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
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 665
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Ep 244 - The story of Athlete Refugee Team with Richard Bullock
Three years in the making, Run is a documentary film centred around the personalities and stories in The Athlete Refugee team. Directed by Richard Bullock, the film originally started o…
Ep 243 - Salomon's Greg Vollet on turning trail running global
Not many people are given the remit in a new job to "make it global".
But Greg Vollet was given exactly that task by Salomon as part of his role as global running manager. And over the l…
Ep 242 - Pau Cappell on breaking 20 hours at UTMB
When you go to your doctor with a serious knee and ligament injury sustained while playing your sport of choice, football, you'd expect their advice to be "rest up, relax and stay off i…
Ep 241 - Gary House on coaching runners and BBRC
Gary House is one funny chap.
He also happens to be an accomplished ultra runner and a great coach through his Run Strong community.
Fortunately, we’ve tricked him into becoming an offici…
Ep 240 - Running the most 100 milers in a year with Walter Handloser
Most ultrarunners are content to knock out a few big races each year. Some even go for the accolade of a quartet of 100 milers in something like the Centurion Grand Slam.
But for some pe…
Ep 239 - The Fastest Blind Sprinter On Earth - 100m Gold with David Brown
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Ep 238 - The Smog Graham Round record with Alison Walker
We all know about the infamous Bob Graham Round...
... but less so about its London counterpart, the Smog Graham Round.
In this episode, Jody and David speak to Alison Walker about her su…
Ep 237 - How to run marathons with no training with Fin Hampton
We're told to prepare for a marathon you need at least 16 weeks of training.
But what if someone showed up at your door and made your run a marathon right now?
Would you?
You could... b…
Ep 236 - Living with body dysmorphia with Devin Kelly
This episode deals with a tough subject that affects many runners (and non-runners) - body dysmorphia.
Allie and David speak with runner and writer Devin Kelly about his own personal jou…
Ep 235 - Mira Rai on breaking running taboos in a patriarchal society
Mira Rai is a Nepalese trail runner who didn't quite know how good she was until she entered her first 50k. At that race, she was completely unprepared in terms of food, clothing and wa…
Ep 234 - Jamie McDonald on incredible charity challenges
Jamie McDonald is one of the most positive and inspiring individuals to have ever appeared on the Bad Boy Running podcast.
Not only has Jamie achieved some incredible endurance challeng…
Ep 233 - Brain health and running with Dr Chris Holton
Chris Holton is a Do-Badder.
He's one of us. But aside from that he's also a Dr and a neuroscientist with a PhD from Imperial College London.
In his role as a senior pharmacologist, Chr…
Ep 232 - The secret to being a champion athlete with Ryan Atkins
Ryan Atkins is a MACHINE.
There aren't many people as fit or as versatile across so many sports as Ryan.
An OCR world champ several times over, there doesn't seem to be an activity Ryan d…
Ep 231 - James Willcox on running in 'difficult' countries
Sometimes running around your local park for a timed, weekly 5k just doesn't cut it.
You want some more adventure, some more culture, something that completely changes the way you see t…
Ep 230 - John Kelly on breaking the Pennine Way record (for a whole week)
John Kelly makes BBR history as one of the few guests back for a third time.
(Bet that makes all those other records pale into significance...)
In this episode, Jody and David chat with…
Ep 229 - How to break the LEJOG record with Carla Molinaro
Carla Molinaro loves a challenge.
Even before smashing the Lands End to John O'Groats (LEJOG) record with a time of 12 days 30 mins and 14 seconds, she has challenged herself in the most…
Ep 228 - The Darkness' Justin Hawkins on the power of running
In a surprise twist of fate, Bad Boy Running manages to get lead singer of The Darkness, Justin Hawkins onto the podcast to talk all things running and how it has transformed his life.
…
Ep 227 - Rat Race's Jim Mee on the effect of COVID on races
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Ep 226 - Jay Ell Alexander talks Black Girls Run
In this episode, Allie and Jody speak with Jay Ell Alexander, CEO of national running group Black Girls Run, who explains why this all-female community has grown and grown.
Having joine…
Ep 225 - Biohacking for athletic performance with Ben Greenfield
Ben Greenfield has become one of the leading voices in the movement to reach the peak performance in body and brain.
A former bodybuilder and Spartan athlete, Ben is now an established e…