After a summer of fun - we are back! Today we round up the summer, including what we have been up to, the Olympics and Paralympics, race reports and reviews and much more. We look ahead to the upcoming racing season and our goals for the next phase of the year.

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

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This week features a fascinating chat with awesome runner and an all round brilliant person and friend of the show Natasha! She chats about what running means to her and how she got into it in the first place, some of her proudest moments and how she stays motivated. She also talks about her key role in the spine race and a few other funny stories that are sure you will enjoy! We are now having a break over August and will be back fresh and ready to go in September with more running partners content for you all :-)

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

email us at [email protected]

Share this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  

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Paul’s running coach website

www.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com

Alis Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809

Ali’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=en

Ali’s Facebook

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Paul’s Instagram

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As we finally get a few nice sunny days in the UK, we look ahead to the summer holidays and how to manage running and make sure you have a great time if you go on your hols! We look at the evidence around having time off training and the impact it might have and also chat about some of the impacts holidays can have more generally, such as eating and drinking more ! Here are some links to articles and evidence we talk through

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/missed-marathon-training-study-2023/

https://runnersconnect.net/losing-running-fitness/

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

email us at [email protected]

Share this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  

http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listen

Paul’s running coach website

www.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com

Alis Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809

Ali’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=en

Ali’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/

Paul’s Strava

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Paul’s Instagram

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Paul’s Facebook

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Our website

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Wimbledon, Cricket, Euro 2024, Tour De France, The Olympics and much more to enjoy for a summer of sport! With so much sport happening what can we learn about performance from elite athletes and how they learn from failures. We chat about the importance of this and what we runners can try out.

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul, please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

email us at [email protected]

Share this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  

http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listen

Paul’s running coach website

www.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com

Alis Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809

Ali’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=en

Ali’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/

Paul’s Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356

Paul’s Instagram

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Paul’s Facebook

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Our YouTube channel

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Our website

https://running-partners.captivate.fm/

Today we dig into the world of the backyard ultra! We talk about what they are, how they can be a great stepping stone into ultra running and hear from listeners who have done them before and have more planned in! We discuss fuelling, mental preparation and how to keep going hour after hour after hour...! Paul also tells us about his lake district adventures last weekend and the fun of running up and down mountains (or not!).

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul, please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

email us at [email protected]

Share this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  

http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listen

Paul’s running coach website

www.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com

Alis Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809

Ali’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=en

Ali’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/

Paul’s Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356

Paul’s Instagram

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Paul’s Facebook

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Our YouTube channel

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Our website

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Just a quick episode today as Paul has been away, its been mega busy and time tight! We hope you enjoy our brief chit chat :-)!

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul, please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

email us at [email protected]

Share this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  

http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listen

Paul’s running coach website

www.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com

Alis Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809

Ali’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=en

Ali’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/

Paul’s Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356

Paul’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==

Paul’s Facebook

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Our YouTube channel

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Our website

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Today we talk about how to train for an ultra in the autumn and transition from a marathon in the spring. We cover the basics of the training, the milage volume per week and the terrain to run on. We chat about the race basics for a long ultra and how to arrive in the best shape to have great day out!

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul, please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

email us at [email protected]

Share this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  

http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listen

Paul’s running coach website

www.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com

Alis Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809

Ali’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=en

Ali’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/

Paul’s Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356

Paul’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==

Paul’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312

Our YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQ

Our website

https://running-partners.captivate.fm/

This week Alison gives a review of the ultra she did two weeks ago with Rosie. The race was a 32 mile ultra round the peak district, with lots of climbing, a few energy bars and a sprint finish! We also talk about a few other races from the summer season, the European athletics championships and much more!

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul, please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

email us at [email protected]

Share this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  

http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listen

Paul’s running coach website

www.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com

Alis Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809

Ali’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=en

Ali’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/

Paul’s Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356

Paul’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==

Paul’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312

Our YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQ

Our website

https://running-partners.captivate.fm/

This week features a fascinating interview with ultra runner and team Inov8 athlete Chris Andrade, who a few weeks ago won the Hardmoors 110 race! Chris talks about his love of running, some of the many races he has done over the years, what he loves about the trails, the Bob Graham Round, his training and nutrition and much more. You can find Chris on Instagram chrisgoesrunning https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoesrunning/

Also we had an email from Carla on the running myth of knee pain with some great links, here they are;

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/healthcare-engineering/news/2019/dec/long-distance-running-can-improve-parts-runners-knees 

Prof Alister Hart: Marathon running will not wear out your joints but will improve

them. #MM40 

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul, please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

email us at [email protected]

Share this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  

http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listen

Paul’s running coach website

www.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com

Alis Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809

Ali’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=en

Ali’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/

Paul’s Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356

Paul’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==

Paul’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312

Our YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQ

Our website

https://running-partners.captivate.fm/

This week we tackle a few running myths! You know the ones; running is bad for your knees, your back, you need loads of water to run, runners should breath through their nose etc etc! Alison has been doing the research to bust the myths and she shares her findings and we chat about this. Here are some links to the various articles and publications Alison talks about:

Effects of Running on the Development of Knee Osteoarthritis: An Updated Systematic Review at Short-Term Follow-up  Dhillon et al 2023

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil.

Lörinczi, et al

Almond et al (2005)

As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul, please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;

email us at [email protected]

Share this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  

http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listen

Paul’s running coach website

www.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com

Alis Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809

Ali’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=en

Ali’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/

Paul’s Strava

http://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356

Paul’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==

Paul’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312

Our YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQ

Our website

https://running-partners.captivate.fm/