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
- 664
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Ep 183 - How to smash the 100 mile world record with Zach Bitter
Zach Bitter is an American ultrarunner who has a list of accolades to his name.
He recently smashed the 100 mile world record... and he reckons he can do it even faster!
Listen to David's…
Ep 182 - Kris Van Der Velde on the Asian Trail Series
You know the best place to do an interview? A busy bar. If you're weren't exactly enamoured with BBR's sound quality, you're going to love this episode.
But what a Do-Badder way to reco…
Ep 181 - Greg Whyte on celebrity endurance challenges
Greg Whyte is a sports scientist and trainer who has become best-known for helping hapless celebrities overcome insanely difficult physical and endurance challenge in the name of charit…
Ep 180 - Mike Wardian
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Ep 179 - The rise of the Mikeller Running Club with Søren Runge
When you ask the question - "what is the world's biggest running club?" - you wouldn't expect a club founded amongst the barstools of a drinking establishment.
(Unless you were a Do-Badd…
Ep 178 - How to stay injury free with Joe Dale
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Ep 177 - Running the Marathon des Sables with Tuberculosis with Anja Madhvani
We catch up with our own Anja Madhvani about her experience running the marathon des sables with TB and her road to recovery.
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Ep 176 - Jasmin Paris - Winning The Spine and Training While Post Pregnancy
It’s here... and it’s the one you’ve been waiting for!
Finally, Jody and David get the one and only Jasmin Paris on the podcast.
Jasmin is, of course, famed for her Spine Race overall v…
Ep 175 - How to skydive onto Everest (and other insane challenges() with Holly Budge
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Ep 174 - Nikki Love on running around Ireland and epic challenges
Nikki Love has notched up some pretty impressive running feats and she chases down adventure in the form of one epic challenge after another.
Among her previous challenges included 7 ma…
Ep 173 - Jonathan Steele on a decade of ultras and Hardmoors Race Series
Jonathan Steele had an unusual journey into the world of ultrarunning many years ago. A competitive bodybuilder and martial artist, the shift to ultrarunning wasn't exactly on the cards…
Ep 172 - Pamela Chapman Markle on running 100 miles as your first race
Pamela Chapman Markle is a phenomenon. At the age of 55, she decided to take up running, thanks to the suggestion of a work colleague.
However, when she went to sign up for the Rocky Ra…
Ep 171 - Sarah Morwood on winning 100s and recovering after injury
In this week's episode, Allie catches up with Sarah Morwood, experienced ultrarunner, winner of multiples races and part of the GB Ultra team who had two horrific accidents but still ma…
Ep 170 - GB running coach Nick Anderson on power in running
Nick Anderson has a list of creds as long as a lap of Barkley.
He's a Level 4UKA coach, Great Britain and England Athletics running coach, head coach for Polar, Saucony and fistful of m…
Ep 169 - Coree Aussem-Woltering on running ultras in Speedos
If you’re going to run crazy distances, what better way than to run them in style... and for Coree Aussem-Woltering, that means Speedos.
After being on the dark side for a while in the …
Ep 168 - John Ellis on the Hong Kong trail running scene
BBR travels halfway around the world in this episode to discover more about the Hong Kong trail running scene.
Jody and David speak to John Ellis, the Aussie-born Hong Kong-based trail …
Ep 167 - Stephanie Case on training for ultras in extreme conditions
Training for ultras is hard. All those long runs and hours spent on trails trying to build endurance and maintain your conditioning.
Now imagine having to do that in a war zone.
Instead…
Ep 166 - Rob Shenton on Everest Marathon, mental health and running for North Pole for Help For Heroes
Former Army Major Rob Shenton served for over 20 years in theatres of combat including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and Northern Ireland.
Medically discharged in 2016 with depression an…
Ep 165 - Liz McColgan on the state of British athletics, drugs cheats and coaching her daughter
Liz McColgan MBE has a distinguished history of success as middle and long-distance track athlete, becoming world champion for 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Champs, silver medallist i…
Ep 164 - Cal Major on paddleboarding the UK and post-adventure blues
Cal Major is on a mission to save our seas and oceans. A one-woman force of nature, Cal is founder of Paddle Against Plastic, a campaign designed to create awareness around the problem …