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Tonks & Son

Season 1, Ep. 463

Running Commentary gets some representation from the younger generation, as Paul's son George steps into Rob's shoes. Featuring a 20-something take on marathon training, changing attitudes to partying vs exercise, competitiveness vs training miles, secret TV work, beautiful woods (no pictures), temptations that had never crossed our minds before, father: coach or nemesis, the perennial search for balance, doing the Yorkshire Marathon in three and a half hours, and more family members joining the club.


Thank you George.


ROB DEERING WILL RETURN.


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You can download Rob's show Long Distance Man here: gofasterstripe.com/ld


Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.

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