Running Gingerly Podcast Mark Shannon

This week the lads chat their 2019 successful Bob Graham Round featuring a large dollop of idiocy, a severe lack of water, the luck of the Irish, the kindness of strangers, and the surprising delights of a car boot hotel! Oh and the small matter of running 42 of the lake districts biggest peaks in under 24 hours

This week the lads chat about their respective Centurion One Community challenges, why Robbie Britton is no longer welcome in the Shannon household, as well as discussing whether they are more likely to die attempting Badwater or Barkleys when debating bucket list races.

The difficult third pod: With a background of singing children and technical glitches the lads chat about hijacking dogs, swallowing flies and running 100 miles for the first time. Plus the results of the speed challenge and whether Kevin managed to complete his “breaking 3” project!

Alongside chatting favourite races and places to run the lads discuss Domhnall Gleeson, the nutrional value of a carrot, Paul Tierneys chewing gum and the many pitfalls of running in a desert.

The lads discuss each other’s strengths and weaknesses as runners, answer some quick fire running questions, chat about training and race plans for the months ahead, how they are dealing with social distancing running and a potential race to Leicester Services...