Best Stewart Harding And Amy Cuthbert Genders Podcasts (2025)

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#167 - Ignoring Signs is Bullshit with Naz Khan 1:10:57

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7d ago1:10:57

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We've got a guest! Local runner to us, different point of view, setting up something for a particular group that we don't know much about? You know we love that kind of thing. Stu loves talking about canicross and Amy loves ignoring signs which may have prevented her having a bad time. We refuse to learn from our mistakes.…

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#166 - All the Other Runners are Bullshit 54:11

28d ago54:11

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This might have been the Halloween episode, but it isn't. Amy gets judged by local shopkeepers, didn't lose her dog, and her mum runs a bit. Stu goes for a walk, watches some runners, and reflects on post-industrial decline across the UK’s marginalised communities, citing how political choices have dismantled local economies and hollowed out the se…

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#165 - Reflexology Shoes are Bullshit 1:01:16

1M ago1:01:16

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Welcome to the Number 1 Pheasant podcast, with more phun phacts than anyone else, maybe. We also talk about running for a bit as Stewart gets injured and ignores it (LIKE A MAN) and Amy has another tale that could have only happened to her. PinSkinMan IRL, arses, gout, and we want to sue Garmin for some reason…

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#164 - Trespassing is Bullshit 1:00:55

2M ago1:00:55

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Amy had a close encounter of the rural kind, while Stu had a shit race and then a nice race. There is talk of rare pheasants, mysteriously intentioned portaloos, race mayonnaise, the Lincoln Showground (IYKYK), a TV show we've never heard of, and Amy loses her mind because someone jumped.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#163 - Gravel Running is Bullshit 1:06:25

2M ago1:06:25

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An all-time classic rant from us as Salomon invent a new genre of running that no one asked for. Stu attends his first Barkrun, Amy isn't keen on sexy pace, and our listeners have some spectacular levels of bullshit ranging from the miraculous to the miserable.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#162 - Barbwire is Bullshit 1:05:53

3M ago1:05:53

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Amy moved house, so the delayed episode was all her fault. She uses it as an excuse to not run, which is actually pretty reasonable compared to some of the others we've heard... Stu is very much back at it, racing silly races, getting wet and miserable and competing with children at parkrun. Our listeners chime in with stories of epic failure, bein…

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#161 - Tussocks are Bullshit 41:28

4M ago41:28

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Roll up, roll up and slag off geographical features right here! Got a hill that's a bit too steep? A trail that's a bit too fiddly? A forest that looked at you a bit funny? We want to hear about them. We get some top listener advice on making women feel safe when running, Stu didn't have enough blood to run, and Amy isn't completely appalled at the…

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#160 - Vampire Flies are Bullshit 58:16

4M ago58:16

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Men being creepy is obviously bad, but it really does make good entertainment as Amy gets all riled up. She also encounters a closed trail, runs down it, and realises it was closed for a reason. Stu claims vengeance, ponders racelessness, swears at a hill, but wants to go to an even bigger hill in Colorado.…

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#159 - Crystalline Granite is Bullshit 1:01:44

5M ago1:01:44

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Amy has another animal encounter, but this one is a lot more mythical than usual, and we're pretty sure it was totally real. We talk about repairing shoes, and hope this will turn out to be a good idea. Our listeners get poisoned, look at some puffins, get cramp and get stung in the foot. Hot, isn't it?…

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#158 - Buying a House is Bullshit 41:11

5M ago41:11

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Some big questions in this episode: How do you let pedestrians know you want to get past? Can men be mega-babes? And, is trail running gay? We answer some of these and more, as well as details of Stewart having the shits and Amy's fond memories of norovirus, our listeners cry, get stung, and listen to this podcast in the wrong order. We also talk a…

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#157 - Straight Roads are Bullshit 50:47

6M ago50:47

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Stewart has an important yet stupid announcement to make, and Amy ran on a road. Our listeners fall over, get stopped by the police, get spat on, rant about t-shirts, and apparently one of you was a monk! A classic episode in many ways. Also, Amy gets all the hard names and Stewart doesn't edit out any of attempts, you're welcome.…

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#156 - Racing Mobility Scooters is Bullshit 57:37

6M ago57:37

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Only we could have an episode title like this, surely? Stu is coming in hot with a rant that will definitely backfire, and Amy has forgotten what she's ranted about. There's talk of coughing, being unprepared for the elements, eggs, a parkrun nun, the cursed Edinburgh marathon, and a story that could only have come from Lisa Gibbon.…

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#155 - Stolen Valour is Bullshit 58:31

7M ago58:31

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Amy gets good and wound up about things that do not affect her life in any way, while Stewart uncovers a conspiracy theory. We talk about squirting, tea experimentation, losing the will to live from running on a flat road, What 3 Words, and the London marathon continues to live rent-free in our heads.…

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#154 - Ghost Horses are Bullshit 50:16

7M ago50:16

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Amy starts spooooky season early this year risking the most heinous curse imaginable, while Stu has become the greatest runner in history and is playing it super cool. We also possibly quite badly insult 0.004% of our audience, Amy doesn't understand dimensions, we talk about the worst way to power through a night shift, when a marathon isn't a mar…

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#153 - Winking Robots are Bullshit 1:00:30

8M ago1:00:30

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Another mostly unfocussed scattergun of a podcast where Stu has done another bloody race and is all full of himself and Amy hasn't done a race and doesn't give a shit. We talk head injuries, Weird Al Yankovic, the start of silly costume season, races that don't exist, and have serous worries about our audience.…

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#152 - Mansplaining is Bullshit 57:14

8M ago57:14

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Amy grabbed a little lamb, it's fleece was white as snow, and when she lobbed it over the fence, on her merry way she did go. There are tales of personal growth, colonialism, getting lost in a field, public rights of way and when they should be destroyed, and we accidentally convince ourselves that £140 shorts are a fair deal.…

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#151 - Other People's Routes are Bullshit 55:59

9M ago55:59

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Oops Stu did it again, got lost in the woods, endangered his friends... There's also plenty of running icks in this episode, Amy scales a mountain and wishes she hadn't, and we shit all over the Lisbon half, which by the sound of things is certainly not the first time.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#150 - Just Running Downhill is Bullshit 53:35

9M ago53:35

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Our 150th episode spectacular doesn't feature AMAZING guests, WILD stories, or HUGE competitions, it's just the same old nonsense. Stu has been questioning his sanity, nearly drowning in mud, learnt how to do CPR, and actually went to the gym while Amy went for a run. There's also another thrilling religious running update.…

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#149 - Mashed Potato in a Bag is Bullshit with Bethan Taylor-Swaine 1:14:00

9M ago1:14:00

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By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#148 - Being Farted On is Bullshit 44:34

10M ago44:34

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We're sorry about the title of the episode, and yes the story is pretty bad, even by our standards. Amy is being gaslit by social media, but in a very specific way, and Stu accidentally invents a new form of age grading at races.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#147 - Shakeout Runs are Bullshit 1:07:09

11M ago1:07:09

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Why is everyone doing shakeout runs all of a sudden, and what happened to recovery runs? We don't answer these questions and more in this episode. We talk about our own fairly reasonable plans for 2025 and many of your stupid plans for 2025, and look forward when we hear the tale of how they inevitably go wrong.…

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#146 - 2024 was Bullshit 1:06:40

12M ago1:06:40

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The world's premier "nearly shitting yourself while running" podcast returns for the last time this year, and we're here to tell you 2024 was bullshit. We've got lots of your bullshit, lots of our own bullshit, and our favourite bullshit news of the year. Stewart sings.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#145 - Stealing Signs is Bullshit 1:01:39

1y ago1:01:39

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This weekend Stu succeeded putting on a race and Amy failed to finish it. There's also toe nail cringe, polesplaining, Amy getting chased by a dog, more slagging off of influencers, and breaking topological news from Norfolk. 📸 @dazsphotography1By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#144 - Screaming Men are Bullshit 59:37

1y ago59:37

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Amy has a tale to tell. It's not about running, but when has that ever stopped her? We celebrate the return of the Man, the Myth, the Legend at the New York Marathon, complain even more about influencers, do some racing and have a generally lovely times out on the trails, even if some of the trails aren't really trails.…

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#143 - Menopause is Bullshit with Jane Pangbourne 1:26:24

1y ago1:26:24

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We can't believe we haven't talked about menopause before, so we're putting that right with the fantastic Jane Pangbourne who is all about the no bullshit approach. There's also tales of a very sad race recce followed by the race itself, which was actually a lot of fun, some Australian things, "Ladies", and a very severe Code Brown, which led to Am…

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#142 - Strava AI is Bullshit 58:02

1y ago58:02

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Various illnesses might have delayed this one but don't worry, we give you all the fun details. We switch funny run club names for funny Australian names, wonder if everyone in South Korea wear moon boots, run up and down hills a bit, and really get into Strava's latest and most bizarre feature update yet.…

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#141 - Progression Runs are Bullshit 44:34

1y ago44:34

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So apparently Amy isn't the only one keeping track of her wild toilet stops while Stewart is still really into run club names combined with the inherent silliness of English place names. We also write a smash hit 90s teen film, break some amazing gossip from 2015, and just laugh at the idea of editing wikipedia to make yourself look good.…

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#140 - Wild Wees are Bullshit 54:47

1y ago54:47

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Amy has another fairly normal running story that she manages to make into a whole drama, which explains the tree on the episode cover. We get into some weird club names, weird places to run and race, and just plain fucking weird reasons anyone would pay someone else to run their Strava activities for them.…

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#139 - PBs are Bullshit 56:27

1+ y ago56:27

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The road to selling out is almost complete as Stu officially becomes one of the fast bois, and Amy talks up how much fun she had doing hill reps and nailing her progression run. It's the twist no one saw coming... We get back to our core principles of insulting vast swathes of our listeners, laughing at your injuries and questioning all of your lif…

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#138 - Night Marathons are Bullshit 1:11:59

1+ y ago1:11:59

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GB Olympian Stewart Harding shares his story of running at the Olympics and completing the Olympic marathon unlike the so-called 'greatest marathon runner ever'. Amy heads back to the middle boring bit of England, which has apparently got a lot nicer recently even if she inadvertently chased away all the local wildlife. There is also a long story a…

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#137 - Strava Jockeys are Bullshit 59:24

1+ y ago59:24

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Huge BS merch news if you like your neck tubes to be multi-functional! We've had medals, we now have coasters, we ask what's next? We've got a complex story from Race to the Stones, mourn the passing of some trail running companies and add loads of great entries onto the injury list, as well as the 'definitely not injured' list.…

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#136 - Running on Holiday is Bullshit 1:04:31

1+ y ago1:04:31

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The running world has been shaken to it's very core with a massive revelation on this episode, and no we don't mean dark mode on Strava. We get into the peril of running on holiday, and dealing with wild animals, stubborn bowels, and horrible nice weather. We reveal how running through injury can only have good outcomes and mock multiple people bec…

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#135 - Race Milk is Bullshit with Jemma Lewis 1:20:59

1+ y ago1:20:59

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We speak to running coach Jemma Lewis on why she's only into coaching women, how she got onto a Marks and Spencer advert and how much she regrets camping in Wales. We also have far too much fun talking about things that are probably extremely normal in American races, have less fun talking about gross illnesses that children get, and celebrate pour…

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#134 - Virtual T-Shirts are Bullshit 1:00:59

1+ y ago1:00:59

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Hold onto your hats because Amy has done TWO things to report back on, including a big first in her running history. As she copes with a ton of raceday-related stress and staring into the abyss, Stu prepares for a very long race by running a very short race, and has a whole exciting new set of niggles and potential injuries to look forward to.…

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#133 - Men are Bullshit with Rachel Hewitt 1:39:35

1+ y ago1:39:35

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A BIG episode with plenty going on. We speak to author of our new favourite book 'In Her Nature', Rachel Hewitt about the surprising history of women's sport, and the insane ways men ruined it. We cover both sides of the same race, Amy slides her way away from some cows, and Stewart talks himself up and gets exactly what he deserves.…

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#132 - PMDD is Bullshit 1:09:01

1+ y ago1:09:01

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So it turns out Amy isn't just lazy and flaky, and we talk about the reasons why one week out of four is a near complete write-off. Yes, Stu feels very bad about being a dick about it in previous episodes... Don't worry, we're only serious for a little bit, and then we get into massive Scottish bins, dangerous pina coladas, perilous hiking, supplem…

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#131 - Not Getting a Banana is Bullshit 45:06

1+ y ago45:06

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We uncover an extremely mild scandal at the heart of UK marathon running, which will almost certainly bring the entire sport to it's knees. GIVE US FOOD. Some amazingly unexpected news has completely ruined Stu's summer already, and Amy found glory running down the Mall in London, but a week earlier than most others did.…

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#130 - Bragging About Things You Haven't Done Yet is Bullshit 1:05:27

1+ y ago1:05:27

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Let us know once you've done the thing yeh? We've plenty of top BS content from you lot this week, with falling over, seeing dragons, having a bad time in Scotland, and plenty of tangents from Amy's increasingly bizarre life.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#129 - Energy Gels are Bullshit with Puff the Dragon 1:00:24

1+ y ago1:00:24

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Yes that's right, our guest is a dragon. That's how pioneering we are, going where other podcasts don't dare. Amy may have had a dream about tadpoles, we advertise spotify for some reason, Stu runs fast, Amy reveals a remarkable first, and we suggest that you don't shit yourself in Japan. Check out Puff's friend Dana Power for fundraising links!…

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#128 - February is Bullshit 55:24

2y ago55:24

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We come in hot this week with some more takes on runfluencers and social media, as well as a few rants about running for charity. Which sounds a bit risky doesn't it? Oh well, we've had a good run, bye everyone... Amy nearly dies in a river, and dodges the snow. Stu's whole life is just mud.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#127 - Runfluencers are Bullshit 58:36

2y ago58:36

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There has been MUD this week. So much mud. We experience both sides of a race for the first time, and are both exhausted for different reasons. We learn a bit more about where you listen to us, lobster horse roleplaying, a lot more about men pissing in places they shouldn't, and of course a shed load about runfluencers and how no one should give a …

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#126 - Paywalls are Bullshit with Ian Williams 1:09:44

2y ago1:09:44

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Don't mention Strava! I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it. We talk to Ian Williams who created Fetch Everyone, a massive website full of fantastic numbers for you to log your runs. There's also a surprising amount of piss related discourse, a fair bit of sweating, and a fantastic bit of cheating.…

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#125 - Scree is Bullshit 45:04

2y ago45:04

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Amy has been on an exclusive hot weather training camp and Stewart is continuing to dominate local races. These things are partly true, which is good enough for podcast purposes. Also includes talk of absolute zero, flattering seams, dogging and the most adorable running shoes.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#124 - Running Targets Are Bullshit 57:46

2y ago57:46

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We've got mixed reports of races from the end of last year and mixed luck with getting into some big name races this year! Amy got confused by an aid station, Stewart gets annoyed at Strava, and you all have set some really stupid running targets and we can't wait to hear how they go wrong.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#123 - 2023 Was Bullshit 58:46

2y ago58:46

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What a bullshit year. At least for most of you, we actually had quite a nice time. We're cancelling race organisers, tricking you into buying tea, cursing cyclists yet again, and talking about all the horribly actually sad reasons why you can't run. What's the weirdest thing you've got from a race goody bag?…

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#122 - 24-Hour Races are Bullshit 1:02:13

2y ago1:02:13

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Stewart escaped Meriden! We can finally hear all about this race that has been over a year in the making. Good news, it was miserable. Amy's been taking advantage of her car-based freedom by going to one single new place over and over again, and still can't pronounce names.By Stewart Harding and Amy Cuthbert-Genders

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#121 - Walking is Bullshit 52:59

2y ago52:59

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Just one more episode until Meriden so we're getting into the best bits of any race, the map, the plan and the admin! We've also got some great ultra food ideas from our listeners which are uncharacteristically helpful. Amy also has the least scariest running story you'll ever hear, just in time to have missed Halloween.…

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#120 - Throwing Up All Over Yourself is Bullshit with Louise Butcher 1:08:00

2y ago1:08:00

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We're on a roll with guests and this is a really good one! Louise Butcher had a double mastectomy but instead of shying away from her scars, she's running topless every day not just to raise awareness, but because it feels bloody brilliant! We also talk about running smells because we're 120 episodes in and have run out of things to complain about.…

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#119 - Five Years of This is Bullshit with Ben and Cassie Jones 1:23:03

2y ago1:23:03

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Seriously? FIVE years? Of this? Weird. We go back to our roots for this episode by interviewing a couple of people that we know, but one of them did the Dragon's Back Race, so that's pretty cool. There's also some nostalgia for how shit we were at the beginning, stories about actual shit, shit singing, and someone at a race who was a shit (allegedl…

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#118 - Headtorches are Bullshit with Nathan Landry 1:21:09

2y ago1:21:09

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We've saw some guy on instagram and we liked his posts so we thought we'd get him on the pod! Go check out @running.is.dumb Meanwhile we get into corporate fanboying, the uncanny valley of Stu's singing ability, unconventional cross training, inadvertent inspiration, epic levels of cheating, and swearing profusely at theoretical passers-by.…