Bad Boy Running
The amazing world of running you didn't know existed, from a marathon club in San Quentin State Penitentiary to racing 350 miles, unaided with only 8% vision, to setting up a girl's running club in Afghanistan, reprobates David Hellard & Jody Raynsford bring you the world's most interesting running stories, its most incredible runners, presented by some of its worst. A funny, light-hearted look at running that's not afraid to laugh at itself and at you.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 76 minutes
- Episodes
- 665
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Ep 264 - The physiology of Eliud Kipchoge's sub-2 marathon with Professor Andy Jones
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...
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Ep 263 - TBS - My Garmin is Negging Me
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 …
Ep 262 - Breaking the 5k world record with Beth Potter
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 a…
Ep 261 - How to master open water swimming with Keri-anne Payne
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…
Ep 260 - How to run a sub-3 marathon every year... for over 30 years with Chris Finill
There's a group of individuals that an elite group of runners that you'll never be able to join.
They're the "Ever Presents" - a group that originally comprised 42 runners who have run e…
Ep 259 - Running Mayors and Runsome with Scott Cain
Why aren't runners considered when it comes to city and town planning?
Whereas cyclists and pedestrians are considered, runners don't seem to get a look-in. Well, that's hopefully about …
Ep 258 - Cheese-rolling champion * 4 - Florence Early
Every once in a while a hero comes along that you didn't know you needed in your life.
But in 2020 that hero was Florence Early.
Made famous by Netflix's brilliant series, We Are The Cha…
Ep 257 - Walking Round The World... For 20 Years (Part 2) - Karl Bushby
Here's Part 2 of the interview with Karl Bushby. If you've not listened to Ep 256, we recommend going back and starting there so this episode makes sense.
Love the podcast and these vide…
Ep 256 - Walking Round The World... For 20 Years (Part 1) - Karl Bushby
Karl Bushby had a goal. It was to set out to walk around the world on foot.
His plan was to take him from the bottom of South America all the way back to the UK via the Baring Straits (…
Ep 255 - Menopause, HRT and how it affects training with Nicky Keay
In this episode, David and Allie speak to Nicky Keay about the menopause, hormone replacement therapy and the impact it has on training.
Enjoy!
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Ep 254 - Lazarus Lake - The rise of Big's Backyard Ultra
Laz is back and this time he's talking Big's Backyard and virtual races... something we didn't think we'd be speaking with Laz about a year ago!
It's been a while since Jody and David sp…
Ep 253 - How to make London Marathon more sustainable with Megan Hunt
Not every big city marathon can be as environmentally friendly as Edinburgh Marathon by getting rid of ALL water bottles from the course (snigger), but what can marathon directors and o…
Ep 252 - Running across the US for MS with Ashley Schneider
It's not often you wake up one day and think "I know what I'll do next... I'll run across the US!", but that's pretty much how Ashley Schneider started on her journey that has seen her …
Ep 251 - The Kit Episode with Wiggle
Here it is. The episode all kit pervs have been waiting for.
In this episode of Bad Boy Running, Jody and David are joined by Wiggle’s head of running Fran Baratta, to talk all things ki…
Ep 250 - Russian doping whistleblowers Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov (Part 2)
Here's Part 2 of the two-part interview with Yuliya Stepanova and Vitaly Stepanov. If you've not listened to Part 1, head back to episode 249 for the first half of the interview.
Yuliya …
Ep 249 - Russian doping whistleblowers Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov (Part 1)
Yuliya Stepanova and Vitaly Stepanov are the two whistleblowers who exposed Russia’s state-sponsored doping programme, leading to the ban of Russian athletes in international competitio…
Ep 248 - Running the Wainwrights with Paul Tierney
Fell runner and endurance athlete Paul Tierney knows a thing or two about the Wainwrights.
Back in 2019, he smashed the previous record for bagging all 214 peaks by seven hours - but mor…
Ep 247 - Escaping the Hasidic community and finding running with Connie Allen
Connie Allen is a former Hasidic Jewish woman who was born into an ultra-orthodox Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Satmar sect of Judaism. At 21, Connie escaped th…
Ep 246 - The truth about athlete funding and selection with Marilyn Okoro
Marilyn Okoro's experience of being denied further funding to continue her athletics career really is a thing of shame. That's why Jody and David invite her onto the podcast to talk abo…
Ep 245 - 100m Olympic Gold Back-To-Back - Wyomia Tyus on reclaiming the record
Who was the first athlete to retain their Olympic gold medal title in the 100 metres?
If you thought it was Carl Lewis, you're WRONG.
If you're wrong, we don't blame you because it's as t…