The Runs Podcast

This week the boys sat down with our friend Carly Stone!

Carly has experienced sensational growth over the past few years, culminating in a start to 2025 that has seen her knock down PBs across several distances and secured International honours in a Welsh vest!

Not bad for someone that started off in music school!

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This week the boys are joined by the wizard behind some of the finest running content of the last 12 months, Conall Whelan.

We talk about him growing up in Ireland, some really fast times racing without ever really committing, his dreams to return to racing on the trails and obviously his leap into full time content!

The boys also recap their recent 5K races, Gareth's fundraising so far and their triathlon commentary debut!

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This week it's just the boys as they answer community questions.

No guest this week as we have had a load of new followers recently so wanted to give them a chance to catch up with us and get to know us a bit better!

You all ask some weird questions.

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This week the boys are joied by another Roadent, and this time is the gentleman himself, Tom Baird.

We discuss Tom's journey into running, from Northern Ireland to Cardiff, side stepping Jacob Stockdale and of course, the Tonypandy Track Classic!

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Big news in The Runs camp this week as Gareth finally gets the nod for London Marathon 2026!

The boys were in good company this week to ride the London wave, as Lucy Jones joins them for a chat about her 2:30 in London this year, and everything either side of it.

London Baby!

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The boys touchdown with old friend Matt Watkins, better known as Hotwings.

A standard Welsh Valleys schooling in sport kept him active through school before a 9 year hiatus saw him turn to running. Now a seasoned marathoner, with plenty more in the tank!

It was class to catch up with him, and we will be joining him on Barry Park Run soon!

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This week the boys sat down with a man that has taken the social media World by storm.

Pedz is more familiar behind the decks transitioning tunes than he is getting out of the soup and jumping on a bike, but here we are!

Like many, inspired to try out multisport after a day down Tenby watching everyone attempt to slay the dragon at IMW. Fast foward a few months and his turn to be on the other side and cheered on as he takes on Ironmans' 70.3 distance at Swansea.

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Annual leave is over and the boys are back!

This week we sat down with adventure seeker  @BobThomasUltra  and work our way through some of his biggest adventures!

What a way to get back to it, proper laugh chatting with Bob!

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This week the boys are joined by the Bridgend Beer Mile Crew to talk about the event, and why you should be taking part and enjoying a beer!

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It's the one after Welsh Castles Relay!

What an advert for running. What an advert for proper running. Proper racing. Proper runners. Just fucking running. For the badge. For that person next to you.

There was never going to be any other bio was there?

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This week we sat down with a newbie to the South Wales running community, Liv Law.

Liv left the UK as a swimmer at a young age for life in Vancouver and has now returned a runner!

Although no stranger to the roads, Liv's true love is the trails, so landing in Port Talbot worked out well for her! Ok, it's not quite Canada, but at least she has Francos on her doorstep!

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The boys are making up for lost time and banging out two episodes in a week!

We reached out to Cole before he dropped a 2:16 marathon debut and London, and finally got a chance to sit down and have a chat!

It was never going to be all about London, and we chart Cole's rise from anchoring the school relay team in year 5 for his first taste of running right through to right now, and what's next.

We also spoke about rice pudding, obviously.

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The boys are back!

After a week of while Niki explored the Balkans we are back with Emily Marchant!

Em has been on before, but she has sandwiched so much in to the 14 months since we had to catch back up!

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This week the boys are joined by Nathan Canning!

The boys stumbled across Nathan through Instagram reels, when he booked a week off to run from his home in Banbury, up to the top of Mount Snowdon and back!

The boys also dismantle some of the communities biggest running icks along the way!

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You might recognise them from their Welsh humour skits across social media, but the Polson twins are pretty handy when it comes to keeping fit!

We caught up with the boys and spoke about their journey into the running and fitness World, looking at future plans, and their brand Strive.

Enjoy!

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The wait is finally over!

Join the boys on this weeks' episode as they inbox their marathons from the weekend.

Where did Niki find that run from? Will Gareth be back for more? Were there bananas?

Find out now!

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This week the boys look ahead at this weekends' marathons.

Niki will be towing the line one more time in London while Gareth will be making his marathon debut in Manchester.

They also look back at last weekends' Boston Marathon and try and decide the best donut filling.

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This week the boys address some of the shocking mishaps at Newport Marathon Festival, before being joined by Natasha Wilson.

Natasha takes us on her journey though the American NCAA system before returning to the UK and beginning a corporate career, right up to present day and going full-time running, with a helping of farming on the side!

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This week the boys sat down with a relative newbie to the world of running, local boy, Nathan Smith.

After a pretty decent rugby career on the local circuit, Nathan has now turned his sights to running and we caught up with him a few days before his marathon debut in Newport!

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This week the boys are bringing you something a little different!

We sat down with some of the longest serving faces in the South Wales running scene and unboxed some of the hottest topics about.

Join the boys, Darkey, Bull and Bishy as they delve through camel backs, charity races, influencers and much more!

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This week the boys were joined by one of the half of the second best running podcast in Wales, Dan Nash!

Dan has both Wales and GB vest in his wardrobe as well as an impressive pacing job for Phily Bowden out in Berlin.

Listen up as we navigate through Dans' early exposure to running in Cornwall, the switch to Wales and future ambitions!

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This weeks guest has been a viral sensation during this seasons' Mens Six Nations Championship.

Rhodri Williams took on an insane challenge during the tournament, running 1 mile for ever point Wales lost by.

With Wales' stock in the rugby World at an all time low, this was never going to end well!

Join us as we talk about how the challenge helped Rhodri fall back in love with running again, and how he uses running to explore all the different destinations his job lands him in!

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This week the boys are joined by Jack Kavanagh, straight off the back of some impressive times since the turn of the year!

A relative newcomer to the world of running, Jack has propelled himself into the elite field and is now fully focused on the biggest prize.

Enjoy!

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This week the boys are joined by SVT athlete Alex Simpson.

Gareth and Alex worked together nearly 20 years ago and hadn't seen each other again until their paths crossed at a run, Worlds apart from the lives they lived 20 years ago!

Tune in and listen to Alex compare the euphoria of Heartbreak Hill to a night in Escape and much more!

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We can't manage diaries very well recently! Haha.

Life got in the way for this weeks planned guest, so he's a short and sharp episode with the boys!

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This week the boys sit down and answer some community questions!

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This week the boys dragged a Crossfit coach out of bed at 6AM in Australia for a chat!

Mark Branniff joined the boys this week from the other side of the World to talk us through some of the insane endurance challenged he has done over the last couple of years and his future ambitions in the area!

Spencer Matthews, Russ Cook, Ross Edgely - make some room for Mark!

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This week the boys sat down with a man who's enthusiasm for running is undefeated.

Chris Pratt's enthusiasm is infectious. Spawned from a default entry into the London Marathon back when 4 failed entries resulted in a guaranteed spot, Chris' journey has spiralled from there.

He has poured countless hours into Ogmore Phoenix Running Club, serving as the Chair for many a year and is also a proud Asics Frontrunner.

And his journey is far from over, but you'll have to listen to find out more!

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Niki and Gareth are both rougher than tarzans' feet this week, but the show must go on!

On the other hand, expert pacer Ben Claridge joins us from a lovely ski chalet in France, taking a break from the slopes.

This week the boys travel through Ben's journey that has seen him pivot between the 400 and 800, throwing in a couple of other distances, all building up to breaking the 4 minute mile in the summer of 2024!

Top boy, Ben.

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This week the boys are joined by adopted Welsh girl, Jenny Nesbitt.

Join us as we navigate through Jenny's journey into the running world, trying her hand at every sport in her primary school days before setting her sights on becoming a runner.

A great chat, beautifully unorganised by the boys, it's a great insight into the journey into running with a few pit stops into the effect of content creation on the sport, looking into the positives and negatives it can bring.

Thanks Jen!

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This week the boys welcome Molly Smith on the pod.

Molly may be the sister of speedster Jake, but rest assure she is making her own waves in the running World quickly. Her first full year in 2024 saw her make her marathon debut in London, clocking in at 2:37 before wrapping the year up at Valencia marathon, leaving Scott Gray in her dust as she clocked a sensational 2:31!

Molly Smith, remember the name!

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The boys are back with a second season of the fastest podcast on the internet!

To kick off this season, our guest needs no introduction, he had enough grief through the first season!

Join us as we chat with Scott about his journey into running, which quickly turned into triathlon - before it was cool!

A journey that was derailed just as it was starting with a Crohns diagnosis, Scott has worked his way back and has just wrapped up a stunning 2024, bringing the curtain down on the year by...

We just needed a way to fill a gap between the end of season 1 and start of season 2.

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The boys welcomed their final guest of season one this week, and what better way to sign off than with the incredibly lovely Calli Hauger-Thackery!

Calli takes us through her story from knowing it was running from a very early age, studying hip-hop in New Mexico, a short stint as a lumberjack in Australia right up to this years Olympic heartbreak.

Yet again, it's a good one!

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This week the boys welcome Daf Jones on for a chat about his running journey.

A slow burner that has started to light up his races as he rolls into his twenties. Daf takes us through the start of his running journey, with a shirt stop in New York that wasn't for him and landing back in Wales with a desire to prove himself in the running scene.

Daf speak so well for someone shy of his 21st birthday and we are sure he's bang on track to make some noise in the...

For this episode of our guest catch ups we welcome Lily Partridge back to recap all things NYC Marathon from an elite runners point of view.

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This week the boys were joined by a man who has created a legacy in the running World.

Running. Coaching. Broadcasting. James Thie has taken the opportunities presented to him and squeezed them for all they are worth, carving out an incredible career.

We cover everything from his young days travelling around the World and racing for purses that would pay the bills, to his transitions into coaching and broadcasting, whilst still competing on the track and the tarmac.

Great episode. Great guy. Enjoy!

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This week we are joined by Michael Darke of CDF Runners.

We navigate throgh being shit at sports in school, starting running, stopping running and then starting again!

We address some of running hot-takes and dip into what's being going on in the running world in the past week!

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This weekend the best race in Wales rocks around for another instalment. That's right, it's time for the RB10K again, and the boys sat down with Run Director Shaun Tobin.

Before the boys got onto the famous race, they took a quick fire trip through Shauns sporting achievements, sprinkled with medals from both boxing and running. you could sit down with Shaun for hours and listens to his stories.

And then we got onto the big race, it's history and it's development into the modern day alongside the rise of social media.<...

This episode sees the boys welcome another Ponty Roadent.

But this time, she's also an Olympian!

Clara Evans-Graham joins the boys this week after a whirlwind summer that saw her finish as first Brit in the Womens' Marathon at Paris 2024 after a late call up, and then slip off to get married!

What a summer!

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