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Running Commentary

Rob Deering and Paul Tonkinson
Running Commentary
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  • Running Commentary

    The Latest From Lizzy P

    14/09/2026 | 35 mins.
    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 decision about her next marathon.

    Subscribe to the Fan Feed at ⁠⁠https://runcompod.supercast.com/⁠⁠ to hear Lizzy’s podcast recommendations - plus get early access, ad-free listening, and all manner of exclusive content.BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Paul's NEW BOOK Running Through Sand here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-through-sand/paul-tonkinson/9781399404013, you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444

    Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.
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  • Running Commentary

    The Thorn Report

    12/09/2026 | 34 mins.
    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 her first Ultra? And what's next?Thanks Helen. Take care; hope you're running again soon.

    SUBSCRIBE at ⁠https://runcompod.supercast.com/⁠ for early access, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and more...BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Paul's NEW BOOK Running Through Sand here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-through-sand/paul-tonkinson/9781399404013, you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444

    Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.
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  • Running Commentary

    Episode One - Part One

    10/09/2026 | 42 mins.
    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 holidays, the highs and lows of their August running, and simple pleasures like frisbee in a field or bare feet on the beach.

    SUBSCRIBE at ⁠https://runcompod.supercast.com/⁠ for early access, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and more...BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Paul's NEW BOOK Running Through Sand here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-through-sand/paul-tonkinson/9781399404013, you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444

    Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.
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  • Running Commentary

    Soft Surfaces And Shady Trees

    03/09/2026 | 42 mins.
    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, Josh Kerr's mile record, some birthdays, and Rob's writing plans.

    SUBSCRIBE at ⁠https://runcompod.supercast.com/⁠ for early access, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and more...BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Paul's NEW BOOK Running Through Sand here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-through-sand/paul-tonkinson/9781399404013, you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444

    Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.
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  • Running Commentary

    First Run Post Coast To Coast

    27/08/2026 | 48 mins.
    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 running for Rob, Rob's theory about what's on Rob and Paul's hard drives, a graduation, a parkrun, and where the C2C left them ahead of the Autumn - Paul working towards a decent marathon, and Rob looking even further, both into the future and along the trail.

    SUBSCRIBE at ⁠https://runcompod.supercast.com/⁠ for early access, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and more...BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Paul's NEW BOOK Running Through Sand here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-through-sand/paul-tonkinson/9781399404013, you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.
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About Running Commentary
Comedians Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering talk about life and comedy - but mainly running. Whilst running.
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