Ep 210 - The hilarious true story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon with Nic Sampson

Bad Boy Running

Jody Raynsford & David Hellard

Runner, Sports, Leisure, Fitness, Ultramarathon, Marathon, Health & Fitness, Running Injuries, Running, Hobbies, Ultrarunning

4.7 • 539 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Running isn't exactly the funniest subject (not if you've listened to BBR for a while...) But it seems there is comedy gold in the re-telling of the infamous 1904 Olympic marathon in St Louis. And Nic Sampson is the man to do it. Nic is a stand up comedian with a one-person show dedicated to the utter craziness of what happened at the 1904 Marathon. If you don't know, don't Google it... just listen to this episode and marvel at how utterly Do-Badder the whole thing was. Enjoy...

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