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Send us a textIn this episode of Bad Boy Running, Jody and David speak with Welsh ultrarunner and adventurer Huw Jack Brassington about his many race experiences, including The Ultra Gobi and Welsh ultra The Dragon's Back race. Huw completed Special Forces Hell Week and is also a former Team GB Triathlete (sshhh).Huw has been the subject of a film on his Dragon's Back experience (you can watch it on iPlayer if still available (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06cm3cs/ar-gefn-y-ddraig)Huw's a funny guy and he brings his personality to the BBR podcast in the best way. In this episode you'll discover:Why you should only use triathlons and Ironman events as training runs for proper racesExactly what is involved in The Dragon's Back RaceHow NOT to prepare for a major multi-day eventGetting his own film of the Dragon's Back experience  PLUS watch out for a bonus episode, recorded with David with even more from Huw (i.e. everything he forgot to talk about on the episode first time :))Before speaking to Huw, David talks about Red Bull Quick Sand where one Do-Badder podiums (plus a great Netflix recommendation)The Silk Cut is at 40 minutes.If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else.Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in!You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1You can also email us letters@badboyrunning.com Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...

Send us a textToday's episode is an absolute treat with a great runner and all-round nice guy, Harvey Sweetland Lewis. Harvey has done it all, representing Team USA at the 24 Hour Ultrarunning Champs, competing in some of the biggest races in the world including winning Badwater Ultramarathon. David met Harvey on the Marathon des Sables and has been trying to get him on the show for a while. And what an interview! Jody and David quiz Harvey about his running career and his multiple attempts at Badwater. WARNING: prepare for a HUGE dose of infectious positivity in this episode (and to feel wholly inadequate in the face of Harvey's greatness). If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in! You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1 You can also email us letters@badboyrunning.com  Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...

Send us a textOn this week’s episode Jody and David speak with Mike Seamsn, founder of The National Running Show set for Birmingham NEC in January 19-20. Ok they come clean. This is their attempt at trying to takeover a national event for runners for their own nefarious purposes... and they may have just done it... In this episode you will discover: Why Mike set up the National Running Show Why Race-based expos are, well... just a bit of a silly idea The absolutely best way to get to the show (Bad Boy Guarantee) Why the queue for the show may just be THE place to be (if you want to be a record-breaker) How Jody and David manage to wangle a stand If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in! You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1 You can also email us letters@badboyrunning.com  Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...

Send us a textWow, we've got an inspiring episode today on BBR.Allie joins David to speak with National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and ultrarunner Mirna Valerio, who is helping redefine what being an athlete means.Despite enduring body shaming and racism, her message spread through her blog Fat Girl Running and she has inspired others with her running achievements in some of the toughest events in the US running and ultrarunning calendar.In this episode, you'll discover:How David's running club is the most diverse running club in London (this may not be quite true)Why she moved from the city to the country and started on the trailsHow a heart health scare got Mirna back into runningWhy you need to make Yoga Booty Ballet part of your lifeWhy you need a mantra if you're worried about running your first raceWhy being a good runner is nothing to do with speedHow running the Boston Marathon was painful... seriously painfulHow Mirna "spoke" to the trail on a 50km... and it rewarded her with an injuryWhat Mirna learned from her "epic failure" on the Transrockies (and how she's attempting it again)Why Mirna first started her blog (and how it exploded in popularity)Before the interview, David and Allie discuss the important question of whether you can ever have angry reggae.Discover more about Mirna in this documentary on Youtube "The Mirnavator": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5-CSQcYeXk BTW, something goes very wrong at the end of this episode.Our world-class technical production skills mean it's covered up brilliantly though, so you'll barely be able to tell... Bad Boy Guarantee.If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else.Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in!You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1You can also email us letters@badboyrunning.com Lastly, don't Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...

Send us a textJody and David once again speak to blind ultrarunner, adventurer and Stateside Do-Badder, Rhonda-Marie Parke (she got married!). She's back and talking about completing her latest challenge, the 500k Vol State Ultramarathon that runs through five states. Oh yeah, and she did it all UNGUIDED. There be much insanity in this episode. In this episode you'll discover: Why you DON'T want to cross the finish line of this race (you will literally die) Why lovely long open roads are a very different proposition at night How Rhonda-Marie dealt with all the factors aside from the 300+ miles she had to run Why this may Rhonda-Marie's last ever ultramarathon Rhonda-Marie's "coyote strategy" for dealing with packs of coyotes (seriously...) The perils of running without a guide Her race strategy for staying ahead of the pack (both coyotes and other runners) The close call at the end of the race when a HUGE storm came in How she's coping with not running because of a stress fracture Before the interview, Jody and David discuss a surprising running club and get into a discussion about running and motivation. Somehow, David suggests a new challenge for Jody to break his 5k PB time. And it could result in Jody getting divorced. But they need your suggestions to make the challenge work. Listen in and head over to the Facebook group to post your ideas. If you don't want to listen to them the Silk Cut is 26 minutes. If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in! You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1 You can also email us letters@badboyrunning.com  Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...

Send us a textAllie Bailey joins David Hellard as they grill James Elson, who is not only race director of Centurion Running that runs classic 100 and 50 miler races, including the South Downs Way 100, North Downs Way 100, Thames Path 100 and Autumn 100... ... but he's also an incredible ultrarunner himself having competed in some of the world's best-known and toughest ultras.  In this episode, you'll discover: Why James was suitably impressed with Hellard's first ultra attempt at Country To Capital The lengths James went to in order to qualify for Badwater How the challenge of running a 100 miler has changed The funniest complaint James has ever received moment after a competitor finished  The amazing lengths James went to in the early days of Centurion to organise the race The importance of volunteers in 100 milers and how volunteering at aid stations can add to your ultra training How to tell when someone's "done" on a 100 miler (and when to dust them off and kick them back out there...) How "what is possible" has changed in terms of the times of running 100 milers The competitor who has achieved an incredible 28 consecutive DNFs on Centurion events (honorary Do-Badder status right there!) Why the Autumn 100 should be your first 100 miler (if you're thinking about doing a 100 miler) Before jumping into the interview, Allie and David debrief after their live podcast broadcast at the Lovetrails Festival where the Commandment of BBR are revealed. You can watch/listen to it here again: https://www.facebook.com/allie.bailey1/videos/10156475387078879/ The Silk Cut for this episode is 27 minutes. If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in! You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1 You can also email us Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...

Send us a textAllie is back on podcast duty with David as they speak with guest Anna McNuff on the running and cycling adventures she's completed.     If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in! You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1 You can also email us letters@badboyrunning.com  Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...

Send us a textSometimes Jody and David find themselves without a guest. They sit and wait diligently on Skype but the guest is a no-show. (It's usually because they're realised at the last minute what the show is about and are running for the hills. Pretty fair, we reckon.) So the chaps use this time to catch-up on what's been going on in the world of BBR and general weirdness. In this episode, you'll hear about: The unbearable awfulness/greatness of running with your top off  Why Jody and David can't actually remember how long they've been podcasting for Why the OCR European Champs may have been a touch too hard this year and why that's bad How Killian Jornet destroyed the Bob Graham Round (in a good and bad way) Some cycling and why it's bad (obvs) The brand new BBR Instagram account (it's ace, look it up) An explosive race David comes up with that NO-ONE will ever want to run David and Jody review some of their reviews on iTunes (they now have a new favourite one star review) PLUS this episode features perhaps the greatest STING yet right at the start (and yes, that IS Brian Blessed). Sorry Fi, there's no Silk Cut on this episode. Best skip it and come back next week... If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in! You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1 You can also email us letters@badboyrunning.com  Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...

Send us a textIt's another returnee to the Bad Boy Running podcast. After the DNAFit episode with Andrew Steele where Jody and David faced off to see who had the best genes (David won), Andrew returns to talk about his time as an Olympian. Andrew spent 12 years as an Olympic athlete competing in the 400 metres and 4x400 metre relay for Team GB and won a bronze medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (although not *actually* at the games... he explains why). If you want an insider's view of what it's like to train for and compete in the Olympics, this is the episode for you. Plus there's the usual updates and jibber jabber from Jody and David, (and Jody seems to go full "support group" on us). All will be revealed in the episode. If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in! You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1 You can also email us letters@badboyrunning.com  Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...

Send us a textThis episode is a bit of a treat... and is very different from other episodes published. In this instalment of BBR, Jody and David speak with Sky Sports presenter Charlie Webster about her epic charity bike ride two years ago through the Amazon which ended in near-disaster. Just weeks later, she was lying in a hospital bed in a coma fighting for her life as she battled malaria with her mother beside her ready to say goodbye. Seriously, this is an inspirational, shocking and kind of heart-breaking account from Charlie who doesn't pull any punches and reveals everything. (Jody and David will tell you it's their clever, disarming interview style... but don't let that fool you) Seriously, give this a listen. It's two hours of incredible stuff. Oh, and the Silk Cut is only a few minutes so it's pretty much all interview. If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in! You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1 You can also email us letters@badboyrunning.com  Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunning Visit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://club.badboyr...