Walking The Walk, Talking The Talk
From Running Commentary by Rob Deering and Paul Tonkinson
April 16, 2026 · 54 min · Season 1 · Episode 586
About this episode
Rob and Paul discuss their running experiences and training while enjoying a walk in the park.
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 tapering for the London Marathon, Paul has... yet to begin - a long(ish) run and a parkrun, Kenny Rogers and Chas and Dave, Bank Holiday joy including some sociable roasts, classic movies and cockney spirit, how they'll get on on a long long run and how that might resemble a mobile rave, George's marathon prep, changing one's marathon mindset, and some of your fun PBs. SUBSCRIBE at https://runcompod.supercast.com/ for early access, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and more...BUY OUR BOOKS; you can pre-order Paul's NEW BOOK 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 - and you can get Paul’s classic 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270 Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
People in this episode
Hosts: Rob Deering, Paul Tonkinson
Topics covered
- marathon training
- running
- spring weather
- long runs
- parkrun
- classic movies
- personal bests
Keywords
- marathon
- training schedules
- parkrun
- Kenny Rogers
- Chas and Dave
- personal bests
- running books
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Waterstones
Books & works: Running Through Sand, Running Tracks, 26.2 Miles to Happiness
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