Spring Starts Chilly And Challenging

About this episode

Rob and Paul discuss their experiences as spring arrives, touching on various topics including books and training.

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 report, diving Deering, Paul not quite so far down the training road to the coast-to-coast, and a big Happy Birthday to Rachel. SUBSCRIBE at ⁠https://runcompod.supercast.com/⁠ for early access, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and more...BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444⁠ - you can get Paul’s book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270⁠ - and you can pre-order his NEW BOOK here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-through-sand/paul-tonkinson/9781399404013 Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob Deering, Paul Tonkinson

Topics covered

• spring running
• book talk
• parkrun
• training
• personal stories

Keywords

• Hampstead Heath
• parkrun
• running books
• training
• spring running

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Running Tracks, 26.2 Miles to Happiness, Running Through Sand

Places: Hampstead Heath, Ireland

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