Run The Grind is a podcast that dives into the world of running and business - Sharing insights, experiences, and conversations with the occasional special guest. Hosted by Ewan Heritage (The Dental Athlete) and Alfie Manthorpe, an international runner.

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Welcome back to episode 6! This episode is packed with a race recap of Ewans time in Paris for the Half marathon, Alfie talks about marathon prep and how he tapers into a half marathon in the middle of a training block. LA marathon direction issues, Heat training tips...

S2:E6 - Ewan recaps Paris Half Marathon, Alfie prepares for the Bath Half Marathon, Heat training and Marathon Training Tips

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Welcome back to episode 5 of run the grind!Today Ewan and Alfie cover the latest running news including the USA national championships Half marathon chaos, doping scandals affecting British medals, Bath Half marathon training for Alfie and Paris Half marathon training for Ewan. We also preview the House of sportsshoes...

Welcome back to episode 5 of run the grind!

Today Ewan and Alfie cover the latest running news including the USA national championships Half marathon chaos, doping scandals affecting British medals, Bath Half marathon training for Alfie and Paris Half marathon training for Ewan. 

We also preview the House of sportsshoes...

S2:E5 - Doping in Athletics, USA National Champs Half Marathon, Half Marathon build up.

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Today we go into all of your questions you sent through on instagram... Sorry if we missed you but feel free to message us on instagram with any questions you want answering!

BONUS EPISODE - LISTENER QUESTIONS

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We are on a roll! Back with episode 4, we recap the castellon 10k where two European 10k records were broken. Alfie recaps his first 200k+ week of the marathon block and Ewan returns to training after racing the Barcelona Half. Ewan also lost the bet about Keely Hodgkinson breaking the indoor 800m world record...

S2:E4 - Fastest 10K in the world recap, Alfie is deep into marathon training, Ewan Returns to training

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Welcome back to episode 3 of Run The Grind...Today we recap Alfie running a 5K PB at Armagh where he runs 13:40! And Ewan travels to Barcelona to run his first race in 4 months post injury.

S2:E3 - Fastest 5K in the world, Barcelona Half Marathon

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Welcome back to episode 2 of run the grind (season 2)Alfie is racing Armagh 5k this Thursday deep into a marathon block for the London marathon, will he beat his 5k pb of 13:45?Ewan prepares to race barcelona half marathon whilst he waits for his MRI scan to rule out a tibial bone stress fracture...enjoy!

S2:E2 - Marathon training, Stress Fractures, Athletics Trivia...

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It is good to be back! Ewan and Alfie finally return to podcasting and we talk through Alfie becoming the 3rd fastest 10k runner in the UK after running a 27:40 10k in Valencia. Ewan is going through injury issues and is hoping to be back racing some half marathons in the near future. Alfie also announces his next race which is his debut marathon at the London marathon 2026.

S2:E1 - Run The Grind: Alfie runs 27:40 10k and 3rd fastest 10k UK All Time.

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Run the Grind — Episode: Cross Country Prep &amp; Valencia Half TrainingIn this episode of Run the Grind, hosts Ewan Heritage (aka thedentalathlete) and Alfie Manthorpe dive into their current running and training blocks as the season heats up. Ewan shares insights into his cross country race preparations, while Alfie breaks down his build-up for the Valencia Half Marathon. Expect honest chat about mileage, workouts, race goals, training balance, and the realities of chasing fitness while managing everyday life. Whether you’re a competitive runner, a club athlete, or just love geeking out about running, this episode gives you a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to perform when it matters.

Alfie previews Valencia Half and Ewan Prepares for the cross country season with a potential injury

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Ewan Races The Manchester Half Marathon and recaps how the race didn&#39;t go to plan as he struggles to find form after Sydney Marathon, Alfie Prepares for the Valencia Half Marathon in less than 2 weeks whilst balancing moving house and training location to Manchester and getting used to training with olympians.

15. Lots of Half Marathons...

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We are back and Ewan has took over editing duties so expect more consistent episodes - WEEKLY.In todays episode we recap Ewans Sydney Marathon, World Champs Results, Berlin Marathon and Alfies win at the Sheffield 10k.

Ewan Recaps Sydney Marathon + Alfie wins the Sheffield 10K

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We are back. Ewan and Alfie talk about marathon training, Alfie&#39;s trip to Iceland (which included Russ Cook - The hardest geezer) and everything we&#39;ve missed talking about over the last few months

Marathon training and things we've missed!

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We are back! Alfie is racing a 10K and complaining a lot. Ewan has been to Boston, Tokyo and is heading to Paris. And he&#39;s leaving behind the &#34;dental athlete&#34; title. Sort of. We also give a run down on some of the new and exciting running shoes.

We are back! Alfie is racing a 10K and complaining a lot

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Ewan gives a debrief of his 5K PB at the Podium 5K, where he ran a 15:21!

The Fastest 5K In The World #11

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We talk European athletics indoor championships, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, our running, and some business stuff.Marathon nutrition plan - https://thedentalathlete.com/products/marathon-fuelling-strategy

A Running And Business Podcast #10

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Our longest podcast yet! We talk our recent races, training, the half marathon world record. Ewan has also moved house, so we’ll blame him for the delayed podcast episode.

A lot of new things, half marathon world records and 10K races

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We answer some listener questions and talk about some exciting news for Alfie in terms of his athletic career.

Becoming a pro runner. Ep8

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Coaching - https://thedentalathlete.com/In this podcast we go through our training weeks (like usual) and do an in-depth run through of our current running shoe rotation and what running shoes we recommend for runners. That includes building out a shoe rotation.

Running Shoe Guide

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Welcome back to the Run The Grind podcast, sorry for the delayed start this year, we&#39;ve recorded 3 podcasts but the first two we decided to delete for reasons it&#39;s best not to go into.On this episode we talk new years resolutions and life, what do we have going on in the future and a lot of nonsense!

Welcome back to the Run The Grind podcast, sorry for the delayed start this year, we&#39;ve recorded 3 podcasts but the first two we decided to delete for reasons it&#39;s best not to go into.

On this episode we talk new years resolutions and life, what do we have going on in the future and a lot of nonsense!

New Year Same Podcast

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On this episode we answer questions asked to us by Jake Dearden. This includes our max weight in the Gym, VO2 Max training, cross training, recovery and much more!

Our Response To Jake Dearden

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On today&#39;s episode we talk about Alfie&#39;s Half Marathon debut, some of our favourite businesses within the running industry and answer some questions about how to train effectively whilst aiming to minimise injury.

On today&#39;s episode we talk about Alfie&#39;s Half Marathon debut, some of our favourite businesses within the running industry and answer some questions about how to train effectively whilst aiming to minimise injury.

Running a 62 minute half marathon

A Fitness And Business Podcast

Run The Grind is a podcast that dives into the world of running and business - Sharing insights, experiences, and conversations with the occasional special guest. Hosted by Ewan Heritage (The Dental Athlete) and Alfie Manthorpe, an international runner.