Rob talks Running
Welcome to the podcast. I’m Rob Watson, an ex-pro marathoner with a 2:13:29 personal best (pre-super shoes), 11th place finisher at the 2013 Boston Marathon, and 20th at the World Championships in Moscow that same year. Nowadays, I’m a coach with Mile2Marathon and generally just a big running nerd.
On this show, we dive into all things running, with the occasional detour into cycling and triathlons. It’s a lighthearted, fun take on the sport we love, so sit back, relax, and let’s talk running.
Podcasting since 2024 • 50 episodes
Rob talks Running
Latest Episodes
49. Season 2 begins! Catching up on life & First 1/2 half-marathon race recap
It's been a while, but Rob and Shanimal are back to talk running...and life. On this episode we get caught up on life, recap racing the first 1/2 half marathon here in Vancouver, Hyrox and our ongoing training for the Rome Marathon. Thanks for ...
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48. Rob and Mau reflect on their Aire Libre Day of the Dead Oaxacan experience
A few weeks ago, Mau invited Rob to a run retreat in Oaxaca, Mexico with Aire Libre. It turned out to be a truly transformative experience in an absolutely magical place. In this episode, we get together to reminisce and reflect on that journey...
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Episode 48
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47. Post Victoria Breakdown: How it all went down - Shanimal shows true grit in her battle vs. the Marathon
This week Shan and Rob discuss the Victoria Marathon. It was a tough day as Shan went 3:58, her 2nd fastest time ever, but she shy of her ultimate goal of a sub 3:50. Shannon absolutely left it all out there and I could ...
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Episode 47
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46. Training Talks w/ Shanimal: Victoria course tours, race goals, running w/ gratitude and whole lotta cat talk
This week we chat about our recent trip to Victoria BC where we took a little tour of the Victoria Marathon course in prep for Shan's Marathon in 2 weeks (It's my marathon now too, apparently). We discuss goals, course strategy and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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14. Chicago recap. The good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between. We had ourselves a weekend (and Monday Morning) in the Windy city.
This week we recap Shannon's experience at the Chicago Marathon. Things did not exactly go as planned, and she had a really tough day on Sunday. But in true Shanimal style she bounced back and made things right on Monday morning. These Major Ma...
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Episode 14
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