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 224 - How to go solo to the South Pole with Jenny Davis
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Ep 223 - Jody Bragger of Midnight Runners on adventuring
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Ep 222 - Cam Wurf on gunning to be Ironman Champion
Cameron Wurf is that annoying kid at school who was naturally amazing at every sport he played.
You know the one.
He can literally pick a sport and be amazing at it.
The Aussie was firs…
Ep 221 - How to run a marathon, one mile an hour with Beau Miles
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Ep 220 - The legend of the Death Race with Tony Matesi
Jody speaks with Tony Matesi, former director of Spartan Endurance and author of The Legend Of The Death Race, an account of his three years trying to conquer the event.
Tony has a reall…
Ep 219 - Chris Robertson on Century Week and Beer Mile athletics
For several weeks now, Bad Boy Running has featured inspirational runners and individuals who have changed the face of their sport or are making inroads to overcoming ignorance or preju…
Ep 218 - Thabang Madiba on the South African trailing running scene
Thabang Madiba is one inspirational guy.
From a deprived township, his path into trail running wasn't exactly easy. Living no-one nears mountains, Thabang had to - and still does - cycl…
Ep 217 - "Why All Women's Training is Wrong" - Renee McGregor on the impact of your menstrual cycle on running
“All women need to change their training plans.“
It’s a bold statement, but have you had training sessions that have just gone badly, where you’ve felt like crap and you can’t explain w…
Ep 216 - David Cornthwaite on saying YES
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Ep 215 - Dean Karnazes on CBD and Spartan Trail Champs
Ok, you *probably* weren't expecting this... but we got Dean Karnazes talking cannabis.
Yeah, not in that way, but more about his partnership with a CBD brand offering running supplemen…
Ep 214 - Chrissie Wellington on what it takes to be an Ironman champ
So Bad Boy Running has officially gone to the Dark Side. We've invited the greatest champion of Ironman for a chat.... and we LOVED IT!
In this episode, Jody and David speak with four-t…
Ep 213 - Coronavirus Shorts Special
In this episode, David talks to people across the running world about the impact the Coronavirus lockdown is having on them, from race directors to Do-Badders stuck indoors.
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Ep 212 - Mimi Anderson on life post-ultrarunning
We don't care what you've done in ultrarunning, your achievements are nothing compared with Mimi Anderson's.
With a bunch of Guinness World Records to her name, Mimi has ticked off so m…
Ep 211 - Joe Oldendorf on crawling 12 hours to save his life
Do you have a survivor's instinct?
Would you step up when the chips are down and your life was on the line? Or would you crumble into a sobbing, pathetic mess like a triathlete who lost…
Ep 210 - The hilarious true story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon with Nic Sampson
Running isn't exactly the funniest subject (not if you've listened to BBR for a while...)
But it seems there is comedy gold in the re-telling of the infamous 1904 Olympic marathon in St …
Ep 209 - Connor Holt on coaching Camille Herron
When you're the husband and coach for ultrarunning champ Camille Herron, you would be forgiven for thinking you're somewhat in the shadows.
But Connor Holt is a serious athlete who was …
Ep 208 - Tim Shieff on his quest for ultimate health and performance
Tim Shieff is a freerunning champion, Ninja Warrior and former OCR competitor. But it's not necessarily his athletic achievements that always get the headlines.
Tim has been on a journe…
Ep 207 - Understanding the runner's mindset with Hillary Cauthen
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Ep 206 - How to run with a tumble dryer on your back with Ben Blowes
Jody and David speak with endurance athlete Ben Blowes about his incredible adventures, including running with a tumble dryer on his back.
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Ep 205 - Danny Coyle on the Marathon Majors
It's taken 205 episodes but finally meet the Grandfather of The Bad Boy Running Podcast: Danny Coyle.
Danny was the editor of Men's Running during the period when Jody and David wrote f…