Running The Red Line

Episode 7 - I'm Henry VIII, I Am:On this week's pod we talk about our top listener countries, Seville Marathon, Henry VIII, Musicals, Edinburgh Fringe, English National Cross Country Champs being postponed, Birmingham League Cross Country results, Andy's upcoming race at Bourton on the Water 10K, changing your training plan, back to back marathons, GMP or TMP, Brett's new Coros Pace 3, New shoes, steady running and conclude as always with BEOTPQ. Question of the pod: How often do you put steady

Episode 6 - This Is How We Do It: This week's topics of conversation include Brett's injury update, Our training sessions in week 6 of marathon training, Adidas Takumi Sen, Uploading your workouts as one or breaking into sections, why we make YouTube videos, Influencers giving training advice, comments on social media, Brett's cats, meeting followers at races, cleaning and storing running shoes, races during a marathon training block, how you feel after a marathon, plateauing, Kelvin Kiptum and

Episode 5 - Accentuate the Poositive: On this week's pod Brett and Andy talk about running in the rain, Brett's injury update, Andy's Warwick half marathon race recap, stomach troubles, hydration, overfuelling, needing the loo on a run, Andy's downhill course fibs, gels vs jellies vs bars, Parkrun's changes to records and finish off with a general knowledge quiz with a surprise ending. Question of the pod: What is your preference for race day fuel? Gels, jellies, bars or something else? As

Episode 4 - Ice Ice Baby: This week Brett and Andy talk about their running weeks, possible races for 2024, the Fission 20 mile race, Andy's Parkrun karma, 5K targets, S&C and yoga, ice baths, the 80/20 training split, marathon training plans and round up with Andy's general knowledge quiz for Brett. Questions of the pod: What month this year do you think Andy will run that ever elusive sub 20 5K? When did you first run a marathon or when do you plan to? Did you or anyone you know run the

Episode 3 - Running up that hill: Brett and Andy chat about off road running, the difference between steady and tempo pace, Manchester marathon and Altrincham 'Hill', names on race tees, a glass of vino, shoe brands, our trip to The National Running Show and finish off with Andy's running brand quiz. Questions of the pod: Is the Altincham Hill really a hill? If you could only run in one brand of shoe for the rest of your running life, what would that brand be? As runners, we all challenge

Episode 2 - What a load of cramp: Brett and Andy plan to talk about training plans but get distracted and end up talking about being coffee snobs, the first time Andy got cramp, running to heart rate, pace or effort, recovery runs, joining an athletic club, cross country finished off by Brett being terrible at Andy's Parkrun quiz. Question of the pod: Do you prefer a Medal or a T-shirt as a finisher reward from a race? As runners, we all challenge ourselves in ways we never thought possible

Episode 1 - Pilot: Brett and Andy sit down to chat about how they got into running and what races are the targets for their current training block. As runners, we all challenge ourselves in ways we never thought possible. Pushing the boundaries of what we're capable of to smash through targets and set ourselves new bigger and better ones. This awesome hobby we share gives us one thing in common and it brings us together as a community. Whether you’re working towards completing your first