The Runner's World UK Podcast

By Runner's World UK

The Runner's World podcast is your weekly dose of all things running.

Hosted by Rick Pearson and Ben Hobson, we are here to inform and entertain with unique interviews, advice and in-depth discussions... more

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The podcast currently has 356 episodes available.

The Runner's World UK Podcast episodes:

January 17, 2023 Elsey Davis on her Bob Graham Winter Record
Britain's Elsey Davis recently broke winter Bob Graham Winter Round, battling challenging conditions to finish in a time of 20hrs 21mins. She speaks to the RW team about her training and why she now prefers trail running to road running.
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37min
January 10, 2023 How to plan a running adventure with Gavin Boyter
Author and runner Gavin Boyter joins us this week to discuss planning running adventures. Gavin is run the length of the country and even further, crossing continents all in search of adventure on two feet, so we got him on to talk all about how set goals and make all runs, long or short, more adventurous.
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31min
January 03, 2023 Helen Thorn: "If I can run a marathon, so can you"
Comedian, bestselling-author and marathon runner Helen Thorn is our guest this week. She explains why she took up running in her forties and how it's made her healthier and happier.

Check out Helen on Instagram: @itsmehelenthorn
Listen to the Scummy Mummies podcast, co-hosted by Helen: scummymummies.com

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27min
December 27, 2022 The Christmas 2022 episode
To round off 2022, and celebrate the 200th episode of the RW podcast, we invite the entire team to join us. Together, we look at the running highlights of 2022, discuss some the '200-themed' running topics and do a running-related Christmas quiz.
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29min
December 20, 2022 Lauren Fleshman: my life running in a man's world
Lauren Fleshman is one of the most decorated distance runners in US history. And her experience at the sharp end of athletics has given her a unique insight into a system ‘designed by men, for men’. Part memoir, part manifesto, her new book, Good for a Girl, is a rallying cry for a reform of the sports landscape.

Pre-order Good for a Girl (Virago, £20) now: store.virago.co.uk

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39min
December 13, 2022 What I learnt running my first 50 mile ultra race
Having turned 50 this year, Runner's World Editor in Chief, Andy Dixon, decided to mark the occasion as only a runner would - running a 50 mile race.
Andy came on another episode to talk about his prep and now he's back to share the knowledge he gained and how having done over 20 marathons helped and didn't when taking on an ultra.

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27min
December 06, 2022 Rose Harvey: my journey from club runner to pro athlete
On this episode, elite marathoner Rose Harvey discusses her incredible rise from club runner to pro athlete, culminating in a 2:27 finish at this year's London Marathon. She discusses the changes she's made to her training, favourite marathon sessions and why she's new dreaming of the Olympics.
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34min
November 29, 2022 Running's biggest cheats
On this episode, runner, writer and historian Sam Edwards (runninghistorian.com) goes through the annals of running history to create a shortlist of people who have cheated. In doing so, he finds there's often more of a grey area than we might think, and that in some instance so-called cheaters may not be morally bankrupt.
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41min
November 22, 2022 Chris Thompson: How to run your best 10k race
Chris Thompson is one of Britain’s best distance runners. He’s won silver in the 10,000m at the 2010 European Championships, is a three-time winner of the Great South Run, held and still holds British records for 5k and 10k and won the 2021 British Marathon trial a month shy of his 40th birthday. Yeah, that guy. The one who did the shouting.
We talk training techniques, but also get into some deeper stuff too; it's got it all!

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56min
November 15, 2022 How to do base training correctly
We're all about that base this week, as top running coach Tom Craggs comes on to talk all things base training: what it is, why you should do it, and how to make it work for you.
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38min

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