In this two part conversation (1/2) with friend and fellow six star marathon major finisher Ron Romano, we give advice and share some of our favourite memories for the following world marathons major races.

This conversation is with Sha Hussain, Founder of Be More You and The Wellness Movement. We talked about the following:

Plus a few other gems of wisdom which I’ll let you listen in for.

You can follow Sha on Instagram

@shahussain

@bemore.you

@thewellnessmovement1

This conversation is with full-time athlete Lloyd Kempson, with a 5000m (5K) PR of 14:31. He is working towards breaking the 14 minute barrier.

Lloyd started running when he was 8 years old and followed the UK club system pathway before exploring the running scene down under in Australia training and living with elite runners.

He returned to the U.K. and is also a full-time running coach and founder of Team Project Run (TPR) an international running community, coaching the beginner up the elite level athlete.

You can follow Lloyd and TPR on Instagram

@lloydkempson

@teamprojectrun

In the conversation with Tobias Christensson Head of Nutrition at Maurten, I’ll be discussing how you can fuel a sub 3 hour marathon using Maurten.

Maurten has taken the industry by storm in the past several years, most notably fueling Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-2 hour marathon in Vienna and WR performance in Berlin.

This follows on from episode 23 with Coach Stazza, where he goes into detail explaining how you can train for a sub 3 hour marathon.

This conversation is with Doctor, researcher and marathoner Reena Aggarwal who is aiming to complete the six World Marathon Majors.

Whilst she ran in school, she didn’t carry it forward afterwards. However it was her time in Boston, coupled with joining the Heartbreakers running club, which sparked her return to running.

We speak about what it is like working on the frontline, during the CV19 pandemic.

We also speak about how she combines both her day job as a doctor, and dive into how her running compliments her work and visa versa.

You can follow Reena on Instagram @raggarwal

This conversation is with Doctor and elite international runner Eleanor Whyman-Davis, who is coached by double Olympian Helen Clitheroe.

In 2019 she finished 10th in the UK rankings list after, crossing the line at the Valencia marathon, in a time of 2:33:24.

With a marathon time that’s in touching distance of the Olympic qualifying standard. We spoke about the postponed London marathon, and what her future running goals are. We also speak about how she combines both her day job as a doctor, whilst training to an elite level as a runner.

She shares how both elements compliment each other. 

You can follow Eleanor on Instagram @elseydavis

This conversation is with marathoner Kylie Jane. She is a working mother of two, we talk about how she balances motherhood, family life and training to earn the Abbotts World Marathon Majors Six Star Medal.

We talk about how she got into running, and breaking sub 4 in her first marathon attempt. We discuss her motivations to run and why it’s important to her.

Plus we look at the causes that she’s raised money for in the process. You can follow Kylie’s journey on Instagram @kyliejjane

This conversation is with elite runner Lee Grantham who was coached at school by the U.K. fell running legend, Andy Trigg the winner of numerous fell events in the Peak District in the '80s and '90s.

Lee ran as a junior then left the sport, he got a regular job and was successful, but it wasn’t what he wanted to do long term. We speak about when he cycled through Asia in 2008/2009, to get away from everything, to figure out what made him tick. It then led him directly back to running in early 2010.

Lee is a 100km British Championship winner, and Nike sponsored athlete. We dive into his future targets to become the world champion in 100km and goal to breaking the 100k world record.

We talk about the time we briefly ran together at the 2019 Berlin marathon! We dive into the lessons that Lee has developed along his journey, including his time with Eliud Kipchoge. I’m biased but it’s a fun conversation which I know you’ll enjoy.

You can follow Lee on Instagram @jungle.vip

In this episode I welcome back my running coach John Starrett to talk about what the sub 3 marathon requires.  

In episode #1 we spoke about how to run safety and stay motivated during CV19. In this episode John shares core principles he uses to develop the athletes he coaches, to break sub 3 and go faster. 

We dive into training essentials, strengthening work, mental mindset, race strategies and race nutrition. If your looking to break this milestone there are some great pieces of advice to take onboard from this episode.

John can be contacted via the following:  Website: www.stazzasstable.com Email: [email protected]

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This conversation is with Russell Bentley, he started track running, and was coached by the legendary Frank Horwill MBE, the renowned UK middle distance coach who coached 49 Great Britain and Northern Ireland international athletes.

He lived in Kenya and we dive into the lessons he learnt, from the time he trained with David Rudisha (800m world record holder). He has moved from track running into marathon running, earning a personal best of 2.20.20 in the Berlin Marathon.

He is now based in the hills of Snowdonia. He works a 40hr week on building site, running 100 miles on the roads, whilst coming home to play with the kids, and did I mention he is a running coach?!

We also talk about diversity in running due to current events. I’m biased but it’s a great conversation which I know you’ll enjoy.

Links: Instagram: @russell_runner Website: russellrunner.com