What The Fartlek Podcast
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It's Thursday and you know what that means....
This week, our main event is a sit down with the Sheffield Business Runners as Rob is joined by Hannah, James and Sam to talk all about their community, its origin and their big plans for 2025. A great chat with some really inspiring people doing good things for their local area!
Matt is on lates so Ben and Emma jump on with the gang from the start as we talk about pacing at RunThrough Drayton Manor 5k & 10k in April, Jack joins us for elite corner and we have a big update on the Parkrun cup quarter finals week one
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Music by: Graham Lindley
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It's Thursday and you know what that means....
Matt is back and recovered from his stag do disease to join Rob and JP for a catch up on all things running. Plus Jack's elite corner and Ben and Emma are reunited for a trip to Macclesfield Parkrun as well as a Parkrun cup round of 16 and quarter final draw update.
Then it's onto the main event - Rob sits down with the absolutely delightful Dan Wilson. We talk all things ultras, community and mental health in a really honest conversation with a superstar of a human
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Music by: Graham Lindley
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It's Thursday and you know what that means....
The hangover is real as the boys (minus Matt) and Lou recover from a raucous weekender in Skegness. We talk a bit about our week in running before heading straight into the main event, a chat with the awesome Kirsty Beck
Kirsty talks openly and honestly about her weight loss journey and how she was able to channel grief into positivity and achieve amazing running feats.
Plus its a Parkrun double, as Ben and Emma ran separately this week, and we have a Parkrun cup update from the first week of the round of 16
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Music by: Graham Lindley
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It's Thursday and you know what that means....
A BUMPER edition of the What The Fartlek Podcast is back and it is headlined by a chat with family. Rob sits down with the incomparable Jess Blakemore to talk Couch 2 5k to Ultra, community and mental health as well as everything in between.
Plus the Parkun cup group stage has come to a close - hear the final standings and who has progressed to the last 16. Also a cheeky easter egg at the end - that's right it's the round of 16 draw (and it went as well as you could imagine). Huge thank you to BrrHeato for their continued support
We hear some facts about Mansfield, Jack’s Elite Corner is back and Matt is getting very nervous about his stag do this weekend.
What more could you want
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It's Thursday and you know what that means....
Series 17 of the What The Fartlek podcast rolls on and it's another action packed episode full of our usual nonsense and a little bit of running.
We round up how our weeks have been, as we all look to rebuild towards the next goal. Plus Jack is back with a world record to talk about in Elite corner. Then it's time for the latest Parkrun chat with Ben and Emma as they visit Chatterton Hall - and Matt is tasked with another project
There is also a parkrun cup update and we talk about what 2025 has in store for the podcast and the community
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Its Saturday and you know what that means....
A very special bonus episode to kick off Series 17 launch week for all you Parkrun enthusiasts out there as our own Parkrun Power Couple sit down with Rob to give you the lowdown on 10 weeks of 5k antics from the off season.
From bridges, to movie sets, foreign countries to….St Helens, this special look back on 2 months of parkrun exploits has it all! Parking, scenery, breakfast spots and beyond, whatever tickles your Parkrun pickle, you’ll find it inside this 90 minute blast of Bemma goodness
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It's Thursday and you know what that means....
The worlds most unorganised running podcast is back for a fifth year and a 17th series and we’ve got a lot to catch up on
The boys (and Lou) take a look back at Pendle Way in a Day and a look forward at 2025 running goals
Jack, quite frankly phones in a new series of Elite Corner and Ben and Emma join us for a review of Melton Mowbray parkrun, a very important parkrun cupdate and a look back at our 2024 charity of the year - Bluebell Wood
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It's Thursday and you know what that means....
For the last time in series 16 and in 2024 its the most unorganised running podcast in all the land - comin at ya like Cleopatra
Rob, JP, Ben and Lou take a walk down memory lane in this community themed episode, touching on some of our fave events from the year and looking forward to 2025
Then it’s frankly gets even more ridiculous than normal! See you next year ❤️
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It's Thursday and you know what that means....
The penultimate episode of Series 16 is here and it’s packed full of the usual nonsense and, as always, descends into utter chaos
We talk Pendle training, poorly parkruns, pre wedding elite corners, Percy Pud themed roll calls, pronunciation perils and pterodactyls
Get it in your ears now
Remember you can join our Fartlek Family at any time, be part of our 100+ strong community of amazing people, organising meet ups, catch ups and general nonsense all year round
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It's Thursday and you know what that means....
A skeleton crew this week as Matt and Lou are away from desk but Rob and JP are still on hand, talking Pendle training and bringing the roll call vibes
Plus Ben and Emma have an exciting announcement for 2024, tune in to hear exactly what before the official announcement this evening
Jacks elite corner is back after his 42nd stag do concluded, as we are now just 2 episodes away from a Christmas break
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