Idiots Go Running

Colin and Andrew Goodman
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Idiots Go Running Podcast follows normal runners doing slightly abnormal things. From ultra marathons to a 2024 100-mile challenge, we share real training journeys, big goals, bad decisions, and plenty of laughs. Episodes cover training tips, rest days, nutrition reviews, fuelling mistakes, athlete interviews, and the all-important nutritional jelly. Expect honest conversations, endurance running chat, AI voices, and comedy along the way. No fake motivation — just learning in public and proving you don’t need to be elite, just stubborn enough to keep going.

  1. 4d ago

    S04 E39 - Mizen To Malin 350 Mile Ultra - Part 05

    Mizen to Malin, Episode 5: Silent Supper at the Monastery 🤫 Colin, Andrew and Matt are back with the idiot’s guide to running across Ireland. We pick up straight from Part 04 on Day 4, with 100 miles done and Matt’s shin setting the pace. Dinner is the first McDonald’s of the trip, and we try to solve the mystery of James, the crewman nobody ever sees eat, who somehow always has your bottles filled, a new flavour of crisps and a perfectly warm Pot Noodle ready. Then we arrive at Glenstal Abbey. We’re full of burgers, we’ve been on the road for almost 12 hours in the heat, and we’re told our places are set for… a silent supper. Andrew fake-sips tea for the whole meal, Colin the vegan eats goat’s cheese to be polite, a monk reads aloud about gruesome gothic paintings, and then someone drops a fork. James may never recover. On Day 5 the monks pack us a road breakfast and Colin goes all out for 1,000 Instagram followers (Andrew and Matt go live from the abbey car park just to rub it in). There’s postcard Irish countryside, ice cubes under hats, new blisters, a shoe confession (“only took me 350 miles to learn I was in the wrong shoe”) and some very serious awkward family photos at a cemetery. We finish with a teaser for Colin’s special recovery evening. Support the run: www.msrunsireland.com Follow the idiots: Instagram: @idiotsgorunning Facebook: Idiots Go Running TikTok: @idiotsgorunning Website: idiotsgorunning.com Edited & Produced by Colin Goodman. #IdiotsGoRunning #MizenToMalin #MSRunsIreland #RunningWithMS #RunningPodcast #IrishRunning #UltraRunning #EnduranceRunning #RunningAdventure

  2. Oct 17

    S04 E38 - Mizen To Malin 350 Mile Ultra - Part 04

    Mizen to Malin, Episode 4: Scorchers, Ice Missions & 100 Miles 🧊 Colin, Andrew and Matt are back with the idiot’s guide to running across Ireland. We pick up halfway through Day 3 leaving Mill Street, just as the first scorcher hits. Matt explains what a heatwave does to someone with MS (“I do feel like I know how kryptonite makes Superman feel”), which kicks off an all-out mission for ice. James finds the pub shut, Colin somehow walks out with the biggest bag of ice in Ireland, and it ends in an ice-lolly lightsaber fight. Day 3 finishes at 35.1 miles, our biggest day yet. Then comes a night in a far-too-fancy Charleville Hotel room, an ice bath for Matt’s heel, and Andrew v. the recovery boots. Day 4 brings early starts, eating on the move, a castle nobody saw and a lot of wreaths. Then we hit 100 miles right outside the Chill-a-Bean café, whose owner ran the route in a relay a week earlier and treated us to free coffee, while Colin was very much busting for the toilet. Add our first road karaoke, a new shin injury for Matt, and seven more days to go. Support the run: www.msrunsireland.com Follow the idiots: Instagram: @idiotsgorunning Facebook: Idiots Go Running TikTok: @idiotsgorunning Website: idiotsgorunning.com Edited & Produced by Colin Goodman. #IdiotsGoRunning #MizenToMalin #MSRunsIreland #RunningWithMS #RunningPodcast #IrishRunning #UltraRunning #EnduranceRunning #RunningAdventure

  3. Oct 9

    S04 E37 - Mizen To Malin 350 Mile Ultra - Part 03

    Mizen to Malin, Episode 3: Mill Street to… Mill Street 🤦‍♂️ Colin, Andrew and Matt are back with the idiot’s guide to running across Ireland. We pick up on day three in Mill Street and somehow get ourselves all the way back to Mill Street. Plenty of effort. Familiar scenery. We talk Ryan Number One getting lost in the hills, windmills, and our route through the mountains—where “are we sure this is the way?” becomes an increasingly reasonable question. Meanwhile, a Garmin watch breaks down, apparently deciding it didn’t sign up for this either. There’s also chat about Celine and Andrew’s best “What’s up, guys?” Because when your navigation is questionable, at least your entrance can be confident. Expect running adventures, mountain miles, dodgy directions and the usual nonsense from Idiots Go Running. Whether you’re into Mizen to Malin, ultrarunning, trail running, endurance challenges or three lads explaining how it all went sideways, you’re in the right place. Follow the idiots:Instagram: @idiotsgorunningFacebook: Idiots Go RunningTikTok: @idiotsgorunningWebsite: idiotsgorunning.com Edited & Produced by Colin Goodman. #IdiotsGoRunning #MizenToMalin #RunningPodcast #IrishRunning #UltraRunning #TrailRunning #EnduranceRunning #RunningAdventure

  4. Sep 6

    S04 E36 - Mizen To Malin 350 Mile Ultra - Part 02

    MIZEN TO MALIN — PART 02: MIZEN HEAD TO MILLSTREET The Mizen to Malin adventure begins. In Part 01, we leave Mizen Head and battle through the opening three days of our 350-mile journey across Ireland. By the end of Day 03, we’ve made it to our B&B in Millstreet — tired, sore and beginning to understand just how enormous this challenge really is. Two runners with MS. One brilliant support crew. A Guinness World Record attempt—and a long road still ahead. This is the honest, unpolished story of MS Runs Ireland: the running, the exhaustion, the laughs and the people helping us keep moving north. Support the journey:www.msrunsireland.com Follow the madness:@idiotsgorunning @Colin Goodman #MSRunsIreland #MizenToMalin #IdiotsGoRunning #RunningWithMS #MultipleSclerosis #MSAwareness #UltraRunning #IrelandRunning #CharityRun #GuinnessWorldRecord #TwoIdiotsOneIsland #WeMove

  5. Jun 28

    S04 E35 - Mizen To Malin 350 Mile Ultra - Part 01

    DAY 00… THE ROAD TO MIZEN Today is not a running day. Today is the chaos before the chaos. Cars packed. Kit everywhere. Food boxes loaded. Chargers hopefully remembered. First aid packed like we are opening a small pharmacy. Coffee ready. Nerves very much kicking in. We are making our way to Mizen Head, the very bottom of Ireland, where this whole ridiculous, beautiful adventure begins. Tomorrow we start running from Mizen to Malin. Around 350 miles. Two runners with MS. One massive challenge. A Guinness World Record attempt. A nightly podcast. A crew held together by caffeine, kindness and probably Haribo. This journey is about MS, hope, research, friendship, and showing what can still be possible when life throws something massive at you. Tonight we sleep near the start line. Tomorrow… we move. Support the run: www.msrunsireland.com Follow the madness:@idiotsgorunning #MSRunsIreland #MizenToMalin #IdiotsGoRunning #RunningWithMS #MultipleSclerosis #MSAwareness #MSResearch #CharityRun #UltraRunning #IrelandRunning #MizenHead #MalinHead #GuinnessWorldRecord #GWR #TwoIdiotsOneIsland #WeMove #WhatCanBeDone

  6. May 19

    S04 E34 - Chasing Nick - Sub 3r Or Not Sub 3hr

    In the final episode of Chasing Nick, Colin takes on the big one: trying to break 3 hours at the Belfast Marathon. After weeks of structured marathon training, speed work, threshold sessions, long runs, taper madness, pacing talk, race nerves and questionable decisions, it all comes down to race day. This episode is the final chapter in the sub-3 marathon journey with Nick — the running coach. From the early training blocks to the final attempt, Chasing Nick has followed the highs, doubts, lessons and reality of trying to turn a big running goal into something real. Did Colin beat 3 hours? Not quite. But this episode is about more than a finish time. It’s about what marathon training teaches you, why pacing matters, how quickly a race can change, and why sometimes the real win is coming out the other side ready for even bigger adventures. In this final farewell episode, we talk about: The Belfast Marathon race-day experienceWhat went right and what went wrongThe reality of chasing a sub-3 marathonPacing, pressure and race executionWhat Colin learned from structured marathon trainingWhy the journey mattered more than the clockSaying goodbye to Chasing NickLooking ahead to 100 miles and the 350-mile Mizen to Malin runA huge thank you to Nick — the running coach for guiding the chaos, giving the advice, and somehow agreeing to help an idiot chase a sub-3 marathon. This may be the end of Chasing Nick… …but the idiots are not finished yet. Next up: 100 miles, then 350 miles across Ireland for MS. Listen to Idiots Go Running for honest running stories, marathon training chat, ultra running adventures, endurance mistakes, and the ridiculous reality of normal people chasing abnormal goals. marathon training, sub-3 marathon, Belfast Marathon, running coach, speed work, threshold training, long runs, endurance running, ultra running, trail running, race day, marathon pacing, running podcast, running motivation, MS Runs Ireland, Mizen to Malin, Idiots Go Running.

    S04 E34 - Chasing Nick - Sub 3r Or Not Sub 3hr

  7. May 16

    S04 E32 - How To Plan 350-Mile Ultra Running Adventure

    In this episode of Idiots Go Running, we chat about what actually goes into building a ridiculous endurance event like MS Runs Ireland — our 350-mile run from Mizen Head to Malin Head. Crewmen, accommodation, sponsors, merch, route planning, fundraising, logistics, panic, spreadsheets… and somehow, Colin has ended up being called the race director. Which is terrifying for everyone involved. We talk about the behind-the-scenes work that turns a mad running idea into something that almost looks like a real event. In this episode, we cover: Building the MS Runs Ireland challengePlanning a 350-mile run across IrelandMulti-day ultra running logisticsCrew, support vehicles and accommodationLong-distance running preparationSponsors, merch and event brandingUltra marathon mindset and planningFundraising through endurance runningDoes being organised makes us any less stupid... it does not.This is another honest, funny and slightly chaotic look behind the scenes as the team gets closer to the start line. - Follow the journey: MS Runs IrelandIdiots Go Running#RunningPodcast #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #TrailRunning #RoadRunning #LongDistanceRunning #EnduranceRunning #EnduranceAthlete #MarathonTraining #UltraTraining #RunningCommunity #RunningMotivation #RunIreland #IrishRunning #MizenToMalin #MSRunsIreland #MultipleSclerosisAwareness #CharityRun #RunForMS #FundraisingRun #AdventureRunning #MultiDayUltra #MultiDayRunning #350Miles #RacePlanning #CrewSupport #SupportCrew #RunningJourney #RunningLife #RunningGoals

  8. Apr 29

    S04 E31 - Taper week, Marathon Day Tips & Advice

    This week on Idiots Go Running, it’s the last Chasing Nick episode before Belfast Marathon — and somehow, we’ve made it to taper week without fully falling apart. In this episode, we chat with Nick — the running coach about the full marathon training process, what a proper training block should look like, and what happens when the hard work is done and the taper begins. 🏃‍♂️ Marathon training blocks What actually happens during a marathon build, why the weeks are structured the way they are, and how the body adapts over time. 🧠 Taper week explained What tapering is, why runners suddenly feel weird, tired, heavy, emotional or convinced they’ve lost all fitness overnight. 🍝 What to eat during taper week How to fuel properly before a marathon, what to avoid, and why this is not the week to suddenly become a brand-new person with brand-new food ideas. 🎒 Marathon prep Race kit, pacing, gels, hydration, logistics, nerves, sleep, toilet panic, and all the tiny details that suddenly feel life-or-death three days before race day. ☕ Marathon morning breakfast What to eat before the marathon, when to eat it, how to keep it simple, and why your stomach deserves a calm morning, not a surprise buffet. This is a proper marathon episode for anyone training for a marathon, chasing a PB, aiming for sub-3, preparing for Belfast Marathon, or just wondering why taper week makes runners act completely unhinged. Part of the Chasing Nick series with Nick — the running coach, following the build-up to marathon day. Hosted and produced by Colin Goodman. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts. 🌐 idiotsgorunning.com 📱 Follow us: @IdiotsGoRunning #MarathonTraining #MarathonTaper #TaperWeek #BelfastMarathon #MarathonPrep #RaceDayBreakfast #MarathonNutrition #RunningCoach #RunningPodcast #MarathonPodcast #Sub3Marathon #MarathonFuelling #LongRunTraining #RaceDayPrep #MarathonPacing #RunningTips #EnduranceRunning #MarathonRunner #IdiotsGoRunning #ChasingNick

    S04 E31 - Taper week, Marathon Day Tips & Advice
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Idiots Go Running Podcast follows normal runners doing slightly abnormal things. From ultra marathons to a 2024 100-mile challenge, we share real training journeys, big goals, bad decisions, and plenty of laughs. Episodes cover training tips, rest days, nutrition reviews, fuelling mistakes, athlete interviews, and the all-important nutritional jelly. Expect honest conversations, endurance running chat, AI voices, and comedy along the way. No fake motivation — just learning in public and proving you don’t need to be elite, just stubborn enough to keep going.

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  • Creator
    Colin and Andrew Goodman
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Colin and Andrew Goodman
  • Show Website
    Idiots Go Running

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