Let's Get Running Podcast

This week's show is all about the forthcoming Olympics. With my club mate Peter Downie, I discuss childhood Olympic dreams, homemade steeplechase jumps, English sailors, and European breakfasts. We also divulge our tips for Olympic glory with our accumulator run down

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This week we talk to running legend and endurance running coach Steve Vernon, winner of a record number of medals at the National Cross Country and the holder of 5 North of England Cross Country Titles surpassing the great Ron Hill. We talk climbing trees, taking advice from Dave Brailsford and coaching an elite athlete on his way to Rio. 

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This week we talk to British 5000m champion and Rio bound runner Andy Butchart. We discuss breaking Scottish records, his track breakthrough this year, his racing mindset, and training at the GB altitude camp in Font Romeu.

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This week we talk to newly crowned European Mountain Running Champion, Emmie Collinge. We talk about quality of life in Italy, running for the love of it, the disappointment of Brexit, and her inability to say 'no' to race organisers.

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This week we discuss the UK Trials, team for the European Championships and exciting drugs bust of super coach Jamal Aden. We also speak to the UK's No. 1 ranked female Marathon runner Aly Dixon. We discuss her preparations for Rio, fist pumping down the Mall, eating dirty burgers and how a trip to Flamingo Land got her into athletics.

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This week we talk to US based runner Jake Shelley. He's hit the headlines this Summer as his insightful articles into doping practises went viral. We talk beef with Nike, training in California, recovering from injury and his view on doping on the running scene.

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This week we speak to European U23 Cross Country Champ Jonny Davies who recently ran the 5000m qualifying time for the Olympics games! We discuss his inability to move in any other direction other than forward, his mental prep for big races, Game of Thrones and his respect for Mo Farah.

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This week we look back at a fantastic evening of racing at the Night of the 10000m's and chat to top British runner Hannah Walker. We discuss her love for cross country, some killer tempo runs she did in America, and the simple/ lazy lifestyle of the top Kenyan runners... 

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This weekend (May 21st) Parliament Hill Athletics track plays host to the 'Night of the 10000m PBs'; a superb evening of track racing which doubles as the trial race for the Rio Olympic Games. As a preview to the event we interview chief volunteer marshal and athletics aficionado Rob Wilson, Olympic games hopefully Beth Potter and self proclaimed 'slowest man in the field' Frenchman Axel Manzano.

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This week we talk to top British mountain runner Robbie Simpson. He talks about his recent 2.15 marathon debut at London, the secret of recent Scottish running success, and his thirst for pizza.

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