Connie Allen is a former Hasidic Jewish woman who was born into an ultra-orthodox Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Satmar sect of Judaism. At 21, Connie escaped the community and a marriage she no longer wanted part of and

Ep 246 - Marilyn Okoro on the problem with athlete funding and selection

Dec 25th, 2020 1h 44m

Marilyn Okoro's experience of being denied further funding to continue her athletics career really is a thing of shame. That's why Jody and David invite her onto the podcast to talk about her experience and uncover just how closed the system re

Ep 245 - Wyomia Tyus on reclaiming the record for back-to-back 100m gold

Dec 18th, 2020 2h 18m

Who was the first athlete to retain their Olympic gold medal title in the 100 metres? If you thought it was Carl Lewis, you're WRONG. If you're wrong, we don't blame you because it's as though Wyomia Tyus's record has been overlooked when writi

Ep 244 - Richard Bullock on the athlete refugee team

Dec 11th, 2020 2h 4m

Three years in the making, Run is a documentary film centred around the personalities and stories in The Athlete Refugee team. Directed by Richard Bullock, the film originally started off a short segment about the world refugee running team and

Ep 243 - Greg Vollet on turning trail running global

Dec 4th, 2020 2h 14m

Not many people are given the remit in a new job to "make it global". But Greg Vollet was given exactly that task by Salomon as part of his role as global running manager. And over the last decade, he has helped introduce trail running to regio

Ep 242 - Pau Cappell on breaking 20 hours at UTMB

Nov 27th, 2020 2h 18m

When you go to your doctor with a serious knee and ligament injury sustained while playing your sport of choice, football, you'd expect their advice to be "rest up, relax and stay off it". What you wouldn't expect is to be told "try running on

Ep 241 - BONUS - Gary House on coaching runners

Nov 26th, 2020 1h 38m

Gary House is one funny chap. He also happens to be an accomplished ultra runner and a great coach through his Run Strong community. Fortunately, we’ve tricked him into becoming an official coach for the Bad Boy Running Club (BBRC) and, in this

Ep 240 - Walter Handloser on running the most 100 milers in a year

Nov 20th, 2020 2h 12m

Most ultrarunners are content to knock out a few big races each year. Some even go for the accolade of a quartet of 100 milers in something like the Centurion Grand Slam. But for some people even that is not enough. Enter Walter Handloser. Wal

Ep 239 - David Brown on becoming the fastest blind sprinter on the planet

Nov 13th, 2020 2h 12m

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Ep 238 - Alison Walker on beating the Smog Graham Round record

Nov 6th, 2020 1h 47m

We all know about the infamous Bob Graham Round... ... but less so about its London counterpart, the Smog Graham Round. In this episode, Jody and David speak to Alison Walker about her successful attempt to break the record for the Smog Graham

Ep 237 - How to run marathons with no training with Fin Hampton

Oct 30th, 2020 1h 53m

We're told to prepare for a marathon you need at least 16 weeks of training. But what if someone showed up at your door and made your run a marathon right now? Would you? You could... but would you? Really? In this episode, Jody and David speak

Ep 236 - Devin Kelly on body dysmorphia

Oct 23rd, 2020 1h 59m

This episode deals with a tough subject that affects many runners (and non-runners) - body dysmorphia. Allie and David speak with runner and writer Devin Kelly about his own personal journey as a runner who has dealt with - and is still dealing

Ep 235 - Mira Rai on breaking running taboos in a patriarchal society

Oct 9th, 2020 1h 25m

Mira Rai is a Nepalese trail runner who didn't quite know how good she was until she entered her first 50k. At that race, she was completely unprepared in terms of food, clothing and water, yet managed to win - impressing the ultra community ar

Ep 234 - Jamie McDonald on incredible charity challenges

Oct 2nd, 2020 2h 14m

Jamie McDonald is one of the most positive and inspiring individuals to have ever appeared on the Bad Boy Running podcast. Not only has Jamie achieved some incredible endurance challenges and adventures, such as cycling 14,000 miles from Bangko

Ep 233 - Dr Chris Holton on brain health and running

Sep 25th, 2020 2h 14m

Chris Holton is a Do-Badder. He's one of us. But aside from that he's also a Dr and a neuroscientist with a PhD from Imperial College London. In his role as a senior pharmacologist, Chris explores ways to reduce chronic pain and neurodegenerati

Ep 232 - Ryan Atkins on the performance benefits of multiple disciplines

Sep 18th, 2020 2h 6m

Ryan Atkins is a MACHINE. There aren't many people as fit or as versatile across so many sports as Ryan. An OCR world champ several times over, there doesn't seem to be an activity Ryan doesn't do, won't do or doesn't excel at. In this podcast,

Ep 231 - James Willcox on running in 'difficult' countries

Sep 11th, 2020 2h 10m

Sometimes running around your local park for a timed, weekly 5k just doesn't cut it. You want some more adventure, some more culture, something that completely changes the way you see the world. No, we're not talking Brighton Marathon... we're

Ep 230 - John Kelly on breaking the Pennine Way record (for a whole week)

Sep 4th, 2020 1h 58m

John Kelly makes BBR history as one of the few guests back for a third time. (Bet that makes all those other records pale into significance...) In this episode, Jody and David chat with John about breaking the decades-old record for running the

Ep 229 - Carla Molinaro on breaking the LEJOG record

Aug 28th, 2020 1h 49m

Carla Molinaro loves a challenge. Even before smashing the Lands End to John O'Groats (LEJOG) record with a time of 12 days 30 mins and 14 seconds, she has challenged herself in the most unique ways. In this episode, Jody and David speak to Car

Ep 228 - The Darkness' Justin Hawkins on the power of running

Aug 21st, 2020 2h 2m

In a surprise twist of fate, Bad Boy Running manages to get lead singer of The Darkness, Justin Hawkins onto the podcast to talk all things running and how it has transformed his life. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get

Ep 227 - Rat Race's Jim Mee on the effect of COVID on races

Aug 14th, 2020 1h 59m

Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to

Ep 226 - Jay Ell Alexander talks Black Girls Run

Aug 7th, 2020 1h 41m

In this episode, Allie and Jody speak with Jay Ell Alexander, CEO of national running group Black Girls Run, who explains why this all-female community has grown and grown. Having joined the group from its foundation, Jay took over as CEO and t

Ep 225 - Ben Greenfield on biohacking for performance

Jul 31st, 2020 2h 6m

Ben Greenfield has become one of the leading voices in the movement to reach the peak performance in body and brain. A former bodybuilder and Spartan athlete, Ben is now an established expert and coach with a huge global audience of followers w