definitely now brings us to the end of another year and once again I'd like to thank everyone who takes the time to listen to the show. Dave and I do this purely out of love for running and the running community, and we look forward to sharing our own and of course many of your future stories as we head into 2023. As always, happy running to you all! x 

Welcome to our latest episode of the podcast where we welcome Hoka Elite runner, Louise Small! Louise is no stranger to Portsmouth, having recently come to Portsmouth to take on the new Southsea parkrun route. She did so in style, taking overall first finisher token from the volunteers.

Louise and I had such a lovely chat about all things running, and it was great to hear her story about starting out as a runner in her teens and being scouted as a running talent. Along with that, Daniel and Louise had a great load to talk about when it comes to Hoka and we enjoyed listing some our favourite shoes to run in.

Thank you for supporting the show by listening. We hope you have a great week of running ahead x

Well, on this weeks special show edition, Dave not only co-hosts but also becomes the guest (again!). Winning the 2023 Tunnel Ultra run by Mark Cockbain from Cockbain events (The Hard Stuff!). This has been a race on Dave's radar for a while. Co-host Daniel tried it a couple of years back and didn't make it to the end, but Dave took the challenge head on and did what he does best and that is pulling off incredible races with pure grit and determination. Dave takes us through (with as much detail as he can as he's still fatigued!) the experience of the race and what it took for him to make it to the finish, ending up as the winner this year. Well done Dave! x t

What does it take to finish a non-stop 200 mile race? What if that race was in a one mile long tunnel? What if the lights went out over night making it completely dark? Well, on this show we hear from a 2025 finisher, winner and incredible new course record holder, Alex Marshall.

Alex joins Daniel on the show to discuss how she approached this years event, and discusses how the race went down on the day. Or rather, days! Running an event like the Tunnel presents some very unique challenges in what is really a one of a kind race. Alex has a very impressive list of event wins and has a solid training routine she shares, that prepare her and keep her in great shape for lots of long distance races through the year.

I thoroughly enjoyed recording this episode and the only downer was that Dave could not join us on this show, but will be back on the next episode for a full recap of Daniel's race too. Enjoy the content! x

A first show for the new year! Happy 2023 everyone! Dave and Daniel were extremely pleased to welcome onto the show, someone whom they've both run with recently - James Grinter. James joins us to chat all about running, and specifically his own journey from a love of the great outdoors to taking on epic ultra adventures, including the JOGLE  (John O'Groats to Lands End) which is the entire length of the UK. 

Also on the show, we have a special guest all the way from Ireland, Ricki Wynne who is also part of the Hoka family along with show host Daniel. We got Ricki on to find out from him what keeps him motivated to keep going and and training. Ricki is a world record holder and more importantly, just an all round lovely chap who get a kick out of helping others stay motivated. Ricki lives by his moto which is - KEEP SHOWING UP!

As always, Dave and Dan take you through some of their own races coming, as Dave prepares for one of his big ones, this years The Tunnel! Will he make it further than Dan did??? Of course he will ! Thanks for listening everyone X

Show links: 

James Grinter's JOGLE video - https://youtu.be/aIe4YUIBrPI

James Grinter's JOGLE page - https://www.facebook.com/runwillandjames

Ricki Wynne's World Record - https://youtu.be/WiGmlcr81e8

What a treat for this weeks listeners! That's right - you get both Dave and Daniel having a run and a race catch-up, as Daniel returns back from a couple of weeks having done both Brighton to London 100k, and one of the Ultra Trail Snowdonia races in Wales.

Dave is also soon off to race along the border between Wales and England as he takes on the Bridge 200 Miler. That's right, 200 miles across a bridge. How is he feeling for that race? How are Daniel's legs feeling after a couple of weeks races? Any lessons or insightful information? All in this weeks episode.

As always, thank you for listening and happy running! x

On this episode of the Portsmouth Running Podcast, Daniel and Dave bring you the latest running chit chat, involving Dave's latest marathon and half marathon escapades and results, including a nice result too for Daniel at the last Blended Trails race. Due to illness, holidays and such things, we have not got a special guest on the show for this week and so we fill the gaps on this show.

Daniel and Dave also invite listeners to get involved and try something different - sea dunks! That's right! We've been getting into the water in Southsea each morning and have found out that there seem to be some physical benefits that compliment all the training quite nicely. As always, thank you for listening and enjoying our content. Enjoy the sunny weather and happy miles everyone! x

On this episode of the show we welcome on Roger Watling from Run Walk Local, which is a fun and friendly and very welcoming 2k and 5k community run that takes place every Sunday at 09:30. The event start is located at Hillsea Lido, and has been taking place since it was first formed, originally as part of the Great Run organisation. Now, in it's newer form, as Run Walk Local, volunteers continue to put on these events every week. Another excellent running option for the people of Portsmouth and surrounding areas.

And as always, Dan and Dave kick off the episode in a nervous way as they are both attempting to run the Centurion Autumn 100 this coming weekend. More on what the universe has in store for us on the next episode. As always, have a fantastic weekend running. Lots of love from us both x

Daniel and Dave are taking a break after 49 episodes of the show, but not before Dave gives a full account of his epic adventure at Lon Las. For those who don't know, Lon Las is a Mark Cockbaine special, in that it runs from the north coast of Wales, all the way down to Cardiff - non stop. Dave took on the 253 mile adventure and has an awesome story to tell after leading the race for a whole day, and then being forced to retire just twenty three miles from the finish. 

The show will be back soon after we take a short break to do some technical bits and bobs and prepare the upcoming content for the new year. Thank you all for subscribing and listening to the show. Happy running and happy Christmas everyone! x

On this episode of the show we welcome Samuel Foreman who is the group run leader for RunTalkRun Portsmouth. We found out about the group through Instagram where Sam reached out to us last year. After some planning, and a couple of runs that show host Daniel went on, we got together to discuss all things RunTalkRun related, plus how it all works and what goes on during a group run. One thing that really struck me visiting the group runs, was finding out just how much the runners appreciated the safe space to just have a chat while spending time outdoors doing something healthy and good for the spirit. 

Dave and Daniel catch up as always and discuss a bit about the new year, taking on your injuries in the right way, and a bit about some racing news and a first track 100 mile event for Daniel in October.

On this episode of the show I welcome friend and fellow local runner Nayeem Huq, who has a chat with me about recent training additions like switching to a bike and racing in his first duathlon. Nayeem and show host Daniel have run and trained together a number of times on track and road and are hopefully going to attempt a trail run soon. Nayeem continues to get faster and stronger as a runner, including new routines and keep consistent with his healthly lifestyle and good training regime. Nayeem has a fantastic outlook on life and it was a pleasure to speak to him all about running in the Portsmouth area.

On our show introduction, Daniel and Dave catch up in person this time, as they head into the start of the long build and training for Spartathlon. Not sure any of them are really feeling the love right now, with Dave still catching some down time and recovery after the Tunnel win, and Daniel - well, just fatigued as always! Enjoy the show everyone and as always -> happy running! X

I am super happy to announce Episode 58 with the one and only Steve Bullock, or @grasshopper_gteve as many know him on social media. Steve tells us all about his weekly sessions and gives an awesome background to his own running story, training and qualifications. For those who know Steve I am sure you will enjoy this episode and for those who don't, perhaps see you at a Grasshopper track session soon .... 👍

Dave and I catch up, in person for the very first time! This gave us a weird new dynamic to work with as we actually had to face each other while recording for a change. We were both sweaty messes from our workout too.

As always everyone - thank you for listening to and enjoying these free shows! Happy running .... x

On this episode of the show our hosts Daniel and Dave share their experience and stories from this years Centurion Autumn 100 mile race. The race took part a few weeks ago and they've both now recovered and processed the race enough to share some stories and accounts from the day and night. Daniel and Dave both speak about Centurion Running events as a great place for learning how to run and race ultra marathons safely and as well as one can. A theme that is common for many runners in Portsmouth and the surround areas.

As always, thank you for supporting by listening to the show and good luck with your own training and racing over the coming month of November x

On this weeks show we welcome Luke Newton from Sweat Fitness in Portsmouth. Many will know Luke from his PT business and also as organiser of the Portsmouth Fitness Festival that used to take place on Castle field, and more recently im Gunwarf Quays. Luke joins us to tell us not only all about his business and the festival, but also the amazingly exciting Power up the Tower! Get this - an actual world class stair running event - in Portsmouth. Luke reveals all the details including some special guests and participants who are flying over for the race itself. It really does sound like a really cool and unique opportunity to try make it to the top! And to top it all off, Luke has been kind enough to drop us a discount code for the podcast! That's right, a whopping 20% off too, so when you book, use the code - POMPEYRUNNERS and you get more bang for your buck. Thank you to Luke and the team for that x

And a really quick show intro today as my lovely co-host Dave has been catching some recovery time from training in Venice, which I'm sure we'll get to hear about on the next show soon. Enjoy the content everyone and we hope to see some of you at the race x

On this weeks show we welcome Dr Jack Collins, who is a local Portsmouth runner and founder of the Southsea Fell Runners club. Jack is also a Bob Graham Round finisher which is an incredible accomplishment and he tells us all about his process getting to finish the round. Jack is passionate about health and well being and the practice where he works partner with parkrun UK as a parkrun practice. 

Dave and Daniel share their accounts of the 2022 Smogathon in the introduction and speak about local events coming up in lead up to the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon on the 18th December this year. We hope you enjoy the show!

On this episode of the podcast we welcome two guests, Loisa Hayward and Jen Stoneham who are both co-event directors at Eastney junior parkrun here in Portsmouth! For those who don't know the event, it is for 4 - 14 year olds and covers a 2km course each Sunday. It runs in the same format as the 5km parkruns do, but has a whole load of other special things on top, making it one of the best events ever!

A nice short introduction today, with just Daniel introducing the show, and also letting runners know about the upcoming BIG RUN in Portsmouth, happening on the 21st of July. All details inside this episode. As always, happy running everyone! x

Runners of Portsmouth, we are pleased to bring you an epic episode of the show with our two amazing guests, Neil Smith and Lila Rasche, who join us from Lano Yoga in Southsea. Lila and Neil bring a ton of passion about the benefits of yoga not only to the body, but the mind too. The conversations took some really great pathways quite naturally as we all took a dive into the world of yoga. Thank you so much to our fantastic guests for taking the time to join us. And to Dave for helping put this one together, as a student at Lano himself. Daniel hopes to join in soon for a go!

Please enjoy the content and share freely. Happy running as always x

On this episode Daniel and Dave spend time catching up on the previous races that they have taken part in. Dave tells us all about his Hardmoors 200 experience walking away from the event with 100 epic miles along the stunning trails up north. And Daniel goes into some details, perhaps sometimes sharing a bit too much, about his long awaited finish at the 2022 Grand Union Canal Race, finishing 145 miles in central London.

Dave is also fresh back from Glastonbury so gives us a little insight into what the weekend was like there too. Our show this week begins with a short interview from a runner who came through Southsea last week by the name of Paul Minter. He is running the entire coast of the UK and was 2500 miles into this run when he approached our city. Daniel took some time with Paul and some of his friends to help steer them towards Gunwarf where he was stopping for the night. What an epic challenge!

As always everyone, thank you for listening and do get in touch with us if you'd like to share a story or running tale.

Hello listeners! Today we welcomed our main guest, Eric De Greef to the show. Lots of runners in the area will know Eric as he is one of the nicest people you could meet, and has been very prominent in the running circles of Portsmouth, having formed a few fitness groups himself since lockdown, which has now formed into a regular group called Southsea Striders. Eric has also been a local junior Run Director at Eastney junior parkrun, coached a few junior football teams and also began a junior football team for young girls, which is still going to this day after Eric handed it over. We chatted all about his love for fitness and how Southsea Striders started and the whos, whats, hows and whens of it all. Great to have Eric on the show!

And Dave and Dan spend the first 20 minutes catching up, going over some of the Portsmouth Coastal Half marathon results (great job everyone!). Dave has been feeling the ever mounding pressure of the Tunnel training with everything going on in life, and Daniel is preparing for a different kind of race series, the Chichester Corporate Challenge.  We hope you enjoy the show everyone. Recorded with love and passion for the best sport in the world. Always free. X 

Dan and Dave were delighted to have both founders of Running Late Southsea, Alice White and Molly McMaster, on the show! Alice and Molly both agreed to come and chat all about how Running Late Southsea started, the motivation behind it, and a lot more about running in Portsmouth. With all the different run groups that have started popping up in the city, it was fabulous to get Alice and Molly on to showcase a fine example. One of many great groups and opportunities that now exist for people to start running.

Dave and Dan, your absolutely dedicated running show hosts kick start this episode with a warm up chat, all about warm ups and various running related things. And Dan discovered stretching for the first time ever!

As always, happy running everyone X

On this episode of the show we have our featured guest Sarah Donaghy, joining us from Fareham Running Club, who is here to chat to us for a second time about the incredible FoodBank run initiative that really took off last year. Sarah has been the driving force behind this incredible movement that has kicked off hundreds of clubs and running groups to get involved. A truly inspiration running story, and one we can all get behind as runners.

We also have a special guest appearance from Peter Reilly from the New Forest Runners club, who joins us to have a quick chat about what it's like for race organisers to have to cancel races very last minute. This is something a lot of us have experienced as runners recently with the recent storms. It's great to hear from an organiser what actually goes on behind the scenes during these unprecedented weather incidents.

And of course, Dave and Daniel are back with some chit chat to take you from start to finish in this episode. They also announce the date for this years SMOGATHON race! That's right, it's happening again - 26.2 miles on a dirty roundabout, under a motorway bridge. I mean, why not right? Enjoy the show everyone! x

... and of course, our very special pre Portsmouth Coastal Marathon (and half, and Santa runs!) special! On this show we welcome special guest, local runner and Ironman John Gosling who joins us from TJ Waste and Recycling. They are of course this years main sponsor for the coastal marathon, working with Portsmouth's very own and special Rob Piggott from Believe and Achieve Events. We get to hear what goes into supporting and sponsoring an event like the coastal marathon as it's not all just about helping financially. John and I had a wonderful discussion about running and racing, training and being coached, along with talking about what actually happens to all of the building waste that gets generated in our city. A real interesting show before such a special race.

And as always our show kicks off with a 20 minute catch up with Daniel and Dave who are equally excited about getting this years marathon underway! It's almost Christmas! Enjoy the show everyone ..... x

A very special episode after a summer holiday break, with my awesome co-host David Harvey who pretty much steals the show this week with his epic tales of TDS where he completed the 95 mile grueling course during this years UTMB race series. Dave goes into some detail about the course and the race and how it all panned out. Dave was joined by a number of runners from the Portsmouth area, all taking on various races during the week long running festival in Chamonix. We also promise to get another show out within a couple of weeks, or face a trial of terror! Happy running everyone! x 

Daniel and Dave return on Boxing Day 2021, with a special episode focused mainly all around the South Downs Way. A real trail hub for local runners around the area who are looking to escape the busier pathways and roads. We were delighted to welcome another local runner Alex Murphy to the discussion. Alex spends a lot of his time training on the South Downs and had plenty of great insight into the routes there. You'll find some of the routes (and segments) in the notes below, as discussed on the episode:

Ultra Trail Queen Elizabeth Country Park (100 miles) - https://www.strava.com/activities/5059070420

Great Route at QECP for Elevation - https://www.strava.com/activities/6286748372

Session for Anyone Looking to Train for Mountain Races at QECP - https://www.strava.com/activities/5814480873

Satans Climb (Strava Segment) - https://www.strava.com/segments/12323315

Welcome to this episode of the show, which is a mash up of three segments, kicking off with a long awaited catch-up with Daniel and Dave, chatting through recent races, events, training, and cooking! We are then treated to a discussion and event catch up with Daniel and Helen Newman who both took part in a 100km treadmill challenge at the Portsmouth University last weekend. Find out all about it in this segment.

And last but not least, our featured guest Ollie Biddle who will be taking part in an extreme running challenge on the seafront next Saturday, the 26th April near the Brinny. Ollie will be taking on an extreme distance run between two cones for a great charitable cause. Listeners and runners may want to know what's going on, so they can support, cheer and join Ollie for a couple of laps even.

Once again, thank you for listening to the show. We love running. We love our city. We love what running gives to people within the city. Take care and enjoy those miles x

On this episode of the show we are joined by our long time running friend and the man behind many races in Portsmouth each year, including this years coastal marathon and half marathon races, Rob Piggott from Believe & Achieve. Rob gives us the inside scoop about what to expect next weekend for Portsmouth's festive running fun, including the route, what to wear, the medal and what lovely beverages we can expect at the aid stations.

We can't wait to see many of you there. Do say hello and ofcourse, have a fantastic Christmas and stay safe. Thanks for listening x

Episode 73 of the Portsmouth Running Podcast is here and WE ARE BACK! That's right, Dave and Dan are back with a whole bunch of fantastic episodes ready to record and upload for you all. On this episode we welcome Portsmouth Outdoor Fitness (POF) owner, Tristam Murdoch. For anyone running along the Portsmouth seafront, you will have seen Tristam and his POF team of coaches and clients training. No matter what the weather, no matter how they feel, you'll always see them there training hard each day.

A fantastic interview worth listening to!

And a nice length update from Dave about the events that unfolded for him at this years Spartathlon race in Greece (the that Dan DNS'd)!

Thank you for listening to the show. Subscribe, follow, listen, comment - it's all good vibes. Happy running all x

Welcome to our Portsmouth Coastal Marathon special show! Dave and I join you this week and kick start this show with all the happy memories and pre-build excitment for this years coastal marathon races. Our guests this week include local runner, business owner and extremely talented artist, Angela Chick who has designed this years medal. Then we also have the lovely mastermind behind the races, Rob Piggott back onto the show to tell us all about what we can expect at this years events. A lot to get through, but another enjoyable show for you all to listen to at your own pace. As always, happy and safe miles everyone as we head into this years Christmas period x

Hello Listeners! It's been a while, but we are back with another interesting episode and amazing guest. On this show we welcome Dawn Taylor, owner of Alexandra Sports, which is one of those legendary places that all runners know of and have been to at some point in their running lives. Either to try shoes, for physio, to chat to the amazing team there, to buy nutrition or sports wear, or to even pick up race numbers for some of the local events here in the city.

It was fantastic speaking with Dawn who is a third generation owner of this local running store in Portsmouth! 3rd generation!!! That's incredible because the shop has been serving the running community for 40 years! Please do give the show a listen and feel free to pop into the store and say hello to Dawn and the team at some stage because they are extremely passionate about running, runners and the great outdoors.

And as always Dave and I put the world to right and discuss parkrun PB's, withdrawing from races and general training things. As always, thank you so much for listening and we hope to see some of you out and about along the seafront soon! X

On this weeks episode of the show, we bring you the 2024 SMOGATHON race report, courtesy of Dan and Dave, and also, three special guests who each took part in it - the worlds greatest race. Joined by Kim Holloway, Panya Sinsuebphol and Paul Turner, we dive into some details about the event itself and hear from our guests about how they found the experience.

We hope you enjoy this special episode and stay safe out in all the storms this weekend x

Super happy to have Kasia Lubowiecka onto the show who joins Dave and I for Episode 55. Kasia is a local runner who has recently completed the Northern Traverse, which is 300km coast to coast! On top of that she is a member of the 100 marathon club and has done some incredible events through the UK, but has also raced in Poland. Kasia is the owner of a pretty incredible Instagram account too, where she documents her races and journey. Please enjoy the show with this amazing and inspiring guest. Thank you for listening!

Hello listeners! It's been a while but we are now back with this new episode where we welcome our friend Ollie Steele-Perkins, founder of Blended Trails. Blended offer some fantastic pop up routes and races on some incredible routes around Hampshire. Next year, in June, they are hosting their first ever Backyard Ultra, right here in Hampshire and Ollie and the team are going all in with this one. It sounds stunning, with great trails, elevation and in a fantastic area of the country.

Do listen to the show to find out more details and find out how you can enter as entries have already opened. As always Dan and Dave finally catch up again and this is why our show has been a bit delayed. We will be back soon with a few more episodes !

Hello runners! On this show we have two very special segments for you. Our first guest is Danielle Francesca Rohan who is a local runner and is organising a Run in the Dark, here in Portsmouth on the seafront in just a couple of weeks time. That's right! A brand new pop up event where you can be a part of a really good fundraising cause as well as have a brilliant run with friends and family right here in Portsmouth. And the best bit - it's in the dark which will all become clear in the episode where Danielle tells us all the details about the event.

Then next up Dave and I have a really special and heart felt chat with two guests, Sarah Donaghay and Craig Winter from Runr. Sarah is from Fareham Running Club and has been working so hard to get more runners involved in doing food bank runs. This is something that goes very much hand in hand with running where runners are easily able to organise a run and food bank donation with their local food bank hubs. Sarah has such a powerful story to share which she bravely does on the show and along with her, helping her through the show and also helping to raise awareness, is Craig Winter. The work that Runr do in the community is just fabulous. This is really one not to miss!

Thanks to my all my guests as always! x

Portsmouth is fast becomming a most excellent running hub, with so many running options for people. On this episode we welcome Max Eacott who started RunSouthRun - one of the many wonderful running options we have here in Portsmouth. It was really great speaking with Max about his own running and training, starting RunSouthRun and also about his own Personal Training business too. Max is a motivated chap and a lovely human being, putting other people first as a passion. If you've not been along to RunSouthRun yet, do give it a go. They meet outside of Hunter Gatherer each Sunday morning at 08:30.

And as always, Daniel and Dave warm us up with some halloween themed running antics and chat. Thank you for listening as always x

On episode 56 we explore the wonderful world of outdoor personal training with local business owner and PT Billie-Leigh Roberts, founder and owner of BFit with Billie. Billie is a runner herself and enjoys taking part in Southsea parkrun when she's not busy training her clients outside. One of my reasons for asking Billie if she would be kind enough to join us on the show, is that Portsmouth has a lot of fantastic open space and park type areas which are just perfect for this type of activity and business. We believe that it adds to this amazing healthy lifestyle feel that the city has with people using the seafront area more frequently. We are seeing a splurge in people turning to healthy lifestyle living and using social training sessions like PT classes and running events like parkrun and Great Run Local and it really is a wonderful thing. Enjoy the show where Billie tells all about the business and her own background about how it all got started.

And as a bonus, Dave and I begin with our own introduction about pre race woes and motivation, as we both head towards a big race over the coming weeks.

Hello all! Welcome to Episode 53 of the show, where we give a warm welcome to Emma Cardey. Emma is the Event Director at Southsea parkrun and Dave and I natter with Emma all about the event and wonderful team who help put this run together for us all each week. We had a lot of questions for Emma about the challenges of looking after such an event, but on the flip side, the fantastic results and benefits that the community down here gain from such a 5k run. 

Dave and I start our show introduction this week with a completely blank slate and no agenda, so also tune in to hear us waffle on a bit about the new highway code rules (which we both knew nothing about!). 

As always, thanks for listening everyone and wishing you all very happy miles! x

An interim episode before our pre Portsmouth Coastal Marathon show in a week. Hosts Dave and Dan take a trip down memory lane from the Track 100 race two weeks prior to this recording. The guys take time to talk through the experience, with their highs and lows and all the good times shared while running for nearly 20 hours around a 400 meter track in Cambridge. The event they took part in was Mark Cockbain's Track 100, where you have 25 hours to finish 100 miles. With a few twists and turns along the way, both came back with a finish and also their target A goals hit. Have a listen, enjoy the show and who knows - maybe some of you will be inspired to try this format and type of race in the future.

In this episode, and on our very SMOGATHON special episode, we are joined by local running legend and ultra runner Victoria Henderson. Victoria has completed a number of very long races over the years since getting into long distance running back in 2015. Those races include UTMB CCC, Arc of Attrition and many of the Centurion races too.

Victoria took part in the 2023 SMOGATHON and comes on to chat all about the run itself and about a topic I learned a lot about preparing for this show - female participation in ultra distance running and races. An absolutely fantastic chat with Victoria about this. Some links I wanted to include in the show notes about the topic if you wanted to read more are below:

https://www.oureaevents.com/news/2023/3/6/female-participation-race-directors-blog

https://www.sheraces.com/

Enjoy the show everyone and as always, happy miles! Love Dan & Dave xxx

On the first episode of 2024 we welcome local ultra runner and writer Helen Newman to the show. Helen joins us on what has been a role of episodes showing what local women have been achieving with their running, especially with the long distance events. Helen had such a fantastic year in 2023, achieving all of her running goals, including new PB's, finishing a 100+ mile ultra run in challenging conditions, and many more. Thoroughly enjoyed recording this and having a friendly running chat with another one of our inspiring local runners.

And as always, Dave and Daniel catch up with the Portsmouth Marathon and Country to Capital chat, as they finally got to race together. Experiences all shared. As we head into the new year, we wish you all the best with your running goals. Much love x

On this episode of the show I am joined by Stephen Cousins who created the YouTube channel called Film My Run. It is a channel that has been of great help to me over the years when I've needed to research into possible races I'd like to enter. Stephen is experienced running in Portsmouth having done the coastal marathon and also the Great South Run many times in the past. And who knows - maybe he's agree to come and do the SMOGATHON this year? To find out if so, listen to and enjoy the show. It's full of some great run chat as we dive into Film My Run and a whole heap of other interesting topics.

And as always, to kick start things we hear from Dave and Dan for a ten minute runtroduction! Happy running everyone x

On this episode of the show we welcome back the one and only Steve Bullock, founder of Grasshopper Coaching here in Portsmouth. If you haven't yet heard about Steve and his great run, swim and S&C sessions, then where have you been? Steve has become a go to coach for a lot of new and experienced runners in Portsmouth. His 'Track Tuesdays' have become legendary with many, many people attending on even the coldest and wettest of days. Steve comes on to give us an update as to how the group has grown over the past year or so, and an insight into his newly revamped coaching model and subscription. Always a pleasure to speak with the Grasshopper himself.

Any on top of that, listeners get the lovely treat of hearing Dave and I bang on for the first twenty minutes. It's like a warm up - everyone wants to get to the juicy stuff right away, but have a listen to two of the most clueless runners ever. We just LOVE RUNNING!!!

We wish you well and as always, happy running everyone X

On episode 52 of the Portsmouth Running Podcast, we welcome Michelle Maxwell from Maxwell Coaching to chat with Dave and I all about good habits that help us runners become more resilient and better at what we do. Michelle is a fountain of running knowledge and has coached a number of athletes from the Portsmouth area, including show co-host David Harvey. Along with her husband Chris, Michelle has a very impressive list of running achievements including holding two Centurion Running trophies from the South Downs Way and North Downs Way 50 mile races. The Maxwell household is a busy with with sport and particular running and triathlon being at the very heart of it all.

It was fantastic to welcome Michelle on the show and I think this episode will help us all think about our own running habits and things we often neglect to maybe consider doing additionally around the running that can help get us through training and races in better shape. 

Enjoy the show everyone! x

We are delighted on this show to bring two of Portsmouths junior runners, Romilly and Oliver, to discuss their training and racing. After visiting the track a few times, we have noticed that there are some fantastic sessions being run by coaches from various clubs and it is truly a wonderfuly sight. To see so many children outside, enjoying the training together. There's always a lot of laughter and joy being had on the track, but also an incredible about of concentration and hard work too. A beautiful balance!

And as always, we bring you 20 minutes of warm up with hosts Daniel and Dave. Dave talks about his recent North Downs Way 100 finish, along with some chat about the recent Olympics. Including, the breakdancing!

As always, thank you for listening and supporting. Happy running everyone! x

On this episode of the show we welcome local runner, and also current full time student from Iona University in America, Lachlan Wellington. Lachlan is over here on holiday during his summer break, catching up with family and friends (and running). He runs in the NCAA division in the US for Iona and comes on to chat to us and tell us all about his experiences and racing and training there. Lachlan is a very humble runner but we did dig into some of his fantastic achievements, including a sub 30 minute 10k and running 14:12 in the 5k. Two very good achievements amongst many others.

And as always Dave and I kick start the show for 20 minutes with a bit of running chat, and also Dave's new hobby baking sour dough bread. Do his skills and talents have no end?

Thank you for listening and supporting the show everyone. As always, happy running to you all x

Happy New Year to our listeners, new and old! Kick starting the year off in a big way with our first episode of 2025 covering the largest Running Show in the world - the National Running Show! And joining us on this episode to give us a run down of what to expect at the end of this month, is Event Director Craig Hanratty, from Raccoon Media Group. All questions are answered in our discussion with Craig, who also gave us some sneak previews as to some very exciting events happening as part of the weekend. Thank you to Craig for also sharing a code with us: PORTSMOUTH - which will give listeners one week to obtain a free ticket for the show. Just enter the code at checkout.

And to kick things off, Daniel and Dave catch up for a first chat where we really didn't have too much to say, but obviously made good use of our twenty minutes as we always do yapping away. From both of us on the show, we wish you well for 2025 x

This week I am joined by Portsmouth based runner Colin Reynolds who shares his running story, from growing up in Yorkshire and taking his first runs while doing the milk round, to eventually returning to Yorkshire to run some of the Hardmoors races. Colin has a wealth of knowledge about the outdoors and is a really good person to have with you on a long hike or race. He is always willing to lend a hand anytime, any place and much of his long distance ultra running was picked up with similar kindness from other runners. Enjoy the show everyone!

Wow there was a lot to try and fit into this amazing interview with one of Portsmouths running super stars, Emma Jolley. Emma has run from a young age and been involved in track and cross country from a young age. She’s been a member of many running clubs and had really amazing success in her racing career. In this interview we hear all about her early years running and racing and about many of the titles she’s won. We even get to hear how she saved someone while out on a very recent run too! I won’t spoil any more – enjoy the interview everyone!

This episode I got to welcome Richard Twose onto the show. Richard has an incredible story to share, turning to running and other sports to help him through a number of serious health issues. First diagnosed with diabetes at a young age, Richard grew up playing a lot of sport at school not letting that affect him at all. Through diabetes later on in life he lost much of his eye sight which really knocked him back. Through kindness and help of others and with running and keeping fit Richard got himself out of some dark times and he has represented Great Britain at the World Transplant Games. That’s right, Richard is also a kidney and pancreas transplant survivor. It was an interesting discussion mainly focused on health but showed the value held by many people for running and how much of an impact it can have. Enjoy the show everyone!

On this show I spoke with Del Roberts, who is one of the organisers of OnTheWhistle events. Del shared his story which started as a school XC runner in nothern Wales. Soon after moving down to Portsmouth he spent years in the gym doing the majority of his workouts but Del soon fell back in love with the running after watching and then entering the Great South Run. It was then he got straight back into the running world and has since gone on to join Portsmouth Joggers, run his first marathons and ultra marathons and even done the Marathon Des Sables! This was a lot to cram into one interview so it’s a long listen, but one hell of a great story, especially hearing how OnTheWhistle all began. Enjoy the story everyone.

In episode 9 I welcome Rob Piggott, aka Fitprorob, from Believe and Achieve. For those runners in and around Portsmouth you will know of Rob for sure and have likely taken part in at least one if not more of his events. Rob has a diverse story to tell which ranges from being a chef in the royal navy where exercising on ships was a challenge, all the way through to personal training and now race organising. Rob has a lot of passion for Portsmouth. His races bring people together around the city and help make the running community what it is in the city. Enjoy Robs story everyone!

On this weeks show we get to hear from runner, coach, nutritionist and Goodgym Portsmouth run leader Katie Carew-Robinson. As we always do on the show we discuss Katie’s running from the ground up. Katie was involved with Portsmouth Athletics Club from an early age, coached by Pat Butcher. As an adult Katie has now qualified as a run leader and done a few courses with England athletics. She runs her own coaching business and is also the run leader for Goodgym in Portsmouth which we chat heavily about towards the end of the show. Enjoy listening everyone as it is another really interesting running story!

On this show I welcomed Craig Winter, co-founder of Runr, the clothing and lifestyle clothing brand for runners around the globe. Craig lives in Portsmouth with his family and you will often find him running with either a single or double buggy at Southsea parkrun. Craig’s running journey began at a young age as his parents were runners at Stubbington Green Running club and in fact he was a member of their junior club back in the 1990’s. Craig has a passion for football and very much has the running bug now having run many different marathons. In the interview we get to hear how Runr started and why the idea came about. It was great to chat about how it’s such a good way of connecting with other runners in situations where you may not know who those runners are. We also chat about how Runr are involved in the charity Mind, helping raise a huge amount of support each year with their Miles for Mind. Enjoy the show everyone! x

For the first time ever we have recorded an episode online for everyone to listen to, and as always it’s another cracking running story. I am joined by Joanne Kitching. Jo is a Portsmouth Athletics Club runner and Goodgym task force member and also Goodgym racer. From grass roots track and field running to cross country running during her early years, Jo has had an incredible amount of racing experience and had a very competitive nature early on. She did much of her training with Gateshead Harriers. After a fifteen year break from running, which we discuss on the show, Jo moved to Portsmouth where she has also been a member of Portsmouth Joggers. Enjoy this next running story everyone and please do take care during this difficult time. The show will continue on for all to enjoy! x

In episode 13 I am joined by David Harvey, Portsmouth based ultra runner who initially started running to lose weight. Dave, also known as ‘Metal Boy’ for his love of metal and rock music almost immediately started running crazy long distances for someone who had just begun their running journey. His love for the longer and harder races is undeniable and still really motivates him to keep pushing his limits. Dave is coached by Michelle Maxwell and since his coaching started his results have really shone bright. In 2019 he took part in UTMB and Grand Union Canal Race where he placed 178th (UTMB) and 4th (GUCR). Dave is a hugely positive guy when it comes to running and it was awesome to hear his story. Enjoy the show everyone!

On this episode I chatted to local runner Alex Teuten who agreed to come and share his running story. And what a story it is! Alex has been running since year 5 at school where he raced against other children two years older, and found he had an incredible talent for running. This talent, along with lots of hard work, good coaching and inspiration from many people and family ensured Alex continued training until he earned his England and Team GB vest. He has continued to find success with many of his races but as we hear, running at this level doesn’t come easy. It was great to hear about personal rivalries with other runners and some great stories racing in many competitions. Alex placed 4th at the Great South Run in 2017 after a tough battle in the final couple of miles. Thank you for listening to the show and I hope you enjoy.

In Episode 15 of the show I welcome Jhon Cosgrove (aka Pickledjhon, or the Marmalade Pope!). Jhon is a fellow Hoka One One Racer and all round awesome man and runner. I first met Jhon in Southsea where we got chatting about the Hoka shoes we were both wearing, not realising we would coincidentally end up as part of the Hoka family! He has done some incredible things in his life like being on TV shows, radio and other podcasts and he is a member of the band called MikeTV. One of my reasons for including Jhon in a show so close to the previous episode is that he is raising funds doing a garden marathon this easter weekend and I wanted to share his running story, along with supporting him in the challenge. Please enjoy the show everyone and take care!

On this episode I welcomed local runner Sandra Tullet to the show and got to find out all about her incredible long distance running adventures. And there have been so many! Sandra agreed to come onto the show and tell us about her transition from rower, to ultra runner. Sandra lives with her husband Russell Tullet with who together they have shared in some incredible races, crewing for each other many times. Sandra was diagnosed in 2017 with breast cancer and is in the process of finishing a book written about going through that as an ultra runner. She has also had some amazing results in her long runs and has finished the Thames Ring Path race before which covers a daunting distance of 250 miles! This is a cracking interview with lots of good nuggets of information for anyone wanting to, or running long distance races. Enjoy the show everyone! x

On this weeks episode I am pleased to get to hear from Baffins Fit Club member, Brett Rumfitt. Brett tells the story of his upbringing in Bristol where he grew up playing contact sports – but not running at all, all the way through to coming back to Portsmouth and first taking up running to get fit after some health issues. Brett’s story is one that really showcases the power of friendship in running because Brett got into the running via a friend who challenged him to a race after he had been through some operations. Until then Brett always ran solo, and had coincidentally picked up a nickname by the Baffins Fit Club as the “Baffins Runner” due to them always seeing him out. This came to light after he eventually joined the club! Enjoy the show everyone!

It was a pleasure to welcome Martin Williams onto this weeks show. Martin is a Portsmouth based runner who has been competitively running for many years. Many will have seen him running at Southsea parkrun as he is often chasing the front runners down, and he almost always finishes with an extremely high age grading %. Martin is the son of Brian, who often comes to watch Southsea parkrun on a Saturday morning, and whom like many of us, is really missing out on the social side it provides. Martin goes into details about his training and racing, and how he also ran the London to Brighton 55 mile race, but decided to keep to the shorter distances. Martin is a lovely man to speak to and has a lot of great running experiences which I really enjoyed speaking with him about. Enjoy the show everyone! x

On this weeks show I get to chat with the lovely Lisa-Marie Peckover and Gary Armstrong who are both members of the Denmead Striders running club. They both began their running journey together back in 2012 after having been out only a few times casually around the hills of Denmead. Their first ever race was at the Great South Run weekend back in 2013 and since then it’s been lots and lots of great improvement with some awesome results for both Lisa and Gary. I first met Gary at a race back in 2014 as he sailed past me at the Hayling 10 mile. Since then it’s always been a pleasure to bump into them at races as they are always friendly and super supportive, especially when they are watching races and supporting their fellow club mates and friends at events. I also speak to them both about running and racing in America! Enjoy the show everyone ….. x

As a first of its kind for the show I wanted to try what I’m calling our mini episodes where we hear from the junior running in and around the city. For my first mini episode guest I welcome Cameron Walker-Powell to the show as he tells about his running from start to present. Cameron was a lovely, polite young man to have on the show and a pleasure to interview. He is passionate about his running and racing and speaks about his ambitions to reach the olympics one day. Cameron started his running at Portsmouth Athletics where he is still a member to this day. He has run many races and won quite a titles already. A great role model for runners of all ages and abilities. Enjoy the show everyone! xx

Many, many months ago I approached Naouele about coming onto the podcast and I was delighted that I finally managed to organise a date for it to go ahead. What a wonderful hour it was chatting about Naouele’s running, from starting to running ultra marathons and many marathons. Naouele is a wife and mother of two children who have also been brilliantly taking on various challenges during the lockdown which we get to hear all about. For those female runners out there who have taken part in the Purbrook Ladies 5 mile race organised by the Portsmouth Joggers, will know Naouele as she has been race director for the past couple of years. I am also joined for the first time by my good friend, former guest on the show, and awesome runner David Harvey. There was lots to talk about and I really hope you enjoy the episode. Take care everyone x

Pleased this episode to be joined by one of the group leaders for Portsmouth Joggers, Tony Conway. Tony is a big character in the running community here in Portsmouth. I’ve had the pleasure of not only being welcomed by Tony before at club nights, but also to run with him a few times, where I found his incrediby mindful of his surroundings and being aware about the enjoyment of running – something many of us can forget from time to time. Tony is very close to achieving his 100th marathon race and is looking forward to getting over the finish line of that one as soon as possible. It was great to find out from Tony how he got into running, which is what the show is all about. Another fantastic story and shared experiences that I hope you will all enjoy….x

Hello everyone! I am pleased to announce the release of the next episode of the podcast, and this time I got to speak to the lovely local runner, Anna Smith-James. Anna has been running for about seven years and has completed all the major marathons and earned herself the six star medal for doing so! Don’t know what that is? Listen to the show as it was an awesome running chat discussing lots of great topics from strength and conditioning, to social media and blogging, to travelling all over the world to complete the marathon majors. Anna was an awesome guest to have on and I can highly recommend following her running journey on Twitter (@AnnaTheApple88) and Instagram (@annatheappleblog) and also her blog which you’ll find at: https://www.annatheapple.com/



Enjoy the show everyone, and as always, wishing you happy miles! xx

On this weeks show I finally got to speak to runner Dave Poole from Portsmouth. Dave has had a remarkably fast introduction into the world of long distance which started in just 2015 when he decided to run a half marathon, along with a bunch of marathons to raise money for the Epilepsy Society which was a charity very close to his heart. It really seemed like he just immediately found and regained the love for the running, especially the long distance because within a matter of just a couple of years or less, Dave was well into the world or long distance running. Enjoy the podcast as it dives into a few of Dave’s races and reasons for running, including a chat about club life and how running can be a tricky thing to juggle in terms of time with a family. We also cover some interesting races including the UTMB CCC and the Golden Ultra in Canada which Dave has run. As always everyone, happy miles! xx

On this weeks show I got to speak with the Portsmouth running legend Russ Bestley. Russ’s running journey started back in 1975 and is filled with many really interesting stories and experiences. Russ competed at a very high level in race walking in his early days, and eventually through a series of moves, career changes and health challenges ended up in Portsmouth running with Pompey Joggers and taking part in many long ultra distance races, and still does to this day. Russ is a member of the 100 marathon club as well and has clocked up some great times at the marathon, half marathon and 10k – 10 mile distances too. We chatted about so much, including the Cardiac Athletes Support Network which he was involved in helping set up. This story is one that covers the importance of the support runners get from everyone around them, but not only crews and coaches, but family, friends and many others. Enjoy the show and as always, happy miles everyone! xx

On this weeks show Dave and I catch up in our introduction about his crewing at the NDW100 along with his upcoming Centurion race. I give an update on our Shipwrights Way FKT attempt which was an interesting day out. I also interview Portsmouth Joggers membership secretary, Davina Glading and it was really interesting finding out about how about the start of her running journey. Davina has done many races and is a member of the 100 half marathon club. Davina and her family have also set up a really interesting relationship with an athletics club in South Africa where they take running clothing and shoes to help support runners in their training and racing. This was a great chat and I enjoyed every minute. I hope you do too! As always, happy miles all xx

What an exciting show this week as I got to speak to the wonderful creator and host of the JogOn podcast, Harry Morgan. Harry and I first met over a year ago when he invited me onto his show as a guest. Now the tables are turned and Harry reveals all about his introduction to running from his earliest childhood memories, to captaining the Portsmouth University Atheltic team, and all about his races and future plans to aim for some of his father’s PBs. We also shared some experiences around the podcasting which was great fun to speak about. Harry had a great story about how he got into the podcasting arena and specifically, the podcast around the running. My co-host Dave Harvey and I also reveal a few details about the upcoming changes to the Portsmouth Running podcast too, but you’ll have to listen to find out more. Enjoy the show everyone xxx

This week my featured guest is Joe Wade. Joe lives on the Isle of Wight which has an awesome and friendly running community. I was really please Joe could join me on the show as he works for Hoka One One full time which meant we got to have a bit of a ‘geek-out’ about the brand, but Joe also has the most brilliant running story. It doesn’t take us long into the story to realise just how much hard work and dedication Joe has put into his running, and just how passionate he is about the sport. That passion is also shared for the Hoka One One brand, as we find out how the shoes were able to help and play a big part in Joe’s own running journey. It was a great story which included how the stars aligned, along with that hard work, dedication and passion, to end up with Joe building a good career in the sport he loves. Enjoy the interview everyone x







We also get to hear from some lovely runners on the seafront whom I interviewed over the past couple of weeks, plus we launch our first ever show competition where you can win a copy of Rise of the Ultra Runners.







Enjoy the rest of the show everyone! #timetofly

My main guest on this episode is the lovely Sian Hawkes who is a member of the Portsmouth Triathletes. It was great speaking with Sian and getting an insight into how her running began. We spoke about races, clubs and coaches, and also dived into a bit about how Sian trains for triathlon. On the show we also had Ollie Steele-Perkins, founder of Blended Trails which you will really want to hear. A unique and awesome concept involving pop up trails. Dave Harvey and I co-host this show, as always, and get speaking about all sorts of running related things, and in this show more specifically about someone called Wim Hoff. We also find out who won our first give away competition for a copy of Rise of the Ultra Runners. Enjoy listening and happy miles everyone! x

Hello everyone! As we have just gone into Lockdown 2.0 (Boo!) I wanted to get another episode of the show out and I’m pleased to say it’s now live to listen to (Hooray!). Dave and I catch up for a few minutes of run chat, including discussions about my Wim Hoff attempts, and more cancelled races including the Centurion South Downs Way 100 which would have been underway at the time this is posted. As a special guest this week, I am pleased to welcome Charlotte Jalley from Rerun Clothing to tell us all about the great work they are doing to keep running gear out of landfill and extended the life of running clothing. And our featured guest this week is the lovely Ian Briscoe who takes us through his story about becomming a runner while suffering with asthma from an early age. Ian was inspired by the Great South Run and has done every one of them bar 2013 since he started. He is a member of the Baffins Fit Club and his story is another really inspiring one. Enjoy the show everyone, and as always – happy miles! x

….. and so it begins! The first ever episode of the Portsmouth Running Podcast has gone live. A short introduction to the show and host.

In episode 1 I interview Jason Skirrow who has been a runner for many years and now spends lots of his time training for and running incredible distances of up to 100 miles. We talk about his experiences as a child with running, his nutrition choices and many other of his amazing stories with injuries and other sports. Enjoy!

In episode 2 I get to welcome Gabrielle Yates onto the show and find out all about how her running began and where it has taken her through the years. I also get to finally find out all about her amazing adventures running/hiking from southern to northern Spain – on her own! This was an amazing interview and it was so inspiring to hear how no matter what stumbling blocks happen, nothing stops Gabrielle from taking part. Her love for the mountains and outdoors shines strong and her determination to just keep trying and enjoying her running is something we could all learn from. Enjoy the show!

On this episode I get to speak to Richard Bailey who has an interesting running history from cross country at school, to some of the first big races in Portsmouth and then onto his marathon running experience. Richard has been running for many years and has always lived around the Portsmouth area. He has run for the Portsmouth Joggers and tells us how joining a club helped him accumulate a number of sub three hour marathon runs. He also speaks about his recent journey back from injury and illness. Richard is a great guy and runner who has such a good story to tell. Enjoy the show everyone!

On this episode I get to speak to the lovely Debbie Pentland. Debbie and I discuss her running story from start to present and what a story it is. From her first runs suffering around the block and trying to keep up with her husband Bob, to becoming a running convert and even eventually using running, exercise and healthy living to get off of medication for a serious illness. Debbie has self published a book about living with Lupus. It is called: Mutiny in my Body: How Running has Saved my Life, and it is available on Amazon. Those who know Debbie will be very aware of just how much energy and happiness she injects into the running community and other groups she is involved in around the city. I really enjoyed recording this and hope you enjoy listening to it too. Happy miles everyone!

As we approach the first birthday of the podcast, we have another episode with two top guests. Our featured guest this week is the talented Jacob O’Hara, who for many runners in the south needs no introduction. Jacob is just 19 years of age at the time of this interview and has already racked up a lot of great performances and aims to take his running to the top stage. I also have special guest and local runner Steve Ware on the show to talk to us about mindfulness and running. Steve is a mindfulness advisor in the workplace and introduces me to some ideas and concepts about being in the present which was really enjoyable. On top of all this great content from our lovely guests, Dave and I catch up and I share some of my silly running tales from the past couple of weeks, including my South Downs Way marathon with no head torch, and injury woes refusing to rest for long enough. Silly boy! Enjoy the show everyone, and as always …. happy miles! x



00:00 – 17:22 : Introduction and catch up with Dan and Dave17:22 – 43:40 : Steve Ware – Mindfulness & running43:40 – 1:29 : Feature Interview with Jacob O’Hara1:29 – End : Bye bye with Dan and Dave

It was great to speak this week with featured guest and local runner from the City of Portsmouth Athletics Club, Rhiannon Dunlop. From athletics involvement in school, to running at University and beyond, Rhiannons story is one of courage and persistence with training and racing, through injury and relocation. Rhiannon has improved her running so much through the help of coaches, friends and family, and her story is really inspiring with some fantastic future goals ahead. As a special guest on this weeks show too I get to speak with Ben Clark from Coros who tells us all about the different watches taking the running world by storm (just in time for Christmas!). Dave and I catch up with all things running and Christmas related and we are in store for a great birthday show next week! Enjoy the episode everyone! x

Welcome to our first birthday show and I guess our Christmas show too, and on the topic of Christmas we have a cracker of a show. I got to speak to local runner Paul Navesey who runs with the ABTraining group, under Alison Benton. Paul has had some incredible success running over distances that range from 5k to 100k, and beyond. Paul runs his own coaching business, as well as keeping his own training going as he aims his sights at next years Olympic marathon trials. A great and interesting insight into running at a whole new level. Also, Dave has a special treat with a few birthday chords for our last show of the year. Thank you for listening and wishing you all a very merry Christmas and happy new year. May all of your running be awesome X

Happy New Year everyone! A fast start to the year for the podcast with a brand new episode to lead us into 2021 as we intend to go on. In todays episode I get to speak with our featured guest, Louise Griffin about her running journey which began as a just for fun activity in high school and carried on through her time in the army too. Once Louise settled in Portsmouth her running has gone from strength to strength, having completed her first marathons, ultra races and where she is now with training and preparing for her first ever 100 mile race. I am also joined on the show by Charlie Ryder-Morgan from Skins Compression, and Nick Morgan from Sports Integrated who come on to tell us about compression garments and their benefits.



Wishing all of our listeners a happy and healthy 2021 ahead! Happy miles all….x



Show Times:[Start – 15:55] Introduction[15:55 – 47:54] Skins Compression[47:54 – End] Featured Interview with Louise Griffin

We’re back with another show featuring our main guest, Ross Partridge from Portsmouth Triathletes who has shared his running story with everyone. Ross recently broke 3 hours for the marathon, a long time goal which has been in the making for a while. Ross is incredibly humble with his achievements and running, and really values most of all, the peace and freedom running provides. I also have Craig from Runr to tell us how the brand are growing and we hear about the amazing Miles for Mind challenges which start very soon! Of course, as always, Dave and I catch up and speak about his recent 5k success, as well the Hoka Project Carbon X2 100k world record attempt! Enjoy the show everyone! x

Super happy to have had local running couple, Hayley and Cristian onto this weeks show to speak about their running, and a lot of focus on the Portsmouth area! Hayley and Cristian live together in the city and spend lots of time looping the island and running all the known routes around the city. Hayley has a love and incredible passion to keep returning to battle the marathon, and Cristian runs lesser distances, but is working his way up slowly, all while teaching martial arts in Portsmouth. Also on this weeks show, we have topical guest Fraser Cameron who introduces us to The Sports Barista coffee, designed purely with the primary focus of getting the most out of the caffeine to aid in performance. An interesting chat with Fraser about caffeine and the local coffee business. Wow Portsmouth is an interesting city, with so many interesting things going on. Dave and I catch up too, and we hear that Dave had got into this years UTMB TDS race! Enjoy the show everyone! x

Pleased to announced our next episode of the show! This week we have special guest Amy Kellow, co-founder of Everybody Pilates. Amy is a second generation teach of Pilates and has a studio here in Southsea. We speak about the benefits of Pilates, particulary for runners. And then I got to speak to local runner Jack Oates, who is from the Fareham area and has done a fair bit of running and racing around the Portsmouth area. Jack burst onto the trail running just a few years ago, and won the UK Trail Middle Distance Championships. We’ve postponed Dave and my normal catch up to the next show as he was unable to make it this time, so a sweet and short show intro this week! Enjoy the content everyone and as always, happy miles! xxx

Hello listeners and runners! A special episode today with CEO and Co-Founder of Mymo, Craig Downs. Craig joins us as our solo featured guest this week to tell us about a new technology being sold right now, which is helping runners identify the right shoes for their running style. In the interview Craig goes through all the details about the device itself and how easy it is to use. Bringing gait analysis into the home via an affordable technology. Mymo can be purchased for just £39.99, and on top of that it is completely re-usable! When you need new shoes, you just pop on the sock and go through the process again! It scans all running shoes and is not tied to any brand. Searching is completely sortable so you can even find the brand you want to run in, but Mymo will identify the right models for you, using machine learning algorithms.Also, Dave is back on the show where we discuss topics ranging from our injury woes, to races, and from illegal road side dumping, through to body maintenance. Always great to catch up! We also announce our next give away which is in the podcast, and we will be posting about separately too. You can win a copy of the Lore of Running by professor Tim Noakes.We will be back soon with another episode including some more great guests and featured Portsmouth runner too. Until then, happy miles everyone! x



[Show Notes]



Start to 24:15 – Introduction with Daniel and Dave24:15 to End – Interview with Mymo CEO Craig Downs

Really pleased to be able to get some incredible guests onto the show this week. Firsty, we are joined by our two special guests this week, Natalie Davies and Mike Seaman from the Racoon Events, who organise the National Running Shows. Mike was responsible for getting me up to my first show, and Natalie who I met on the show for the first time guides us through a lot of detail about the show itself and how people can attend. And my featured guest and local runner who seems to have legendary status based on his experiences and the way he helps so many other runners to reach their goals, the wonderful Paul Pickford.



I hope you enjoy this weeks show, which also includes a running ramble from Dave and I, and also we name our competition winner who wins a copy of The Lore of Running. Wishing you the best week ahead of running everyone! x

On this weeks show I am pleased to welcome the Run Buds! A group of six runners who during lockdown, formed an incredibly strong friendship through running. For some of the members, this was far from anything they had ever imagined they could do yet now they meet each week and support each along Southsea seafront. I interviewed five of the members all together so this is a show first, but the good friendship and support they show each other really comes through strong. A really positive example of the power of running and kindness for each other. Also on the show we have our first ever Kit Corner with Jason Skirrow. Jason brings a wealth of knowledge from running for over 35 years, and comes onto the show to tell us about some kit items which may be of interest to runners out there.



Any of course, Dave and I have a good natter about the Thames Path 100 and how that race unfolded a couple of weeks back. Enjoy the show everyone! x [Show Times]



Introduction – 00:00 – 21:30Kit Corner – 21:30 – 36:30The Run Buds – 36:30 – End

On this weeks episode of the show I get to have a wonderful chat about running, cycling and swimming and all sorts of things with talented Triathlete, Piotr Meller. I met Piotr a number of years ago through parkrun and it was great to find out just how Piotr came to train to become a strong competitive triathlete. We speak about recent travels to the far east, international moves and all sorts. As always Dave and I catch up about all the lovely warm weather recently and discuss a new hazzard in Portsmouth for runners, being the killer crows that keep attacking runners and causing bodily harm! Enjoy the show everyone x

Welcome to Episode 42 of the show! First up we have Simon Boreham as our special guest, who is store manager at Runners Need in Hedge End and tells us all about their products and services offered for runners. Our featured guest is local runner Graham Carter who shares his running story from an unathletic youngster, to ultra running adult, which he thought never possible. His races include a number of 100 mile races but we discuss all sorts of running related topics on top! Graham is someone who strongly believes that saying YES and trying things is a winning way.And you get Dave and I , who recently went on podcast tour, taking a trip over to Ropley to run one of the Blended Trail pop up routes with some of the wonderful team there. We hope you enjoy the content! x



Show Timeline:



Start – 16:30 : Dan & Dave Intro16:30 – 41:00 : Simon Boreham (Runners Need)41:00 – End : Featured guest Graham Carter

On this episode of the show I feature an incredible story by local runner Kyle Conway who has completely transformed his life through habit improvement and running. Kyle reached out to me on the show after his story was run in the local news and he had a lot more detail to share about his journey to his first ultra marathon. This is a truly humbling story and a really great tale of achievement. Also on the show I welcome back Jason Skirrow as he gives us runners some great summer running advice when it comes to kit that he has used. Jason has a wealth of running knowledge through experience and I’m pleased to have him back on the show as a semi regular guest. And as always, Dave and I warm everyone with a bit of running chat and social catch up. Enjoy the show everyone X

This episode begins with Dave and Daniel giving a debrief from their big races which took place over the same weekend. Dave run the Lakeland 100 and goes through the race itself in some detail about the route and the fantastic atmosphere created by the organisers. Daniel tell us about the Kennet and Avon Canal Race and how his race unfolded and he ended up finishing in 6th place after the epic 145 mile journey from London to Bristol. Both show hosts had a fantastic experience at their races and speak us through some of the highs and lows.



And then for our featured and special guest, we welcome the wonderful Jean-Louis Lafayeedney from Atlas Live Tracking, who comes onto the show to give us a run down of what it is like timing for races, and how their solutions that use Bluetooth technology are lightweight, affordable and reliable. This is one subect I knew absolutely nothing about and it’s great to get Jean-Louis onto the show to give us a bit of information about the subject.



Enjoy the show everyone, and as always …. happy miles! x

Welcome to episode 45 of the show, where we have a cracking discussion with Mich Hardie, who is a local Portsmouth based runner who has agreed to share his story. Mich has run since an early age, doing shop runs for family because he used to be able to get to the store and back so quickly. His passion for running has grown over the years, and seen him through a number of marathons and extremely long ultra races too. His running stats speak for themselves. Mich is an incredible experienced and talented runner whom many in the area will know.



On top of that, Daniel and Dave are pleased to announce the start of the shows video channel on YouTube. More engaging and interactive content due over the coming weeks and months, all born from the passion for the running and the amazing community down south. Daniel also shares his experience with barefoot running the Great South Run, and Dave tells us all about nearly losing an eye and some limbs from ‘Stabby stick Simon’. Enjoy the show everyone! x



[Show Timings]



Start – 26:00 : Daniel and Dave Introduction



26:00 – End: Mich Hardie

On this episode we go international! That’s right, our first two international guests as we welcome our featured guest Zoe Daligault who joins us all the way from the south of France. Zoe is a local Portsmouth resident who is shortly returning from a long stay in France and has been a runner most of her life and has had some of the most colourful experiences I’ve ever heard. I also share a very personal story and experience that I had in 2019 where a runner from the Philippines saved me from dropping out of the UTMB CCC race. I am pleased to welcome my friend Joseph Sibal onto the show especially to thank him and to revisit that race and experience that took place. It’s a wonderful and heart warming example of human kindness and the type of love that many of us runners share together. And to top off the show, Dave and I welcome our international UTMB correspondant (aka our friend and fellow runner), Stewart Liesham who tells us all about what is going on live from Chamonix, at this years UTMB.



[Show Notes]



Start – 8m25s: Daniel Introduction8m25s – 23m30s: Daniel & Joseph Sibal23m30s – 44m30s: Stewart Liesham from Chamonix44m30s – End: Featured guest Zoe Daligault

Welcome to episode 47 of the podcast where I was lucky enough to have Team Purser Running Group founder Steve Purser onto the show to talk about his own running and year of dedication he has spent coaching other runners here in the UK, and over in Perth, Western Australia. Steve ran with Portsmouth Athletics back in the 1970’s and had a really competitive career as a runner, and has even toed the line with the likes of Seb Coe!



And Dave and Dan speak about the two secret races coming up, which … well, are no longer secret really. The cat is out of the bag on that one, so tune in to find out more. As always, happy running everyone xx

This week we have two special sections on the show! The first is with special guest and Sussex Trail Event director, Jay McCardle who comes on to chat with Daniel about the amazing races they hold each year, including some awesome trail events, a Pier marathon and a prison marathon too!? Then we have our featured guest known as ‘Twig’ (Antony Rose) who is a local runner, triathlete and now hundred mile finisher who comes on to share his inspiring story. Twig was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease a few years back, but continues to adapt his running to ensure he can still run and participate in some incredible events.



And then there’s Daniel and Dave who kick off the show with a report on Dan’s The Tunnel attempt that ended at about 70 miles. Dave also gives us one last look at his race next week and tells us how he’s feeling, as he is about to take on the epic Lon Las – north to south Wales in one go!



Enjoy the content and show everyone and as always, happy miles! x