<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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