Darren Smith, known as RunnersKnees in the online running community, takes us on the journey of self-discovery and sore feet as he pushes himself to complete a hundred marathons (and above) in ten years and join The Hundred Marathon Club. This is a non-commercial unsponsored podcast sharing love with the community.
Send us a textThe one with the rhinos (duh!)
Send us a textThe one in pink (with the new shoes, D.O.M.S., post sickness and tiredness)
Send us a textThe one where the Rabbi gave me a shout out
Send us a textThe one where it was colder than it was and muddier than it was
Send us a textThe fourth one in a month
Send us a textThe one with the progress
Send us a textThe one with the plan for 2025
Send us a textThe one with the comfy laps and the storm
Send us a textThe one with the boys weekend
Send us a Text Message.The one with the plan
Send us a Text Message.The one with the nausea
Send us a Text Message.The one with the mud
The one where I get down on myself for only running 7 all year but look forward to hitting 12 in 12 again in 2024 to get back on track
The one where no one got my costume
The one where I should have been last but wasn't
The one where the thermometer broke
The one where I kinda got it right
This month for the umpteenth time I found myself on the North Down Way, in Guildford to be precise, "the thinking man's Woking" for Ultra Challenges North Down Challenge, a race that was supposed to have rain at 5pm, then 3pm, and eventually had rain about an hour after the start.Part of a hikey joggy end to the year with SVP50, Thames Path Challenge, Swindon 50K and NYC Marathon to go I needed this one, after two DNFs in recent races with my broken brother. I was 3-10 going into this so needed to pick up the pace and get it done.So, naturally, that is exactly what I did, despite the weather, and the wrong shoes.
The one with the trip to Mountain Warehouse and a quick change of clothes
The picturesque one with my brother and his foot injury
The one with the fastest weasel in Germany
The one where I stopped off for a pint and my Plantar Fasciitis returned
The one with the interconnectedness of everything and a twenty pound note
The one where my shin went pint
The one that went Vegan
The one when I realise this could all be over soon
The post COVID race where sticks and stones didn't hurt me
The one where I bleat on about a decade of running
the one where we decide to run the Liege Beer Marathon as the Thompson Twins from Tintin
The one where we questioned Lew's music taste
The one for the boys also known as Cheer Squad Assemble