<p>Paul and Rob take to Hampstead Heath to see in December.</p><br><p>CONTENT WARNING: topics of conversation include death and suicide, so if you think you'll find that upsetting, do stop after the first twenty minutes of this one.</p><br><p>As Rob starts his fifty-third year, he surprises himself at parkrun - and not in a good way - and generally considers all the shenanigans of ageing. Paul, meanwhile, was facing down a tough week when we last heard from him, but he wasn't to know haw bad it would turn out to be.</p><br><p>But a run in the countryside with a friend is always good for the soul, so thanks for listening, and giving us such a good excuse to get out there.</p><br><p>SUBSCRIBE for early access, ad-free listening and more... and BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444</a> - and you can get Paul’s book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270</a></p><br><p>You can download Rob's show Long Distance Man here: <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/611ed46c99109f00160d7f94/shows/611ed3f306c05e4b46f40e7d/episodes/gofasterstripe.com/ld" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gofasterstripe.com/ld</a></p><br><p>Thanks again for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary">http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary</a>.</p> <p>Thanks for listening - we'll be back next week, and if you're desperate in the meantime, subscribe and become a Fan - there are hundreds of old episodes you can have a go on, AND you'll get next week's episode three days early. Happy running! <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/runningcommentary">https://plus.acast.com/s/runningcommentary</a>.</p>

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Running Commentary

Rob Deering and Paul Tonkinson

Into The Darkest Weeks Of The Year

DEC 12, 202457 MIN
Running Commentary

Into The Darkest Weeks Of The Year

DEC 12, 202457 MIN

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<p>Paul and Rob take to Hampstead Heath to see in December.</p><br><p>CONTENT WARNING: topics of conversation include death and suicide, so if you think you'll find that upsetting, do stop after the first twenty minutes of this one.</p><br><p>As Rob starts his fifty-third year, he surprises himself at parkrun - and not in a good way - and generally considers all the shenanigans of ageing. Paul, meanwhile, was facing down a tough week when we last heard from him, but he wasn't to know haw bad it would turn out to be.</p><br><p>But a run in the countryside with a friend is always good for the soul, so thanks for listening, and giving us such a good excuse to get out there.</p><br><p>SUBSCRIBE for early access, ad-free listening and more... and BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444</a> - and you can get Paul’s book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270</a></p><br><p>You can download Rob's show Long Distance Man here: <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/611ed46c99109f00160d7f94/shows/611ed3f306c05e4b46f40e7d/episodes/gofasterstripe.com/ld" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gofasterstripe.com/ld</a></p><br><p>Thanks again for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary">http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary</a>.</p> <p>Thanks for listening - we'll be back next week, and if you're desperate in the meantime, subscribe and become a Fan - there are hundreds of old episodes you can have a go on, AND you'll get next week's episode three days early. Happy running! <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/runningcommentary">https://plus.acast.com/s/runningcommentary</a>.</p> <br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>