Running Commentary
Comedians Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering talk about life and comedy - but mainly running. Whilst running.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 172
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Lisa Arscott
A return to Edgbaston parkrun for Rob, and a chance to properly meet Lisa Arscott after they did a panel at the National Running Show last year. Featuring plenty of chat about Threshold events, Lisa'…
01:14:18 |
Fri 01 Mar 2024
Mud And Madness
Rob and Paul are already a few miles in - particularly Paul - as they head through Hightgate towards the softer parts of Hampstead. Featuring long runs on consecutive days, being buffeted by Spring, …
01:28:31 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
This One's For Kelvin
Tragic news broke on the sunny morning Rob and Paul ran out on this week - the untimely death of the world's fastest marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum, and his coach Gervais Hakizimana; RIP. This episode…
01:03:24 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Ally Pally Replay
Rob takes Paul round the Alexandra Palace parkrun course for a review of his latest Saturday morning adventure. Also featuring party time at Tonkinson Towers, daughters going global, sociable strange…
00:52:03 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Snowdrops!
As per tradition, Paul and Rob see the new month in by taking a turn around Hampstead Heath. Featuring theatre review, max-ing the mileage and feeling the fitness, making it to parkrun then staying f…
00:53:41 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Is It Spring Yet?
On the morning after the storm, Rob and Paul check out the sunny woods. Featuring weekend report, the clash of a training schedule with real life, struggling comedians, film talk, what lockdown did t…
01:01:36 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
Julia Chi Taylor
Rob ran round Battersea Park with Julia Chi Taylor, and the impressive, exciting and fun story of her running life meant neither of them noticed the rain, heavy though it was.
Thanks again to Julia -…
00:59:57 |
Fri 26 Jan 2024
Blue Skies On Blue Monday
Blue Monday schmoo Monday! A beautifully bright, cold, long run round Alexandra Palace and environs brings nothing but joy, pals and big plans for Rob and Paul. Featuring gig report, the irritating v…
01:24:19 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Snowflakes
Rob and Paul run round Wanstead Flats on the wintriest day of the year so far. Featuring the world going back to work, domestic doldrums, getting-and-staying muddy, gig-and-no-gig report, to-do and t…
01:05:32 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Laura Mugford
Rob runs around Greenwich Park with Laura Mugford, creator and star of the play 26.2 Reasons To Stay Alive, to find out her story - without plot-spoilers, of course... Featuring her journey from lack…
00:47:29 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
New Year, New You, Not Yet
Once again, Happy New Year! In a moment of surprisingly clement weather post-storm Henk, Rob and Paul catch up for a festive debrief. Featuring the darts, twixtmas gigs, good and bad shows seen, New …
00:57:54 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Happy New Year... We Hope
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Rob and Paul start it off on Hampstead Heath, as per tradition. Featuring Paul prepping for the MDS, and writing about it, then racing all the way back to York, Rob's beef wi…
00:47:25 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
With A Whimper
Paul's poorly and Rob's not much better as the year draws to a close, and the rain is unrelenting, but a review of the year can't help but lift the spirits. We look at how far Paul has come, Rob's as…
00:37:21 |
Thu 28 Dec 2023
The Holiday 2: Into The Woods
As we head for the Winter solstice and Christmas itself, Paul and Rob had into the damp and gloomy woods. Featuring new insight into training-for-your-training, festive film-and-show round-up, celebr…
01:08:50 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Back In Brighton With Zoe Lyons
Rob catches up with Brighton's finest, the brilliant Zoe Lyons, for a running chat that features christmas parties - and hangovers, Zoe's year - including joining the SAS, the surprising shyness and …
00:51:44 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Head Over Heels On The Heath
December's turn around Hampstead Heath sees gorgeous winter sunshine and a poorly podcast presenter. Featuring the sad end of health month, gigs in the midlands, parkrun report, a festive shopping e…
01:06:51 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Get Some Exercise, Lose A Few Pounds
It's the end of November for the boys, and there's much to report - including progress on Health Month, Paul's adventures in Australia, gig report - how comedy has changed! - double parkrun report, s…
00:59:29 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
Q&A Part Two
More inspiring questions for Rob and Paul in part two of our Autumn Q&A, on a few loops through the beautiful autumn-tree scenery of Clissold Park. Featuring dream events, social runs, wrong-doing, d…
00:54:19 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Q&A 2024 Part One
Really inspiring questions set Rob and Paul right off in this first part of our latest Q&A sesh, aided by stunning scenery in sideways sunshine. Featuring running realisations, what we can learn from…
01:14:53 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Harry's Game
Paul and Rob run unusually late in the day, which leads to rare and surprising sightings of the Tonkinson progeny. Featuring a long-awaited photo shoot, a posh secret acer, gig-and-parkrun report, Ad…
01:02:07 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
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