The Running Joke with Esther Manito & Zoe Lyons

Zoe and I are gearing up for ROME - and when we say gearing up we mean acknowledging it's happening and still not really training. ...And Esther reveals a shocking admission that absolutely floors Zoe. Poor Zoe. Poor poor Zoe. We also have a Patreon membership where you can listen to a new and EXCLUSIVE members only episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we have no guest - just Zoe and I nattering on about how shit we are at running and how we are incredibly ill-prepared for any of our upcoming events. Well at least Zoe is nearly prepared for her HOLIDAY! Plus Zoe has a new watch. We also have a Patreon membership where you can listen to a new and EXCLUSIVE members only episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we have the founder and CEO of the brilliant run/wear company Happystride - Pete Goldring... Or as Esther likes to call him... Paul. We are also starting a Patreon membership where we'll have a new and exclusive members episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Esther and Zoe go a little off-piste with their discussions about camels, horses and donkeys but there is at least mention of a few upcoming runs... Including this Sunday in London. Maybe see some of your there? We are also starting a Patreon membership where we'll have a new and exclusive members episode each week. We'll answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Esther and Zoe chat with the wonderful Mary Johnson the founder of KitFox - a running brand built for women, designed directly from feedback from the running community. Can't wait to try some of her brilliant designs. We are also starting a Patreon membership where we'll have a second exclusive members episode each week where we answer your questions and share your running stories. Get involved and help us build a wonderful and inclusive running community! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/therunningjoke Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Esther and Zoe run with the brilliant Esme Gummer as part of her world record breaking running extravaganza. Esme is running 5000km and taking in every city in the UK where she'll then run a 5km with her fans. Esther and Zoe joined for the Brighton run and where in absolute awe. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Esther has decided that we are going to do an extraordinary amount of what I would call mad runs next year. I'm not sure I'm happy about it but I guess it's something to look forward to and then regret in equal measure. Plod on. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we chat about Esme, live pod and bench pressing. And Zoe tells a story aout mummy falling down. Oh no. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week hot on the agenda is the hot hot sun. God it's hot. Esther loves to belt out a tune while on a plod... Zoe not so much. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we discuss, amongst other things, the joy of finishing last. Yeah the ego takes a bit of a battering but none of us are olympians so lets just get out there and enjoy ourselves! Esther is doing a warm-up gig in Edinburgh so go see her at The Monkey Barrel - https://edfringemap.com/shows/esther-manito-ranting-queen-work-in-progress-3f79facf9b1e70295603f6894950893f1ef6076d Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have the brilliant duo Rob Rouse and Tom Wrigglesworth on this week to discuss adding weights into your running. Well, it's more a chat of how to build your own home gym and how to survive falling off stage but we had the best intentions. Rob is on tour again soon so go see him - https://robrouse.com/ Esther is doing a warm-up gig in Edinburgh so go see her at The Monkey Barrel - https://edfringemap.com/shows/esther-manito-ranting-queen-work-in-progress-3f79facf9b1e70295603f6894950893f1ef6076d Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have gorgeous George on the podcast this week. What an absolute pleasure. He's a touch faster than us but has promised to pull us round London Marathon so we can all run together. Thanks George. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anyone else feel like a failure because they haven't run for a while? Join the club! Esther and Zoe chat about a bunch of emotions from not running. And if that wasn't enough Esther shows us one of her hidden talents. ENJOY! Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jesus it's hot! So we've done an episode going through some rudimentary ways to either stay cool or adapt to running in this god awful heat. Please note any advice given is just a hunch and shouldn't be followed without careful consideration. WE ARE NOT DOCTORS... No matter how smart we might sound. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have the fantastic Helen Thorn (Scummy Mummies) on the show this week! OMG what a fucking joy. Not only is she a brilliant runner but also an epically wonderful human. Helen's new book 'How to Face Big Change: and Come Back Stronger' is out now - https://amzn.eu/d/0hdhZG6o We'd also hugely recommend her other books! And if you haven't been to see Scummy Mummies on tour or listen to their podcast... Well... Why not? You should do that too. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have the unstoppable Esme Gummer on the podcast this week to tell us about her running challenge around the UK. We'll be there to support her in London and Brighton. GET INVOLVED! Also... Big thanks to ATW for sponsoring the series. Go to - https://www.atwevents.co.uk/ - to find to find out about their brilliant events you can take part in. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 🏃‍♀️ Thanks to ATW Events for sponsoring the podcast 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Esther has been sorting her draws and Zoe's been doing eff all by the sounds of it... Just kidding Zoe. There's also a story about an electricuted nipple if that's your thing? Also... Big thanks to ATW for sponsoring the series. Go to - https://www.atwevents.co.uk/ - to find to find out about their brilliant events you can take part in. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 🏃‍♀️ Thanks to ATW Events for sponsoring the podcast 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we have our wonderful friend and runner PAUL TONKINSON who's fresh (one year removed) from having run the Marathon Des Sables. Tonk's take on his journey through the desert almost makes us want to give it a go. Almost. Paul's book - RUNNING THROUGH SAND is out now. - https://amzn.eu/d/04UQEp5R Paul's running podcast 'RUNNING COMMENTARY' with Rob Deering is also brilliant. - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/running-commentary/id1083410032 Plus Michael Ulloa busts a big myth FASTING! Check out his podcast - How To: Fitness - for more brilliant insight into running nutrition and training - https://open.spotify.com/show/7HyY6ARcNAznutJvqZuLJm?si=56aad5a35aca49b9 Big thanks to ATW for sponsoring the series. Go to - https://www.atwevents.co.uk/ - to find to find out about their brilliant events you can take part in. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 🏃‍♀️ Thanks to ATW Events for sponsoring the podcast 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we discuss the guilt of not running. How mad it is that we feel bad when we've missed a run or two. Plus Michael Ulloa busts a big myth about KNEES. Check out his podcast - How To: Fitness - for more brilliant insight into running nutrition and training - https://open.spotify.com/show/7HyY6ARcNAznutJvqZuLJm?si=56aad5a35aca49b9 Big thanks to ATW for sponsoring the series. Go to - https://www.atwevents.co.uk/ - to find to find out about their brilliant events you can take part in. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 🏃‍♀️ Thanks to ATW Events for sponsoring the podcast 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we discuss (amongst other things)... New Socks - Running in the dark - An Irish lady - A lie that backfired - and a couple of Esther's theories... Plus Michael Ulloa gives us the lowdown on using long distance running as a good way to lose weight. SPOILER - IT'S NOT. Also check out his podcast - How To: Fitness - for more brilliant insight into running nutrition and training. Big thanks to ATW for sponsoring the series. Go to - https://www.atwevents.co.uk/ - to find one of their brilliant events to take part in. Hosted by Esther Manito and Zoe Lyons. Produced by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Enjoy, like and subscribe! And tell a couple of friends while you're at it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday 🏃‍♀️ Thanks to ATW Events for sponsoring the podcast 📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/running_joke_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices