Runner's World Podcast

By Runner's World UKSports Running

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Runner's World Podcast episodes

September 21, 2021 10 Top Tapering Tips
In the name of marathon preparation – and alliteration – we bringing you 10 top tapering tips. The subtle art of doing a little less is the source of much anxiety among runners, us included, so we've rustled up a calm-inducing collection of tips to make the days and weeks before your marathon that little bit easier. Hopefully.
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38 min
September 14, 2021 Laura Muir
Olympic silver medalist and running LEGEND, Laura Muir joins us to discuss her performance at Tokyo 2020, the dedication and hard work it took to get there, over coming set backs, how running slow is too hard and that she'll never race the marathon.
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34 min
September 07, 2021 Running with multiple sclerosis
Running seemed an impossible dream for our guest, Katie Silverthorne, after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in her early twenties, but for her putting one foot in front of the other has powered an amazing journey where running and being healthy have helped her deal with this debilitating condition.
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37 min
August 31, 2021 Does the marathon "wall" really exist?
With London, Brighton and Manchester marathons fast approaching, we turn our attention to the dreaded marathon "wall". In the company of James Poole, serial marathoner and founder of Advent Running, we discuss what the wall feels like, where it lurks and crucially, how it can be avoided.
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31 min
August 24, 2021 Francis Benali: from Premier League footballer to ultrarunner
Francis Benali played nearly 400 games for Southampton, gaining cult hero status for his uncompromising playing style and excellent moustache. But it's his post-football career that's even more fascinating. Benali has completed a host of ultra endurance events, including running to ever Premier League ground and attempting to complete seven Ironmans in seven days. In doing so, he's raised more than £1 million for Cancer Research.

Francis Benali: The Autobiography (Bloomsbury, £20.00) is available to buy now

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34 min
August 17, 2021 Cannabidiol (CBD) and running: what we know and what we don't
Joining us this week, journalist Kate Carter discusses all things CBD and running. Is this cannabis derivative safe? Will you get addicted? Will it cure all your ills and make you a better runner? We try and answers these questions alongside many other things. Also, Jane is back.
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38 min
August 10, 2021 RW's hot takes on the Tokyo Olympics
It's Jane McGuire's final podcast as a full-time member of Runner's World (but we hope she'll come back on in some capacity).
With the Tokyo Olympics coming to its conclusion last Sunday, the team look back at some of the highlights, lowlights and talking points from a Games like no other.

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34 min
August 03, 2021 We chat to Jamie McDonald aka Adventure Man
He's run across Canada, America and even tried seven days of treadmill running, all to raise money for children's charities, but it was his own experiences with a spinal disorder as a young boy that installed a passion for moving and adventure.
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35 min
July 27, 2021 Running and grief
In this episode we're joined by Eliza Flynn and Dr John Wilson to discuss how running can help us to move forward, at our own pace, when tragedy strikes.
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41 min
July 20, 2021 Lisa Jackson: the magic of micro-steps
Author and RW columnist Lisa Jackson joins us to discuss the concept of micro-steps – the tiny moves forward we all can make to achieve lofty goals. Lisa has been reading James Clear's Atomic Habits, which focuses on the micro-steps approach, and it turns out she's in good company – Eliud Kipchoge's been reading it too.
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32 min