Muggs & Tim Talk Running
Two old friends discuss Masters running. Simon (Muggs) and Tim were both good athletes in their youth - Muggs in particular was European Junior 5km champion, and National Junior Cross Country champion. Now, 35 years on, our two hosts are trying to rekindle their love for running on the Masters circuit and still feel there is more in the tank. Tim is now based in Ottawa, Canada, Muggs is in Devon, England. The podcast discusses the challenge of trying to compete as a Masters athlete. Setting goals, taking care of oneself, and accepting that our best years may be behind us.
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Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Muggs and Tim reconnect after a 35 year hiatus.
Muggs (Simon Mugglestone) reflects on his outstanding junior running career where he became European Junior 5,000M champion and notably beat John Ngugi and Moses Tanui in a GB vs Kenya head to head. Until a devastating achilles injury left him in pain, and unable to run for 30 years.
Muggs and Tim re-connected on Strava and have admired each other's running on the senior scene. Both now 55 and trying to re-ignite those competitive juices.
Over the next few weeks and months, we will periodically connect with each other, check on our progress and share tips, and hard earned wisdom.
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Muggs and Tim reconnect after 35 years. This episode sees the old friends catch up, reminisce about the old times and talk about how the career highs. We also discuss how injuries ended Muggs' career and the fallout. But it's not all doom and gloom, we get into how Muggs is now protecting himself against aggravating his old injuries, and the goals that the friends are now setting for themselves. We are moving into the Summer racing season, so Muggs and Tim talk about their racing plans and targets for 2023.
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