# 181 - Swimming is Bullshit

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   E186 · 12 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 8 minNew

   #186 - Running Films are Bullshit, part 4

   SPOILER ALERT - we will be talking about films from the 1970s you've never heard of and will never watch. We watch some wildly different films to see what they get right and wrong about running, and just how racist they are. Dutch Court Rules Worker Was Wrongly Fired for Running a Marathon on Sick Leave Chinese fitness influencer The World’s Greatest Athlete (1973) The Jericho Mile Join our Discord

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   E185 · 28 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

   #185 - Shitting All Over Yourself is Bullshit

   Stories of poo that did and didn't happen, though this is more fun to talk about because they happened to other people. Stu is feeling old, and as an old man, wants to complain about it. Amy is still young and foolish enough to believe the myth that a gym will help her running. Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself - BBC News Sydney Sweeney naked sports ad controversy: what’s she playing at? - The Latest Watch: Flash flooding interrupts half-marathon, submerges cars - BBC News Higher pollution levels linked to slower marathon times across six world marathon…

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   E184 · 14 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

   #184 - Bachelorette Runs are Bullshit

   Are run clubs bullshit, or is it just an easy subject to bash on social media? We rob content from Reddit and give our opinions on it. Amy does not roundhouse a sheep off a cliff.

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   E183 · 31 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

   #183 - Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm is Bullshit

   Stu doesn't win a race, and Amy goes on a charming, craft-filled, pilgrimage run experiencing joy, sorrow, and tribulations. We (sort of) finally learn Amy's blood type but still don't know why we need to, ask for fancy dress ideas, and ponder humanity's downfall at the hands of the robots. China’s record robotic strides show the limits of human speed | Reuters Farmer warns trespass runners risk serious injury - BBC News Weymouth parkrun suspended for two weeks after rise in overtaking issues - BBC News Join our discord

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   E182 · 10 Aug 2026 · 45 min

   #182 - Silent Disco Runs are Bullshit

   Piss, gloves, organ harvesting, minor treason, running on the road like a twat, catheters, racism, hamsters, and Kim Kardashian. Your basic, run-of-the-mill running podcast.

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   E180 · 6 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

   #180 - Boats are Bullshit

   It's medals galore for the Extended BS universe, as Stu became a champion and Amy became sick on a boat. We have a parkrun revelation, tiny pins, frogs, more nonsense marathons, mansplaining, and proof that paranoia about your friend being in the rescue helicopter is not always unfounded...

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   E179 · 15 Jun 2026 · 52 min

   #179 - Crispy Dry Bushes are Bullshit

   Amy is the consistent runner this week, while Stu fails and then quits for a while. We also have a listener story that perfectly fits the Running is BS story algorithm, some tips on how not to handle accidentally trespassing in a race, brambles, being saved by an e-scooter, and, as ever, falling over.

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   E178 · 1 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

   #178 - Overgrown Trails are Bullshit

   We enjoy some of your quickfire bullshit and accidentally stumble into our favourite talking points of the episode! Once again you are offered completely amateur uninformed medical advice, a load of bollocks about the Enhanced Games, Amy visits a church, and Stu nearly forgets to tell a horrible story. The Enhanced Games set out to ‘transform sport’ but the results looked surprisingly ordinary

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   E177 · 18 May 2026 · 57 min

   #177 - Twisting Your Ankle on a Completely Flat Field is Bullshit

   The Great Fall of 2026 has happened, but to the wrong host. We talk quite a lot about AI and how stupid and annoying it is to use, as well as how useful it can be. We've got plenty of listeners getting injured, a good few sensibly ignoring them, and our one-woman bullshit generator is very much back on form.

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    E176 · 27 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    #176 - Racing Robots are Bullshit

    It's time to review the greatest and most important race of the year. No, not the London marathon, the Beijing Robot Half Marathon! Even Amy gets caught up in the excitement of race season and nearly does a 5k race, whilst Stu's got Lidl to thank for another PB. We also decide which injuries are the best to run through, discuss some of the worst chafing we've ever seen, and finish with a story that isn't about running in the slightest but somehow the most relevant subject to us.