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In this episode, Kyle and Tom discuss their favourite Top 10 moments on the Goat Loop - with some major disagreements.

Also, a chat about the events which caught their eye around the Gold Coast and a look ahead to the next four weeks with some proper events coming up.

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Goat Mania is happening!! July 12!!!

In this episode, Kyle and Tom discuss a few more details around Goat Mania including their own aims for the day.

Also, they briefly discuss upcoming ultras and a lead up series to the GC 50, new ideas from Strava and a brief chat about their training weeks.

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The GC50 is one of the Gold Coast's most loved and toughest races. IN this episode of the podcast, Tom and Kyle discuss the recent announcements that the organisers have made to the course and the event itself.

Also, Kyle drops a bombshell announcement on Tom regarding the Goat Loop.

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So, we aren't racing at the moment but when these restrictions are lifted, perhaps you might be interested in getting out to a few different parkrun locations and trying something new.

Tamborine parkrun is one of our regional park runs on the Gold Coast and one that is different to many of the others. 

In this podcast, Tom goes through some of the raw facts and figures relating to Tamborine parkrun and perhaps you might set this as one of your race destinations when we are back competing! 

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A different episode from the usual Racing Review.  With not many races to discuss or preview, Kyle and Tom discuss what running will look like over the coming months and chat about some ideas of how to keep active, motivated fit and fast during the winter season.

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In this episode I look back on 2019 which has been my most prolific running year ever and share my favourite 6 races of that 26 that I've taken part in.

Each of the six had a particular significance for my running and it was a very hard decision about which races to leave out of that top six because there have been some great races that I've had the privilege to take part in.

I also look forward to my race plans for 2020 as the 44 mile challenge in 2021 starts to appear over the horizon.

Finally a great big thank you to everyone who has taken part in the show this year. If you would like to share your experience or expertise in running next year then please drop me a line to trevor@trevorleemedia.co.uk

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The Running 44@60 podcast began as a learning / motivational tool for host Trevor Lee in his quest to run a first ever ultra - the Classic Quarter in 2021 - here's the story of Running 44@60

It now has over 100 episodes and is aimed at those thinking about and committing to their first ever ultra.

Trevor wrote a book : 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon - all proceeds go to the Children's Hospice South West

Andy & Lorraine Brown only started running on a regular basis a few years ago. Despite missing the first ever one they have since run 127 of the 144 Trelissick Park Runs - and they have usually volunteered on the runs they have missed. They are trail runners by choice and completed all the runs in the 2018/2019 Cornwall Multi Terrain Series with Lorraine finishing 3rd in her category. In this episode they share their running story including their White RAT run in August and their plans to run the Grizzly and the Red RAT in 2020.

The Running 44@60 podcast began as a learning / motivational tool for host Trevor Lee in his quest to run a first ever ultra - the Classic Quarter in 2021 - here's the story of Running 44@60

It now has over 100 episodes and is aimed at those thinking about and committing to their first ever ultra.

Trevor wrote a book : 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon - all proceeds go to the Children's Hospice South West

This month in the first of my monthly pods I catch you up on all our running events plus share some thoughts I've had about my recent running efforts. I announce my star parkrunner for June and detail my featured parkrun. Plus letting you all know how we got on in our own parkruns.

This week I look at when to run, is there a best time of day? Should we vary our training times? I also announce my star parkrunner of the week, my featured parkrun plus tell you about any upcoming parkrun anniversaries. I finish by filling you in on our running exploits for this weekend. 

This week I look at running as you get older, tips and advice plus reveal my star parkrunner of the week, my featured parkrun, upcoming parkrun anniversaries and I'll let you know how we got on in our parkruns this week.

This week I look at some cross training exercises, reveal my star parkrunner and my featured parkrun of the week. Plus I let you know all about our parkruns this week and review the upcoming parkrun anniversaries. 

This week I have a look at nutrition for those longer runs and training programs. I also reveal my star parkrunner of the week, my featured parkrun, detail some upcoming parkrun anniversaries and let you all know how we got on in our parkruns this week. 

Happy New Year! This week I round up my abroad trilogy with the remaining episode covering Poland to the USA. I also reveal my star parkrunner, my featured parkrun our parkruns and a new segment to note parkrun anniversaries. But of course three main question this week... did Jay and I manage to do the New Years Day double?

In this week's Christmas Special I look at running in costume, update my Christmas Calendar, announce my star parkrunner and featured parkrun plus tell you what we've been up to this week.

This week I talk about night running, my featured parkrun of Medina parkrun on the Isle of Wight, update my Christmas calender and talk about our recent parkrun exploits. 

This week I talk about what keeps you motivated during your run. I share Paul's story and a talk about Rutland Water as my featured parkrun as well as updating my Christmas calendar and reviewing our parkrun exploits for this week. 

I talk about some of the other volunteering roles in more detail, review my chosen featured parkrun, introduce a Christmas and a star parkrunner segment plus look at our recent parkruns. 

As we hit 'publish' on this episode, 1,810,242 runners have - over the last 14 years - given up their Saturday morning lie-ins to cover an astonishing 120 million kilometres of parks worldwide. It is in no way hyperbolic (and, trust us, we know all about hyperbole on this show) to describe parkrun as a global phenomenon, and we had a myriad of questions about the mass participation sensation: is it good for athletics? is it really more of a 'run' than a 'race'? what's it like to volunteer at one? and, how on Earth has Bayo not done one yet..? In search of answers, we roped in Danny Norman - host of the hugely successful parkrun podcast, 'With Me Now', and tourist extraordinaire (612 runs at 266 different events, and counting) - and headed down to Southwark Park. Tail Walkers, Event Directors, 1st-Placers, and even the 11-year-old who beat Bayo with a Tirunesh Dibaba-esque finish - we spoke to as many people as we could, and have produced (we hope) a happy hodgepodge of parkrun: a veritable smorgasbord from what was a really inspiring and insightful morning. Thank you to everyone at Southwark Parkrun for having us, to Danny for getting involved, and to you for listening. As per, let us know your thoughts via a review, or dropping us a tweet: @BackstraightB and @Claire_GThomas. Finally, if you haven't already, go and parkrun. Trust us; it's fabulous.

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