Hello all! Welcome to Episode 53 of the show, where we give a warm welcome to Emma Cardey. Emma is the Event Director at Southsea parkrun and Dave and I natter with Emma all about the event and wonderful team who help put this run together for us all each week. We had a lot of questions for Emma about the challenges of looking after such an event, but on the flip side, the fantastic results and benefits that the community down here gain from such a 5k run.  Dave and I start our show introduction this week with a completely blank slate and no agenda, so also tune in to hear us waffle on a ..read more

On episode 52 of the Portsmouth Running Podcast, we welcome Michelle Maxwell from Maxwell Coaching to chat with Dave and I all about good habits that help us runners become more resilient and better at what we do. Michelle is a fountain of running knowledge and has coached a number of athletes from the Portsmouth area, including show co-host David Harvey. Along with her husband Chris, Michelle has a very impressive list of running achievements including holding two Centurion Running trophies from the South Downs Way and North Downs Way 50 mile races. The Maxwell household is a busy with with s ..read more

On this episode of the show we welcome Samuel Foreman who is the group run leader for RunTalkRun Portsmouth. We found out about the group through Instagram where Sam reached out to us last year. After some planning, and a couple of runs that show host Daniel went on, we got together to discuss all things RunTalkRun related, plus how it all works and what goes on during a group run. One thing that really struck me visiting the group runs, was finding out just how much the runners appreciated the safe space to just have a chat while spending time outdoors doing something healthy and good for the ..read more

Daniel and Dave return on Boxing Day 2021, with a special episode focused mainly all around the South Downs Way. A real trail hub for local runners around the area who are looking to escape the busier pathways and roads. We were delighted to welcome another local runner Alex Murphy to the discussion. Alex spends a lot of his time training on the South Downs and had plenty of great insight into the routes there. You'll find some of the routes (and segments) in the notes below, as discussed on the episode: Ultra Trail Queen Elizabeth Country Park (100 miles) - https://www.strava.com/activities ..read more

Daniel and Dave are taking a break after 49 episodes of the show, but not before Dave gives a full account of his epic adventure at Lon Las. For those who don't know, Lon Las is a Mark Cockbaine special, in that it runs from the north coast of Wales, all the way down to Cardiff - non stop. Dave took on the 253 mile adventure and has an awesome story to tell after leading the race for a whole day, and then being forced to retire just twenty three miles from the finish.  The show will be back soon after we take a short break to do some technical bits and bobs and prepare the upcoming conten ..read more

This week we have two special sections on the show! The first is with special guest and Sussex Trail Event director, Jay McCardle who comes on to chat with Daniel about the amazing races they hold each year, including some awesome trail events, a Pier marathon and a prison marathon too!? Then we have our featured guest known as ‘Twig’ (Antony Rose) who is a local runner, triathlete and now hundred mile finisher who comes on to share his inspiring story. Twig was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease a few years back, but continues to adapt his running to ensure he can still run and participate in ..read more

Welcome to episode 47 of the podcast where I was lucky enough to have Team Purser Running Group founder Steve Purser onto the show to talk about his own running and year of dedication he has spent coaching other runners here in the UK, and over in Perth, Western Australia. Steve ran with Portsmouth Athletics back in the 1970’s and had a really competitive career as a runner, and has even toed the line with the likes of Seb Coe! And Dave and Dan speak about the two secret races coming up, which … well, are no longer secret really. The cat is out of the bag on that one, so tune in to find ou ..read more

On this episode we go international! That’s right, our first two international guests as we welcome our featured guest Zoe Daligault who joins us all the way from the south of France. Zoe is a local Portsmouth resident who is shortly returning from a long stay in France and has been a runner most of her life and has had some of the most colourful experiences I’ve ever heard. I also share a very personal story and experience that I had in 2019 where a runner from the Philippines saved me from dropping out of the UTMB CCC race. I am pleased to welcome my friend Joseph Sibal onto the show especi ..read more

Welcome to episode 45 of the show, where we have a cracking discussion with Mich Hardie, who is a local Portsmouth based runner who has agreed to share his story. Mich has run since an early age, doing shop runs for family because he used to be able to get to the store and back so quickly. His passion for running has grown over the years, and seen him through a number of marathons and extremely long ultra races too. His running stats speak for themselves. Mich is an incredible experienced and talented runner whom many in the area will know. On top of that, Daniel and Dave are pleased to an ..read more

This episode begins with Dave and Daniel giving a debrief from their big races which took place over the same weekend. Dave run the Lakeland 100 and goes through the race itself in some detail about the route and the fantastic atmosphere created by the organisers. Daniel tell us about the Kennet and Avon Canal Race and how his race unfolded and he ended up finishing in 6th place after the epic 145 mile journey from London to Bristol. Both show hosts had a fantastic experience at their races and speak us through some of the highs and lows. And then for our featured and special guest, we wel ..read more