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  • OTN X TBR - NIGHT OF THE 10,000m PB'S - Elite Field preview with Athletics Weekly's Jason Henderson
    Welcome back to The Big Run
    We have some incredible conversations and in-the-field reporting coming up over the coming days and weeks to get you primed for On’s Track night series. A global string of events where fast times meet loud crowds to create a unique experience for the entire running community. 
    You can find out more at ⁠ontracknights.com⁠ 
    As the OTN series continues on TBR, we move to London for the legendary Night of 10,000m PB’s hosted by Highgate Harriers.
    The event takes place this Saturday, May 20th 2023 for FREE from 3 pm-10 pm at Parliament Hill athletics track.
    As the previews draw to a close it's time to get dialled into who to look out for at the sharp end of completion. 
    Joining me today is head of digital at Athletics Weekly, Jason Henderson for a deep dive into who’s in with a shot at the meeting record and a share of that prize pot. 
    We’ll also reflect back on the events 10-year history with some of Jason’s highlights.
    Well, thats it, there’s nothing left now but for the athletes to get a good night's sleep and for all you fans to get yourselves to parliament hill tomorrow from 3 pm for free for an event like no other.
    If you are unable to attend there will be a live stream from 3 pm via On Running's YouTube channel, British Athletics and European Athletics YouTube channel
    The Big Run will be there recording a special live that will go out the following Saturday so if you see me with the mic, come and say hello 👋
    Podcast Image by Jerry Sun
    33 min
  • OTN X TBR - NIGHT OF 10,000M PB'S - IRIS DOWNES
    Welcome back to The Big Run
    We have some incredible conversations and in-the-field reporting coming up over the coming days and weeks to get you primed for On’s Track night series. A global string of events where fast times meet loud crowds to create a unique experience for the entire running community. 
    You can find out more at ⁠ontracknights.com⁠ 
    As the OTN series continues on TBR, we move to London for the legendary Night of 10,000m PB’s hosted by Highgate Harriers.
    The event takes place this Saturday, May 20th 2023 for FREE from 3 pm-10 pm at Parliament Hill athletics track.
    As part of the programme this coming Saturday teenage middle-distance runners are being given a taste of the unique atmosphere that is synonymous with Night of the 10,000m PB’s.
    Before the main championship race, there will be 800m events for U17 and U20 runners. The aim being to help the young athletes run faster, give them a taste of bigger events and help them achieve qualifying standards. 
    In today's episode, I journeyed up to Shrewsbury to meet one of the 800m athletes to look out for. Iris Downes.
    She had an incredible 2022, from her first diamond league to her first GB vest and then a European bronze. I wanted to learn more about her, her journey into the sport, hear a little from her mum and coach and what she’s looking forward to at Parliament Hill this Saturday…
    We have episodes dropping everyday this week as we lead up to the event so be sure to subscribe from wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear them as soon as they go live.
    and I'll see you next time, for The Big Run.
    39 min
  • OTN X TBR - NIGHT OF 10,000M PB'S - AMY ELOISE-MARKOVC
    Welcome back to The Big Run
    We have some incredible conversations and in-the-field reporting coming up over the coming days and weeks to get you primed for On’s Track night series. A global string of events where fast times meet loud crowds to create a unique experience for the entire running community. 
    You can find out more at ⁠ontracknights.com⁠ 
    As the OTN series continues on TBR, we move to London for the legendary Night of 10,000m PB’s hosted by Highgate Harriers.
    The event takes place this Saturday, May 20th 2023 for FREE from 3 pm-10 pm at Parliament Hill athletics track.
    On today's episode, I travel to the High-Performance Centre at Loughborough University to chat with British Olympic athlete Amy Eloise Markovc and her coach Rob Denmark. 
    Amy had a busy 2022. She competed in 5 major champs last year and is based in the UK full time and is coached by Rob, himself a fine athlete having a Commonwealth gold and a World Indoor bronze amongst his accolades. 
    We meet early on a Tuesday morning, for me to observe her session, see how the past few months have been and get her take on why she can’t wait to get back to Highgate. 
    Thanks to Amy, Rob and all the team at the HIPAC for letting me come and observe for the day.
    We’ll release episodes throughout the week to build excitement for this celebrated night of athletics, including a special recorded live. Be sure to subscribe where ever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear when a new episode goes live.
    Podcast image by Ashley Bryant
    32 min
  • OTN X TBR - NIGHT OF 10,000M PB'S - Andre Coggins & Mafia Moves
    Welcome back to The Big Run
    We have some incredible conversations and in-the-field reporting coming up over the coming days and weeks to get you primed for On’s Track night series. A global string of events where fast times meet loud crowds to create a unique experience for the entire running community. 
    You can find out more at ⁠ontracknights.com⁠ 
    As the OTN series continues on TBR, we move to London for the legendary Night of 10,000m PB’s hosted by Highgate Harriers.
    The event takes place this Saturday, May 20th 2023 for FREE from 3 pm-10 pm at Parliament Hill athletics track.
    Throughout the week, we’ll release episodes to build excitement for this celebrated night of athletics, including a special recorded live.
    On today's episode, I travelled to the legendary Lee Valley athletics centre to meet Andre Coggins, founder of the Mafia Moves community, former 1500m club runner and community specialist at On. 
    Andre was there to introduce his run crew to indoor track and help bridge the gap between social running and grassroots athletics.
    A big thank you to Andre and the mafia moves community for letting me come and join the session. You can find out more about them here
    Andre will be there at parliament hill leading the activations in the infield where there will be something for everyone. 
    We have episodes dropping every day this week as we lead up to the event so be sure to subscribe from wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear them as soon as they go live.
    and I'll see you next time, for The Big Run. 
    Photo by Arran Mcaskill
    22 min
  • OTN X TBR - NIGHT OF 10,000M PB's - A dispatch from Zurich with On running's Global Brand Comms lead Joe Birchenall

    Welcome back to The Big Run


    We have some incredible conversations and in-the-field reporting coming up over the coming days and weeks to get you primed for On’s Track night series. A global string of events where fast times meet loud crowds to create a unique experience for the entire running community. 

    You can find out more at ⁠ontracknights.com⁠ 

    As the OTN series continues on TBR, we move to London for the legendary Night of 10,000m PB’s hosted by Highgate Harriers.

    The event takes place this Saturday, May 20th 2023 for FREE from 3 pm-10 pm at Parliament Hill athletics track.


    On today's episode, I travelled to Zurich to sit down with the global brand communications lead at On Running Joe Birchenall to gain an insight into why On is supporting this global series and what it means to them.  

    A big thanks to Joe for taking the time to chat and to Silke and the team at On for their help in arranging this and some more in-the-field episodes that are coming up in the series.

    Throughout the week, we’ll release episodes to build excitement for this celebrated night of athletics, including a special recorded live. So be sure to subscribe from wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear the episodes when they go live.


    I'll see you next time, for The Big Run.

    28 min
  • OTN X TBR - NIGHT OF 10,000M PBs - Ben Pochee & Chris Thompson
    Welcome back to The Big Run
    We have some incredible conversations and in-the-field reporting coming up over the coming days and weeks to get you primed for On’s Track night series. A global string of events where fast times meet loud crowds to create a unique experience for the entire running community. 
    You can find out more at ontracknights.com 
    As the OTN series continues on TBR, we move to London for the legendary Night of 10,000m PB’s hosted by Highgate Harriers.
    The event takes place this Saturday, May 20th 2023 for FREE from 3 pm-10 pm at Parliament Hill athletics track.
    Throughout the week, we’ll release episodes to build excitement for this celebrated night of athletics, including a special recorded live. 
    On today's episode, we have the perfect fuel for your Sunday long run as we sit down with celebrated GB international athlete Chris Thompson, (a few days after his incredible run at London) and race director and creator of Night of the 10,000m PB’s Ben Pochee. 
    A big thank you to Ben and Chris for joining us on the show.
    We have episodes dropping everyday this week as we lead up to the event so be sure to subscribe from wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear them as soon as they go live.
    and I'll see you next time, for The Big Run.
    1 hr 3 min
  • OTN X TBR - NIGHT OF 10,000M PB'S - Preview trailer and a message from 10,000m European Silver Medalist Zerei Kbrom Mezngi
    Welcome back to The Big Run  
    We have some incredible conversations and in-the-field reporting over the coming days and weeks to get you primed for On’s Track night series. A global string of events where fast times meet loud crowds to create a unique experience for the entire running community. 
    Find out more at ontracknights.com
    As the OTN series continues on TBR, we move to London for the legendary Night of 10,000m PB’s hosted by Highgate Harriers.
    An event completely free at Parliament Hill athletics track from 3 pm - 10 pm on Saturday the 20th of May.
    Throughout the week, we’ll release episodes to build excitement for this celebrated night of athletics, including a special recorded live. 
    In this trailer we hear from race director Ben Pochee paint the picture of the perfect first date at parliament hill, some of the guests we have coming up this week and a message from European Silver Medalist in the 10,000m Zerei Kbrom Mezngi who shares his thoughts on the event and the distance.
    We have episodes dropping every day this week to get you primed for this beloved celebration of athletics, so be sure to subscribe from wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear the latest episode.
    I'll see you then, for The Big Run.
    Podcast image by @jerrysun
    8 min
  • On Track Nights x The Big Run - Track Fest - Yared Nuguse
    This summer… get ready to meet a different kind of track meet. 
    Where the world's fastest athletes meet a festival atmosphere. 
    The big run is proud to be partnering with On to bring you a series of preview podcasts around their global track night series.     
    This week we'll be building the excitement for ⁠⁠Track Fest⁠⁠ with episodes dropping each morning with key figures on and off the track.
    On today's episode, we sit down with the North American indoor record holder for the 1500m mile and 3k. Records he secured at the start of this year in a relatively short amount of time. You could say he had the perfect indoor season so we’re excited to see what he can do when he toes the line for the 800m tomorrow at the track fest.
    In this conversation we talk about his hopes for his turtle's outdoor season, his expectations for the 800m and why the OTN series will be serving up something very different for athletic fans.
    A big thank you to Yared for coming on the show and to you all for tuning in this week. 
    There’s nothing left but for the athletes to warm up, spike up and get ready to dance as Im sure the audience will be when Kyle takes to the stage.
    So, if you are in LA you know where to head tomorrow and for those that can’t make it head over to Sound Running for all the information you need to get the PPV, a large share of which contributes to the athlete prize purse. I myself will be staying up late or getting up early rather to watch all the action unfold. 
     We’ll be back with a preview build for London’s Night of 10,000m including a special episode recorded live at the event at Highgate. It’s going to be something special.
    Here's what to expect at Track Fest:
    Part music festival, part track meet, LA's Track Fest is unmissable for running fans (and fans of a good time).
    It's a World Athletics Silver level meet organized in collaboration with Sound Running with 800m, 1500m, steeplechase, 5000m and 10,000m events. There will also be a community event where you can watch LA's local run clubs compete for the title in a 4x1 mile relay on the legendary Mt. Sac course. Grab a drink and cheer them on alongside ultrarunner extraordinaire (and master of ceremonies), ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mikey Mitchell⁠⁠⁠⁠.
    The track will be lit up with pyrotechnics, and surrounded by food trucks and beer tents. Oh yeah, and your food is covered with your ticket. And as if all that wasn't enough, to top it off, we'll have a performance from US rapper ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kyle ⁠⁠⁠⁠
    To buy tickets and learn more about how to stream the event via PPV head over to ⁠⁠Sound Running⁠⁠ 
    The Full line up of events are:
    Track Fest - 6th May - LA
    Night of the 10,000m PB's - 20th May - London 
    FAST5000 - 10th June - Paris 
    Track Night Vienna - 17th June - Vienna 
    find out more at ⁠⁠ontracknights.com⁠⁠
    Podcast series produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠formacircle.co⁠⁠⁠⁠
    43 min
  • On Track Nights x The Big Run - Track Fest - Alicia Monson
    This summer… get ready to meet a different kind of track meet. 
    Where the world's fastest athletes meet a festival atmosphere. 
    The big run is proud to be partnering with On to bring you a series of preview podcasts around their global track night series.     
    This week we'll be building the excitement for ⁠⁠Track Fest⁠⁠ with episodes dropping each morning with key figures on and off the track.
    As the preview build continues, and we get closer to the main event we are joined by OAC member Alicia Monson. Who earlier this year broke 2 American records in 3 weeks. One of which was set at Sound Running’s event ‘The Ten’.
    In this conversation we discuss those records, her training with the OAC, working with head coach Dathan, product development and the importance of pacing. Sadly Alicia has had to withdraw from pacing duties due to Covid but she'll be cheering on her teammates via the pay-per-view as you can too and help contribute to the athlete's prize purse. Details of which can be found here
    A big thank you to Alicia for coming on the show.
    We have episodes dropping everyday this week so be sure to subscribe from where ever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear the latest entry.
    Here's what to expect at Track Fest:
    Part music festival, part track meet, LA's Track Fest is unmissable for running fans (and fans of a good time).
    It's a World Athletics Silver level meet organized in collaboration with Sound Running with 800m, 1500m, steeplechase, 5000m and 10,000m events. There will also be a community event where you can watch LA's local run clubs compete for the title in a 4x1 mile relay on the legendary Mt. Sac course. Grab a drink and cheer them on alongside ultrarunner extraordinaire (and master of ceremonies), ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mikey Mitchell⁠⁠⁠⁠.
    The track will be lit up with pyrotechnics, and surrounded by food trucks and beer tents. Oh yeah, and your food is covered with your ticket. And as if all that wasn't enough, to top it off, we'll have a performance from US rapper ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kyle ⁠⁠⁠⁠
    To buy tickets and learn more about how to stream the event via PPV head over to ⁠⁠Sound Running⁠⁠ 
    The Full line up of events are:
    Track Fest - 6th May - LA
    Night of the 10,000m PB's - 20th May - London 
    FAST5000 - 10th June - Paris 
    Track Night Vienna - 17th June - Vienna 
    find out more at ⁠⁠ontracknights.com⁠⁠
    Podcast series produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠formacircle.co⁠⁠⁠⁠
    42 min
  • On Track Nights x The Big Run - Track Fest - Dathan Ritzenhein
    This summer… get ready to meet a different kind of track meet. 
    Where the world's fastest athletes meet a festival atmosphere. 
    The big run is proud to be partnering with On to bring you a series of preview podcasts around their global track night series.     
    This week we'll be building the excitement for ⁠⁠Track Fest⁠⁠ with episodes dropping each morning with key figures on and off the track.
    As the preview build continues, today we are joined by three-time Olympian and head coach of the On Athletics Club, Dathan Ritzenhein. Dathan had an incredible athletic career and brings all his knowledge and experience to coaching this exciting stable of athletes, many of whom will be racing at Track Fest on the 6th of May.
    In this conversation, we look into what a typical week looks like leading into a race, his perspective on the OTN series and so much more. A big thank you to Dathan for taking the time to chat.
    We have episodes dropping everyday this week so be sure to subscribe from where ever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear
    Here's what to expect at Track Fest:
    Part music festival, part track meet, LA's Track Fest is unmissable for running fans (and fans of a good time).
    It's a World Athletics Silver level meet organized in collaboration with Sound Running with 800m, 1500m, steeplechase, 5000m and 10,000m events. There will also be a community event where you can watch LA's local run clubs compete for the title in a 4x1 mile relay on the legendary Mt. Sac course. Grab a drink and cheer them on alongside ultrarunner extraordinaire (and master of ceremonies), ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mikey Mitchell⁠⁠⁠⁠.
    The track will be lit up with pyrotechnics, and surrounded by food trucks and beer tents. Oh yeah, and your food is covered with your ticket. And as if all that wasn't enough, to top it off, we'll have a performance from US rapper ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kyle ⁠⁠⁠⁠
    To buy tickets and learn more about how to stream the event via PPV head over to ⁠⁠Sound Running⁠⁠ 
    The Full line up of events are:
    Track Fest - 6th May - LA
    Night of the 10,000m PB's - 20th May - London 
    FAST5000 - 10th June - Paris 
    Track Night Vienna - 17th June - Vienna 
    find out more at ⁠⁠ontracknights.com⁠⁠
    Podcast series produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠formacircle.co⁠⁠⁠⁠
    44 min

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Running is big. Elite athletes, records, technology, cutting edge gear. But it’s big for the people who lace up, head out and grab some miles. Day in, Day out. Whether it’s making it around the block, your first mile unbroken, feeling part of a community, clearer in your head or breaking what’s physically possible.