one for the road

It's news central over at OFTR HQ. Switching countries, going long distance, running in sand, turning 30, running 26.2 to celebrate - there's a bunch of things we've got to share and rant about.

This episode there's travel woes, brain fog and scary books - it's a real positive one this time!

After a three month summer break, WE ARE BACK. We talk summer highs and lows, races we've run, books we've read and what else is coming up as we head into Autumn **Show notes** We ran: Stockholm half Run Through Clapham Common 10k We plugged: Superstar personal trainer Charlie Brown, aka PTCB The Guilty Feminist podcast Our Goodreads profiles: Lissy's & Harry's We read: The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k by Sarah Knight What Goes Around by Emily Chappell Moranifesto by Caitlin Moran Becoming by Laura Jane Williams Ctrl Alt Delete by Emma Gannon Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Yes, Please by Amy Poehler The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer Brick Lane by Monica Ali A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood

We've got Lissy's experience on being part of the world's largest half marathon in Gothenburg and courtesy of a rather fantastic visit to a Guilty Feminist podcast recording we chat boobs versus sports bras and women, running and public space.

We recap Lissy in New York, Harry melting while running Hackney Half and the joys of an out of London parkrun. We also discuss bad habits we're trying to break before we turn 30.

On this episode we talk whether we can "think" ourselves into faster runners; our New Zealand residing fav Leah shares an 'on the run', and we question our relationship to running and how to 'find your thing'.

Not much else to say really, a bit of chat about other recent marathons, then we turn our attention to the big one - it's London marathon week, people!

This episode it's all about periods, wanderlusting and a big old long chat on friendship. Plus the usuals: runner's highs, runner's lows and what's been going on in our Strava club.