Megabus To The Ritz
In 2006 I made the 800m final at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Moscow. A year later I quit the sport for rock and roll. I was only 24 years old. I lost my way and put on weight over a 12 year period of boozing and rocking. In 2019 I decided something had to change, so I started running again. 5 stone later I ran a 34 minute 10km and I feel better than ever. Here is my story via the Megabus to the Ritz - your weekly night time commute to a better version of yourself.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Tesla Taxi
My dreams have been haunted by the new Tesla Taxi that drives infinite loops around Llanelli.
This week I talk about the moment I lost a version of myself and found a better version of myself in the …
00:36:51 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
The Psychedelic One
This week I talk about the power of memories, and how sometimes we need them, and other times we should push them to the back of our mind.
I'm also chatting about Running Reviews because they are bac…
00:38:16 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Your own personal Imbolc.
This week on the Megabus we are talking about healing! We have some words of magic and encouragement from Brain Girl, I fight a man because he threw an empty crisp packet on the floor, and then I con…
00:35:52 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
Croissants and Existentialism
Episode 2 of Season 2 of Megabus to the Ritz. I talk about my injury, why existentialism is good for recovery and why Strava is a forest that needs to be burned down sometimes.
In this episode I also…
00:29:18 |
Sun 24 Jan 2021
Potatoes In The Fruit Bowl
We are back! Season 2 of Megabus to the Ritz is leaving the station! Grab your weird neck pillow thing and get comfortable, it's time to talk about the importance of progress and the benefits of a su…
00:28:31 |
Sat 16 Jan 2021
FrontRunner Radio/ Megabus to the Ritz Mash-Up!
Here's something a little different to usual for you. This week there are two drivers of the Megabus: Myself and David Martin-Jewell from FrontRunner Events. We share the steering wheel, talk rock an…
00:51:30 |
Tue 05 May 2020
Balloon Bungalow
This week I talk about the pure happiness of Balloon Bungalow and how feeling free makes you run better.
00:30:31 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
Jelly and Jam
Here we go. This was the toughest episode to record yet. Why was it so tough? Well, these are tough and strange times we're experiencing at the moment. The whole world is facing the same problem, and…
00:29:40 |
Wed 01 Apr 2020
I am the Iceberg!
I am back! Ladies and gentlemen, let's get the Megabus back on the road. After a little blip with a stomach bug, and having to miss the Llanelli Half Marathon, I am running again, and it feels good!
00:15:07 |
Sun 15 Mar 2020
The invisible phonebox.
I didn't expect to do an episode like this after all the jubilation of last weeks 27 mile run, but it's been a tough week for me mentally. I spent a lot of time battling with negative thoughts and em…
00:23:38 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
I just felt like running - 27 Mile Special.
This week the script is out the window and I talk about the 27 mile challenge I did on Saturday. I recall dehydrated memories like wanting to run as soft as the h in Rhubarb, and feeling my DNA chang…
00:27:03 |
Mon 24 Feb 2020
Sucking a Prawn Head. - my training for the World Championships.
This week I talk about my longest run ever (well, since strava got invented) and how, a few weeks before the World Champs in Moscow, I went to Spain to suck a Prawn head, drink beer and run up a moun…
00:24:46 |
Tue 18 Feb 2020
Changing gears in the dark.
This week I started doing calf raises as part of my warm-up routine and it really got me thinking about my earliest memory of that particular exercise.
00:25:43 |
Tue 11 Feb 2020
Bobble Hat, No Bobble.
It's a slightly longer than usual journey on the Megabus this evening. I hope you don't mind. It's mostly down to the fact that I feel extra energised after appearing on the Wynne Evans show on BBC R…
00:24:48 |
Mon 03 Feb 2020
Snack Helmet.
I've decided to slow it down. Recently my focus has been on running fast, whether that's over 5km or on the track, but the speed work has been pulling at my body and making it sore. I took a few days…
00:17:39 |
Mon 27 Jan 2020
My Custard Bits Are Freezing.
This week we are joined by my brother-in-law, who talks about Batman's waterfall whilst drinking gin through his nose. I discuss my week of steady jogging and why you should allow running to show you…
00:21:36 |
Mon 20 Jan 2020
A Room Full of Postmen Laughing.
Welcome to week 3 of Megabus to the Ritz. Today we talk about running on a treadmill, we give a round of applause to the moon and we ask ourselves "what were those postmen laughing at?".
00:16:47 |
Tue 14 Jan 2020
Are you okay with cinnamon sir?
After two weeks of average boozing (it felt pretty epic to me though because I've been teetotal for 5 months), I'm going back to the soft drinks. It's been a funny start to the year, but after a few …
00:15:56 |
Mon 06 Jan 2020
INTRODUCTION - Let's all jump on the Megabus to the Ritz. I'm the driver and a passenger.
Well, this is the very first episode of Megabus to the Ritz. I talk about my first run in 2019 and how a reincarnated chicken shouldn't immediately impersonate a peacock.
00:14:11 |
Wed 01 Jan 2020
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Jimmy Watkins. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.