Sunday 6 November 2011
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Mile-058 The Maratona d'Italia
Join Phil Moneypenny and I in Italy as we run the Ferrari Half Marathon, from Maranello to Modena
Find out how Phil and I managed to avoid a "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" bed sharing incident, catch up with us as we run the race and afterwards in Florence
We also hear from the winner of the womens half marathon and a number of runners along the way
We meet up with some great guys from Malta, some Canadian Polish folks, some Finnish runners and of course a heap of Italians!
We also catch up with Janis, who literally ran away from her spectacular Italian wedding day exactly 10 years ago. She was celebrating her "non-anniversary" that weekend with all her friends - they were all running at various places around the world that weekend including Janis herself running the Ferrari Half!
Also join me on board Connie as I ride through Wimborne telling you all about the Studland Stampede!
Its a packed show so download and enjoy!
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Sunday 18 September 2011
Mile-057-Enduro Challenge London to Paris Triathlon
Its the 7th annual "Enduro Challenge a 6 person team relay event that takes place between teams in the finance sector in London. The challenge is to:
- Run 120 km from London to Dover
- Swim 40 km from Dover to Calais in France
- Cycle 300 km from Calais to Paris
Follow our adventure through the hillsides of Kent, find out more about the infamous "Bucket Club" and on to the finish at the Eiffel Tower.
The team came together from friends across Price Waterhouse, Goldman Sachs, Citadel LLC, Credit Suisse, Serpentine Running Club and JPMorgan and we took on UBS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and Accenture in the frantic race through day and night to Paris
Follow the adventure as the team (to strict Channel Swimming rules) have to swim in the cold English Channel in just their speedos and then time trial to the City of Light.
Its a great an unusual adventure.
Find out more about us all at:
http://www.teamvirtualis.blogspot.com/
http://dangreenallphoto.blogspot.com/
Other links mentioned in todays show
http://www.stuarthallcycling.co.uk/
http://www.serpentine.org.uk/
http://www.socialhiking.org.uk/
Music from the podsafe music network this week:
- Phoebe Le Gere - Under Paris Skies
- Andrew Lubman - Swim
It would be great to hear from you - mail me at steve@amilewith.me.uk
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Saturday 3 September 2011
Mile-056 Running in Ibiza
On this edition of the A Mile with Me podcast you join me running the trails and towns of the beautiful white island of Ibiza.
Set in the azure waters of the Mediterranean Ibiza has been home to hippies, holidaymakers and of course the global clubbing scene deposits itself on the island during the summertime
I run through the hippy market at Es Canar and along the lovely rocky coastal paths.
I also tell you about a great edition coming up!
Its always great to hear from you. if you enjoy the show then why not drop me a line at Steve@amilewith.me
Thursday 4 August 2011
Mile-055-Three Men and a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)
It was part travelogue, part novel.
122 years later three running friends ran along the same part of the river having a good chat and enjoying some adventures along the way.
We saw plenty of boat action, including a homemade raft race, a more professional wooden Sciff race and had an interesting encounter with a dog.
The run took us from Richmond to Hampton Court Palace and back a distance of around 18 miles, and with a few breaks thrown in we ran exactly a half marathon of it
So, let me introduce my friends .. On my left in the above picture is Colin Clews (@Clewsy) one of the hosts of the fabulous Velo Club Don Logan cycling podcast (http://www.veloclubdonlogan.co.uk/). On my right is Paul Abrelat (@Pabrelat) from the Run Yank Run podcast . http://www.runyankrun.blogspot.com/
Join me running in Ibiza as I introduce this episode. Music this week snippets of original classics from the Trojan record label - "Kingston Town" by Lord Creator, Desmond Dekker's "007" and "Feel the Riddem" by Clancy Eccles, something very cool for the hot days of Summer.
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Mile-054-Running with Karnazes
Hi everyone,This week we have a great edition as I run round Hyde Park in London with the great Dean Karnazes!
It was a great adventure as Dean was over launching his book and running with one of the worlds biggest and best running clubs - The Serpentine.
The club is named after the main lake in Hyde Park which you can see in the picture here.
I had a good chat with Dean as we ran around and also you can hear from Robin Harvie, author of the great new book "Why We Run"
Theres some excerpts from the run and also find out about the Istanbul Marathon which I am running this year - from a Turkish member of our running group who has done the race.
http://www.ultramarathonman.com/
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Mile-053-Upon Tuscan Shore
Come along on a walk around the walls of Lucca, an exceptional city protected with a 4km belt of earth and brick walls from the 16th century and home to some tremendous buildings
Im running at lunchtime as we talk about the English Romantic poet Percy Shelley whose heart beats no more, but lives on next to his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein, in a Bournemouth graveyard.
Shelley had a very strong connection with Italy and the region I was in.
I read from "Ode to a Skylark", one of his most famous poems, about the freedom of the birds in the sky and what they must see. As runners we also experience these freedoms, and believe we see more of the woprld than those who spend their time indoors.
Its a packed show, so come along for a mile with me in the sunshine!
Monday 16 May 2011
Mile052-Chrissie
Join me on Mile52 of the podcast at the TCR show (Triathlon, Cycle and Run show) at Sandown Park racecourse in Esher.
Its a great event attracting thw worlds top athletes, bike manufacturers and equipment suppliers to the UKs premier event.
Listen to a feww snippets from Chrissie Wellington, World Iron distance record holder and 3 x Kona champion.
More on the Blazeman Roll
Monday 2 May 2011
Mojo London 2011
Hi everyone, just a quick post about the Mojo London. A great response so far for this free "Mojo Loco series" run from the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London, where all time on earth is measured.
I will send out a further mail this week to those who have sent in registration details. If you havent yet then there is still time. Check out the separate tab at the top of this site which will give you more details!
I will send out a further mail this week to those who have sent in registration details. If you havent yet then there is still time. Check out the separate tab at the top of this site which will give you more details!
Saturday 9 April 2011
Monday 28 March 2011
Mile-051-The Blackmore Value Half Marathon
On todays show we go out into the lush countryside of North Dorset, previously home to Douglas Adams the author of "The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy", Alan Turing, the god father of computing and King Alfred the Great.
Join Justin and I as we run the Blackmore Vale Lions Club Half Marathon across the olling valley of the River Stour
Also I tell the story of The King James Version of the Bible which is 400 years old this year and originated from a session at Hampton Court Palace which is just one place we run through during the Mojo London!
Monday 31 January 2011
Mile-050-100 Miles By-Cycle
Hi and welcome to Mile 050 of the podcast. It was a crisp winters day when I wheeled my trustee Cube Agree SL bicycle out through the doors of my summerhouse .. it emerging like the space shuttle moving out of the assemby building.
It was cold but the sky was a glorious deep blue as we made our way from the South Coast up through Salisbury to and it's majestic catherdral (pictured above).
Around 10 miles further is the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, one of the most famous monuments in the world. I stopped there and recorded some thoughts before dropping back down through the New Forest as dusk swept its way rapidly westward across me.
100 miles were covered in 7 hours of cycling. So join me from the ride in this edition.
Im also in Greenwich at the start of the show, up by the Royal Observatory talking about the Mojo London.
Its a packed episode so why not come along for the ride!
Sunday 16 January 2011
Mile-049-Running to Work
Welcome to Mile 49 of the A Mile with me podcast.
Join me as I walk across the south of London from Waterloo to Blackfriars, taking the tried and tested "quickest route" to my office! Hear about the church cross that fell during the Blitz in 1941 and scorched the earth as we cross the pasth of the Mojo London.
Theres a longer segment where I run to work through the centre of Boscombe and Bournemouth taking in the early morning commute ambience and tell you a bit more about the Mojo London run
Music this week, from the podsafe music network, is London or Berlin by Alan Lauris.
I have joined Daily Mile and will talk about that (and the terrific feedback I've received recently) on Mile050 coming soon.
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See you out there!
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Vidcast - Riding on 10 Jan and Mojo Loco
Join me as I cycle along the seafront on a lovely crisp, sunny winters morning. Also I tell you a bit about the Mojo London
Sunday 9 January 2011
Mile-048-Daytona Beach
Then you join me aboard "Konnie" my dark and beautiful bicycle (named after Konnie Huq!) during a section of a 56 mile bike ride we took on on New Years Day to blow off the cobwebs. We are in the New Forest amongst the ponies, donkeys and pubs, we even overtake an old mini steam-driven Traction Engine that was taking a couple of familiies out for a little jaunt in the forest.
On the next edition I will talk about the plans for the Mojo London in June this year, where you acn join us in person for a run from the zero degrees longitude line and across 2000 years of London history to the glorious grounds of Windsor Castle. Its a 50 mile "hop on hop off" relay adventure for up to 20 of us. If you are interested in this drop me a mail at the address below!
Music today from the Podsafe Music Network is:
Florida Song by Lucky Linda
Country Florida Sky by Robin and the Giant
Lifes a Beach by Monkeyshine
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