David Smyth
@davidrsmyth.bsky.social
writer, teacher, runner, late adopter
https://davidsmyth.co.uk/
https://davidsmyth.co.uk/
most of the musicians I've interviewed have been lovely, but the experience is clearly very high on their list of least favourite things about their job. In contrast, when interviewing the non-famous about running, it's a total joy to get a response like this: www.instagram.com/p/DGVPi3RtEY...
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February 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
most of the musicians I've interviewed have been lovely, but the experience is clearly very high on their list of least favourite things about their job. In contrast, when interviewing the non-famous about running, it's a total joy to get a response like this: www.instagram.com/p/DGVPi3RtEY...
the documentary about the San Quentin Prison Marathon, which I wrote about in 2023, is finally on UK television for the first time tonight, BBC4 at 10pm
www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a453...
www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a453...
105 laps of a prison yard: inside the San Quentin prison marathon
Running a marathon is life-changing for many, but for those who make it to the finish of the San Quentin Marathon – 105 laps around the yard of the Californian prison immortalised by Johnny Cash – the...
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February 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
the documentary about the San Quentin Prison Marathon, which I wrote about in 2023, is finally on UK television for the first time tonight, BBC4 at 10pm
www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a453...
www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a453...
had a spooky old time writing about Dr John in the FT at the weekend (paywall) www.ft.com/content/78fb...
I Walk on Guilded Splinters — Dr John’s track sounded like nothing else
The 1968 song summoned the spirit of voodoo and lives on in covers and samples
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February 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
had a spooky old time writing about Dr John in the FT at the weekend (paywall) www.ft.com/content/78fb...
I did the inaugural UK Ekiden - a Japanese relay race - along the banks of the Thames, and told the tale at some length here: www.runnersworld.com/uk/events/a6...
Ekiden: How the century-old race spread from Japan to the UK
David Smyth joined team RW to experience the first UK Ekiden and delves into the history, culture and significance of the long-distance relay race format, which is the centrepiece of Japanese running
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January 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I did the inaugural UK Ekiden - a Japanese relay race - along the banks of the Thames, and told the tale at some length here: www.runnersworld.com/uk/events/a6...
Albums of the year: for the first time in about two decades I didn't spend the entire year listening to music I was obliged to play for work, so here's a list of the 10 albums I genuinely played and loved the most in 2024, most of which didn't actually come out in 2024...
December 10, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Albums of the year: for the first time in about two decades I didn't spend the entire year listening to music I was obliged to play for work, so here's a list of the 10 albums I genuinely played and loved the most in 2024, most of which didn't actually come out in 2024...
feels like an opportunity to broaden the range of things I have historically posted about, so here is a photo of a cow I met this morning:
November 28, 2024 at 12:42 PM
feels like an opportunity to broaden the range of things I have historically posted about, so here is a photo of a cow I met this morning:
all right, I'll bite
November 22, 2024 at 8:22 PM
all right, I'll bite