Monday 20 December 2010

Mile-047-Going Loco in Florida

 On 11th December I met up with a number of my podcasting and blogging friends for an amazing run down the sun-drenched coast of Florida, between St Augustine and Daytona Beach.

This episode follows some of the story of that run, intertwined with a walk in St Augustine and some background history of the area.

The run was broadcast live on the internet and videos etc can be found, alongside runner profiles etc at http://www.teammojoloco.blogspot.com/

Steve Runner produced a fabulous episode of his podcast Phedippidations on the run, episode 257 at http://www.steverunner.com/

Watch out for more runs as the Mojo Loco spreads across the world in 2011!

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** Apologies for my freaking awful singing! **

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See you out there!

Sunday 31 October 2010

Mile-046-In the Buff

A simple show this week as I try out two new toys.

One is my new Zoom H1 stereo audio recorder as my Olympus has died, and second is my new Buff headwear.

Im out and about on a blustery, overcast Hallow'een evening as we also discuss some amazing old cinemas, the Trailplus Adventure Racing series and the Worldwide Festival of Races run in Lincolnshire






Today's links

www.cinemaleregent.com/
http://www.thekinemainthewoods.co.uk/
www.buff.es/
www.trailplus.com/adventure-challenge-series.php
http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=2053

Sunday 26 September 2010

Mile-045-Jeanne D'Arc and Robin Hood

On this edition of the podcast you join me in 3 different places;
first running at lunchtime along the coast in Bournemouth, at the Nottingham Robin Hood Marathon and in the countryside of the Loire Valley in France

In France we hear about the countryside around the farm I was staying on and the nuances of driving a right hand drive car on the wrong side of the road!

In Nottingham we join the atmosphere at the MarathonTalk Motivation Station at mile 19.5 of the Robin Hood Marathon. I helped out on this and it was a great weekend and adventure. Ahead of every runner arriving there was a 1/2 mile straight, which gave the opportunity to look up their name on the race sheet and welcome them personally. The station was supported by Lucozade Sport and the BPM linked soundtrack was by AudioFuels

http://www.marathontalk.com/
http://www.audiofuel.co.uk/

Podsafe Music on today's show is "Back Again - So Damn Smart" by Chris Townsend

Sunday 19 September 2010

New Designs and T Shirts Available Soon!

If you are a podcast fan then you will soon be able to egt your very own "Powered By Podcasts" technical running shirts. More info soon but some designs below. Ping me a mail if you want any more detail in the meantime

Monday 6 September 2010

Mile-044-24 Heures du Mans

Hi and welcome to Mile 44 of the A Mile with Me podcast. On this edition you join me exploring 24 hours in Le Mans as I stay over and run in this great medieval city en-route to the Loire Valley.

They have an excellent example of the "Son et Lumiere", which is French for "Sound and Light". These days it refers to bright multicoloured laser shows which transform the walls of buildings into bright screens, where moving projections dance in tune to evocative music.

http://www.lemansnights.com/

It was a fabulous spectacle and there are some great pics and video on the website above.

We run alongside the river Sarthe and find out a little of the history of Le Mans, talk about trams and Geoffrey Plantagenet

You can contact me Steve@amilewith.me
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Web - http://www.amilewith.me/

Look out for the next edition of the A Mile with Me podcast where I visit the world famous race track, several chateaux and run through the sunflower fields of rural central France!

Tuesday 17 August 2010

Mile-043-Une Petite "Tour de France"

Bienvenue a France - avec le podcast "Un Mille Avec Moi"!

Join me on my bicycle as I cycle through Normandy to the Utah Beach and St Mere Eglise, the first town in Europe liberated after D Day in 1944.

I start my cycle with around 8 miles down to Poole Harbour to get the fast cat ferry to Cherbourg and then  cycle down the east coast of the Normandy penisular. We find out the story of John Steele a paratrooper who is immortalised on the church at St Mere Eglise (left). Its a great little day trip on the continent and a nice ride of around 85 miles.


Nearer to home, join me as we run to the lighthouse at Hurst Castle to watch the yachts in one of the world's biggest yacht races - the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race.

Its a 50 mile circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight which sits just a couple of miles off the south coast of England around 10 miles as the crow flies from where I live in the Bournemouth area.


left: the Condor Vitesse

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Sunday 25 July 2010

Vidcast- An Anarchy in the UK Cycle



A ride through Burley in Hampshire, amongst the famous New Forest Ponies. The soundtrack is from my video from The Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, featuring The Bad Shepherds led by the famous actor and comedian Adrian Edmonson

http://www.thebadshepherds.com/

Sunday 4 July 2010

VidCast - At Milton Abbey, saluting 5 years of Phedippidations



In the early days of podcasting, a former radio engineer started recording his thoughts, opinions, observations and rambling diatribes that he composed during long runs. One of the original, and in many people's view still the best running podcast was born.

5 years later Phedippidations is still going strong and in my opinion up there in the top 5 or 6 running podcasts that I class as "The Premier League".

Who can doubt that:

  • Phedippidations
  • RunRunLive
  • MarathonTalk
  • Runners Roundtable
  • The Extra Mile
  • Zen and the Art of Triathlon
provide an exceptional level of research, listener driven content, quality and dedication by their hosts. These efforts are very much admired by those who just dabble a little in this ourselves!

Congratulations Steve and heres to another 5 years of Phedippidations!

Sunday 20 June 2010

Mile-042-Running With Friends Again

The White Peak Half Marathon is nicknamed the "swift half" because 3 miles from the end the run takes you a fast 1000ft down the huge inclines built for the High Peak Railway.

It was a great opportunity to meet up with a few friends from the online running community on a glorious weekend.

This is also the story of running through Liverpool the same weekend and a nice run through the meadows at Wick in the sunshine.


http://www.runnersroundtable.com/
http://www.youdonthavetorunalone.blogspot.com/
http://www.fusionview.co.uk/

Web: http://www.amilewith.me/
Mail: steve@amilewith.me
Twitter: SteveChopper
 

Monday 14 June 2010

Hometown Duathlon



Heres a bike and run through my hometown here on the South Coast of England. Think Global, Run local! www.worldwidefestivalofraces.com

White Peak Half Marathon



Heres a video from the White Peak Half Marathon in Matlock, Derbyshire. A new AMWM pocast on this subject out soon!

Sunday 30 May 2010

Mile-041-Shakespeare Half Marathon

Stratford upon Avon nestles at heart of England - both it's geographical and literary centre, due to the world famous works of it's son William Shakespeare.

He was born and died on 23 April and the weekend nearest that date each year hosts both a celebration attended by people from all over the world and a marathon run.

Join me as I run the Shakespeare Half Marathon through Stratford on a glorious late Spring day. Hear the sounds of the race and some history of Stratford and Shakespeare.

Also join me on a run through the forested hills to the north of Poole Bay as I tell you some stories from my recent chat with Dame Kelly Holmes, the 2004 Olympic 800 and 1500m gold medalist.

We also look forward to the Runners Roundtable edition on Half Marathons which I'm hosting on Wed 2nd June at 4pm EDT. 9pm BST and 10pm in central Europe. Join us LIVE!

http://www.runnersroundtable.com/
http://www.doublegold.co.uk/
www.shakespearemarathon.org.uk/
http://www.talkshoe.com/

Monday 3 May 2010

Mile-040-Rosie Runs the World

In 2003, Rosie Swale Pope ran around the world solo and unsupported in the spirit of adventure and also to raise funds for cancer and children's charities.

It was one in a whole series of amazing challenges that she has set herself and successfully completed over the years. We hear about some of these on today's episode of the A Mile with Me podcast.

Her latest target is to run 27 marathons in 27 days around the south of England and Wales to raise money for children's hospices

I joined up with her as she ran through Portsmouth a great naval city on the South Coast of England. It was a glorious sunny day although quite windy. Join us as we run through the beach area of Southsea amongst the holidaymakers.

http://blog.rosies26marathonsin26days.co.uk/
www.rosiearoundtheworld.co.uk/

Monday 22 March 2010

Mile-029-The Grizzly 2010

Hi and welcome to Mile 39 of the A Mile with Me podcast!

Today you join me at The Grizzly 2010 - Beauty and the Beach, an annual 20 mile all terrain run along the South Devon coast at Seaton.

It was lovely weather as I joined my Twitter friend and AMWM listener Iain, from the North Devon Triathlon Club (left).

Iain is going to Kona later this year as a qualified age grouper at the Ironman Hawaii world championships so hes a true athlete!

Join me as we run along the beach, through rivers, fields of slurry, tough wooded hills and the infamous river bogs of Branscombe on this fantastic race put on by the Axe Valley Runners. Its testament to the route and the organisers that many of the people I spoke to on this race have all run 9 or more Grizzlys - it really is an experience.

Around every corner is a new hazzard and the sound on the wind of music of many types. How many races have a Scottish piper at the top of one tough hill, followed by a Tibetan temple with bongos and diggeridoo - then as you run through the fields you pass a lonely house with a beautiful girl sat playing a solo fiddle in the garden? Its this spirit of community involvement that makes this race special. Join us for the ambience and the run plus a chat with Iain about Kona.

http://www.axevalleyrunners.org.uk/
http://www.northdevontri.co.uk/
Follow Iain on Twitter @Devoniain
Chris Russel appears courtesy of http://www.runrunlive.com/
Music is Black Rum by The Big Sea thanks to the podsafe music network music.podshow.com

Wednesday 10 March 2010

Mile-038-New York to Boston

On this edition of A Mile with Me we run from New York to Boston in less than an hour and a half! Yes join me as I run between the two towns in Lincolnshire, England.

We tell the story of the Prime Meridan as I straddle the Western and Eastern Hemispheres and we talk about Longitude.

There's an embarrasing toilet moment and a visit to a Fish and Chip shop.

Web: http://www.amilewith.me/ Mail: steve@amilewith.me Twitter: SteveChopper@twitter.com

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Sunday 7 February 2010

Mile-037-Magna Carta

Welcome to Mile 037 of A Mile with Me.
Join me in Runnymede near Windsor, a pleasant meadow on the side of the River Thames where in 1215, King John under pressure and needing the support of his barons, signed over over to them significant rights.

These included the concept of habeas corpus or the ability to appeal against unlawful imprisonment. It also enshrined the concept of sentence proportionate to offence and led to trial by Jury.

It is seen as one of the most important documents in the English speaking world and key elements are in the constitution of Commonwealth nations and that of the United States and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

At Runnymede there is a large memorial to President Kennedy and a monument to Magna Carta put up by the American Bar Association.

We also run in Windsor Great Park and visit the fishing village of Beer. Hear from Tineke as she talks about the Run for Phil and the Extra Mile Podcast.

Join runners across the planet on The Extra Mile podcast: http://theextramilepodcast.blogspot.com/
Find out more about Tineke's run: http://www.justgiving.com/CSCRunForPhil
Runnymede: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-runnymede/w-runnymede-history.htm


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