In loving memory of Dean Jones, a much beloved member of the Midnight Runners Community who sadly passed a few days after this recording.

Ben Palmer joins the podcast in the first of a new regular series of check-ins where we dive into his and Tom's latest adventures—and misadventures.

As a highly skilled runner and founder of Trailside Coffee, Ben brings the perfect blend of insight and humour to which I know will be a great addition to the podcast. Together, we'll take a lighter view on life, while also digging into topics that matter to us deeply.

In this inaugural episode of the series, Ben shares his secrets to breaking the 2:40 marathon barrier and reveals what makes a truly great coffee.

We also celebrate Tom’s recent personal milestone -completing his 1,001-day run streak, and discuss how he feels after finally giving it up, with a few listener questions thrown in for good measure.

We also discuss Tom’s recent cycling tour across Europe, where he passed through 9 countries across 29 days. But while his photos and videos may have looked great, did he really enjoy it?

And finally, we check in with two podcast alumni who are on their own incredible journeys. We play exclusive update from Deo Kato, currently running from Cape Town to London, and Jonty Brown, fresh off the launch of his exciting new venture, RunLimited.

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Mentioned in the Podcast

Trailside coffee:https://trailsidecoffee.co.uk/

Wilding:https://www.isabellatree.com/books

Dr Greger’s Daily Dozen:https://nutritionfacts.org/daily-dozen/

Sean Conway’s new book:https://amzn.eu/d/8KGACNs

Follow Deo Kato’s Journey:https://www.instagram.com/deoruns/

Jonty’s RunLimited:https://runlimited.co/

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:34 Who is Benny P?

06:48 Advice from a sub 2:40 marathoner

14:15 Ben’s Trailside Coffee and Renee

20:14 The key to a great coffee

24:49 Tom’s Current Nomadic Lifestyle

28:45 Learning hard lessons on where to focus your energies

37:32 Future Podcasts Guests

39:22 Six Inches of Soil Success on YouTube

44:00 Hustling for more guests

48:41 Tom’s 1,001 day run streak

01:10:31 Listener question: Knees

01:14:34 Listener question: Shoes

01:18:42 Listener question: Protein

01:24:02 Tom’s recent cycle across Europe

01:38:25 The hardest part of the trip

01:46:32 Update from Deo Kato

01:59:42 Update from Jonty & RunLimited

02:06:34 Ben’s winter running goals

02:08:19 Tom’s winter writing challenge