Comedians Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering talk about life and comedy - but mainly running. Whilst running.
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Sep 28, 2026 · 39:02
A double interview special as Rob goes for a run with Martin Charlton and Mo Abdelkhalek, who are both running the Vitality London 10000, and have very different stories to…
Sep 24, 2026 · 59:03
Paul and Rob run up the Parkland Walk to Highgate Woods for the first time in a while. Featuring Bonnie's troubles, different Saturday morning plans, high mileage and consistent…
Sep 21, 2026 · 35:30
The Deerings take a turn as Julia contemplates fitting fitness into her busy schedule - and training for her first half Marathon. Subscribe to the Fan Feed at…
Sep 17, 2026 · 54:35
Our bumper season opener concludes, with Paul trying to get off the socials - and leaving Sky - Rob's parkrun report - and non-parkrun report - being inspired by Tyson Fury,…
Sep 14, 2026 · 35:42
Rob runs round Clissold Park catching up with Lizzy Pollott. She's got a refreshingly different relationship to the technology of running to Rob and Paul - and she's made a big…
Sep 12, 2026 · 34:16
Rob met up with 'Sweary' Helen Thorn in hip-as-can-be Shoreditch to hear all her news; why is she on the bench? What's her new writing gig? What went wrong in Cape Town? How was…
Sep 10, 2026 · 42:20
Season Two begins! In part one of our bumper opener, Paul and Rob find new paths over Hampstead Heath and talk ten years of change, the long hot summer, marital bliss, happy…
Sep 3, 2026 · 42:09
In the sun in Clissold Park, Paul and Rob catch up. Featuring gigs, festivals, gigs at festivals, Rob in the wars, lego, moomins and sorting your house out, life in hot weather,…
Aug 27, 2026 · 48:23
Paul & Rob's first run out after the Coast to Coast sees them in Regents Park. Featuring a track session - despite not feeling 100% - for Paul, some Norwegian and ship-based…
Aug 24, 2026 · 23:29
We catch up with George - and Paul - at Tonkinson Towers, where they talk of the eclipse, a track session and training for the Yorkshire Marathon. Subscribe to the Fan Feed at…
Aug 20, 2026 · 55:17
The final day of the coast-to-coast dawns on top of the North Yorkshire Moors, with Paul and Rob - and Wainwright - prepping in the Lion Inn, then finds them hot and bothered…
Aug 13, 2026 · 22:21
Paul meets Rob at the end of day six, and they arrive at the Lion Inn - the coast-to-coastiest hotel on the whole route - together. Featuring Paul's connection with Lovesome Hill…
Aug 13, 2026 · 24:20
Rob and Adam Pope reminisce about their adventures together on day six of Rob's coast to coast, ahead of Rob and Paul's report from the day itself. Featuring Adam's abortive…
Aug 6, 2026 · 49:45
Day five sees Rob catching up with Paul both literally - on the road to Richmond - and chat-wise, after all the adventures of Reeth. Featuring knee treatment, the mighty Calum,…
Aug 3, 2026 · 43:54
Rob runs with Adam Pope, the author of Run For All Seasons and a man who accompanied him for a great deal of the coast to coast, on a loop around the Thames in the heart of…
Jul 30, 2026 · 58:41
We join Rob & Paul on the top of Nine Standards Rigg, just out of Kirkby Stephen on day four of the coast to coast, where they talk about their adventures so far - plus Rob's…
Jul 27, 2026 · 40:29
Legendary - but injured - fell runner Sabrina Verjee comes to meet Rob in Patterdale on the coast to coast. Featuring setback after setback on the journey to her Wainwright-based…
Jul 23, 2026 · 1:21:34
In this bumper episode, on day three of the Coast to Coast, Paul & Rob head out of the fells towards the dales - and address their new reality post-day two. Featuring the run to…
Jul 20, 2026 · 42:17
Rob's chat with Emmerdale star, Marathon Talk alumnus, top runner and all-round lovely man Tony Audenshaw for the last miles of day two of the coast-to-coast continues. Featuring…
Jul 16, 2026 · 10:21
Here we find Rob just off the top of Kidsty Pike - the highest point on the Coast-to-Coast - and Paul AWOL; what happened next? More to follow from this exciting leg shortly...…
Jul 16, 2026 · 49:47
After what will doubtless be the biggest day of the whole Coast-to-Coast, Paul and Rob report from the comfort of the lovely Mardale Inn in Bampton - and it turns out they've had…
Jul 13, 2026 · 44:28
Rob is joined by Emmerdale star, Marathon Talk alumnus, top runner and all-round lovely man Tony Audenshaw for the last miles of day two of the coast-to-coast. Featuring concern…
Jul 9, 2026 · 37:09
As the first day of this epic quest continues, the weather improves, but the differences in Paul and Rob's fitness begin to tell. SUBSCRIBE at https://runcompod.supercast.com/…
Jul 6, 2026 · 31:51
Rob runs along the Thames with top runner, voice-of-the-nation and now best-selling writer Sophie Raworth.In the concluding part they get serious in Central London, talking about…
Jul 2, 2026 · 50:00
On a dreich morning in St Bees, Rob and Paul encounter a variety of dangerous obstacles before their coast-to-coast run even starts; will they make it over Dent Fell to their…
Jun 29, 2026 · 32:12
Rob's run along the Thames with top runner, voice-of-the-nation and now best-selling writer Sophie Raworth continues.In Part Two they talk about Sophie's book, staying fit as one…
Jun 25, 2026 · 48:31
Rob and Paul's final run together before their Coast-to-Coast adventure - about 36 hours before - is a gentle double loop of Finsbury Park. Featuring how the boys are feeling,…
Jun 22, 2026 · 34:21
Rob runs along the Thames with top runner, voice-of-the-nation and now best-selling writer Sophie Raworth.In Part One they talk adventures in broadcasting, Marathon Majors, the…
Jun 18, 2026 · 58:39
Rob and Paul head up the Parkland Walk and round the woods, relishing the familiar paths ahead of the unknown trails ahead. Featuring final training, parkrun report, long…
Jun 15, 2026 · 1:02:30
Comedian / runners Lizzy P and Eleanor Tiernan join Rob to report on a couple of the big London runs of the year so far... Subscribe to the Fan Feed at…
Jun 11, 2026 · 51:58
June's tour of Hampstead Heath sees the sun coming out after a showery start. Featuring a poorly Paul, holiday disappointment - and joy - Coast-to-Coast anticipation, parkrun…
Jun 8, 2026 · 1:06:28
Rob runs round some very picturesque parts of St. Albans with the DJ and podcaster as he returns to running for the first time in a while. Subscribe to the Fan Feed at…
Jun 4, 2026 · 53:30
Rob and Paul take a gentle mooch up the once-again-fully-open Parkland Walk. Featuring the incoming incredibly sunny Bank Holiday weekend, holiday/training plans, Paul's book…
Jun 1, 2026 · 28:28
Paul runs with our friend, lovely man and superfast runner Liam McIntyre, who's had quite a year. Featuring running for - and in - Wales, the tragic loss of his dear friends…
May 28, 2026 · 1:03:51
The full, epic story of Rob's run in Devon - PLUS Paul's book on the very brink of release, AND some fantastic PBs from you guys.You can order Paul's BRAND NEW BOOK here:…
May 25, 2026 · 51:09
Ex lawyer, comedy creator, runner and all round searcher Tim B'vard runs with Rob in the tourist-y heart of London.Subscribe to the Fan Feed at…
May 21, 2026 · 55:53
On a sparkling day Paul and Rob take a turn round a couple of London's poshest parks. Featuring Race The Tide planning, fuelling on the trail, a lovely run in the Peaks, angry…
May 18, 2026 · 1:04:50
Five years ago - and not long after lockdown - Rob took a turn with Sophie Raworth on one of her go-to routes. Featuring canine company, running into deserted London and other…
May 14, 2026 · 53:54
A happy return to business as usual after the London Marathon, as Paul and Rob take their monthly turn around Hampstead Heath, where spring has very much sprung. Featuring gigs…
May 11, 2026 · 40:53
This interview Monday we flash back a couple of weeks to before the London Marathon, when Lizzy P and Rob shared their thoughts ahead of the run. They were both taking part...…
May 7, 2026 · 1:09:25
The story - all the stories - from the biggest day in the London running year!Featuring Rob's prep, Paul's spectating adventures, George's journey, world records, Rob's…
May 4, 2026 · 20:44
Paul grills George on his debut London Marathon; will he be back for more, or is it a 'never again' scenario? SUBSCRIBE at https://runcompod.supercast.com/ for early access,…
Apr 30, 2026 · 46:09
As Rob gets quite deep into his pre-London Marathon taper, he reports to Paul on a gentle turn around the newly leafy woods. Featuring road rage, Lyme Regis in the soul, gig…
Apr 27, 2026 · 32:28
Rob runs - down by Tower Bridge - with Edward Ndiritu who is running the London Marathon dressed as a rhino for Save The Rhinos on Sunday, after travelling over from Kenya, where…
Apr 23, 2026 · 1:04:31
Paul's pulled back is on the mend, so he and Rob 'Jeff' gingerly round Clissold Park. Featuring a heated girdle, the new fitness of Deering '26, highs and lows on the last long…
Apr 20, 2026 · 52:06
Rob runs with poet, runner and writer-of-poetry-about-running P Burton-Morgan, who discovered running - fast - later in life than some. Featuring their first marathon, some…
Apr 16, 2026 · 53:50
Paul's pinged his back again, so he and Rob take a stroll up the Parkland Walk in the glorious Spring weather. Featuring gig report, Coast-to-Coast training schedules - Rob's…
Apr 13, 2026 · 54:55
Rob runs with Matt Wooden - experienced big distance runner and coast-to-coast completer - in the South Downs. Featuring some Ultra gatecrashing, bird spotting, wonderful…
Apr 9, 2026 · 38:44
A chilly, overcast morning in the Royal Parks sees Paul debriefing Rob after another Half Marathon. Featuring fun gigs, different stages of training, the full report from…
Apr 6, 2026 · 22:04
Paul chats to Isaac Sananes, who'll be running the London Landmarks Half Marathon dressed as the London-est landmark of them all - St. Stephen's clock tower - otherwise known as…
Apr 2, 2026 · 54:49
Hampstead Heath is like a glass of ice cold water as Paul and Rob see in the Spring. Featuring all kinds of book talk, Irishness, Bonnie moving out (again), vermin fun, parkrun…
Mar 30, 2026 · 59:50
Our dear friend Helen Thorn's new book How To Face Big Change And Come Back Stronger is out this week, so she and Rob went for a sunny run along the river to talk all about it -…
Mar 26, 2026 · 1:06:26
Paul and Rob return to the Parkland Walk and Highgate Woods, where flower and bird proliferation is in full Spring swing. Featuring foot talk, daughter departure, kids and cash,…
Mar 23, 2026 · 44:28
Rob and Suzy power-walked round the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and talked about the London Marathon, charity work, the West Country and much more.Thanks Suzy! Sponsor Suzy for…
Mar 19, 2026 · 49:46
As he debriefs Rob in Clissold Park after the Cambridge Half Marathon, it turns out that Paul is not entirely fit. Featuring unsuccessful health hacks, holistic exercise, Rob and…
Mar 16, 2026 · 46:50
George is back out with Paul, and he's got all kinds of news. Featuring Paul's bad back (self-inflicted), George's cheeky marathon place, training - or lack of, old school/new…
Mar 12, 2026 · 1:10:46
Out east in the lovely weather, Rob and Paul talk about... everything. Featuring the finishing touches on Paul's book, laughing at your own jokes, PANTS!, headphone rebellion,…
Mar 9, 2026 · 44:05
A misty but Springlike turn around Regents Park and Primrose Hill sees Rob interviewing Joe Warner, old friend of the show and co-author (along with Rob Kemp) of Burning Up,…
Mar 5, 2026 · 58:18
On their monthly visit to Hampstead Heath, Rob and Paul can see Spring coming on apace. Featuring the magic of mixing it up, when it's time to change your shoes, last mile:…
Mar 2, 2026 · 52:58
Rob went for a run with our friend Andi Osho, who's doing so much exciting stuff at the moment it's impressive she found the time. Featuring running - and health in general - in…
Feb 26, 2026 · 45:27
Reunited on the Parkland Walk, Rob and Paul take it easy after Paul's boozy journey home from his tour. Featuring treadmills in Dubai, gig report, what the youngest progeny are…
Feb 23, 2026 · 42:59
Rob takes a turn with the comedian, who has a new running podcast - with another friend of ours Zoe Lyons - recently ran a Half Marathon in a fantastically iconic location, and…
Feb 19, 2026 · 53:40
Tom Price stands in for Paul on a muddy, mizzly turn around Finsbury Park, Woodberry Wetlands and Clissold Park. Featuring dad hair, charity wars, exercises and neurodiversity,…
Feb 16, 2026 · 58:43
Rob is out in the country with John Robins, who's running the London Marathon for Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse. Featuring managing marathon training on a shonky…
Feb 12, 2026 · 54:11
As February begins, it's definitely still winter on Hampstead Heath. Featuring the death throes of Dry January, 2026 fitness developing, 'feel the [SOMETHING] and do it anyway',…
Feb 5, 2026 · 1:06:47
A pretty grim day sees Rob and Paul heading out East from Leytonstone to Wanstead. Featuring another bingle for Rob, finding focus in training, Spring Half Marathons left right…
Feb 2, 2026 · 54:55
On a surprisingly sunny morning Rob catches up with our friend, writer, comedian and classicist Natalie Haynes. Featuring, appropriately, a little bit of Jason and a lot of…
Jan 29, 2026 · 1:00:19
Rob and Paul run down to Finsbury Park and back, in a slight break with tradition. Featuring an Escheresque detour, past and future theatre trips, the continuing adventure that…
Jan 26, 2026 · 37:58
Paul takes his first turn with our fellow North London-based mature comedian-runner Mark Maier, in training for this year's London Marathon. But will he even make it to the start…
Jan 22, 2026 · 59:02
A surprise return to Hampstead Heath on a chilly Saturday, Featuring all the reports - parkrun, drinking, gigging, writing - plus the toilet in the woods, a sad accessory loss,…
Jan 19, 2026 · 55:32
Our old friend Lisa Jackson - back-of-the-pack angel and author of Your Pace Or Mine - has now written a book of bereavement, grief and her journey back to running - Still…
Jan 15, 2026 · 1:04:15
Rob and Paul run out just as the flakes start to fall. Featuring dismantling Christmas, removing or living with temptations, the great abstemiousness, different takes on 2026…
Jan 12, 2026 · 49:03
On a bleak winter's day in the Royal Parks, Rob had a really great chat with brilliant Sabrina Pace-Humphreys, writer and Ultra Marathon runner, about women getting into running,…
Jan 8, 2026 · 53:48
Happy New Year! Here we have a little look back at what went down in 2025, running wise. New Year's resolutions? Maybe next week. SUBSCRIBE at https://runcompod.supercast.com/…
Jan 5, 2026 · 25:45
Rob's back in chilly Brockwell Park with comedian Jenny Collier to find out how her epic trek in Vietnam went - along with some abstemiousness talk, a report on how her search…
Jan 1, 2026 · 57:28
You provided the Qs - here are the As! In the twinkle of the tree at Tonkinson Towers, Rob and Paul dig deep into your brilliant questions.Part One features favourite distances,…
Jan 1, 2026 · 53:30
You provided the Qs - here are the As! In the twinkle of the tree at Tonkinson Towers, Rob and Paul dig deep into your brilliant questions.Part Two features talk of London,…
Dec 29, 2025 · 55:31
Our Classic Episode season concludes with this legendary adventure, wherein Rob loses Paul's... well, listen and find out.This is Part Three of the epic trilogy. SUBSCRIBE at…
Dec 29, 2025 · 54:49
Our Classic Episode season concludes with this legendary adventure, wherein Rob loses Paul's... well, listen and find out.This is Part Two of the epic trilogy. SUBSCRIBE at…
Dec 29, 2025 · 53:20
Our Classic Episode season concludes with this legendary adventure, wherein Rob loses Paul's... well, listen and find out.This is Part One of the epic trilogy. SUBSCRIBE at…
Dec 25, 2025 · 1:02:24
Deepest December sees Rob and Paul having a variety of adventures in Wanstead. Featuring full-on festivities - including many more movies, wild wee fun, chastening cocktails,…
Dec 22, 2025 · 28:53
Another classic Christmas episode, as we revisit our most illustrious guest ever - from December 2017, this is our run with the man himself - SANTA CLAUS! SUBSCRIBE at…
Dec 18, 2025 · 46:37
A walking-commentary-episode from the Parkland Walk as Paul rests his sore back. Featuring the trouble with sitting, Paul's many socials, muddy puddles, letting the devil in,…
Dec 15, 2025 · 22:54
Manchester, December 2016 - and in this classic episode, Paul & Rob have just done South Manchester parkrun - where Paul clocked some bad behaviour on the course, and Rob…
Dec 11, 2025 · 59:19
Glorious sunshine on Hampstead Heath as December - and advent - begins. Featuring Paul's literary endeavours, Rob's parkrun-on-the-road, a dramatic moment in A&E, Tom Stoppard…
Dec 8, 2025 · 35:51
On a dreich day in Hyde Park, Rob catches up with comedian Ivo Graham. featuring the colour orange, the quest for sub-3, the sound of great bands, healthy family competition,…
Dec 4, 2025 · 1:19:41
A long trot round Alexandra Palace and along the less familiar bit of the Parkland Walk back to Highgate Wood in the November sunshine. Featuring Rob's band's gig - and comedy…
Dec 1, 2025 · 49:14
Rob catches up - and crosses over - with Lizzy Pollott from Bit Fit Bit Funny, whose Florence Marathon on Sunday inspires a lot of marathon chat. But first - parkrun... SUBSCRIBE…
Nov 27, 2025 · 53:37
Paul and Rob head through their local parks along the water as the frosty winter sunshine arrives. Featuring theatre talk, Paul getting back to running - and wrapping up his…
Nov 23, 2025 · 26:30
Rob, in Hertford for comedian Alistair Barrie's Breast Cancer benefit gig, gets out for a run-and-a-chat with the man himself before the show.Thanks Al - for the show AND the…
Nov 20, 2025 · 1:05:52
Paul and Rob head to the woods of Wanstead, where the weather isn't too bad. Featuring mileage or lack of, Celebrity Traitors and how that affects Paul's writing process,…
Nov 17, 2025 · 39:57
Rob runs with comedian Jenny Collier in Brockwell Park, where they are repeatedly distracted. Featuring Jenny's introduction to chatty running, tots and dogs, locked up bogs, her…
Nov 13, 2025 · 1:02:34
Paul and Rob are pleasantly surprised by some clement weather - and tenacious leaves - as rain and November in general ravage the country, leading to some spacious thinking in…
Nov 10, 2025 · 38:08
On a Tom Cruise-ish trot along the Thames, Rob talks to Kris King from Beyond The Ultimate about their mission to take the challenge of even the most extreme Ultra Marathons…
Nov 6, 2025 · 57:30
Paul and Rob dig into Yorkshire Marathon memories and more on a sparklingly beautiful Hampstead Heath. Featuring training notes, future plans, football celebrations, what we did…
Nov 3, 2025 · 30:35
Back to the kitchen with Paul and George, back from his Rome Half Marathon and ready to report... SUBSCRIBE at https://runcompod.supercast.com/ for early access, bonus…
Oct 30, 2025 · 42:44
Paul and Rob's Yorkshire Marathon, anticipated and debriefed. Featuring channelling Tom Cruise, RunCom IRL at Hampton by Hilton, the cops get called, the night before the run, a…
Oct 23, 2025 · 48:25
Paul and Rob's traditional taper trot - a triple loop of Stoke Newington's Clissold Park - five days out from the Yorkshire Marathon. Featuring fitness and fear of falling (Rob)…
Oct 20, 2025 · 39:10
Paul's son George is off to Rome for a Half Marathon; here they anticipate the event - but first an explanation of why and where they're not running, and what they're up to…
Oct 20, 2025 · 46:49
Sweary Helen Thorn returns! And since last she ran with Rob, she's completed the Sydney Marathon, meaning she's done all seven of the World Marathon Majors - so here she takes…
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