Each week, your host Damian Nevins will interview runners and other athletes from a variety of backgrounds.

Episode 16- Special Guest

Today's special guest is interviewed by Jim Cooper.

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Episode 15- Dr Matt Long-

Dr Matt Long is heavily involved in athletics as a list of his current and previous roles demonstrates:

- England Team Manager and Coach

You can find his articles here:

www.fastrunning.co.uk

He welcomes contact from athletes and coaches:

[email protected]

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Episode 14- Daniel Gekara-

This week we talk to Daniel Gekara, a 2.15 marathon runner from Kenya who gives listeners an insight into living, training and racing in Kenya. 

Here is a link to a recent article on the realities of making a living out of running:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/17/east-african-runners-marathon-sponsorships

Daniel's charity set up with Swedish runner Fredrik Davidsson:

https://connectthetracks.org/

Instagram: runwithdaniel

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Episode 13- Miguel Perera-

This week we talk to current England 110m hurdles champion Miguel Perera. He tells his story of how he started in athletics, his inspirations, his thoughts on the sport, and why he is giving something back. This is essential listening for hurdlers and non-hurdlers!

Miguel's website is under development but can be found here and make sure to check out his instagram page.

www.tudosport.com

Instagram: @tudosportofficial

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Each week, your host Damian Nevins will interview runners and other athletes from a variety of backgrounds.

Episode 12- Richard Franzese-

Richard Franzese is a middle-distance athlete who has had considerable success as an athlete winning the presitigious Oxford vs Cambridge varsity cross-country match amongst other races. In this episode Richard discusses his academic background and its' links with running. We talk extensively about coaching as well as his major influences on his training and racing. I especially enjoyed interviewing Richard as he speaks his mind and is equally entertaining.

Listener question: this episode is the first to feature a question from the audience. Please keep them coming!

Warning: in this episode, there is some 'colourful' language used at times.

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Episode 11-Gill Bland-

Each week, your host Damian Nevins will interview runners and other athletes from a variety of backgrounds.

Gill Bland is an established club athlete with a marathon pb of 2.53. She has an impressive record of running quality marathons in quick succession. We talk about her running and talk in depth about pregnancy and running as well as the value of having a coach. 

Pregnancy

Although having a child is not ideal for anyone (especially Mothers) who are keen runners, Gill does love being a Mother! Below are some very useful articles linked to talking points in this episode.

I here is a link to some things Gill  wrote at the time including her weekly mileage for my entire pregnancy:

http://www.blandontherun.com/new-blog-2/2018/1/21/running-and-pregnancy-intro

http://www.blandontherun.com/new-blog-2/2018/1/21/running-and-pregnancy-pt1 

http://www.blandontherun.com/new-blog-2/2018/1/21/running-and-pregnancy-q-a-fdf9l-9w7y6

Lordosis

https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness-exercise/lordosis-exercises#TOC_TITLE_HDR_1

The Mummy MOT can be found here https://www.themummymot.com/ 

Jenny Constable is particularly knowledgeable and helpful to ladies dealing with post partum physio needs (of all kinds ;) )  https://www.instagram.com/jennyconstablephysio/?hl=en 

Author

Gill is heavily involved in the sport outside of her own training and racing. 

https://www.fastrunning.com/author/gill_bland 

Gill has written many articles here.

http://www.blandontherun.com/ 

Gill’s fine work promoting women’s running 

Follow GIll

Instagram #blandontherun

Twitter @gillbla

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Each week, your host Damian Nevins will interview runners and other athletes from a variety of backgrounds.

Episode 10- Martin Öhman-

Martin Öhman is a Swedish athlete from Stockholm who originally started out as a 800m and 1500m runner before taking some time out of the sport and returning to the Marathon with considerable success running 2.21. His career highlight is finishing as the first Swedish athlete at the 2017 Stockholm Marathon. We hear about his wide range of running distances and how his training evolved throughout his career.

Martin is the brains behind runtrack, an excellent and innovative website which looks to help runners all around the world find new and interesting places to run. Make sure you check it out!

https://runtrack.run/

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Each week, your host Damian Nevins will interview runners and other athletes from a variety of backgrounds.

Episode 9- Dimos Evangelidis-

Dimos Evangelidis is a Greek orthopaedic surgeon. He has been a competitive runner since a young age, racing from 800m to the marathon, which is his favourite event. 

He moved in the UK in 2012 and completed two fellowships in Foot and Ankle Surgery, having also obtained the Diploma for Sport and Exercise Medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh). 

He runs for Hercules Wimbledon. 

In this episode we discuss Dimos's running career, professional career and the pros and cons of new technology in running shoes. Further reading and listening below.

Carbon plate shoes

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30460454/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31272917/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33051532/

Minimalistic shoes

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28129518/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25364479/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27653557/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24357642/

Shoes mythbusting

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17932096/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33064799/

A scientific podcast specifically on the new running shoe technology and injuries.

https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2020/03/27/prescribing-the-perfect-running-shoe-myth-busting-podcast-with-dr-laurent-malisoux-episode-422/

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Each week, your host Damian Nevins will interview runners and other athletes from a variety of backgrounds.

Episode 8- Emily Antcliffe-

This week we welcome Emily Antcliffe an established runner and triathlete who overcame a severe eating disorder in her early 20s. Emily talks through her experiences and her recovery. We talk about how she overcame this disorder and the support structures in place to faciliate her recovery.

You can read Emily’s article HERE

Further reading

Getting better bite by both- Ulrike Schmidt

Anorexia Nervosa : a recovery guide- Janet Treasure

The eating disorder recovery journal - Cara Lisette

Related links

BEAT

MIND

NHS

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Episode 7- Dr Jennifer Keal-

This week we welcome Dr Jennifer Keal, a psychiatrist with a special interest in sports psychiatry and also an up and coming runner.

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Below are some articles and videos recommended by Jennifer.

The Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine has a position statement that is quite useful - The Role of Physical Activity and Sport in Mental Health - The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (fsem.ac.uk)

This article about Molly Seidel and managing chronic mental health conditions while still being an elite runner is an interesting one: How Olympic marathoner Molly Seidel found a way to run again (espn.co.uk)

A youtube video rather than an article, Alexei Pappas talks about why coaches and athletes need to be as aware of mental health as they are physical health: Alexi Pappas: I Made It to the Olympics. I Wasn't Ready for What Happened Next. | NYT Opinion - YouTube

For those after in-depth insight into sports psychiatry during COVID, there's a paper: Mental health management of elite athletes during COVID-19: a narrative review and recommendations (sportspsychiatry.org)

For resources relating to RED-S/ Eating Disorders, the Train Brave website is a good starting point: www.trainbrave.org

You can also follow Jennefer on twitter where she often posts interesting articles relating to sport and mental health.

@jenniferkeal4