There are not many silver linings to Covid, but one has to be the fact that so many people, both these new to running and those who have been around a block or 2 have discovered a love for running off road.  In this episode we catch up with 2 of them and talk top tips for getting started.

Meet John, a solo road runner who normally finds himself plodding along something flat on his own to try and keep his health and fitness ticking over...that was, until he stumbled over his local trails. Surprising himself at just how much he's taken to his new-found love of trail running, listen to him share some of his stories of how he first got started, how he's progressed with varying skills from map reading to outdoing his son in the hills, and what he looks forward to post-pandemic (spoiler: it doesn't involve running along anything flat anymore!)

Andy and Jude talk through some tips on getting out on the trails for the first time, including breaking down some running fears and prejudices, advice on kit you do, and perhaps more importantly, don't actually need to get started!

Finally meet our parkrun tourism aficionado Lindsay, new to running in her 40's, yet in the last few years she visited over 10 countries and discovered the delights of running on her doorstep in Surrey to revelling in the lakes and forests of Russia and Sweden. Listen as she regales us with tales of meeting new people, experiencing locales she would never have dreamed of visiting, as well as tasting the local fika ("there's always got to be cake involved"!) 

NOTES:

We Run Trail is a growing community of people who love running trail whether it be on 2 feet, 2 wheels, over fields, down fells, across parks, up mountains or along trails. Whether you are new to trail or have been round the hill many times, we believe what connects us are the people, the places and the stories we tell. Go to www.weruntrail.com to search for trail 'experts' around the world and follow us on IG and FB.

This Podcast is hosted by Andy Brooks and Jude Palmer. Both are experienced runners and trail coaches who have lots of stories between them but most importantly enjoy hearing everyone else's trail adventures. With one down south and one up north, there are bound to be differences and humour along the way.

Join them to catch up on great coaching tips, runners stories from around the world (ok a lot from the UK!) and why trail is clearly the best version of running.

We want to hear from anyone and everyone who has a trail story to share. Get in touch with

Andy - [email protected] @peakrunning
Jude - [email protected] @runsurreyhills

Ian - Chief Editor
Abi - Chief Copywriter 

Follow @weruntrail on FB, IG and twitter and if you are a trail coach, guide, holiday go to https://weruntrail.com/ and get yourself on the map.