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Rob Deering and Paul Tonkinson

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Comedians Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering talk about life and comedy - but mainly running. Whilst running.

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Q&A 2021

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08/12/21 • 90 min

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Paul is on the bench once more, which is a shame... but a fantastic opportunity for our 2021 Q&A! In this epic episode we deal with running slow, running fast, recovering, drinking, Ultras, tractors, dream runs, dream guests, and regrets - we’ve had a few.

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You can now get Rob's book Running Tracks here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444 - and you can get Paul’s book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/26-2-Miles-Happiness-Comedians-Marathon/dp/1472966260

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A Milestone And A Plan

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07/29/21 • 64 min

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A classic route and a special occasion as Rob and Paul return to the woods. Featuring news of the children, the stand-up circuit and, of course, drinking - plus Rob surprises Paul with a big milestone and Paul surprises Rob with some big plans.

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You can pre-order Rob's book Running Tracks here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444 - and get Paul’s book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/26-2-Miles-Happiness-Comedians-Marathon/dp/1472966260

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The Return of Parkrun

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07/26/21 • 21 min

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Rain and joy on Hackney Marshes as Rob and Paul join the many happy runners there - and around the UK - doing their first parkrun in seventeen months. Thank you parkrun. Thank you marshals!

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Brisket and Tenderloin

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08/05/21 • 35 min

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A gentle run on Clissold Park’s wood chips as Paul is once again troubled by injury - on his Birthday! Featuring car trouble, hernia deniers, gigs Paul's been doing and TV Rob's been watching, surprise gifts, Olympics old and new, book-related excitement, more Ultra speculation and the secret of Rob's backpack.

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Rob's book Running Tracks is AVAILABLE NOW! https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444 - plus you can get Paul’s book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/26-2-Miles-Happiness-Comedians-Marathon/dp/1472966260

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Frosty Fun and Winter Wisdom

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01/19/22 • 45 min

A happy day as Paul and Rob set off from Rob's house for the first time in a long while - Paul is slowly but surely returning to form. Featuring wonderful Winter conditions, an unexpected moment of extreme Ultra training for Rob, a small but significant milestone on the road to recovery for Paul, shoes both responsibly sourced and illicitly dangled, parkrun report and Race to the Stones planning, some fun other runners, frost, deer, sunshine and a golden morning all round.

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Rob's book Running Tracks is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, and you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

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Running, Reading and Rage

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01/26/22 • 59 min

Paul is now fit enough to return to the moderately hard surface of the Parkland Walk - and Rob is back to being the one that tends to stop along the way - on this cold trot through the wintry woods. Featuring stories of angry strangers, Paul's parkrun and Rob's 10k report, book-related appointments, some great PBs and the welcome return of 'beans'.

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Rob's book Running Tracks is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444, you can get Paul’s award-winning 26.2 Miles to Happiness here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

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Stag Dos and Don'ts

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07/15/21 • 62 min

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At last Paul and Rob catch up with each other for a gentle bimble round the soft surfaces of Clissold Park. Featuring a Euro 2020 debrief, dentistry in a galaxy far far away, tears and trauma for Paul, performances and publications for Rob, a Race to the Stones and an Olympic 10k and - of course - the full story on the Golden Stag Mile.

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Heatwave on the Heath

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07/22/21 • 38 min

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As the glorious, boiling weather continues, Rob and Paul make a short, early-ish loop of Hampstead Heath. Featuring the full report from Rob’s 10k, adventures good and bad for the kids, and the temptations of a grassy meadow.

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Pains in the Park

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06/18/20 • 62 min

Not so much medal Monday as medical Monday; as the sun shines on Victoria Park, Paul and Rob are feeling a little bit mortal. Featuring chest pains, famous Northerners Michael Parkinson and Geoff Wedge, the satisfaction of a job pointlessly done, trials and tribulations of feeding the family, and the comparative thrills of Terminator 2 and Sweet Magnolias.

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Previously on Running Commentary…

Running Commentary

06/25/20 • 58 min

A stunningly sunny June run to and through the woods, where, as some kind of potential future falls into place, Paul and Rob look back at their history together. Featuring extreme generosity, unreasonable mockery, sun-dappled greenery, familiar constabulary, nuggets of philosophy, marathons and parkruns past and future, putting it all out there, buying all the available fish,

and some hot dogs.

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