Runner's World Podcast

By Runner's World UKSports Running

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Runner's World Podcast episodes

February 23, 2021 Can you outrun ageing?
Can running keep you young? The passing years have consequences beyond the number of candles on our cake; we lose muscle, we become less flexible, and our VO2 max decreases. But can running help to slow – or even reverse – the ageing process? The evergreen Sam Murphy wrote about this subject in the upcoming issue of Runner’s World and has joined us to tell us more.
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37 min
February 16, 2021 Reece Parkinson: How Not to Run 55 Miles
BBC Radio 1 Xtra presenter Reece Parkinson is a man on a mission. Despite only taking up running recently, he's hoping to complete a 55-mile ultramarathon. Reece, who also has type 1 diabetes, discusses the allure of the ultramarathon, what drives us to attempt the seemingly impossible and why we should all go "full Goggins" at some point in our life. Check out the BBC documentary on Reece, How Not to Run 55 Miles, here.
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46 min
February 09, 2021 Can running make you smarter?
On this episode, we speak with Dr Brendon Stubbs, an expert in physical activity and mental health, about whether running can make us smarter and more decisive. Dr Stubbs recently led a study, backed by Asics, that suggests running can improve our cognitive ability as well as our mental and physical health.
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25 min
February 02, 2021 Fitness trackers, social media and the impact on mental wellbeing.
Fitness trackers may help to measure your physical health, but can they take their toll on your mental wellbeing? Our guest thinks they can. Dr Rachael Kent recently authored a study into health-tracking technology and found that it ‘the pressure to share and track their routine on social media and online makes people obsessive, compulsive and develop addictive relationships with fitness trackers.’
Jane, Rick and Ben discuss this complex topic with Rachel, drawing on their own experiences and how lockdown has heightened the reliance on social media for interaction.

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32 min
January 26, 2021 Vassos Alexander: How to Run a Marathon
Radio presenter, author and serial marathon runner Vassos Alexander discusses his new book, How To Run a Marathon, and why he thinks everyone should attempt to run the distance at some point in their life.
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44 min
January 19, 2021 Carla Molinaro, the 100K record and why pancakes really matter
LEJOG record holder Carla Molinaro joins us to discuss the upcoming record attempt by her and some other Hoka athletes to break the world and national records for 100km. Carlo also shares some advice on how to get started in the world of ultra running and explains why it's often easier to run an ultra than a marathon.
Rick of course mentions his 100 mile race.

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36 min
January 12, 2021 Running superstitions
Do you have certain pre-run rituals you can't go without? Sports psychologist Josie Perry joins us to discuss the pros and cons of running superstitions.
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33 min
January 05, 2021 Why 2021 will be the year of the runner
Welcome to the first RW podcast of 2021! Happy New Year and all that jazz.
In this episode Rick, Jane and Ben sit down to reflect on some running highlights of 2020 and how the new year and another lockdown brings a chance for runners, new and old, to keep doing what they love to do, plus they discuss how you never really stop being a beginner and why that's a good thing.

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33 min
December 15, 2020 What is the gait cycle?
Ben talks to master trainer and knowledge sponge, Gareth Cole, who has been a coach for more than 30 years and is more recently the co-founder of Coach London to discuss the benchmark of all movement, the gait cycle. It's something referenced a lot in running, but what is it? Gareth breaks down why and how it's used for assessing runners and how it can help you become a better runner. And no, it's not about finding out what shoes to buy.

There is also some #RUNSOME news in the form of running mayors. For more info on that then listen to the #RUNSOME podcast and then visit runsome.org

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30 min
December 08, 2020 We speak to Ally Beaven, author of 'Broken'.
The FKT (Fastest Known Time) has been the pursuit of a special kind within running. Heralded routes or rounds have been attempted by many, but only a few can say they did it fastest. Ally Beaven's new book, Broken, is all about the rise of the FKT and how this bizarre year with no racing has meant more runners have been chasing down FKTs.
You can buy Ally's book direct from Vertebrate Publishing here

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33 min