Band of Runners

In conversation with marathon enthusiast Andrew Coveney who embraces the lifestyle of running and loves to meet new people on his journey and celebrate them and their achievements along the way

In conversation with ultra runner, coach and survivor Tom Garrod after his 500+ mile round trip up and down the length of Wales

Band of Runners gets to talk to John Stocker - World Record Holder and winner of the Suffolk Backyard Ultra 

Rob and Simon talk to James Bennett, youngest runner in the UK to have finished 100 road marathons and taking on the world record for finishing 100 ultra marathons. The boys also discuss James' performance in the recent SDW100 and his rather interesting nutrition strategy.

The boys kick of for season 4 with mountain goat and speedster Manol Dimitrov - picking his brains about the ups and downs of sky racing and speeding along the roads. 

Rob and Simon get to speak to Rich Watts who is currently running a marathon a week for an entire year!  The boys also talk about Pokemon cards????????

Its still lock down, there are no running events. Rob and Simon talk about Robs aspirations on becoming a run coach and pausing the watch during a run. 

Band of Runners is back with a bang in 2021 shooting the breeze with the legendary Eddie Izzard! Eddie and the boys talk marathons, multi-day running and malt loaf as she runs through her 25th marathon in 25 consecutive days so far! Eddie is currently on a mission to Make Humanity Great Again – running a marathon every day in January polished off with a nightly stand-up gig. Absolutely incredible. Open your ears and find out what fuels, drives and makes Eddie tick over on her endurance challenge!! ‘Making a donation is very easy, from anywhere in the world. Just go to eddieizzard.com and hit the ‘Donate’ button to give as much as you like via our Crowdfunder site. Or if you have a UK phone, you can send a text instead. To donate £10, just text the word TEN to 70810. To donate £20, just text the word TWENTY to the same number - 70810.’

We all know 2020 was a weird one. But it wasn’t all bad was it? The boys talk about the highs, the lows and the WhatsApp Mo’s of a unique time in the world and about the thing we all love: running. Keep your heads up, keep running and give this a listen.

Rob and Simon have a spontaneous catch up and discuss if they could run 20 marathons in 10 days, 145 miles along a canal and briefly review the Autumn 100.

Rob and Simon talk the virtual London Marathon and are joined by ultra runner James Moore.  James has finished eleven 100 mile races including the Autumn 100, the next race for the boys in the Centurion Grand Slam.

Simon and Rob discuss their second Centurion race.  The Thames Path 100 miler

Rob and Simon discuss their first race of the Centurion Grand Slam - The North Downs Way 100.  The first race of its kind in the new normal post lock down on one of the hottest days of the year.  

Two weeks till Rob and Simon have to face the North Downs Way 100 they catch up with Graham Carter.  A multiple 100 miler finisher with experience of the NDW and Centurion Grand slam finisher.  

Rob and Simon are back after lock down hibernation with ultra runner and Thames Ring 250 finisher Paul Mason to discuss his experiences with running insanely long distances and his upcoming Project 565 miles.  

The boys are joined by multi marathoner and quiz master Louise Sutherland for a battle of wit. Porn star or My little Pony, Pizza and Music of 2020 are just some of the rounds thrown at the boys 

Its day 42 of lockdown, Simon and Rob are joined for some games with the queen of halves, Kerry Shevlan.  Kerry is one of four that has run 100 half marathons in 52 weeks!

Rob and Simon are joined with friends throughout the day to talk live to Gareth Allen whilst running an Ultra marathon around his back Garden.Having previously ran a marathon round his garden at the start of the lockdown and attracting over 400,000 viewers on his live stream, Gareth attempts a 36hr ultra race along the same route.

Rob and Simon speak with Vanessa Brewster.  300 lifetime marathons, loads of ultra marathons and London marathon finisher a staggering 29 times!  

The boys settle in for a pub chat with Pete Mizzi a global marathon runner on a quest to reach 100 marathons.  The boys chat to Pete about his journey and large number of overseas marathons over beers and gin.

Rob and Simon are joined by bakers, runners, race directors of SVN and fountains of knowledge for all things running Traviss Willcox & Rachael Smith.  36x 100 mile race finishes and hundreds and hundreds of marathons between them.  The much loved duo get to talk to the other much loved duo.

Rob and Simon are joined with with friend, ultra runner and pioneer of the garden marathon Gareth Allen. 

Rob and Simon are joined by friend Karen Webber to discuss their plans during the "event" that is Corona. Contains strong language.

Rob and Simon are joined by multi day endurance runners Victoria Fakkel, Ollie Dawson and Rik Vercoe for a FAQ session on running 10 half/full/ultra marathons in 10 days.

Jon and Rob get to chat to Simon Staples, a multiple marathon runner with over 50 wins, a Guinness world record holder and run coach about sub 3hour finish times, failures and what he would do if he had 24hours left on the planet. 

Rob and Simon are joined by team GB Ultra Runner but more importantly for the boys, race director from Centurion Running James Elson.This is a must listen to for those running 100 mile races as James dishes out pearls on the Centurion Grand Slam that Rob and Simon are looking to complete this year.

Rob and Simon are joined by Lisa Jackson author of Your Pace or Mine to discuss her passion for fancy dress, coming last in marathons and her passion for social running. 

Totally unedited! Rob and Simon talk about their main focus for 2020 - The Centurion Grand Slam.

Its New Years eve.  The boys are back with part 2 of their festive special with Rik Vercoe, The Race Director.

Whilst its ill advised to meet your heroes, Rob and Simon spend Christmas Eve with Rik Vercoe in the first of a double episode feature.  The boys dig up the past and discuss Rik's phenomenal race history, Guinness World Records and favourite memories from his running years. 

Kerry and Simon are joined by Rob Cowlin.  Having recently joined the 100 marathon club after finishing the Band of Runners xmas run, Rob reviews his day, his favourite events and what he has planned for the future.  His specialist subject for the quiz James Bond.

Having recently completed a 2650Km trail run along  the Via Alpina Red, from Slovenia to Monaco totally self supported in 43 days the boys catch up with Guillaume Arthus.  A prolific ultra runner who really needs no introduction - google him!  

Rob and Simon talk running clubs with Debbie Watts.  Founder of Mole Valley Runners, run coach, ambassador for the National Running Show and rubbing shoulders with Dame Kelly Holmes, Debbie discusses how she founded one of the countries fastest growing running clubs in the land.  Her specialist subject for the quiz.....80's/90's music.     

Rob and Simon are back with more from the running community.  This week having recently wed during a stage race in Spain, Rob Treadwell gives the boys an 1hr of his time to talk running and vegtable gardening post 1980's...?  

In this last episode of the series the boys get to chat with the 100 marathons club newest member Rob McGregor and catch up with a load of runners during the Phoenix Game of Thrones race. 

The boys are joined by the lively Amy Robson.  From couch to marathon overnight Amy tells the boys how she has very quickly entered the world of long distance running and her passion for the running community.  

Rob and Simon are joined by Pride of Britain winner and 44 marathons in 44 days in 44 countries Pete Thompson!  Pete talks multi day running and his run on the Tour de France route, 2082 miles over 68 days and averaging 30 miles a day.   

Rob and Simon's guest this week is the 100 half marathon clubs newest member Mike Taylor. The boys also take the rare opportunity to meet face to face somewhere in Stains (South of the river). 

Rob and Simon are joined by Simon's friends Ben and Phil.  Both runners and listeners of the podcast keen to give the boys their opinions on this ever increasingly successful running podcast.

Rob and Simon get to speak to Mark Thornberry, an ultra runner and fundraiser battling the trails with cancer.  Mark discusses his ultra achievements in both fundraising and running such races as the Centurion Grand slam, GUCR and the Javelina Jundred (a 100 mile race in the Arizona desert).  

The boys are joined by Vee Calver, queen of the Harlow parkrun with 100 runs and 200 volunteering stints. Rob and Simon talk to the lady who has helped 4,990 different runners to complete the Harlow course she has Race directed for a number of years, completing 12 marathons in 9 months and her favourite races.   

Left to their own devices this week Rob and Simon have a Q&A session from questions put to them from the Band of Runners (Podcast) facebook page.

Rob and Simon talk with Jon Ward.  Jon is a multi day marathon runner with some very interesting races on his spreadsheet including a marathon on a cruise ship and an ultra marathon over 200 miles across Scotland!

Rob and Simon are joined by a group of runners who recently completed the inaugural 1066 ultra marathon.  A 104 mile ultra marathon with limited checkpoints and testing trail. Oli Dawson and Gareth Allen pictured at the finish.

Rob and Simon talk to Paul Commons, a huge supporter of other runners, encouraging, supportive and infatuated with scotch eggs. An inspirational runner closing in on 300 marathons who always goes the extra mile to aid his fellow runners.

Having recently ran her 100th marathon Kasia joins Rob and Simon to talk through her journey to 100 marathons including some insanely challenging mountain ultras. 

Rob and Simon are joined by multiple day ultra marathon runner Matt Johnston who tells the lads about running 5 ultras in 4 days and how he manages to achieve the longer distances.

In this edition Rob and Simon swap their marathon spread sheets and get to talk to Kerrilee Barrett. An extraordinary multi day running specialist, Kerri has accomplished over 130 half marathons all around the globe with a large number of them being part of multi day events!

Rob and Simon are near enough strangers but both love long distance running. In this episode the boys talk about how they found each other, their first marathons, running four 100 mile races in a year and reviewing Simon's run around a Prison