Two Average Runners

By Alice Penn and Huw Edwards

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Episodes: 32

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A South African and a Welshman, two average runners, take you on a meandering walk through their non-average goals in running, work, and life.

Episode Date
Ep 31. Did Alice go sub-3? Plus Huw’s training camp and our plans for 2027
Oct 20, 2026
Ep 30. Is Alice set for Chicago? Plus pre-run meals, and do you need different shoes for different runs?
Oct 13, 2026
Ep 29. Top 3 tips for a first-time marathoner, pre-race nerves, and running with a cold
Oct 06, 2026
Ep 28. Huw quit running? Facing big scary goals, dealing with DNFs, and what fuels the passion for running
Sep 29, 2026
Ep 27. Huw has exciting news! Plus runners’ pet peeves, and can you negative split a 100-miler?
Sep 22, 2026
Ep 26. What Huw learned from combing through 14 years of training data (assisted by AI..). And find we are in violent agreement on what actually matters for runners
Sep 15, 2026
Ep 25. The line between healthy vs unhealthy ambition, training camps, and building grit at 41
Sep 08, 2026
Ep 24. The psychology of tanking on race day. Plus getting faster in your fifties, Huw's new coach, and a Leadville comeback
Sep 01, 2026
Ep 23. Where our drive comes from, and fuelling a 6-year-old at parkrun
Aug 25, 2026
Ep 22. A half marathon PB, fuelling under peer pressure, and gun time vs chip time
Aug 18, 2026
Ep 21. The comparison trap, Strava egos, and running with people faster than you
Aug 11, 2026
We made it to ep 20! Plus race gear that let us down, pre-race rituals, and the best way to pee before a race
Aug 04, 2026
Ep 19. Huw's Soft Rock ordeal. Plus Josh Kerr's mile, the Tour de France, and fear vs your body actually protecting you
Jul 28, 2026
Ep 18. Soft Rock is here! Plus best taper, panic in a pen of 18,000 runners, and Huw's about to meet the pain cave.
Jul 21, 2026
Ep 17. Huw's biggest adventure yet! Plus AI vs human running coaches, a topless parkrun stalker, and running advice that turned out wrong
Jul 14, 2026
Ep 16. Western States 100 recap, plus the Fuelin app, and how we deal with a bad race
Jul 07, 2026
Ep 15. Running in a heatwave, where to live as a runner, and Alice's solo 5K caper
Jun 30, 2026
Ep 14. We committed to a 90K race on air. Plus an accidental ultramarathoner, and Comrades marathon history
Jun 23, 2026
Ep 13. £750 for an MRI in a thunderstorm. Western States, strength training, and the grand piano at 32km
Jun 16, 2026
Ep 12. Alice is foolish and runs 30K with the flu. Plus Ozempic, when to push through, and a Cape Town storm story
Jun 09, 2026
Ep 11. The good, bad, and ugly of running. Garmin lies, Huw ditched 75hard, and Alice is dreading an upcoming 5k race.
Jun 02, 2026
Episode 10! Track etiquette, a Comrades horror story, and what Alice is quietly plotting
May 26, 2026
Ep 9. Running 250 miles in 56 hours with only 19 minutes of sleep! Plus, carbon shoes, chest phlegm, and best places to run in London.
May 19, 2026
Ep 8. Post-marathon blues, cross-training, and could you run without a goal?
May 12, 2026
Ep 7. London Marathon done. Plus a fridge, a hosepipe, and a 77-year-old paddler
May 05, 2026
Bonus Pod! Preview of Alice's London Marathon result
May 01, 2026
Ep 6. Hippy hill and taper tantrums… Plus our biggest running achievements and most epic failures.
Apr 28, 2026
Ep 5. Two weeks to the London Marathon - will Alice make it to the start line? Plus how we make our running friends, and is a running coach worth it?
Apr 21, 2026
Ep 4. Race week update! Plus gels, rugby, and juggling running with a non-runner partner.
Apr 14, 2026
Ep 3. Our first listener corner! Plus stress fractures, running shoes, and dealing with grief.
Apr 07, 2026
Ep 2. The journey so far! Training, adventures and crying in movies.
Mar 31, 2026
We started a podcast! + how we got into running
Mar 24, 2026