English For The Long Run

English For The Long Run

By Monique LambieEducationLanguage Learning
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English For The Long Run episodes

  • Ep 7 Running in Rome with Isabella Calidonna - ArcheoRunning
    Have you ever wondered where to go for a run in Rome?
    Or are you about to go there for a holiday or a work trip and want to get the miles in?
    If it's a YES, then do listen to today's episode!
    Today's guest is Italian Isabella Calidonna. She is a 41 year old tour guide based in Rome who offers unique experiences that combine tourism and history with one of her passions: running.
    Isabella has an PHD in Art History and she is an expert tour guide as well as a licensed track and field coach. She is a triathlete and a six-time marathoner who is absolutely passionate about the Eternal City, Rome. ❤️
    In 2019 she fused both passions into a dream job: ArcheoRunning (https://www.archeorunning.com).
    ArcheoRunning offers walking and running tours around Rome.
    Grazie Mille to Isabella for sharing her passion about Rome and ArcheoRunning with me!
    If you want to find out how you can improve your English, listening or reading about running stories, visit my web page and hit the subscribe button: https://englishforthelongrun.com
    Bye for now, and enjoy English for the long run!
    Living Life by Scott Holmes Music
    36 min
  • Ep 6 Adam David Broughton, English teacher, runner and author of How to English
    Today's guest is Adam David Broughton. Originally he is from Nottingham but now he's based in Madrid.
    Adam has been an English teacher since 2005, and he loves what he does.
    Adam doesn't teach people WHAT to learn in English, he teaches HOW to learn English.
    In 2019 Adam wrote a book called How to English. In this book he shows us how we can become independent learners in 31 days.
    I read his book during lockdown and I absolutely loved it. Adam has a community and you can subscribe to his weekly Newsletter and check out his web page www.How-to-English.com.
    And of course, Adam is also a runner, that's why I decided to invite him.
    On this episode we chat about running, language learning, teaching and how runners can use their time on the run to improve their English.
    Big Thank You to Adam for sharing his love for teaching and running with me!
    If you want to find out how you can improve your English, listening or reading about running stories, visit my web page and hit the subscribe button: https://englishforthelongrun.com
    Bye for now, and enjoy English for the long run!
    Living Life by Scott Holmes Music
    52 min
  • Ep 5 Chris Finill, London Marathon Ever Present, USA crosser and Guinness World Record Holder
    Chris Finill is a 63 year-old runner from the UK.
    He’s actually quite a celebrity because he is one of the 7 men who have run all 41 London Marathons since its inception in 1981.
    Those seven men are members of the Ever Present club and are now between 63 and 88 years old.
    Chris also holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive editions of the same marathon completed in less than 3 hours. He ran 33 years in a row a sub three London marathon.
    He’s also an ultrarunner and a USA crosser.
    Right now Chris is training for his 42nd London Marathon.
    What We Talk About:
    - What it means to be an Ever Present
    - His Guinness World Record
    - His life-changing experience of crossing the USA on foot in 2011
    - The Bob Graham round
    - His running memorabilia
    More info:
    Facebook page of the Ever Present: http://www.everpresent.org.uk/
    Great video of the Ever Presents at the 40th Anniversary of London: https://www.facebook.com/LondonMarathon/videos/875229886281621/
    Documentary The 3000 mile men: The 3000 Mile Men (feature length documentary) by Ben J Southern
    Big Thank You to Chris Finill for sharing his love for the run with me!
    If you want to find out how you can improve your English listening or reading about running stories, check my web page and hit the suscribe button: https://englishforthelongrun.com
    Bye for now, and enjoy English for the long run!
    Living Life by Scott Holmes Music
    39 min
  • Ep 4 Gabi Hayes - Skid Row Marathon Documentary
    Gabi Hayes is a producer and filmmaker who grew up in former East Germany. Running gave her a sense of freedom living behind the Iron Curtain.
    She met her American husband hitch-hiking after a bus broke down in East Germany, and they dated behind the Iron Curtain for 4 years.
    After the Wall fell in 1989, she and Mark moved to the US and settled in Los Angeles. She couldn’t understand why there were so many homeless people in one of the richest cities in the US.
    One Sunday morning she was reading the newspaper and saw and article about a criminal Judge who started a running club on Skid Row, the slum of Los Angeles.
    Gabi and her husband Mark were intrigued by the story of the judge who ran with former addicts and homeless people to give them a sense of belonging and dignity.
    Fast forward to 2017, the result is Skid Row Marathon, a powerful documentary about how one person can make a difference and impact people in a very positive way through running.
    Skid Row Marathon has won over 27 festival awards and is one of my favourite documentaries about running.
    What we talk about:
    - Gabi’s childhood and life behind the Iron Curtain and how she met her American husband (great story)
    - The documentary Skid Row Marathon
    - Judge Mitchell and his passion for running marathons and helping others through running
    - How running changes lives and gives people a second chance
    - Gabi and Mark Hayes’ next film
    More information:
    www.skidrowmarathon.com
    facebook.com/skidrowmarathon
    twitter@skidrowmarathon
    Official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TSi1FJG_ZQ
    Big Thank You to Gabi Hayes for sharing her inspiring story with me!
    If you want to find out how you can improve your English, listening or reading about stories from the running community, visit my web page and hit the subscribe button: https://englishforthelongrun.com
    Bye for now, and enjoy English for the long run!
    Living Life by Scott Holmes Music
    40 min
  • Ep 3 Megan Cassidy The Feisty Runner from the USA
    Megan Cassidy is a 41 year old runner from Cleveland (Ohio), and she didn’t start running until she was 28 years old.
    She has been running for 11 years now and her favourite distance is the marathon.
    She ran 41 marathons in 41 days in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record. She was nowhere near that record, but she learned a lot about herself, her mind and her body.
    Right now she is training for the London Marathon.
    What We Talk About:
    * Where she grew up and where she lives now
    * Her first ever marathon and how she got hooked on running marathons
    * Her attempt to break the Guinness World Record
    * The lessons she learned during the World Record attempt
    * Her Boston Marathon and her training for the World Age Championship of the London Marathon
    * Her favourite documentary: The Last Milestone
    * Her nickname “The Feisty Runner” and its meaning
    More info:
    You can find Megan on instagram as The Feisty Runner
    Big Thank You to Megan Cassidy for sharing her inspirational story with me!
    If you want to find out how you can improve your English listening or reading about running stories, visit my web page and hit the suscribe button: https://englishforthelongrun.com
    Bye for now, and enjoy English for the long run!
    Living Life by Scott Holmes Music
    51 min
  • Ep 2 Simon Jones about Parkrun and his book Could have happened at Parkrun
    What on earth is a Parkrun ...
    It´s a huge global movement and although it initially started in the UK with 13 friends meeting up for a Saturday run followed up by coffee and tea, it has grown to over 2000 locations in 23 countries around the world.
    Yes, it´s BIG, it´s for EVERYONE and it´s FREE. And no, Parkrun doesn’t exist in Spain.
    Yet.
    Today’s Guest:
    Simon Jones retired in June 2019 and he now works part-time for a local charity. He has been running Parkruns since 2013 and has accumulated over 249 parkruns and 52 volunteer days.
    Simon wrote a book about Parkrun (Could Have Happend at Parkrun, Olympia publishers, 2021).
    Could have happened at Parkrun is a book of 12 short stories (84 pages) written during Covid lockdown when parkruns were cancelled.
    The uniting theme is the Wycombe Rye Parkrun, in Wycombe High, the South East of England. And if you want to know more about Parkrun from an insider point of view, then this is the perfect read.
    It´s enjoyable, entertaining, lighthearted and suitable for an intermediate level of English.
    What We Talk About
    * Why doctors in the UK prescribe Parkrun
    * Confusing placename pronunciations (Wycombe, Longborough, Leicestershire etc). Native speakers of English also have no idea how to pronounce those names correctly when they see them for the first time.
    * South East England, Wycombe High, Wycombe Rye Park and the Chiltern area
    * Why Parkrun is one of the most inclusive global running communities in the world
    * The importance of volunteering and the different volunteer roles at Parkrun
    * Why the Parkrun web page is a delight for people who love stats
    * Our favourite stories from Could have happened at Parkrun
    More info:
    For more info on Parkrun: https://parkrun.com
    If you would like to get a copy of Could have happened at Parkrun, you can find it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Could-Have-Happened-at-parkrun/dp/1800741138
    If you want to know more about Wycombe Rye Park and join them for a run, you can visit their webpage: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/wycomberye/
    The funny video Simon is referring to: A Spanish comedian talking about Parkrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcRydDbvg9w
    Huge Thank You to Simon Jones, for sharing his time and his love for Parkrun with me.
    If you want to improve your English with stories from the running world, please visit my web page and suscribe to the Newsletter: https://englishforthelongrun.com
    Bye for now, and enjoy English for the long run!
    Living Life by Scott Holmes Music
    42 min
  • Ep 1 World Record Holder Jo Schoonbroodt
    Today's guest is Jo Schoonbroodt, a 71 year old marathoner from the Netherlands. On May 8, Jo set a marathon record for the 70 + age group at Belgium's Maasmarathon.
    He crossed the finish line in an incredibly fast 2:54:19, beating the previous record. So he is now officially the fastest 70+ marathoner on planet earth.
    It was not his first sub-three marathon though, it was number 75.
    Jo lives in the neighbourhood of Maastricht, the Netherlands and when he isn´t running, he likes to play with his granddaughter Sterre or explore the Dutch countryside.
    And his nickname is The Grey Kenian.
    What We Talk About:
    * When and why Jo started running (spoiler alert: he is a late bloomer)
    * About the previous World Record holders (Ed Whitlock and Gene Dykes)
    * How Jo trains for his marathons (and here are some surprises)
    * At what pace Jo trains for his sub 3 marathons
    * Jo’s cheap alternative for gels
    * A marathon called Via Belgica (his 76th marathon)
    * His favourite running shoes
    And much more.
    More info about my guest:
    www.jogger.tk
    www.facebook.com/JoggerJo
    www.instagram.com/jo.schoonbroodt
    http://twitter.com/JoggerJo
    And of course, you can find Jo on Strava!
    Big Thank You to Jo Schoonbroodt for letting me ask him so many questions.
    If you want to find out how you can improve your English listening or reading about running stories, visit my web page and suscribe to the Newsletter: https://englishforthelongrun.com
    Bye for now, and enjoy English for the long run!
    Living Life by Scott Holmes Music
    38 min

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Un podcast para runners que quieren mejorar su inglés.