Marathon Medic

In the final episode of this series I chat with Alice Newstead. We discuss how Alice started running and the effect its had on her obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). 

On this episode I chat with Ben Cook about his Run12 project in aid of the Alzheimer's Society, including his recent marathons in Marrakesh and in the Sahara Desert.

This week I'm chatting to Ben Cooper. We discuss the benefits of running for mental health and he shares how he started running after a breakdown and subsequent period of depression. 

On this podcast I chat to James Holt, the head of London Midnight Runners. We discuss the importance of running communities, the pressures of performance-based running and why working on good running technique is so valuable.

On this episode I speak with Ben Parkes, a 2:25 marathoner, ultra-runner and running coach. We chat about how he started running and how he's coped with his recent injury.

I chat to Dr Abbas Sardar about how running can be beneficial for dealing with work-related stress and whether doctors should encourage patients to be more active.