The RunAlive Podcast

Borderline obsessed with running? We've all been there - including our guest this week: Matt Guilder. Matt is a trainee vicar from Lancashire, and a keen (fast!) amateur runner. Despite growing up around elite athletes, (Dave Moorcroft used to come to tea) he started running a little later in life as a way to stay fit. He's had times of life when he's thrown himself into running to a level that was unhealthy and fed anxiety, but over time he's worked out how to get the best for himself out of running - finding joy through making friends, being himself rather than proving himself, being competitive, but keeping running the fun thing. In this episode we talk to Matt about how he checks out people's shoes before their faces, random shot put records on power of 10, the infamous Shropshire Country Steeplechase Championships of 2017, and the potential marginal gains of beetroot juice. There's some serious stuff in there too!

Go Do:

Our Go-Do this week is less of an exercise and more of a challenge. What are the communities in your life that you've neglected recently? Are there some people or places that you should visit or connect with this week that will refresh you and help get the balance and perspective back on life? If there are, go spend some time with them.

We'd love to see how you get on! You can drop us a DM, send us a picture or tag us on instagram or linkedin, or send us an email: [email protected]

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What does it look like to build a team that you really trust? And how do you do that when you can't possibly know everything, and you have to lead from a place of humility? We speak to iron distance triathlete Laura Siddall about the importance of building a team that can help you achieve to your best.

Laura is a professional iron distance triathlete, but came to triathlon later than most, at an age when most professional athletes are retiring and has drawn her learnings from stints in the corporate world, and a year in the British army. She's been able to take learnings from those previous life stages and apply and combine them to form a team around her that resulted in her placing in the top 10 in two consecutive Ironman World Championships. She's immensely passionate about women in sport, and we speak to her about what it was like for her growing up with sport as just a hobby and how that can be different now for young women considering a career in sport.

Go Do:

Our go do this week is to go and think about who you need on your team, whether that's just the people around you in your personal life, or perhaps it's a work, school or sports team. We have three categories of people to think about: Supporters, Sharpeners, and Sharers. We've put a worksheet together to help you! Check out the show notes on our website to download it, and take time to fill it in. This will show you where you might have gaps in your team - so if you do have gaps, then have a think about who could fill those, and where you might go to find them.

We'd love to see how you get on! So send us a pic of your completed sheets, you can drop us a DM or tag us on instagram or linkedin, or send us an email: [email protected]

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We speak to elite physio and coach Alex O'Gorman about the practice of learning in the service of others, and how having someone else as the focus of what you're learning and improving can give you so much drive and satisfaction. We talk to Alex about his holistic approach to coaching, how it's not always about coaching the athlete, but the whole person, and getting into their heads to help them realise the bigger picture.

Alex is a physiotherapist for British Triathlon, looking after athletes such as Alex Yee and Jake Wightman. He's previously worked with INEOS Grenadiers cycling team. Alex is also a lecturer at St Mary's University and a coach, coaching sprinters that have represented GB at British and European Championships.

Go Do:

Our Go-Do this week is to ask yourself 3 questions inspired by what we heard from Alex to help you work out

1. What are you learning?
2. Who you're learning it for?
3. How will those people benefit as a result

Let us know! We're on instagram and linkedin, and would love to hear from you!

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For our first full episode we talk to Elite Ultra Runner and Environmental Activist Damian Hall and catch up with him about his epic run at the Barkley Marathons, where he completed 4 out of 5 loops - one of only 19 people ever to do so. We talk about what makes him come alive, and how he made huge changes to his life since becoming aware of the extent and urgency of the climate crisis. We talk about his sense of compromise, especially when he's just travelled internationally to the US to race and about what he's done practically to reduce his footprint, and how we as individuals should approach this ourselves.

Our Go-Do this week is all about defining our values, and taking some time this week to think about this and write them down. You can find the list of values we refer to here.

You can find out more about Damian Hall at www.greenrunners.com

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Whether you’re a seasoned runner, not a runner at all, or just someone, like us, who is looking to learn and grow in all areas of their lives, we think you’re going to love this podcast.

Welcome to the RunAlive Podcast - the podcast that explores the relationship between running, coaching and personal growth. We're really excited for this first season and the interviews we've got lined up. In this teaser Ed and Gary introduce themselves, and talk about why they've made this podcast and what they are excited about for the first season.

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