Idiots Go Running
Running badly since 2021 — but loudly.
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Who We Are

We're all idiots.
But we're idiots who run.

Colin was diagnosed with MS and found running helped more than he expected — then skipped straight past half marathons into ultra territory. His brother Andrew got talked into coming along, trains on jelly and pastries, and somehow keeps finishing anyway.

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The Idiots Go Running Journey

Every mile. Every mistake.

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Everything we’ve learned — now in one place.
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Our Sponsors, Supporters & Charity Partners

None of this would have been possible without the businesses, organisations and charities that supported the project, believed in what we were trying to achieve and helped us travel from Mizen Head to Malin Head.

To every sponsor, accommodation provider, crew member, charity and person who supported us along the road: thank you. Every mile belonged to all of us.
Completed

350 Miles, Mizen To Malin

Right now we're attempting to run the full length of Ireland — roughly 350 miles, tip to tip — as a Guinness World Record bid by two runners with MS, raising money for MS research along the way.

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About the Idiots

Idiots Go Running follows normal runners doing slightly abnormal things — from marathon training with a real running coach to a 350-mile Guinness World Record attempt the length of Ireland for MS Runs Ireland. Honest training talk, real mistakes, athlete interviews, and the occasional pile of nutritional jelly.

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Listen to the podcast

New episodes weekly. Training talk, race chaos, and questionable nutrition advice.
The Podcast

Idiots Go Running: The Podcast

Two brothers, a running coach, and a rotating cast of crew talk training blocks gone wrong, ultra marathons, race-day chaos and the occasional bit of genuinely good advice. New episodes weekly — honest, unpolished, and recorded by people who take the running seriously and nothing else.

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Running Tips

What we've picked up training for marathons and ultras, plus Nick Weston's ultra-running advice — the hard way.

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Nutrition

Fuel, gear and product reviews from the road.

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Craic

Stories, races and daft adventures.

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Podcast Guests

Ultra runners, coaches, and everyday legends who've stopped by the show to share their stories.

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Our Achievements

Every race, every DNF, every year since we started taking this way too seriously.

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New articles, episode drops, and the occasional DNF confession. No spam, we're too disorganised for that.

Grand so — that's away to us. Talk soon, idiot. 🏃
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