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SMD Running Podcast

Running Podcast talking all things Endurance Running with grass roots to elite guests.

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Update frequency
every 17 days
Average duration
75 minutes
Episodes
31
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Episode 31 - James Shipley (ATW)

Episode 31 - James Shipley (ATW)

Episode 31 - James Shipley (ATW)


Damo and Scott have a brief non-running catch up before a preview of the Colchester FNR 5k - both the Elite race and the Essex Champs contenders.


This was the perfect t…

01:20:04  |   Wed 06 Aug 2025
Episode 30 - Gemma Kersey (Basildon AC)

Episode 30 - Gemma Kersey (Basildon AC)

Episode 30 - Gemma Kersey


We had Gemma in the studio as a co-host and guest in September 2024 but we decided not to put the interview out at the time because we felt that we only scratched the surface…

01:41:50  |   Mon 23 Jun 2025
Episode 29 - Callum Elson (Team Makou / The Distance Project)

Episode 29 - Callum Elson (Team Makou / The Distance Project)

Episode 29 - The Distance Project


It's been a few weeks since our last episode but we are back with a bang.

Sacrificing a proper results round-up, after a brief catch-up between Scott and Damo, we talk…

01:47:04  |   Wed 11 Jun 2025
Episode 28 - James Connor (Havering AC)

Episode 28 - James Connor (Havering AC)

Episode 28 - it's like waiting for a bus!


We were keen to fit another Pod in before London so we could talk to James Connor about his target of setting a new marathon PB 14 years after running 2:18 at…

02:01:04  |   Thu 24 Apr 2025
Episode 27 - Alex Gladley (VPTHAC & CATS)

Episode 27 - Alex Gladley (VPTHAC & CATS)

It's Episode 27 and this week we have vegan 2:19 marathoner Alex Gladley of Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets AC and Colchester and Tendring AC.


After running his first marathon in 2018 whilst living in…

01:19:36  |   Mon 21 Apr 2025
Episode 26 *Bonus Episode* - Michael Krajicek (www.Atreyu.com)

Episode 26 *Bonus Episode* - Michael Krajicek (www.Atreyu.com)

Welcome back to SMD running and a bonus episode.


After a brief (by our standards) catch up between Damo and Scott, we ask: who would be crazy enough to start a running shoes brand, just before Covid, …

01:41:00  |   Thu 10 Apr 2025
Episode 25 - Andy Martin (Chelmsford Half Founder and Event Director)

Episode 25 - Andy Martin (Chelmsford Half Founder and Event Director)

With the Chelmsford Half Marathon approaching on 2nd March, we asked race director Andy Martin what it takes to put on a big city running event.

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01:26:36  |   Sat 22 Feb 2025
Episode 24 - Jack Gray (Cambridge & Coleridge and Bi(Carr)b)

Episode 24 - Jack Gray (Cambridge & Coleridge and Bi(Carr)b)

Join us for episode 24 with GB runner and Bi(Carr)b joint founder Jack Gray.


Jack is a real clubman of the running world; club captain of the mens and womens teams at Cambridge and Coleridge and multi…

01:10:57  |   Fri 07 Feb 2025
Episode 23 - Coach Dan Reeve

Episode 23 - Coach Dan Reeve

In Episode 23 we invited High Performance Coach Dan Reeve to talk to us about his numerous athletic endeavors. From Semi professional footballer, to Deca Ironman and World Strong man Finals, today D…
01:12:58  |   Fri 24 Jan 2025
Episode 22 - Lizzie Wellsted (Colchester Harriers & Leeds Talent Hub)

Episode 22 - Lizzie Wellsted (Colchester Harriers & Leeds Talent Hub)

Welcome back!

We kick off 2025, after the usual catch up, with one of Essex and GB's rising endurance stars Lizzie Wellsted of Colchester Harriers and Leeds Talent Hub.

Lizzie spoke about her switch fr…

01:15:49  |   Sat 18 Jan 2025
Episode 21 - Jared Ward (Saucony and USA)

Episode 21 - Jared Ward (Saucony and USA)

Some final and brief thoughts from Scott and Damo on 2024 before we delve into conversation with US Olympic Marathoner Jared Ward.

Not only a great insight into what it's like to run a marathon in the…

01:23:32  |   Sun 22 Dec 2024
Episode 20 - David Chalfen (Highgate Harriers)

Episode 20 - David Chalfen (Highgate Harriers)

Epidose 20 - Damo takes a month off running and Scott returns from Benidorm half without a hangover as we catch up on some local and international results. After the formalities we get into conversa…
01:27:34  |   Thu 05 Dec 2024
Episode 19 - Ben Felton (Ben Is Running)

Episode 19 - Ben Felton (Ben Is Running)

On Episode 19 we talked to one of the OG Running Content Creators Ben Felton aka Ben Is Running about his early days as a vlogger to current day with 114k subscribers on youtube. Ben talks about liv…
01:27:36  |   Wed 20 Nov 2024
Episode 18 - Jack Nixon (Cambridge & Coleridge AC)

Episode 18 - Jack Nixon (Cambridge & Coleridge AC)

We catch up on the October Marathoners including a review of Damo's PB in Amsterdam before chatting to Jack Nixon of Cambridge & Coleridge AC on his remarkable journey from running a 3:40 Marathon in…
01:31:28  |   Wed 06 Nov 2024
Episode 17 - Pre Amsterdam chat with Damo

Episode 17 - Pre Amsterdam chat with Damo

Quick catch up with Damo a day before he runs the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 20th October.

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00:29:12  |   Sat 19 Oct 2024
Episode 16 - David Smale (City-of-Southend AC)

Episode 16 - David Smale (City-of-Southend AC)

After (another) short break, we are back with David Smale of City of Southend AC to talk about his 2:21 Marathon in Berlin.

With just 2 weeks until Damo's Amsterdam marathon, how is training and taper…

00:57:57  |   Sun 06 Oct 2024
Episode 15 - Catch Up and Guest Co-host Gemma Kersey

Episode 15 - Catch Up and Guest Co-host Gemma Kersey

Quick catch up with Scott and Damo as Damo heads into Great North Run Weekend and tries to explain his training philosophies to 2 co-hosts!

We invited Gemma to the studio but sadly ran our of time so …

00:35:08  |   Fri 06 Sep 2024
Episode 14 - Robbie Britton (Ultra Runner and British 24hr Record Holder)

Episode 14 - Robbie Britton (Ultra Runner and British 24hr Record Holder)

Scott and Damo have their usual catch up and waffle about everything and nothing in particular before catching up with British 24hr Record Holder Robbie Britton from his training camp in Tignes, Fran…
01:14:58  |   Wed 07 Aug 2024
Episode 13 - Hannah Irwin (GB & Northern Ireland)

Episode 13 - Hannah Irwin (GB & Northern Ireland)

Scott and Damo chat about preparing for Damo's upcoming Amsterdam Marathon before we enjoy a lovely chat with one of Essex's finest Athletes - Hannah Irwin. We talk about her journey from schools an…
01:37:20  |   Mon 22 Jul 2024
Episode 12 - Rob Wilson (SOAR & Highgate Harriers)

Episode 12 - Rob Wilson (SOAR & Highgate Harriers)

After a few weeks off we're back with a conversation with Rob Wilson.

We talked to Rob on his his love for the National Cross Country Champs and the club running scene and about his role as Head of …

01:16:12  |   Thu 11 Jul 2024
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