SMM - Single Malt Marathoners: Recent Episodes
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A weekly podcast where three Bristol based runners talk about their training towards bettering themselves in the marathon - whilst drinking Scotch!
John and Kelly debrief a successful Edinburgh Marathon weekend :-)
THIS is the last episode of the Single Malt Marathoners :-(
We reflect on the good times and talk through our highlights.
Thanks for listening,
Love John & Kelly x
John & Kelly host the penultimate SMM Podcast (for more info - please see previous show's, notes)
We talk training and upcoming races.
If you're racing Prom or Towpath next week, come say Hi :-)
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through their weeks of training and talk about the Bristol 10K and Half Marathon
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Please also see below, official statement from SMM:
All good things must come to an end.
After more than 240 episodes, myself and Kelly have decided that the finish line of the Single Malt Marathoners’ podcast is in sight.
Born out of the confusing time that was covid, SMM developed into a fun and interesting friendship-building machine that we are both extremely proud of and grateful for.
Like most runners we are both keen on consistency and habit but we also embrace the challenge that comes with change. Recording our weekly thoughts together with friends and famous sports people has been something that we’ve always looked forward to and wanted to make time for but now we want to make time for and channel our energy into new adventures.
We will still be running and you’ll always see us at races and on the Portway or at Ashton Court on a Saturday and we will always want to talk about and celebrate what SMM was.
We will be hosting a celebration for all patrons and friends of the show this summer and we will be in touch with you by email with the details.
All of the SMM Podcasts will remain on the usual podcast platforms until the end of the year. If you wanted a copy of all the episodes, I can look at putting them onto a memory stick for you, please just ask. ~ johnacox1988@gmail.com
Thanks to all of you for being a part of this journey. The friendships we’ve made and the runs we’ve shared have been the best part of creating the podcast and we are forever grateful to all of you for your involvement.
Special thank yous to all the co-hosts over the years and an extra special thank you to the Girls who Took Over (you run the world!)
Cheers,
John and Kelly
John, Kelly and Jamie talk through London Marathon,
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Marcus talk through their weeks of training AND focus on Newport Marathon :-)
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and The Maestro debrief their training weeks and focus on the Bristol Track Club South West PBs 5K at Odd Down :-)
Have a great week everyone
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Jamie talk through their weeks of training whilst focusing on Weston Prom, Fission 20 and other running news :-)
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Jamie debrief their weeks whilst focusing on the Street 5K and Bath Half Marathon.
Have a great week,If you're running Prom or Fission20, come say HI!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and last weeks Newport Half Marathon winner (in 67mins!!) Jamie Williamson host the show this week.
We talk through our training weeks and running news.
Have a great week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
PS - Go to Jamie's shop: https://kinisirunhub.co.uk/
John and Kelly talk through their weeks of training and the running news!
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly debrief on their weeks of training and announce some running news!
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Marcus and Will debrief a week of training and focus on the Farnborough Half Marathon
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through their training weeks and focus on the Doynton Hard Half Marathon
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through their training!
Short and sweet this week as there not much happening
Have a great week every,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through their week of training with a focus on Ashton Court parkrun :-)
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through a week of training including: Prom, parkrun and long run :-)
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Happy New Year!!
John and Kelly talk through their training week and we go into Kelly's Corner.
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Katy and Nadia talk through their weeks of training, review 2024 and plan for 2025!
Happy New Year!!
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The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through their week of training with a focus on Prom!
Merry Christmas Everyone :-)
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The SMM Team
John and Kelly debrief their weeks of training including a Prom 5miler AND a marathon...
We also talk through some Valencia Marathon results and news
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through their training weeks, focusing on Kelly's domination at the Battersea Park Marathon!
Commiserations to Callum and all who have been effected by the San Sebastian Marathon cancellation :-(
Have a good week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through their weeks of training.
We go to Cardiff parkrun (B Course)
Kelly and Callum let us know their respective marathon race day targets (one week to go!)
Have a good week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Talk through their weeks of training and some local race results.
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through their weeks of training whilst focusing on the Richmond Half Marathon
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through their training week!
A Prom run and a confidence boosting long run :-)
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through their weeks of training and focus on the Bath To Bristol 25K Race :-)
If you see us, come say hi and talk about running!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Sandbag AND Good Morning Callum debrief their respective weeks of training whilst focusing on their Sunday races: The Lightning Bolt 10K and the Oxford Half Marathon
We also discuss local and world news (Chicago Marathon!)
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The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Callum talk through their training weeks.
We have lots of news
AND there's an interview with Kurt Taylor of Bristol & West.
With PBs of 14min for 5K, 29:20 for 10K and 66:03 for half marathon, Kurt is training for a 2:20 at Chicago Marathon!
Have a great week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Callum debrief their weeks of training
AND there's an interview recording from the Kinisi Run Hub store opening!
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through their weeks of training :-)
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Nadia AND Sam talk through an epic day out racing the Roman Road!
& We have an interview with 3:58 miler Jamie Williamson who has just opened up a new shop in Bristol ~ Kinisi Run Hub
Have a good week and hopefully see some of you at Prom :-)
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Callum talk through their week of training!
Spoiler alert... Kelly doesn't like hills :-P
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum debrief the Severn bridge 10K!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Training on hols with a parkrun debrief :-)
Back to normal next week
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through week 2 of running on tour down under!
Lots of animals have been spotted... Mona Fartlek... parkrun AND City2Surf!!
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly report from down under!
Including a parkrun debrief and a Cox-Dicks 10K win!!
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum debrief their training week!
There's: Odd Down 5K, a new parkrun and cycling galore
Have a great everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Callum debrief their training week!
We have a corner.We hope it's coming home...
Have a great week all!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through their week of training whilst focusing on the Cotswold Way Relay and the fact that it's coming home
!We have a patron shoutout - thanks Noo!
Kelly's corner, she's asking for a signing of a petition = https://chng.it/mzdmct57kd
Eastville 3x1mi relay this week, Odd Down 5K next week and Towpath 10K the week after that
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Sandbag review their week of training AND debrief the Nailsea Beer and Banger 10K :-)
Have a good weekend everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and the return of the Good Morning Callum!
We debrief a week of training which includes the Clevedon 10K and BTC Odd Down 5K!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Sandbag recap their weeks of training, focusing on:
Bradley Stoke 10K AND Chew Valley 10K - spoiler alert - successes at both :-)
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Kelly's bouncing back and John's back... is broken... (again!)
We talk through a week of training, report on the Blaise Blazer and Hogweed Trot.
KD has a corner.
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly debrief their week of training and focus on the first Towpath 10K of 2024 :-)
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The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Laurence "Sand Bag" Caird debrief the Bristol 10K and Half Marathon
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly are joined by the legendary Laurence Sandbag Caird for some weekly training talk and to celebrate the inaugural Clear Head Cup - one of us won it!
Hope you've enjoyed the bank holiday weekend!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Ant and COD debrief Newport Marathon.
Enjoy and please sponsor Ant: https://www.justgiving.com/page/su2c-teambaldspeed
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Kelly, Rhian, Callum and Katy debrief their London Marathon experiences!
Awesome pod!! Enjoy :-)
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly celebrate 200 episodes of the Single Malt Marathoners by hosing with 2:22 marathoner Calli Hauger-Thackery and 2:12 marathoner Nick Hauger.
Calli and Nick are fantastic runners of course but their fame comes from coaching Kelly!
We introduce the guest hosts, exchange stories, talk through our running week and Kelly reveals her London target!
(We talked for a while... so we have missed a lot of local new - sorry!)
Have a great week everyone :-)
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk training.
We have results from: Weston Prom, Brighton Marathon and Paris Marathon
Disclaimer: John is mean to Kelly but they love each other really!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Good Morning Callum and Rhi-Unit talk through a week of training including an epic Sunday long run :-)
See you at Weston Prom next week?
Happy Easter!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Kelly, Clare, Katy and Nadia are back!
They talk about their training. They review Caster Semenya's book The Race To Be Myself (the next book club book is Allie Bailey's book There is No Wall). They also go into Katy's Lab and discuss sports bras.
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Callum, Katy and Rhian debrief on a successful and eventful Baff Alf!
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The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Good Morning Callum AND Ryan Liquorish run the show this week!
Ryan came straight off the plane from Japan to the SMM studios to talk us through his completing of the marathon majors with his 2:49 at Tokyo Marathon last week!
Usual weekly debrief with a Kelly's Corner, too
Have a great week all,
If you're running Bath Half next weekend, come and say hi (or good morning!)
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly run the show this week!We talk through training, niggles, massive sessions, parkrun AND running news :-)
Kelly's Corner AND an interview with Snowdonia Marathon winner Alaw Evans!!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through stellar weeks of training!
We have Period Chat and Kelly's Corner
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum debrief a big week of training.
Lot's of running news and a patron shoutout :-)
AND an interview with 2:52 marathoner Victoria Ratcliffe!!
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Katy The Scientist Sutcliffe talk through their training weeks
We focus on that parkrun news... (Some links below for further info)
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/feb/08/parkrun-records-dropped-from-website
https://www.fastrunning.com/events-and-races/parkrun/10-fastest-uk-parkrun-times-on-10th-february-2024/36911?fbclid=IwAR3Jhq6iegRRhsQYJsYIQchmv2bWVDpfKukuZpez5GvX2c0H5oL5KFxKx8Q_aem_AS6iD9Si7QpymTokov-x0kH4bFpLpROnwRsb1ODnIb7VWekrjMOiWrXw477kcYMDpiI
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/parkrun-delete-records-uk-transgender-women-b2493585.html?fbclid=IwAR2GqV3NPPWGqyENfeuWzAYkFYDybb2bKdHqDFs0Xc4q0I3eps7r15RV74k
John, Kelly, TIM, Good Morning Callum, AND Katy The Scientist Sutcliffe run the show :-)
We talk through a week of training, focus on Kelly's big workout AND debrief the Doynton Hard Half Marathon !
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum debrief another week of training
Speedy parkrunning galore!
Kelly's Corner.
Usual chit-chat!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through a jam packed week of training.
Prom, Farnborough Half, Running News AND Kelly's Corner!!
Hang on at the end - we have an interview with Bristol's BEST (In our opinion) PT Ben Andrews
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Good Morning Callum & Rhi-Unit run the show!
We talk through a week of training, parkrun domination and general running news!
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through the first week of running in 2024!
Local, national and world wide running news AND some SUPER BIG NEWS from Kelly...
AND - we have an interview with Sean Conway: Endurance king, record breaker, epic beard!!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Nadia and Sam reflect on a week AND a year of running!
Happy New Year everyone!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Kelly, Clare, Katy and Nadia are back an it's another corker of a pod!
The girls talk through the past few months of running.
They go into the lab and discuss the benefits of vitamin D.
There's Period Chat and Book Club talk AND a fantastic explanation of the London Marathon Good For Age Times for men and women.
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Callum and Rhian de-brief on Valencia Marathon experiences :-)
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers,The SMM Team
John and Kelly debrief their training AND we talk Valencia Marathon!
WE ALSO HAVE an interview with Jack Gray - 2:20 marathoner with epic hair and love of raving!!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Good Morning Callum and RhiUnit are back again!
We talk through our weeks: John does some running! KD bosses it as always! Callum PBs again AND so does Rhian :-)
A very positive week, all round.
We have an awesome interview with Rachel White who is a registered clinical and sports dietitian passionate about health, nutrition, and happiness.
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Forgot to add it to the pod... here it is...
An interview with the winner of Snowdon Marathon, Marshall Smith!!
This dude has a better win ration that Kipchoge: Wins so far at Brighton, Chester and Snowdonia AND he's on 24!!!
We're back!!!
John, Kelly, Good Morning Callum and RhiUnit talk through their week of training and catch up!
AND we have an interview with the winner of Snowdon Marathon, Marshall Smith!!
This dude has a better win ration that Kipchoge: Wins so far at Brighton, Chester and Snowdonia AND he's on 24!!!
Enjoy and have a good week.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Nadia and Sam debrief on Snowdonia Marathon!
Have a great week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly talk through our week of training focusing on Prom and Ryan's Mile :-)
AND we have an interview with Phillipa Williams!
Philli WON the Bath Half last weekend and she's represented GB.
Have a great week,
Cheers
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Good Morning Callum and Rhian talk through their week of training AND the Bath Half :-)
PBs galore for Callum, Rhian and the majority of the patrons and listeners - WELL DONE EVERYONE!
This week is Prom - see you there? Come say hi!
It's also The Bristol Beer Mile this weekend which we've spoken about a few times - deets below!
Have a top drawer week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
The Bristol Beer Mile
Saturday 21st October 2023 from 12:30 PM.
All proceeds to the Room to Read charity.
One event, three races.
Choose to race the individual beer mile. 4 laps of the track, 4 330ml beers.
OR race as a team, 1 lap and 1 beer each as a team of 4! Finally, if you don't fancy drinking how about an all out mile race, 4 laps of the track.
To enter please make a contribution to the following link:
https://gofund.me/43108367
Then message 07904217591 on WhatsApp with evidence of your donation.
This will gain you access to the WhatsApp group where all further details can be found including the registration form and the specific event location in South Bristol.
John and Kelly talk through their week's which include the return of the Weston Prom 5 mile race as well as Prom and long running :-)
We have news about Chester Marathon and Chicago Marathon.AND we have an interview with super vet Anne Dockery who is running 49min 10K and Sub 2 hour half marathons as a V75!!!
Have a good weekend everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum debrief the Cardiff Half Marathon
Have a great week,
Cheers,The SMM Team
This week Kelly and John talk through their week's of training and recap the Berlin Marathon.
AND we have an interview with 2:45 marathoner Ryan Liquorish
Have a good week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
PS ~ Don't forget to signup to Prom!
PS2 ~ Please see below info ref the mention Bristol Beer Mile...
The Bristol Beer Mile
Saturday 21st October 2023 from 12:30 PM.
All proceeds to the Room to Read charity.
One event, three races.
Choose to race the individual beer mile. 4 laps of the track, 4 330ml beers. OR race as a team, 1 lap and 1 beer each as a team of 4! Finally, if you don't fancy drinking how about an all out mile race, 4 laps of the track.
To enter please make a contribution to the following link:
https://gofund.me/43108367
Then message 07904217591 on WhatsApp with evidence of your donation.
This will gain you access to the WhatsApp group where all further details can be found including the registration form and the specific event location in South Bristol.
Sorry it's late but here is this week's pod!
John, Kelly and Will return to debrief on Goodwood Marathon!
AND - we have an interview with the winner of this year's Newport Marathon - Lizzie Dimond who is running Berlin Marathon this weekend!!!
Have a great week all, Cheers,The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Will are hosting this week.
We talk through our week of training and focus on Goodwood Marathon - one week to go!
AND we have an interview with Calli Thackery!!
Calli Won the Big Half a couple of weeks a go, taking the crown as UK Chamption AND has since been calleded up to represent GB at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Latvia.
Have a good week,Cheers,The SMM Team
Kelly, Clare, Nadia and Katy run the world this week!
They discuss: Their training, Book Club*, we go into Katy's Lab to discuss HRV, Period Chat and so much more!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
*Book club book WAS - Good for a girl, by Lauren Fleshman and now IS In Her Nature, by Rachel Hewitt
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum are hosting this week - on a boat!
We talk through a week of training and focus on the Odd Down 5K and the Severn Bridge Half Marathon.
Have a great week,
Cheers,The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Good Morning Callum AND a new co-host, friend of the show and patron Rhian Bethell!
We talk through a week of training, niggles, Towpath, parkrun and long runs!
AND there's an interview with GB athlete Natasha Cockram who is competing in the marathon in Budapest next week!
Have a good week all,Cheers,The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum are hosting this week.
We talk training, strength work and parkrun-ing!
Have a good week all,
Cheers, The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Laurence "Sandbag" Caird run the show this week!
We talk training, parkruns and the upcoming Patron Party!
Kelly askes us a great question which she found in Runners World's celebratory 30year edition: What has had the biggest impact on the running scene in the last 30 years: parkrun, Strava, Super Shoes or Kipchoge's Sub 2 Hour Marathon
Let us know your thoughts!
Keep the tape rolling come the end cus we have an interview with Ben Lloyd! Ben is a 32min 10k-er and a 72min half marathoner!! Super speedy whilst training and racing with a inflammatory bowel disease.
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum this week!
We talk through a good week of training for the three of us.
John's started marathon training!
Kelly is getting stronger.
Callum ran a parkrun PB!
Lots going on. Including some news regarding the World Champs.
See link for the news story Will Purcell shared with us: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boy-7-5k-breaks-world-record-parkrun-jxchs2l2f
Keep listening at the end of the pod - there's a really inspiring audio clip from the Inside Running Podcast - marathon related :-)
If you want to enter the SMM Fantasy Football league - ping me a message on any of the socials
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Nadia debrief a week of not very much training... BUT we did do stuff!
We recap Odd Down and Nadia's multi event UK Challenge!
Have a good week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Callum and Nadia talk through their training and focus on the Off The Tarmac: Pen Y Fan Challenge 5 Mile Debrief!
Not much else - enjoy!
Have a great week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Good Morning Callum talk through last week's training.
We review the GWR Towpath 10K Race 3, Wotton parkrun along with some local news!
If you are a male club runner please take part in this survey and be in with a chance of winning a £100 Nike voucher.
https://bathpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3O6SarV1V2ztBQ
Cheers,The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good morning Callum talk through this week's training.
We focus on the Cotswold Way Relay, Thornbury 10K AND the Nailsea Beer N Banger 10K where Katy "The Scientist" Sutcliffe WINS and gives an interview :-)
Have a good week everyone!It's the GWR Towpath 10K this Friday - enter and come say Hi!!
Cheers,The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Andrew Drakey Drake takeover this week.
We talk training which includes Drakey telling us about his double threshold week's, Jelly ticking over, parkrun etc
We also talk about parkrun world records, British domination at Western States 100 and plenty of running ahead
We also have a really great interview with Jon Rees form Off The Tarmac = https://offthetarmac.co.uk/
He talks about how he started his trail running event company and tells us about events coming up.Have a great week everyone!
Cheers,The SMM Team
Just Kelly and John this week.
We talk through our week's of training and LOT'S of race results which include:
Clevedon 10K, BTC South West PBs Odd Down 5K, Sri Chinmoy Eastville 2miler AND of course the GWR Towpath 10K.
We also talk about Comrades Marathon.
ND - we talk to Martin Lewis - we ran part of Martin's Cotwold Way 100mile run and Kelly interviewed him along the way!
Have a good week,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Nadia run the show this week!
We talk local races: Blaise Blazer, Bradley Stoke and Chew Valley 10K!
More this week coming... We will be at Clevedon 10K, the Odd Down 5K and of course the GWR Towpath 10K on Friday - if you're racing, come and say hi :-)
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
We're back! :-)
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum host this week.We talk through our training which included some parkrun tourism down in Weymouth.
Plenty of running news.We hope to see you at Blaise Blazer - OR - the following week: Clevedon 10K, Odd Down 5K, GWR Towpath 10K Race 2 - JUNEOURMOUS BEGINS!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good morning Callum debrief their running weeks
AND News about various 10Ks: Night of the 10,000s, Manchester and The GWR Towpath 10K Race 1
We will be at the Hogweed Trot 10K, Prom and Clevedon parkun respectively this week - come along, run, have a good time and say good morning - or HI!
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Laurence "Sand Bag" Caird and Good Morning Callum run the show whilst Kelly is away this week.
Don't worry - we still get a Kelly's Corner :-)
We debrief LOTS of goings on: Sri Chinmoy 2miler, Bristol 10K and Half Marathon, Leeds Marathon and Copenhagen Marathon, respectively.
We will be at the GWR Towpath 10K on Friday - come and say hi if you're running.
We forgot to mention the Weston Super Mare Half - huge congrats to legend Kieron Summers who took the win in 1:16:15
Have a good week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and The Real Slim Drakey run the show!
We debrief Andrew's London Marathon effort. Talk about a new parkrun in Bristol and some local stars running strong nationally :-)
Next week is the Bristol 10K and Half Marathon.
John and Kelly are running the 10K - come and say hi!
The Bristol and West crew are taking over and volunteering at Eastville park parkrun.
Go say hi to Andrew, he's be the one telling everyone what to do from his ice bath :-P
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum chat through each others training weeks, Prom results AND we debrief Callum's new PB of 2:43:45!
We have an interview with Charlotte Arter. Previously the fastest parkrunner, PBs of 15:26, 31:26 and 69:40 for 5K, 10K and half marathon respectively.
Have a good week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
We celebrate THREE YEARS of the Single Malt Marathoners by hosting our first ever live show.
We watched the London marathon with some patrons, previous guests and friends of the show and then we recorded the pod and debriefed everyone's marathon successes and also answered some audience questions.
If you enjoy the pod and would like to support the show and get invited to super cool events like this - become a patron! - anyone can become a patron... CLICK HERE!!!
Big thanks to @willdpurcell / Will Purcell for performing the jingles live!
AND a big thanks to everyone who came along and made the day very special. <3
Big episode this week! John and Kelly are joined by Katy "The Scientist" Sutcliffe this week barely 24 hours since her new marathon PB of 3:20 at Newport which we hear all about :-)
We also have an interview with Jarlath McKenna - With many successes, here are a few: Ashton Court parkrun course record holder with 15:46. A 2:24 marathon PB! The Green Man Winter Course Record Holder with 5:48 AND most recently the winner of the Anglo-Celtic Plate 100K in 6:37!!!
Have a great week everyone.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Drakey are running the show this week.
A good week of training which included the Bristol Track Club Odd Down 5K and a parkrun in Swindon!
We go into Kelly's corner and we talk Period Chat.
AND - Kelly has a chat with the men's winner of the Great Welsh Marathon, Blair McWhirter!
Have a good week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
150 episodes!!!
John and Kelly debrief two very different Great Welsh Marathon experiences!
Lots of news: Local, national and world wide.
We will be at the Bristol Track Club Race Day 5K on Good Friday - See you there? Come and say Hi!
Have a good week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Kelly, Clare, Katy and Nadia are back!!
The girls take over and they discuss: World News: Transgender women being banned from competing in the female category in female events.We talk science in Katy's lab!
Books - Outrunning The Demons (last episode) and A Woman Running In A Man's World (this episode!)
And much MUCH more :-)
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum debrief a week of training which included Prom and then the focus is on the the Hullavington 20
Cheers,The SMM Team
PS - this weekend, the girls are taking over!! If you have any questions for them, ping us a message on Insta or e, mail us podcast@singlemaltmarathoners.co.uk
The first minute or so is missing - the cloud swallowed it!!
John, Kelly and the Real Slim Drakey talk us through their weeks of training, respectively.
There's man flu, toilet talk and some racing.We recap some local races and national news which included International Women's Day.
AND - we have an interview with Johnny Suttle!
He's has a 2:30 marathon PB AND was 3rd place at last years Snowdonia Marathon - all round cool dude!Have a great week,If you're running Prom or the Hullavington 20 - come and say Hi!
Cheers,The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum take us through their training weeks, respectively.
We bring news from cross country, 10,000Mtr world records and Grizzly Runnings :-)
Cheers,The SMM Team
John, Kelly and The Real Slim Drakey are hosting this weeks pod.
We talk through our training from last week and review the Wokingham Half Marathon.
AND we have an interview with 2:48 marathoner Lauren Cooper!!
Have a good week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Just the two of us!
Kelly and John talk through their weeks - which included Promming and parkrun!
Some XC World Champs news and big shout out to this week's patron Nicko Brooke - many thanks to you and all the supportive patrons :-)
Have a good week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Six SMM behind the mic this week: John, Kelly, Callum, Nadia, Sam and Will!
We debrief the Exeter Half Marathon together. It was mint!
Have a great week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly, Good Morning Callum AND Nadia are this week steering the ship.
We talk through our respective weeks of training which includes workouts galore and park run tourism!
We delve into Kelly's Corner AND we thank this week's patron Adam "Stokesey" Stokes!
We're off to Exeter Half Marathon next week. We will see some of you there and report back on our adventures.
Have a good week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Good morning,
John, Kelly and Callum steer the ship this week.
We talk through a really strong week of training for the three of us - good timing with 9 and 12 weeks until our marathons, respectively.
We give thanks to this week's patron - Caroline Nicholas - thanks for your support!
We spend some time in Kelly's corner.We've signed up to the Hullavington 20 - see you there?
Cheers,The SMM Team
Apologies - a Dalek has treaded all over the sound file! We know why - it wont happen again - it's painful listening this week but there's some great content so please do persevere - sorry again!
The Mum's are back!
Kate, Lucy & Sam (Jemma couldn't make this one - she'll be back) - all at very different stages of motherhood - all have run 5K through to marathon.
Kelly hosts and they talk subjects like: Managing one child, two children, more...
Running as you age and the menopause.
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Laurence "Sandbag" Caird talk through their week of training!
We talk through running news including the Riverbank Rollick, the Valencia 10K and the Houston races.
Kelly gives us an update in Period Chat
Prom coming up - See you there :-)
Have a good week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Andrew "Drakey" Drake are hosting this week.
We talk through a week of training, Prom, the Stoke (Somerset way Stoke) 10K whilst adjusting to going back to work and starting 2023!
We have an interview with 2:42 marathoner Chelsea Baker & 2:25 marathoner Adam Stokes!
Both are running for Bristol and West and they make up a running super couple!
Have a great week all!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Happy New Year!!!
John and Kelly talk through last week's training and running news.
We review 2022 and set goals for 2023.
AND there's an interview with Helen Newberry - an awesome runner and someone who completed mission period and offers advice as to how!
Cheers,The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum steer the sleigh this week!
We talk through a week of training which includes the Weston Prom 5 Mile Race and Ashton Court parkrun.
We talk through race results - local and worldwide!
Kelly takes us into her corner and reviews some Strava stats!
The final Patron Prize Winner is Catie O'Donoghue! AND - we have an interview with Charlotte Hogan who started the Queen Square Run Cub!
Have a great week and Merry Christmas everyone :-)
Cheers,The SMM Team
John and Kelly are joined by 3:31 marathoner Nadia Kottegoda :-)
We debrief Nadia's Valencia Marathon - the various ups and downs... ins and outs... of the weekend!
We talk through the last week of training.
We go into Kelly's corner and discuss the new law that criminalises sexual harassment.
This week's Patron Prize goes to Owen Davies - You have won a brand new pair of Shokz Open Run Pro Bone Conducting Headphones!!
One more prize before Christmas :-)
Have a great week everyone.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Just John & Kelly this week. John's got the lurgee so didn't wanna risk spreading. Sorry about the coughing.
We talk through a week of training, another parkrun record and focus on the Valencia Marathon!
Patron prize goes to Rich Wheeler. The first EVER SMM mug is on it's way to you legend.
Become a patron this week and be in with a chance of a prize!
We have an interview with John Volanthen. He's done Green Man, Spartathlon and the Dragon's Back to name just a few races (he's that guy who helped save the Thai children trapped in that cave as well!)
Have a good week all!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
PS It's coming home...
John, Kelly and Clare host the pod this week.
We talk through a week of training which include some big miles and fast times - mainly from Clare!
We talk about the Bristol Running Show.
We have a Period Chat and we go into Kelly's Corner.
We give a shoutout to this weeks patron, Mel Little = LEGEND!
Anyone can become a Patron! Support the show join our awesome gang of supporters:
https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
Have a great week!!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Drakey
We talk through a week of training and difficult racing decisions!
We cover: local, national and worldwide news.
We have a really good seasonal listener question.
AND we go back into Kelly's Corner :-)
Have a good week all.
If you go to the Bristol Running Show - come and say HI!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly are joined by Nadia this week!
We talk through a great week of training which includes lots of running, gym classes and strength work!
We chat local news and results AND announce what marathon John & Kelly have signed up for next spring...
In period chat Kelly talks us through improving our nutrition.
Many thanks to our patron Sophie Voller :-)
If like Sophie you'd like to support the show, please visit www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
AND - we have an interview with Siân Longthorpe, a 40-something runner and outdoor enthusiast, Asics Frontrunner, who shares her experience of how transitioning has impacted her running.
Have a great week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Will talk through this week's training.
We debrief Will's amazing 3:05 at Snowdonia Marathon!
We talk running news - UK and across the world!
We answer listener questions!
We give thanks to this week's patron - Ant Hall - legend!
We have a new segment AND a new jingle!!
AND - we have a audio diary from Sorrell Walsh - previously on the pod - where she talks us through here adventure running the West Highland Way!!
Have a good week all!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
PS - If you'd like to support the show and become a patron - go here :-)
patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum are hosting this week!
We talk through Callum's coming back from injury and summarise our 3-runs combined :-P
We cover the Snowdonia Marathon results.
We give a shoutout to this week's patron - Andrew Drake - thanks legend!
AND - we have an interview with 2:35 marathoner, first non-elite at London, Bristol & West member - Hannah Alderson!!
We were using some new recording kit this week - funded by patrons - for which we are very grateful and we hope it improves your listening experience.
Anyone can become a patron and support the show - every patron will have an invite to next year's London Marathon Watch Party.
Cheers,
The SMM Team.
*Become a Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
John, Kelly and Catie debrief Abingdon Marathon 2022!
We review results at the Leeds Abbey Dash 10K and the Valencia Half.
Shoutout to this week's Patron - Jonathon Lines - thanks for your support mate :-)
Have a good week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Will this week!
We talk through this week's training and then get onto Will's awesome LDN block and going into SNOD marathon.
Kelly's Corner: We talk about tapering.
Patron Shoutouts are back: Legend Jac Wainewright gets a shoutout this week.
AND - we have an interview with Southville runnner, UTMB finisher, Otto Karhunen!
Have a good week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Kelly, Clare, Katy and Nadia reunite once more!
They talk about last time's book and this time's book. How the Paris Olympic Marathon is going to celebrate the impact the women of France had during the French Revolution. How training at different times of the day can be advantageous when your a woman. AND MUCH MORE!
Enjoy :-)
Four of us - John, Kelly, Marcus & Katy!
John & Kelly talk through their week of training whilst Marcus & Katy do the same PLUS a review of the Cardiff Half and two PBs :-)
We also cover the London Marathon :-)
Have a good week!
The SMM Team
3:11 marathoner Catie "COD" O'Donoghue joins John and Kelly this week!
We talk through a week of training - road relays - and the Bristol Half Marathon!
We review how last week's interviewees got on as well :-)
AND - there's an interview with 2:31 marathoner Rosie Edwards!
Have a great week everyone!
The SMM Team
John and Kelly are joined by 2:33 marathoner and previous interviewee and co-host Andrew Drake.
We talk through our week of training which includes racing the Weston Prom and the Oldbury 10 Mile.
In Kelly's corner we answer Will's question of how to properly carry and take on race nutrition.
AND - we have a Bristol Half Marathon Preview Special - THREE interviews with runners who each have their own exciting story as to why they are running next weeks Bristol Half Marathon!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
PS - This is worth a read :-)
https://www.greatrun.org/local-podcasters-take-on-the-great-bristol-run/
Just John & Kelly this week.
A review of last week's training: The Bristol Track Club South West PBs 5K at Odd Down... The Curly Wurly parkrun... long run etc
In Kelly's corner there's reflection on the positives of abstaining from alcohol whilst training.
Our interview this week is with 2:27 marathoner AND - first European at this years Comrade Marathon (ACTUALLY 90K!!) - Anthony Clark!!
Have a good week everyone,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Strap in - it's a long one!
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through another good week of training and a stellar set of results at the Severn Bridge Half Marathon.
We talk through as many other race results as we can, including: UTMB, Green Man Ultra, 100K World Champs and Antrim Half!
We go into Kelly's Corner and the hot topic this week is - the long run!
AND... we have an interview with 2:45 marathoner Kate Drew!
AND... We have a read out of a BBC article about the Ghost Runner - read by the journalist himself Olivier Guiberteau!! Here's the article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/62607571
Have a great week legends,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum talk through a great week of training including a track session, the Towpath 5K and Ashton Court parkrun
In Kelly's Corner we talk about marathon racing daps!
AND - we have an interview with Andrew Heyes after representing GB at the European Championships Marathon last week. Andrew has a marathon PB of 2:13 which he ran at Manchester this year and is one of the nicest and smartest guys in the sport!
Have a good week legends,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Marcus 'Maestro' Kropacsy steering the ship this week!
We talk through last week's training, reflect on the Nailsea 10K Beer and Banger, some parkrun tourism AND we have news on the European Championships Marathon results -women & men.
In Kelly's Corner we talk about the importance of a tempo run.
Hang around at the end cus we have a stellar interview with 2:28 marathoner, Olympian and mum - Sonia Samuels!
Have a good week and if you can - come to the Towpath 5K on Friday - you can enter on the night!
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly are joined by "Laurence Sandbag" Caird to talk through their weeks of training including a deep dive into balancing miles over sessions.
We talk through last week's Commonwealth Games Athletics - picking out some highlights.
We go into Kelly's corner and get some good running tips!
AND - there's an interview with Aussie legend, Andy Buchanan after his 7th place result in the CWG marathon with 2:15:40
We're off to the Beer and Banger 10K in Nailsea on Friday - entries online have closed but you can enter on the day!
Have a good week legends,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly are a tripod again with Marcus "The Maestro" Kropacsy co-hosting.
We talk through last week's training, the SWPBs Odd Down 5K Race #3, the Commonwealth Games Marathon AND not only do we go into Kelly's Corner but we also hear Marcus' Musings!
BONUS - we have an interview with CWG Marathon 10th place finisher and first Brit - CLARA EVANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a good week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Just Jelly this week!
John banks a track session and a Guinness session. Kelly continues to dominate just before going into her 6-week holiday!
We chat through: Training, the Rogue Runs Age Grader, the World Champs and the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
We also have an interview with 2:31 marathoner Georgina Schwiening - who is taking part at the Common Wealth Games marathon - this weekend!
Have a good week all,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John & Kelly are re-joined by Good Morning Callum where they talk through their previous week of training which included running and celebrating Ashton Court parkrun's 500th event!
In Kelly's Corner she interviews 3-local legend vets: Katy Roy, Tariq Kurd and Charlotte Taylor-Green and talks about their experiences at the World Masters Athletics Championships
It's hot - be careful running this week everyone!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John & Kelly are joined by Katy again :-)
We talk through our week of training and talk about the upcoming Athletics World Championships - coming this weekend!
Lots of wildlife talk... we go into Kelly's corner...
Join us at Ashton Court parkrun this weekend - they're celebrating their 500th!!
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly are joined by Marcus "Maestro" Kropacsy this week.
We talk through training, the South West PBs Odd Down 5K - Race 2 AND The Cotswold Way.
We go into Kelly's Corner...
AND... we have an interview with 2:34 marathoner Philly Bowden!!
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
This week, John and Kelly are joined by Laurence "Sandbag" Caird!
We debrief the Bristol & West Open Meeting Track 3000Mtr Race we all did which includes some interviews with winners such as Jack "Banny" Bancroft, Good Morning Callum and also1:53 800Mtr runner Ted Chamberlain!
We reflect on wrecked calves and ANOTHER parkrun first finisher for Kelly.
Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John & Kelly are joined by 2:44 man Will Purcell
We talk about Will training with his new coach and debrief the Clevedon and Towpath 10K
Spend some time in Kelly's corner and gushing over her new found greatness over the hills :-P
AND - Kelly interviews Tommy Hughes! World Record holder after running 2:30 for the marathon... at 62!!!
Cheers all,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly are joined by Sam Mumford this week to debrief The Dartmoor Discovery.
Sam has been with us on the Mum's Takeover episode and has run 8:28 at the Green Man Ultra!
The Dartmoor Discovery, or DD as it's affectionately known, is the UK's longest single lap road ultra marathon - 32+ miles... 4000ft+ of elevation!! It is BRUTAL!!!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John and Kelly are joined by Girls Takeover Legend - Katy Sutcliffe!
We talk through another week of training and racing at the Odd Down 5K.
We spend some time in Kelly's Corner and thank this week's Patron - Owen Davies!
Have a good week legends,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Good Morning Callum present the show this week.
They cover their week of training, including workouts, parkrun and long running.
We talk through some results and Kelly talks about periods.
AND - at the end we have an interview Kate Jayden:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-61067808
A super inspiring person who shares some really interesting thoughts regarding running and mental health.
This week's patron is Katrina Entwistle - thank you so much for your support!
Have a good week legends,
The SMM Team
John & Kelly steer the ship with the help of returning co-host Catie O'Donoghue!
We talk through this weeks training BUT mainly focus on: Kelly's experience at the Night of the 10,000m PBs AND Catie running a marathon PB at the weekend!!!
A huge thanks to this weeks Patreon! Fellow SMM and integral part of the Girls Take Over, Clare Meraz.
It's the first Towpath 10K race this Friday - hopefully see some of you there
Have a good week legends!
The SMM Team
John and Kelly run the show with the help of Callum - we all remember Callum right? Good morning! https://youtu.be/HXhd0HbqTJU
We talk through our week of training which includes: A session, the last Prom race of the series, Ashton Court parkrun and Frisbee! https://www.facebook.com/bristolultimatedevelopment/?ref=py_c
This week's Patron is Andy Holliday!!
https://www.strava.com/athletes/30225973
Lots to talk about in Kelly's Corner!
AND - We have an interview with 2:12 marathoner and all round legend Andy Buchanan!!
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
Lauren is back safely from hols - she's gonna take some time out from the pod until she's back running again - we wish her a speedy recovery :-)
John and Kelly run the show with the help of local legend Catie O'Donoghue
We talk though Catie's running history, our week of training and the Vitality London 10K
This week's Patron is unknown! Thank you unknown!!
In Kelly's corner we talk about the Green Runners - a new running club created to better inform runners of how they can reduce their impact on the planet when training, racing and eating.
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
Lauren's still on her hols - so it's just John & Kelly this week.
We talk through our week of training, leading up to the South West PBs 5K Race!
We cover lots of race news and results.
Shout out & huge thanks to this week's patron - Tim Griffiths = https://www.strava.com/athletes/9872469
We also have an interview with Nick Earl! Nick is a 2:14 Marathoner, climate scientist and fantastic story teller!
Have a good week legends!
The SMM Team
Lauren's still on her hols - she spectated at the Boston Marathon today!! We will properly chat about this when she is back :-)
John & Kelly share hosting duties with previous guest, now 2:33 marathoner, pretty good podcaster (checkout Let The Gains Begin) Andrew Drake!
We review Andrew's build up, training and race day at Manchester.
We go into Kelly's Corner and discuss the importance of... toilets!
This week's Patreon is James West = https://www.strava.com/athletes/35642565
Please become a Patreon like James - support the show!
Cheers Legends,
The SMM Team!
Lauren's on holiday for a few week's so John & Kelly share hosting duties with 2:43 debut marathoner - Callum Moore!
The three of us debrief the Manchester Marathon.
By nice coincidence, this week's patron is, Callum!!
Enjoy legends,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
PS - Good Morning Callum = https://youtu.be/HXhd0HbqTJU
John, Kelly and Lauren chat through lasts week's training and rehab.
Lots of race results and a brief visit into Kelly's corner :-P
Interview with Jack Bancroft: With PBs of 14:31 for 5K, 29:58 for 10K and 68:01 for the Half Marathon - Jack is in great shape and ready to take on the Manchester marathon next week :-) https://www.strava.com/athletes/45991473
Many thanks to this week's Patreon: Catie O’Donoghue
https://www.strava.com/athletes/17980471
Catie runs for Bristol and West and also has connections with the Swindon Shin Splints!
Super strong on the road, the cross and the trails and recently took first place at the prestigious Cub Race making it 3 years in a row!
Have a good week legends!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's training!
John & Kelly debrief their efforts at the Eton Dorney Half and Lauren takes us into her Lauren and talks us through the science of recovery.
We also have an awesome interview with 2:29 marathoner Alice Wright! Alice recently ran the world qualifying time at the Houston Marathon an is hoping to represent at either the World Champs or the Common Wealth Games!
Our Patreon shout out this week goes to James Bertenshaw = https://www.strava.com/athletes/13553246
If you would like to support the podcast and become a Patron like James you can do so here https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
All monies go towards the podcast and back into the running community!
Whisky of the month:
The One = https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/the-lakes-distillery/the-one-orange-wine-cask-finished-whisky/?srh=1
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
The Girls Take Over!
Kelly hosts with Clare, Katy, Lauren & Nadia.
The girls celebrate International Women's Day by talking about inspirational female runners, slogans they'd like on running tops and debate issues regarding DSD (Differences in Sex Development) and trans runners.
They answer listener questions and review Alexandra Heminsley's book, Running Like a Girl. The next book they're reading is Amby Burfoot's, First Ladies of Running. Get yourself a copy so you can read along with the SMM girls!
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's training!
Lauren talks Wokingham Half and making sensible decisions.
We cover race results including the Cross Country Nationals.
We give a Patreon shout out to
Nadia Kottegoda = https://www.strava.com/athletes/21350974
If you would like to support the podcast and become a Patron like Nadia you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
All monies go towards the podcast and back into the running community.
Whisky Of The Month =
Big Peat
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/douglas-laing/big-peat-whisky/?srh=1
Next week the Girls Take Over - any questions - please send them in on Insta
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's training!
Lauren talks us through her Hoka event!!
We talk over the 100K Relay Attempt, worth a watch!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn8aD8KEEH4&ab_channel=Pro%3ADirectRunning
We give a Patreon shout out to
Lucy Davidson = https://www.strava.com/athletes/25034749
If you would like to support the podcast and become a Patron like Lucy you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
All monies go towards the podcast and back into the running community.
NEW Whisky Of The Month =
Big Peat
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/douglas-laing/big-peat-whisky/?srh=1
We talk through LOTS of running news AND we go into Kelly's Corner to discuss the benefits and disadvantages of Cross Country - there's a super cool jingle for this - thanks Will!!!
AND we have an interview with Hannah Irwin! Hannah is an English & Northern Ireland International who is a 72minute half marathoner!! Recently came 2nd to Helen Obiri in a Cross Country Champs!
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
The first ever Mums' Take Over!
Four very inspiring Bristol based Mums: Jemma Harfield, Kate Matheson, Lucy Ellis & Sam Mumford - all at very different stages of motherhood - all have run 5K through to marathon.
They reflect on their running experiences before, during and after pregnancy!
We hope you enjoy!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's training!
We feature KD & LR taking part in their lactate threshold test - PART 2!
John gets Covid - he’s fine - main symptom is boredom!
We give a Patreon shout out to
Andrew O’Brien = https://www.strava.com/athletes/17275872
If you would like to support the podcast and become a Patron like Andrew you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
All monies go towards the podcast and back into the running community.
NEW Whisky Of The Month =Big Peat
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/douglas-laing/big-peat-whisky/?srh=1
We talk through some running news.
Next week we are recording a - Mum’s Takeover Episode - if you have any questions for our 4 running mums, please send them in here or on Insta.
AND we have an interview with Siena Hayes! Siena is relatively new to running having a background mainly in rowing where she excelled. Over the last 18-months she’s made huge gains in running, which include a 3:07 marathon at London 2021 AND she WON the Celtic Trail Ultra a few weeks later (54kms & 5000+ft of elevation!)
Lots more to come from Siena - follow her here https://www.strava.com/athletes/18189869 and here https://www.instagram.com/siena_runs/
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's training!
We feature KD & LR taking part in an lactate threshold test and the Reclaim The Night run in memory of Ashling Murphy
We give a Patreon shout out to Will Purcell = https://www.strava.com/athletes/13309677
If you would like to support the podcast and become a Patron like Will you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
All monies go towards the podcast and back into the running community.
Whisky Of The Month = Kilkerran Heavily Peated (Batch 5) = https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/kilkerran/kilkerran-heavily-peated-batch-no-5-whisky/
The Great Western Runners Towpath 10K Series entries have open - enter here:
https://www.greatwesternrunners.org.uk/towpath-series/
AND we have an interview Sorrell Walsh who is a Bristol based writer, long distance runner and sub 2.55 marathoner. One who is all for equality, expression, dry humour and Mother Nature. Sorrell also started the running movement that is https://www.instagram.com/wmnrun/?hl=en - Aiming to inspire, support, and encourage women to face a goal they may have never considered, and working together to get there, to the finish line, and to an equal footing within endurance running, and sport as a whole.
(That 2:55 marathon was 2:54:50... in Boston... 2017... YES - the hot one - WOW!!!!)
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's training!
We feature: Lauren finding a new coach, 2:37 Marathoner Jo Wilkinson and the Speedway 10K!
We give a Patreon shout out to Toby Wells = https://www.strava.com/athletes/27364562
If you would like to support the podcast and become a Patron like Toby you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
All monies go towards the podcast and back into the running community.
Whisky Of The Month = Kilkerran Heavily Peated (Batch 5) = https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/kilkerran/kilkerran-heavily-peated-batch-no-5-whisky/
We promote our favourite 5k (Other than parkrun!) the Bristol Track Club 5K Race Day - enter here: https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2022/GBR/apr-road-southwest-5km/
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's training!
We pay our respects to Ashling Murphy in light of her tragic death and discuss our plans to organise a Reclaim The Night Run in her memory.
We give a Patreon shout out to Marcus “Maestro” Kropacsy = https://www.strava.com/athletes/1906016
If you would like to support the podcast and become a Patron like The Maestro you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
All monies go towards the podcast and back into the running community.
Whisky Of The Month = Kilkerran Heavily Peated (Batch 5) = https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/kilkerran/kilkerran-heavily-peated-batch-no-5-whisky/
We finish off talking through what's coming up next week AND there’s an interview with Jo Wilkinson who is a 2:37 marathoner; has ran in the Commonwealth Games and European Championships! https://www.runningjo.co.uk/about-us/jo-wilkinson/
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's training!
We feature the sad end of Marathon Talk - an inspiration for us in starting this podcast!
We give a Patreon shout out to Jack “Banny” Bancroft = https://www.strava.com/athletes/45991473
If you would like to support the podcast and become a Patron like Jack you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
All monies go towards the podcast and back into the running community.
Whisky Of The Month = Kilkerran Heavily Peated (Batch 5) = https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/kilkerran/kilkerran-heavily-peated-batch-no-5-whisky/
We finish off talking through what's coming up next week AND there’s an interview with 2:13 marathoner Matt Clowes = https://www.strava.com/athletes/18788786
Cheers legends,
The SMM Team
Happy New Year everyone!
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's training!
We talk through the results of the South West Cross Country Champs.
We give our first ever Patreon shout out to our first ever Patron,
Laurence "Sandbag" Caird = https://www.strava.com/athletes/37417482
Whisky Of The Month = Kilkerran Heavily Peated (Batch 5) = https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/kilkerran/kilkerran-heavily-peated-batch-no-5-whisky/
We finish off talking through what's coming up next week.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren talk through last week's running!
We also review 2021 - PBs, miles, fave race etc AND set ourselves new challenges for next year.
If you've enjoyed this and the last 88 episodes of the Single Malt Marathoners then why not support us on Patreon? https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
Next year we wanna continue to produce weekly insight into the local running scene and keep brining you interviews with the most interesting runners out there - help us do this by pledging £5/month :-)
Merry Christmas from the SMM Team!
Cheers,
John
The Girls Take Over!
Kelly hosts with Clare, Katy, Lauren and Nadia where they discuss and summarise their year of running.
They tackle tough topics like equality in Cross Country, PMS and hair!
They review Elise Downing's book Coasting and also set out to read Alexandra Heminsley's Running Like A Girl -if you can, pick up a copy and have a read ready for next time the Girls Take Over!
We wish you a very merry Christmas! If you've enjoyed the podcast over the last 88 episodes then why not give back and support the podcast for the cost of a coffee ~ https://www.patreon.com/singlemaltmarathoners
One more episode coming this year,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual weekly recap from John, Kelly & Lauren whilst focusing on the Telford 10K!
We announce the winner of our first ever SMM Give away...
Huge congrats to Emma Kiernan who was within 1 second of guessing our combined finishing time ( 1:51:58 ) Your prize is on it's way to you!!
Please find time to help someone in need, follow the below link to sign a petition to try and keep Team GB hopeful Seyfu in Britain - he is currently fighting against being deported:
https://www.change.org/p/home-office-stop-team-gb-hopeful-from-facing-persecution-in-ethiopia?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_message&recruited_by_id=2ecf4c40-52ad-11ec-b6e1-a1e58dedb55c&share_bandit_exp=message-31495708-en-GB
Any questions for us - please send them in on Insta!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Lauren's on holiday so you're stuck with Jelly!
John & Kelly talk through another strong week of training with a fantastic result at XC for KD!
Any questions for the pod, send them in on Insta!
Enter our Christmas give away here:
https://forms.gle/KhEP6T88MurXhGaL7
Here's the link to the Fukuoka documentary:
https://youtu.be/8Xw1TGFesZg
Have a good week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual weekly recap from John, Kelly & Lauren.
John is coming to terms with his injury - coming back strong and embracing the strength work whilst Kelly and Lauren are picking up prizes at the Weston Prom 5 Mile race.
Any questions for the pod - please send 'em in on Insta.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren talk about last week's training.
Kelly interviews 2:48 marathoner Melissah Gibson - 2:48 is one marathon of 69 so far!!!
Any questions for us, please send them through on Insta
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren talk through last week's running which includes a fantastic debut Ashton Court parkrun performance from LR and Gwent League Cross Country domination from KD. John whinges about his back and hammy niggles...
We also have an interview with 2:52 marathoner Ian "Billy" Connock. Ian runs for Weston AC and is part of a banterful yet supportive foursome of: Kieron Summers, Ben Haines (both previously on the pod) and Chris Selman (will be on the pod!) His story about his debut marathon is worth this listen on it's own!
Any questions for the pod - please send them in on Insta!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren talk through last week's training including ANOTHER parkrun first finisher for KD and a sensible race execution from LR at the Reading Half Marathon!!
We take on a really great listener question from past interviewee & 2:36 marathoner Kieron Summers - if you wanna ask us something, please send in on the Insta page!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Jelly are back from their holiday and with Lauren talk through this week's training!
We also have an interview with 2:13 marathoner Josh Griffiths!!!
Any questions, please send 'em in on Insta!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John & Kelly are away this week so Lauren is hosting.
Her co-host is someone who has probably had the biggest influence on her life - especially in sport - SMM welcomes from Canada - Lauren's dad, Mr Reid!
The pair go through their running weeks and have a really insightful discussion on running lifestyle, mechanics and what gets them running! They also catch us up on running news.
We have a really special interview at the end of the pod!
Olympic Bronze Medallist - Hannah Taunton!!!
Hannah came back from Tokyo with a bronze medal she earned in the 1500M event, T20 category.
Before you listen to the interview - if you haven't seen it already, you must watch Hannah's race in Tokyo, it's amazing!! https://youtu.be/wER3kDcNfh4
(Youtube: Bronze For ParaGB | Hannah Taunton | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics)
Thanks for listening - any questions for the pod, please send them in on Insta!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
A good week for all! Lauren nails a couple of a tough workouts and is building up the miles nicely. John & Kelly have started back running whilst doing some last minute cycling revision before their holiday... All of the team have been mixing it up a bit: playing squash, going to gigs and doing loads of S&C!
Big feature regarding the politics of equalising distances for men and women at cross country - specifically in the Gwent League.
There's an interview as well! Long term friend of the pod Will Purcell talks us through his amazing 2:47 at Manchester last weekend!!
Any questions for the pod - please contact us on Insta
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren talk through last week's training - it's brief... with it being the week after London - (did we mention Kelly ran a SUB 3!?!?) Lauren goes through a great week of running including two really strong workouts.
We talk briefly about Manchester Marathon... more in next week's pod...
The big headline this week needs no intro really - Kelly interviews...
CHRIS THOMPSON!! 2:10 MARATHONER & OLYMPIAN!! It's a long one but make time for this - it's a good one!!
Any questions for next week's pod - please ask on Insta!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly & Lauren recap on last week...
Lauren's already up to 55 miles a week and banks two super strong workouts!
John has ANOTHER eventful marathon...
KELLY JOINS THE CLUB!!!
We also recap on other race results.
Any questions - please send in on Insta - if it's working!!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren discuss last week's training.
Jelly are looking forward to London this weekend and make some targets.
Lauren has come out of her post marathon blues and tells us what's next.
We recap on some race results.
Any questions for the pod - please ask on Insta!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Short and sweet!
We discuss Lauren's return to running after such a lengthy break after the marathon.....
New goals and dealing with some post-marathon blues!
John & Kelly talk through the Bristol Half Marathon and their confidence boosting marathon paced running!
Any questions for us - PLEASE - send them in on Insta :-)
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren talk through their weeks...
We have ANOTHER PB from Kelly... John finds his mojo again...
Lauren talks us through Brighton Marathon where she was ON THE PODIUM!!!
Thanks for listening,
The SMM Team
Busy busy...
John, Kelly and Lauren talk through a busy week - which includes a Canada 5K Champs!!
We also discuss Lauren's upcoming Brighton Marathon!! Wish her luck on the socials if you can!!!
See you next week,
The SMM Team
4 of us this week - John, Kelly, Lauren & Will!
A week of racing so we review...
South West PB Series 5K - Race 3 on the Wednesday and the Severn Bridge Half Marathon on the Sunday - Spoiler alert - great success all round - especially for fellow SMM Katy (who's on the Girls Take Over episodes)
Kelly & Lauren also talk us through the importance of yoga for runners
Have a great week all - any questions, please send them into our Insta!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren re-cap their weeks which include some very big & marathon specific workouts!
We discuss the upcoming London Marathon and give info regarding GFA qualification for next year's event.
We also have a really insightful listener question regarding how to attack a half marathon race in the midst of a marathon build up!
Thanks for listening - any questions, please head over to the 'Gram! (I'm so cool!)
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John's gone AWOL and the Girls Take Over...
Kelly hosts with Clare, Katy, Lauren & Nadia and they discuss: their last book club book, Bravey by Alexi Pappas, the Olympics and cover some questions.
The new book club book is Coasting by Elsie Downing should you wanna get ahead and prepared for next time!
Cheers for listening,
The SMM Team
The usual weekly training re-cap + John, Kelly and Lauren have been racing! Hear how they got on at the Kempton 10K over the weekend.
We recap the Olympics and tackle some listener questions whilst also featuring a discussion on form! We've been reading Shane Benzie's book, Lost Art of Running and we discuss the importance and complications of trying to improve your running form.
Cheers for listening - any questions please send them in on Insta!
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren review last week's training as usual!
Kelly's read a book.. The Lost Art of Running by Shane Benzie
It's all about running form... The three of us are gonna talk running form next week so any questions, please send them in on Insta! Or - if you've read the book - what are your thoughts?
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
We kept it short this week so that you have more time to enjoy the Olympics :-)
John, Kelly and Lauren review last weeks training.
We also discuss the return of parkrun!!!
Cheers for listening,
The SMM Team
Usual weekly recap from John, Kelly & Lauren and we take on some really good listener questions!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren do the usual weekly training debrief including some marathon specific workouts and summarize some of the things going on in running
Kelly interviews an absolute LEGEND! Two time Olympian and CWG Silver Medalist - Nick Rose!
Rose still holds the British record for the road 10K with 27:34 - 8th fastest road half marathon with 61:03 - also has an impressive marathon PB of 2:21!
Nick has some great stories of running in the 70s: Winning NCAA titles, running with and against American legends like Prefontaine and British legends like Steve Jones - also one of the first ever athletes to try out Nikes when they came about - the famous waffle shoe!
Sound is patchy in the first 10mins - but stick with it - this one is 10/10!!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual recap from John, Kelly & Lauren... PLUS... two races and three PBs!!
Plenty going on in the running world - locally and world wide - get the info here!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Will this week!
We do the usual re-cap of last week's training and Jelly talk about there experience spectating at the British Champs!!
(If you've not seen any of it - it's all on YouTube - British Athletics!)
We're racing this week: The BTC Fast 5K at Odd Down and The Cotswold Way Relay... good luck to everyone else racing - we will re cap next week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Lauren this week - James got married on the weekend so he is a bit busy :-)
Congrats to James from all of the SMM Team.
We introduce Lauren - 3:00:07 marathoner who's getting better every day - with help from her new coach, SMM host John!!
We talk through last weeks training and upcoming British Champs!
Have a good week,
The SMM Team
It's a good one!!
John, Kelly & Laurence talk through their training week's and talk about the Diamond League in Florence.
Kelly does an AWESOME interview with 2:37 marathoner, 17minute 5k-er Anna Boniface!!
Have a good week!
The SMM Team
James, John & Kelly start off with the usual round up of last weeks training!
We also talk about the GB Olympic Trials for the 10,000Mtrs which included Mo's return to the track!
Have a good week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Hold on tight… it’s a long one!
James hosts whilst John & Kelly are away. He has Laurence Caird, Will Purcell and Lauren Reid alongside him in the studio!
Laurence & Will have been on the pod before – Lauren is the newbie - Like Kelly – she is a 3hour marathoner – relatively new to the road running scene – she has some great potential and you heard here here FIRST!
The guys cover the previous week’s training, go over the Lactate Threshold Test some of us did and also talk through how the girls were videoed as part of a documentary Ella Stirling called Running In Fear which covers the harassment women face whilst running and what we can do to stop it!!!
ALSO!! Kelly interviews 2:21 marathoner Kojo Kyereme – you name it, this bloke has done it!!
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
James & John run the ship this week!
Usual debrief on last week's training... We cover the BTC Odd Down Elite 5K & The Diamond League... RIP RON HILL... True legend!
Cheers, The SMM Team
James, John & Kelly go over last week's training including a 5K race!
We talk about the upcoming Bristol Track Club Elite 5K race this coming Saturday at Odd Down!
Kelly interviews Becky Briggs!!! U20 British Half Marathon record holder & 2:38 marathoner!!
It's an awesome interview!!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
John, Kelly and Laurence review last week's training and feature on Mental Health Awareness Week.
Have a good week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual ramblings from James, John, Kelly & Sam...
We debrief some races! James and Sam run the South West PB Series 5K - Trial and Sam runs the Speedway 10K - listen to them go over: coming back to racing and how they got on!
We cover some bits from the running media!
(James has another quasi-rant about long runs ! :-P )
Cheers all,
The SMM Team
James & Sam are given the week off to rest up for their race on Wednesday - The Bristol Track Club Odd Down 5K Trial - best of luck to those guys - smash it!!
John & Kelly are joined by Laurence who talks us through his comeback from injury whilst Jelly re-live their taper week and very different race day experiences at the Shepperdine Marathon Time Trial!
We talk running news as well - Jake Smith... CAWWW!!!
Cheers all,
The SMM Team
Usual ramblings from James, John and Kelly - going over the previous week's training.
We talk about the Shepperdine Marathon this weekend (Which John & Kelly are racing in) and the Bristol Track Club - South West PB Series Trial 5K (Which James & Sam are running) which is next Wednesday.
We talk about Kipchoge and Ronnie O'Sullivan in other news!!
Cheers all,
The SMM Team
Happy Birthday SMM!! Episode 52 IS AWESOME!!
Sam is back and we start of talking training as usual. Some great stuff going on in running including some info on the upcoming Odd Down 5K Races... We do a Feature on Double Days... Some AWESOME listener questions.. Fave workout... How has lockdown effected our fitness... favourite interview... How are major running events going to come back... Will the smaller events prosper...
We finish off with a very fitting interview... When we started the pod it was for two reasons: Covid... and our love of the the Inside Running Podcast! This episode we have an interview with one third of IRP, 2:19 marathoner and John's coach, all the way from Australia, BRADY THRELFALL!
Enjoy - and a massive thanks for listening over the past year - we've loved every minute and hope you have to!
The SMM Team X
It's been a year since we first went into lockdown and started the pod - We never expected either to last this long!
Along the way we have interviewed some fantastic athletes - each one so very different but inspiring in their own way.
With every interview we always ask the question: If you could go back in time and give yourself one piece of advice for running when starting out, what would it be?
This is what every guest has said so far!
Publishing as a separate clip so it's easy to find should you need some inspiration just before the long run or with races starting back up this might be just what you need if Eye Of The Tiger on repeat isn't quite getting you in the mood!!
Cheers for listening from all of us,
The SMM Team
It's a long one - hang on in there!!
James, John & Kelly chat over last week's training. Races have started again - under Covid Safe Conditions - and we recap on some results including Beth Potter's unofficial 5K World Record!!
John has been on another podcast! Check out Episode 45 of Better With Running...
Kelly promotes our #reclaimthenight run where Clare, Katy and Nadia are encouraging women to get together on Wednesday 7th April to raise awareness of the harassment women can face whilst running. Join us if you can and take a selfie on your run with the #reclaimthenight and tag SMM if you can!
ALSO!!! Kelly interviews Olympic Qualifier - Jess Piasecki!! 3rd fastest GB marathoner ever and she's going to Tokyo this year!!
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
The Girls are back and dealing with some difficult issues!
Kelly hosts with Clare, Katie & Nadia - They talk about the Olympic Marathon Trials, our SMM Book Recommendations, the #wewill movement and our mission to stop harassment!
We hope you enjoy,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual ramblings from James, John & Kelly - really positive training from all!
We feature the upcoming GB Marathon Olympic Qualifying Race - who's running, where is it, who's gonna do what etc..
AND... We have an interview with previous guest, 2:36 marathoner and Olympic Trails runners - Charlotte Taylor-Green!!!!
Have a good week all and enjoy the trials if you can watch them,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
James, John & Kelly do the usual run through of last week's training followed by some chat about strength work and plyometrics - pros & cons.
This week's interview is with Dan Nash - 2:18 marathoner and GB 50K Record Holder with 2:49!!!
We learn about Dan's progress over the years and his scientific approach.
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual chit chat from James, John and Kelly - we recap our week's training before Kelly updates us with everything going on in the running world!
(John confuses Dave Moorcroft with Dave Bedford - realises this and still doesn't edit it out - please don't write in - he knows!!)
No interview this week but plenty more coming up over the next few weeks.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
James, John and Kelly recap last week's training - a good week for all!
We explain the England Athletics Road Map plan to coming back to running together and running.
Running News: Lake Biwa Marathon & Yuki Kawauchi....
(www.japanrunningnews.blogspot.com)
KD has an awesome interview with Natasha Cockram - 2020 British Champ! They talk running and training towards this year's Olympic Qualifying race at Kew Gardens in a few weeks time - awesome!!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
James, John and Kelly chat through the usual - last week's training and what's going on in the running media - including a lengthy moan from John about spikes... feel free to skip!
An interview with Bryan Walsh: 2:50 marathoner, member of Southville Running Club, parkrunner - Mr Consistency and data nerd!
Enjoy! Any questions for the pod, please send through on the social media channels
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Weekly ramblings come from James, John and Laurence this week!
Laurence has been on the pod before - 80-minute half marathoner - reflecting on coming back from injury.
Kelly was busy this week but caught up with Jenny Spink! Manchester Marathon course record holder & 2:31 marathoner - a great interview!!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual weekly training ramblings from James, John & Kelly
What's better: Working on your strengths or your weaknesses?
James interviews BRAT & Team Marathon Road Elite runner Karl Welborn - 2:23 marathoner!!
https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=1068573
Huge congrats to those who got a ballot place at London 2021 (22? 23?)
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual weekly training ramblings from James, John & Kelly.
(Relatively) Lots of running news / issues from KD!
Including the Runner's Alliance Survey
Apologies for the sound quality this week!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual recap from James, John and Kelly - a mixed bag this week!
We talk longevity: Nick Willis & a new parkrun world record - Lauren Reid.
Have a good week!
The SMM Team
Normal routine this week where James, John & Kelly talk about last week's training.
We talk about races being cancelled, progress with equalising cross country distances and will the olympics go ahead?
Have a good week- any questions for the pod, please put them through the social media channels: Instagram, Facebook or Strava.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Kelly hosts another Girls Takeover with Clare, Katie and Nadia.
They summarise on their weeks whilst talking about issues specific to women and running and answer a listener question!
Any questions for future pods please do ask via the social media platforms.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Happy New Year everyone...
Usual ramblings from James, John & Kelly!
Please vote for equal distance racing at cross country - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/crosscountryequal?utm_source=emailmarketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cross_country_consultation_with_athletes&utm_content=2021-01-05
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Lush episode from the gang!!
James, John, Kelly & Sam talk about the previous week's training...
We review 2020 and set some 2021 goals!
Any questions for the pod - please ask!!
Huge thanks to everyone who has listened, interviewed, hosted etc - looking forward to taking SMM forward into 2021!
Happy New Year from the SMM Team!!
X
Four of us this episode: James, John, Kelly & Sam
We all talked about the previous week's training and the running plan for over the Christmas period.
We know it's a rubbish time - but - Merry Christmas from all of us in the SMM team - make the best of it that you can and if you're travelling - please be safe.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual round up of the week before!
Brilliant listener question from previous interviewee Ben Haines...
"...what's the value of the 'steady' run..."
Anymore questions for us please do send them in on the various social channel!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual ramblings from James, John and Kelly.... PLUS... John goes on and on and on and on about his successful marathon TT at the weekend :-)
We cover the half and the marathon in Valencia as well...
Any questions for next week's pod please do send them in via Strava, Facebook or Instagram.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
We're back!! Sorry if you missed us... some technical issues last week and Episode 32 is lost forever...
This week sees the return of the big man - Sam Wilson has paid the internet bill and he's back online! Find out where he's been and what he's training for now.
Usual fantastic consistency and bantz from James whilst John chews through his taper towards his marathon TT...
This week's interview is with a TT guru - Ben Haines - V40 Weston AC runner with PBs of: 16:26, 1:14:51, 2:40:23
We're not gonna prescribe workouts for the rest of 2020... December is time for recovery and beer!
Any questions for the pod - please send 'em in via the social media channels!
Kelly will be back next week :-)
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual ramblings from James, John and Kelly!!
Another great week of running fir the SMM Trio with lots of runnign news from across the pond and some Garmin watch discussion!!
If you have a go at the workout - let us know!!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual ramblings from James, John and Kelly!!
Great weeks of running from all three but not a lot going on in lockdown 2.0...
If you have a go at this week's workout let us know via the usual channel!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Just the three of us again this week... letting out a lot of frustration at the start of a second lock down...
We cover the usual week's training and workout whilst setting a new one for next week...
We discuss Po10, Strava and Time Trialing... LDN GFA...
If you have a go at the workout let us know via the Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram...
Cheers,
The SMM Team
The usual three are back together - James, John & Kelly talk about last week's training...
A would-you-rather question... lots of running news...
If you have a go at the workout - let us know - via the Strava Group, Facebook or Insta
Cheers
The SMM Team
James is hosting this week alongside co-hosts Laurence & Will.
Usual talk about the previous week's training but mainly focusing on the Hullavington Half which took place last weekend.
If you have a go at an SMM Workout then please let us know via the Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
An SMM First - BONUS CONTENT!
Kelly interviews Naomi Mitchell who was 2nd Brit at this year's London Marathon where she ran a PB of 2:33:23!! Find out about her running history, training and dedication towards bettering herself in the marathon!
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual weekly ramblings from James, John & Kelly!
We recap on a week of records being broken!
Discuss the workout and set a rest and absorb week! Have a think about how much running you've done since the last absorb week and reflect on how far you've come!
A great interview this week with Bristol running legend and super fast hybrid distance runner Andrew Drake!!
Have a good week everyone :-)
The SMM Team
It's another good one!
Usual ramblings from James, John and Kelly! Talk about training and specific workouts...
If you have a go at this week's set workout, please let us know via Strava, Facebook or Instagram and we will give you a shoutout on the pod.
Pete Le Grice joins us half way through the pod and gives us his take on the Elite London Marathon - he got a selfie with Kipchoge!! (You learn an awful lot more...)
We wrap up the show with a bit more running news.
Have a good week!
The SMM Team
Usual weekly recap from James, John & Kelly - we talk about the workout and set a new one.
John's signed up for a race! We're all excited about London this weekend and who's gonna win out of Kipchoge or Bekele!
Interview this week is week GWR clubmate Jenny Campbell-Ritchie - she's just ran her debut marathon and she talks us through her training and the race day itself. She's also a well established physio and takes on some really interesting listener questions.
Thanks as always for listening - if you have a go at any of our workouts, let us know on Strava, Facebook or Instagram
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual stuff at the start: James, John & Kelly talk about their previous week's training and the workout.
We set a workout for next week - if you have a go, please let us know - via Strava, Facebook or Insta.
Co-hosts Laurence and Will join us for a debrief on the Hullavington 5k whilst setting some targets for the upcoming half marathon...
Have a good week,
Cheers,
The SMM Team
Usual stuff! Last week's training, this week's workout and setting another one...
News, results and a question: Which is more important consistent miles or workouts??
Interview this week with David Chandler - Bristol based endurance nut - 50+ marathons and multiple Ironman... (painful!) Enjoyable listening!!
If you have a go at the workout or have a question for the pod, contact us via the Strava Group, Facebook or Insta.
Cheers,
The SMM Team
James, John & Kelly talk through last weeks training...
James has had a week off, John has found a coach and Kelly is tired from too many workouts as usual!
We talk about the Elite London Marathon, Mo's 1 hour track world record and the British Champs...
James interviews Ollie Garrod who has a record 287 parkrun first finshes!! 50+ miles in 6 hours!!! 2:27 marathon and more!
If you have a go at next week's workout, please let us know via the Strava Group, Facebook or Insta.
Cheers,
SMM
John and Kelly are joined by fellow GWR club mates Laurence and Will to discuss and debrief on our first taste of racing since lock down and the world of running and racing changed...
No workout this week to review - it was time to absorb and reflect - consider which workouts were your favourite and how you've improved your running during lock down.
Any questions for the pod please do ask via the Strava Group. Facebook or Insta.
Cheers,
James, John, Kelly & Sam
Just Kelly and John this week...
We talk about last week's training and a 3000M Time Trial!
Next week we are all back with a vengeance and some extra guests, hopefully talking about our first race since lock down and since SMM started!
We will be posting a workout for next week over the weekend - if you have a go - let us know - via the SMM Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram.
Cheers,
James, John, Kelly & Sam
The Girls are back... Clare, Katy, Kelly and Nadia run the show this week recapping their previous week's training and covering issues such as... fueling for long runs, hill training and the positives of being a woman who runs!
If you have a go at the SMM workout please let us know via the Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram.
Cheers,
James, John, Kelly and Sam
The usual chat about the previous week's training and workout... We set a new workout... We talk about LDN and Marc Scott's road 5K record...
A great interview with Kieron Summers - V40, represented England, 2.38 marathoner - a insightful discussion about the ups and downs of the previous 5+ years of training and racing.
If you have a go at this week's workout, please let us know via the Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram.
Cheers,
James, John, Kelly & Sam
Usual chat about the previous week's training and workout... couple of great listener questions... a fascinating interview with Rosie Watson who is running from the UK to Mongolia - raising climate change awareness...
If you have a go at the SMM workout this week please do let us know on the Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram.
Cheers,
James, John, Kelly & Sam
It's a long one listeners - be brave and hang on till the end!
We have usual chat where we go over last weeks training. We set a workout. We answer some really good listener questions.
Our interview this week is with Alice Dogrell: 3:19 Marathoner & parkrun addict - we hear about her successes whilst runnning most of the marathon majors over the last 5+ years. It's a good one!
If you have a go at the SMM workout, please let us know via the Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram.
Have a good week all,
Cheers,
James, John, Kelly & Sam
Usual chit-chat from James, John and Kelly - talking about their previous weeks training and workouts.
No feature this week but we do have a great interview with 2.16 marathoner - Brighton Marathon Winner - Pete Le Grice!
If you have a go at any of the SMM workouts please do let us know on the Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram.
Any questions for us please ask via the previously mentioned social media channels,
Cheers,
James, John, Kelly & Sam
The usual weekly training run down... what's going on in the media... James has a go at the mile...
AND - An interview with 2:12 marathoner and Olympian - Derek Hawkins!!
If you have any questions for us or if you have a go at the set workout, please let us know on the Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram.
Cheers,
James, John, Kelly & Sam
This week James, Sam & I take a break and let the girls takeover.
Kelly hosts a fantastic episode of debate between herself, Clare, Katie and Nadia - all strong marathon runners with strong opinions to match!
The usual format of discussing the previous week's training, workout and then moving on the specific topics relating to being a woman in the running world.
We hope you enjoy - any questions for next week or if you do the prescribed workout - please let us know via the Strava group, Facebook or Instagram.
Cheers,
James, John, Kelly & Sam
With Clare, Katie & Nadia
(PS - Clare offers some fantastic vegan recipes on Instagram - check her out: clareplantpowered
Thanks for listening to episode 12 - we hope you enjoy it!
This week we have the usual ramblings about our previous week's training but with a twist - Sam is taking a break from podcasting whilst focusing on recovering from his plantar fasciitis injury - stepping in is previous interviewee Kelly Dicks!
We also talk about the set SMM workout and set next week's as well.
We cover running in the media, including The Welsh Runner - Matt Rees' YouTube video on pre-workout drills - check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_mFA7DX56o&t=15s
Our interview this week is with 2:36 marathoner Charlotte Taylor-Green! Super fast and super strong - a great insight into running fast and training hard for great reward!
If you have any questions for the pod or if you have a go at the set workout, please do let us know via the Strava Group, Facebook or Instagram!
Cheers,
James, John, Sam & Kelly!
Thank you for listening to our 11th episode - we hope you enjoy it!
Schedule:
The usual talk about our previous week's training, how we got on at the set workout and setting a new one for next week.
This weeks feature is an interview with top American distance runner Tyler McCandless! PBs of 2.12 for the marathon and 63mins for the half this guy is mega impressive - and he's coached by British marathon LEGEND STEVE JONES - in the running mecca that is Boulder, Colorado. We thoroughly enjoyed doing this interview - we hope you enjoy listening :-)
If you have any questions for us or if you have a go at this week's workout then please let us know via our Strava group, Facebook or Instagram.
Thanks again for listening,
Cheers,
James, John & Sam
Thank you for listening to our 10th episode - we hope you enjoy it!
Schedule:
The usual talk about our previous week's training, how we got on at the set workout and setting a new one for next week.
The feature this week is an interview with Sub-3 marathoner, parkrunner, GWR legend, V40 athlete - Marcus Kropacsy. A great insight into going from a podgy smoker to a Sub3 at Berlin Marathoner.
We hope you enjoy the the interview as much as we did!
If you have any questions for us or if you have a go at this weeks workout - please let us know on FB, Insta or on the Strava group.
Thanks again for listening,
Cheers,
James, John & Sam
Thanks for listening to our 9th episode - we hope you enjoy it!
Schedule:
The usual talking about each other previous weeks training.
The workout and setting a new workout.
No major feature this week but plenty to come over the next few episodes :-)
If you have any questions for us to cover in future episodes please do ask on FB, Insta or Strava
If you have a go at this weeks workout then also let us know through the social media channels.
Cheers,
James, John & Sam
Thanks for listening to our 8th episode - we hope you enjoy it!
Schedule:
The usual talk about our previous week's training, how we got on at the set workout and setting a new one for next week.
The feature for this week is an interview with GB International and 2:18 marathoner Dan Studley.
We talk about how he got into athletics, had a year training in America and his training towards his debut marathon of 2:18:23 at Valencia last year amongst lots of other really interesting topics.
We hope you enjoy the interview as much as we did - we had great fun getting an insight into elite athlete lifestyle and taining!
If you have any questions for us - please ask - go to our Facebook or Instagram pages.
Should you have a go at this weeks work out - let us know - go to the social media pages and post how you got on.
Thanks again for listening,
Cheers,
James, John & Sam
Hey - Thanks for listening to our 7th episode - we hope you enjoy it!
Schedule:
We talk about our previous week's training.
How we got on with a specific workout and then set next week's workout...
3 x 1mile Efforts @ 5K Pace... with 50-80% Recovery...
We take on some listeners questions and tackle topics regarding training and shoes!
Good luck and let us know if you do the new workout - we'll give you a shout out!
Cheers,
James, John & Same
Hey - Thanks for listening to our 6th episode - we hope you enjoy it!
Schedule:
We talk about our previous week's training, how we got on with a set workout and then we set each other a new workout for next week. If you enjoyed the pod and fancy having a go at next weeks workout, it is:
"CV Workout"
Critical Velocity... Follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKdYXeU0vK0
to find out more about the science and listen to Inside Running Podcast Ep-119 interview with Tom "Tin Man" Schwartz for even more info.
The workout...
3mins @ 10K Pace with 90 Seconds Jogging Recovery X6
(Do not run your 10K PB Pace - run a pace which you feel you could run a 10K race/time trial in today / the day you do the workout)
Good luck & if you do give it a go, let us know on Facebook or Instagram and we'll give you a shout out on next weeks episode.
After the usual training run down, last week's workout and setting next week's workout we have an interview with special guest and friend of the podcast Jonny Palmer.
Jonny had a very impressive debut marathon in 2016 where he finished London Marathon with a 2:44! We talk about his ups and downs in training since then, his experimenting and successes with cross country and ultra marathon running and the training he did leading to his marathon PB at LDN 2019... 2:37!!
Any questions for us for next week, please post them on Facebook or Instagram and we'll answer them as best we can on next weeks episode.
Cheers,
James, John and Sam
Hey - Thanks for listening to our 5th episode - we hope you enjoy it!
Schedule:
We talk about our previous week's training, how we got on with a set workout and then we set each other a new workout for next week. If you enjoyed the pod and fancy having a go at next weeks workout, it is:
Jo Pavey Hills...
5 x 1min Uphill Effort, jog down recovery
3mins standing rest
5 x 45seconds Uphill Effort, jog down recovery
3mins standing rest
5 x 30seconds Uphill Effort, jog down recovery
Rest for 3mins
Finally... 3min Uphill Effort with all out effort for the last 30 seconds!
(Total 14:15 of uphill efforts!)
Good luck & if you do give it a go, let us know on Facebook or Instagram and we'll give you a shout out on next weeks episode.
After the usual training run down, last week's workout and setting next week's work out we then discuss training plans - specifically "The Bible" or better know as Advanced Marathoning by Pete Pfitzinger & Scott Douglas. We talk about how the three of us have used the plan in different ways and had varying successes. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Advanced-Marathoning-Peter-Pfitzinger/dp/0736074600
Whilst in lock down, as well as running we have been trying out lots of different strength training - one of them being the YouTube channel with ex-pro, Sub4 Minute Miler James Thie - Team Thie - check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Jetmovies78
Any questions for us for next week, please post them on Facebook or Instagram and we'll answer them as best we can on next weeks episode.
Cheers,
James, John and Sam
Hey - thanks for listening to our 4th episode - we hope you enjoy it!
This one is different to the last 3 episodes... we have a guest!
Schedule:
We talk about our previous week's training, how we got on with a set workout and then set each other a new workout for next week. If you enjoy the pod and fancy having a go at next weeks workout, it is:
15 Mins @ Marathon Pace followed by 3 Mins Recovery
10 Mins @ Half Marathon Pace followed by 2 Mins Recovery
5 Mins @ 10k or 5K Pace followed by 1 minute recovery
(If you're in good shape - give 5K Pace a go - if not then run at 10K Pace)
If you give it a go, let us know on Facebook or Instagram and we'll give you a shout out on next weeks pod!
After the usual debrief of our training and the workout we are joined by
Kelly Dicks - https://www.strava.com/athletes/3970241
Kelly is a 3hour marathoner and we talk about her training to how she got to running 3hours and we talk about what she plans to do next to try and break the 3hour barrier!
Any questions for us, please post them on Facebook or Instagram and we'll cover them next week
Cheers,
James, John and Sam
Hey all - thanks for listening to our 3rd episode!
We talk about our previous week's training, how we got on with the set workout and then set each other next week's workout as well - which is:
60 mins of 5off/5on... E.G Someone who's a Sub3-Marathoner pace would run -
7:45MM Pace for 5 minutes (OFF), 6:45MM Pace for 5 minutes (ON)... Repeat... for an hour!
Try and have a go before next Tuesday 8PM and let us know either on Facebook, Instagram or on Strava how you got on!
This weeks feature was the importance of the long run! Inspired by the Kipchoge video released in the week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeN1FeJIygQ
We discuss the importance of the long run in a marathon training plan and the dos and don'ts when setting out to run your biggest run of the week!
Next week we have special guest Kelly Dicks joining us to talk about how she's training through lockdown and her future marathon aspirations!
Any questions for Kelly - please post them on Instagram, Facebook or just ping one of us a message!
Cheers all,
James, John and Sam
We're back with Episode 2! The three of us talk through the previous week's training and how we got on with running our Mona Fartlek sessions. There's also a listener's question we answer... if anyone has a question for us for future shows, please message us on Facebook or Instagram.
Cheers,
James, John & Sam
Welcome to our podcast Single Malt Marathoners - Episode 1
James, John and Sam who are three Bristol based runners talk marathon training whilst drinking scotch.
During the Coronavirus lock down we obviously have more time than usual - Our hope is that the podcast will be a good way of positively using this extra time.
Key topics:
1 - Introductions… Running histories including personals bests.
2 - Last weeks training including specific workouts.
3 - Today’s workout: 4 X 10Mins @ Marathon Pace with 2mins Recovery.
4 - James sets next weeks workout.
5 - Autumn marathon news - if we’re running, where?
6 - Training through Coronavirus - what we’re doing differently to a normal.
7 - Culture - We mention other podcasts including the inspiration for this one: Inside Running Podcast and also mention Lets Run.