Happy New Year! Today kick's off our road to the London Marathon with 16 weeks of tips and plans in the build-up.

The year has started with Paula being awarded an OBE for her services to running and broadcasting. So congratulations Paula!

Today's main guest is someone was such a popular medal winner at the World Championships in Tokyo in 2025. Uruguay's Julia Paternain entered the race ranked 288th in the world. It was only her second marathon and she has some great insights.

We also hear from three people we're following on their London journey. McFly drummer Harry Judd, BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth and our young runner, Charlotte Davis.

We've got a special discount for the National Running Show at the NEC Birmingham on 31st Jan + 1st Feb 2026 where you can pick up great running and marathon advice.

If you use the code PRC at checkout you can get a £5 weekend ticket - more info at nationalrunningshow.com

We're also excited to announce we'll be working with Wild Nutrition over the build-up to the London Marathon with some great nutrition advice.

We'd love to hear from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board.

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Happy New Year! On this first weekly Shakeout of 2026 we talk resolutions and answer your questions.

There's a question about trying to break 3 hours for a marathon and another query from someone looking to come home in under 4 hours who wonders if they're missing somethingn to help them record a PB. In the discussion, there's a side issue about the use of new tech in running shoes and how much it helps a slow runner.

Paula and Thommo are asked to give views on a training plan and a struggle to improve speed and there's an unusual questions about a strange smell in the nose after a long run.

And finally tips to avoid cramps on a long run.

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Today's guest is the former England women's footballer Jill Scott MBE, who was part of the Euro winning squad in 2022. She's also a winner of I'm a Celebrity...and also winner of the junior Great North Run and the North East Junior Cross Country Championships. We recorded this ahead of a charity quiz we were all part of.

Jill talks about her junior running career and what it taught her along with the influences it had on her successful 16 year football career.

She still runs, but she struggles to run more than 5k because of injuries to her knees from playing football. Jill also reveals Paula was her idol growing up...and wanted to be an athlete because of her.

Paula tells Thommo she always goes on a run on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day to consider resolutions and goals for the 12 months ahead. And she's got advice on how to keep yours!

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Happy Christmas! As this episode drops on Christmas Day Paula and Thommo chat Christmas Dinner, Christmas Stockings and a Christmas Day run.

With so many colds and so much flu about there's a timely question about whether to run and when to rest. It's not an easy answer! Thanks for your questions... other subjects we look at today include how to pace runs to make them a little easier; There's the dilemna of a man who's got places at both the Rome and London marathons and wondering which one to target for a PB and advice on race strategy and running downhill.

We'd love to get your questions and comments - contact details below!

Thanks to our sponsor HIGH5 for Paula's Run Club: The Shakeout. HIGH5 are sports nutrition specialists helping people get the most out of their training and races. Don't forget our special offer - details below.

Remember to comment, get in touch with the club to ask any questions on tips for running marathons, half marathons, 10k, 5k or just a job.

We can help with nutrition, recovery and how best to put one foot in front of the other!

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Paula and Thommo bring you a special Christmas Edition. They talk about running on Christmas Day - when do they run and why? And they share how they spend Christmas and how much they eat!

Thommo insists on doing Christmas cracker jokes...which he loves.

There's a reflection on 2025 and some of the people that have been on the podcast...like Chelsea Clinton, Dr Steve Peters, Jake Wightman, Brendan Foster and Julia Paternain live from Tokyo.

There's excitement as Paula and Thommo exchange presents during the podcast.

And we want to thank you for all your support and encouragement with a shout out to those who came and ran with Paula on the shakeouts.

Happy Christmas!

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Paula and Thommo's pre-Christmas shakeout answers your running questions and reveals a quirky injury Paula picked up just before a world record breaking run.

There's a fair amount of marathon talk, including dealing with the mental aspect of setbacks and decline. One of the community is pondering running the Manchester and London marathons, which are within a week of each other. Family and friends are telling him not to do it, but Paula and Thommo put an alternative view.

There's also a question about breathing exercises and using a chest heart rate monitor.

We'd love to get your questions and comments - contact details below.

Thanks to our sponsor HIGH5 for Paula's Run Club: The Shakeout. HIGH5 are sports nutrition specialists helping people get the most out of their training and races. Don't forget our special offer - details below.

Remember to comment, get in touch with the club to ask any questions on tips for running marathons, half marathons, 10k, 5k or just a job.

We can help with nutrition, recovery and how best to put one foot in front of the other!

Head to https:\\highfive.co.uk to use your exclusive Run Club discount of 25% with the code PAULA25

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Today's guest is Ricky Wilson, the front man of the Kaiser Chiefs. It's a lot of fun as he talks about his love of running and his disastrous marathon.

Ricky tells Paula and Thommo about his London marathon experience - he finished the course in over 5 days...after collapsing at mile 24 on the day of the event.

Now Ricky runs for himself, every day, to give himself headspace...but it's also inspired some lyrics. He reveals he likes to run before he performs on stage and he loves the feeling it gives him.

Ricky also loves running whilst touring with the Kaiser Chiefs and happily wandering off track in foreign cities.

We've got the Honours Board and our sponsor for it is HIGH5 – the sports nutrition specialists helping people get the most out of their training and races. They want to give you goodies so please get in touch with your nominations.

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Paula and Thommo are back on the South Coast with our sponsors HIGH 5 in Brighton. Any more south and they'd be in the sea! They're answering questions from our invited audience covering the best ways to stay hydrated; the reasons layering your running gear is good...but also bad; and how to take 20 minutues off your PB. Plus we'll look at the best ways to approach your first marathon if it's 3 months away and you're petrified!

We'd love to get your questions and comments - contact details below.

Thanks to our sponsor HIGH5 for Paula's Run Club: The Shakeout. HIGH5 are sports nutrition specialists helping people get the most out of their training and races. Don't forget our special offer - details below.

Remember to comment, get in touch with the club to ask any questions on tips for running marathons, half marathons, 10k, 5k or just a job.

We can help with nutrition, recovery and how best to put one foot in front of the other!

Head to https:\\highfive.co.uk to use your exclusive Run Club discount of 25% with the code PAULA25

You can get in touch with us by email, whatsapp or comment

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It's been great to have Innes FitzGerald chat with us ahead of the European Cross Country Championships. She's part of the new generation of British Athletes going for a third success title in the under 20's race.

Innes talks about her rise from finishing way back in the pack(176th) in the English Schools Championships to where she is now. Her career has moved quickly under the guidance of Jo and Gavin Pavey.

She's had a breakthrough season posting a qualifying time in the London Diamond League to make the GB team for the World championships in Tokyo.

Innes gives a refreshing take on competing at the start of what hopefully will be a long and successful career.

We've got our regular Honours Board from out sponsors HIGH5, the sports nutrition specialists helping people get the most out of their training and races. They want to give you goodies! So get your nominations to us

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On today's Shakeout Paula and Thommo are answering more of your running questions. There's a great one from a 30 year old runner who's come up with the 3 F's weekly approach. Something fun, something fast and something far! We love this. And there's advice on pacing a first marathon.

One of our club members, who has a gastric sleeve has just done his first half marathon and wants to get advice on carb-loading and fueling as he aims for his first full marathon.

There's also a question about avoiding toilet stops on long runs - and how this is stopping one listener posting quicker times. Paula's got a word on coffee and why hydration is still important in winter conditions!

We'd love to get your questions and comments - contact details below!

Thanks to our sponsor HIGH5 for Paula's Run Club: The Shakeout. HIGH5 are sports nutrition specialists helping people get the most out of their training and races. Don't forget our special offer - details below.

Remember to comment, get in touch with the club to ask any questions on tips for running marathons, half marathons, 10k, 5k or just a job.

We can help with nutrition, recovery and how best to put one foot in front of the other!

Head to https:\\highfive.co.uk to use your exclusive Run Club discount of 25% with the code PAULA25

You can get in touch with us by email, whatsapp or comment

EMAIL:

[email protected]

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+447564747914

Instagram:

@paulasrunclub

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