Commuting Chaos (and a quick update)

Hey Everyone, long time no see. Yeah, that's because of pesky life again. Sorry!

I wanted to drop a quick post to the blog to let you know I WILL be recording another podcast episode very soon - probably during this week so it can be up in iTunes before the weekend.

Today was nutty - there is a Tube strike in London and my bike commute was pretty hectic - lots more cars than usual, the sidewalks were jammed with walkers and people waiting for busses (and crossing the road in random, dangerous places). There were also plenty of novice cyclists out there, weaving back and forth, stopping randomly, cutting in front of people... you get the picture.

But hey, I cycled 8.2 miles on a sunny English morning!

Talk to you soon.

Run Yank Run 032: For Jody

Hello again, this episode is dedicated to Jody Carner, my mother in law who was recently diagnosed with leukemia and has had a course of chemotherapy. She's doing very well and has been walking two miles a day while on chemo! Our hopes are on a positive result

Despite the blow of finding this out, I kept the episode light and go over all the regular topics too, like training, my new Garmin 310XT, being a bachelor for a week, etc.

Featured Songs (given the circumstances I used a "regular" song):

"Show Me" Mint Royal featuring Pos from De La Soul

Intro/Outro:

"You Start It" by The Monikers from the Podsafe Music Network

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Run Yank Run 031: Hello (Again)

After two months, I'm back. A little older, a little grayer, a little wiser, and ultimately a lot happier. Changing jobs was messy and way more stressful than it had to be, but I am so happy I did it and am really enjoying my new role at R/GA.

In this episode I go over the half marathon I did run in 1:56, the half I didn't (you'll have to listen), as well as talk about running in my new Vibram Fivefinger KSOs which I love.

I also talk about what's been going on and play some songs from my son's school's performance of Grease. I volunteered to play in the band for the musical and it was a lot of fun.

As always, thanks for listening!

Featured Songs:

"Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee" as performed by the Grove Park Primary School

"Grease Is The Word" as performed by the Grove Park Primary School

Intro/Outro:

"You Start It" by The Monikers rom the Podsafe Music Network

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Run Yank Run 030: Birthday Boy

Join me for a 6 mile run along the Thames on a lovely, sunny morning with a birdsong accompaniment.

In this episode I talk about my 42 birthday, announce that I am making an exciting job change to a new digital agency called R/GA, discuss my training and the upcoming White Peak Half Marathon and pose the following question to you listeners out there:

Which would be the better gadget to get - an iPad or a Garmin 310XT?

??????

I'd love to hear your opinions on this, so leave me a message! Either post a comment here or send me an email.

Music from the Podsafe Music Network

Featured Song:

"Fujiera In My Dreams" by Ex Norwegian

Intro/Outro:

"You Start It" by The Monikers

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Run Yank Run 029: Ash Cloud

Hello again. Sorry for yet another massively long silent spell, I go into the reason for this podcast's absence in great detail in this episode, but in short it goes like this: I got really sick in March, work exploded, then we went on holiday in Spain and got stuck due to the volcanic ash cloud.

Our trip was great and we really enjoyed getting away. We saw never ending orange groves, over-developed beachfronts, ancient castles, and the inside of a Spanish hospital when one of my children got pneumonia (!). He's perfectly fine now but that was a bit of drama for the trip.

I go over being stuck in Spain due to all flights being cancelled due to the volcanic ash cloud and our journey home by bus and ferry.

And finally I talk about the running I have been doing, an upcoming race, and conducting an interview for the Runners Roundtable podcast next week with Alex Vero, a UK documentary filmmaker, runner and creator of the documentary "Running to the Limits."

Music from the Podsafe Music Network

Featured Song:

"Wheels On The Bus" by Beth Burrows
"Home" by Great Northern

Intro/Outro:
"You Start It" by The Monikers

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Run Yank Run 028: Born Free

Join me for a 10 mile run through Richmond Park in my new Nike Free 5.0 shoes.

In this episode I discuss all kinds of stuff including forefoot running, upcoming races, first impressions of running in the Nike Free's (is that the proper plural??) and various random thoughts, as usual.

This time the episode is a healthy 45 minutes rather than the brief 20 minute ones of late, so save this one for your next long run if you feel so inclined!

Music from the Podsafe Music Network

Featured Song:
"She's My Methadone" by the The Hall Monitors

Intro/Outro:
"You Start It" by The Monikers

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Run Yank Run 027: Knee's Fine!

Hi everybody, this episode was recorded during my first run in two weeks. I injured my left knee (actually re-injured it) so I had to lay off running for a while.

It felt great to get out there and run, even if it was just a sub 3 mile commute run!

In this episode I talk about recovering from injury, some ideas for the podcast, Christopher MacDougal's book "Born To Run" and the concept for barefoot running.

Music from the Podsafe Music Network

Featured Song:
"Girls in Uniforms" by the The Weightlifters

Intro/Outro:
"You Start It" by The Monikers

Download Episode 27