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Beginner: the Guardian guide to running

Beginner: the Guardian guide to running

The Guardian

9 episodesEN-GB

Show overview

Beginner: the Guardian guide to running has published 9 episodes during 2013. That works out to roughly 4 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 33 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language Sports & Recreation show.

The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 12.8 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by The Guardian.

Episodes
9
Started
2013
Median length
31 min
Cadence
Several per week

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Latest Episodes

The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Beginner - week 1

Welcome to our new running guide series: the hard work starts here! Download the entire series via iTunes

Aug 4, 201331 min

The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Beginner - week 3

It's another mix of running and walking as we continue the training programme. Download the entire series via iTunes

Aug 4, 201323 min

The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Beginner - week 5

You'll be running for longer and taking fewer recovery breaks in this fifth week of the training programme. Download the entire series via iTunes

Aug 4, 201331 min

The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Beginner - week 4

It's the halfway stage, so prepare to push yourself further than before. Download the entire series via iTunes

Aug 4, 201332 min

The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Beginner - week 6

This week's challenge is to run for 20 minutes, non-stop. Download the entire series via iTunes

Aug 4, 201330 min

The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Beginner - week 7

This week, it's a 25-minute run with no recovery walks. Download the entire series via iTunes

Aug 4, 201335 min

The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Beginner - week 8

It's the final run of this training proramme – 30 minutes with no breaks. Download the entire series via iTunes

Aug 4, 201340 min

The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Beginner - week 2

It's a mix of 90 second runs and two-minute recovery walks this week. Download the entire series via iTunes

Aug 2, 201330 min

The Guardian Guide to Running podcast: Beginner - coming soon

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Jul 18, 20130 min
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