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Paul and Rob run up the Parkland Walk to Highgate Woods for the first time in a while. Featuring Bonnie's troubles, different Saturday morning plans, high mileage and consistent parkrunning for Rob, country training ahead for Paul, Shoreditch Half, the Great North Run and half mara mantras, correspondents' questions, running-related clickbait, reading report, interacting with real people, anticipating the Yorkshire Marathon, and what the rest of the next generation are up to.
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"Back To The Woods" is an episode of Running Commentary. Runtime 59 min. Published September 24, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.