The Running Hub

Today I'm joined Ellie-May who is a 5 star marathon finisher, living in London and in my opinion an absolute powerhouse. Motivated, driven and fully committed to training.

We chatted all things marathon majors, the iconic run dem crew support club at mile 21 of London and all things Boston Marathon. How to book your place, accommodation tips, course advice and just general hype about the unicorn!

Being the most prestigious marathon for runners to experience, I loved hearing Ellie-Mays account of 2019 and hope to run it one day myself. Thanks for the chat and sharing your story!

Ellie's instagram - @emb_lifeontherun

You can also join The Running Hub here - www.cleancoachkatie.com/the-running-hub

Naomi joined me again to talk about our first duathlon experience and what to expect on your race day!

We had a great time taking part in the Big Cow Events Duathlon based in Milton Keynes.

We chatted through everything from training, kit, race day, race tactics and our overall experience.

https://bigcowsports.com/events/cowman-duathlon

Martin Yelling, host of podcast Marathon Talk, international athlete, duathlete and triathlete joins me on todays episode.

Martin has been running for over 40 years and is also the Head Coach for the London Marathon, helping lots of runners on their journey towards the 26.2

In todays episode we chatted about his role with the London Marathon and our thoughts on the recent elite races, our time in Kenya with Impact Marathon 2 years ago where we almost a marathon and supported the charity Five Talents, all about the Marathon Talk podcast and the impact it has on the wider running community and what Martin has lined up for the future in 2021. Martin is very easy to chat to so at points our conversation digressed but all really positive things about running!

Martin also shared his news about his book which will be available in February 2021. Available to preorder now - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Midpack-Strong-Successful-Runner-ebook/dp/B08CNF62R8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=running+in+the+midpack&qid=1603294127&sr=8-1

As Chicago Marathon was due to be hosted last weekend, this episode is a special edition dedicated to the race.

https://www.chicagomarathon.com/

I'm joined by James also known as Run Rut Run on Instagram and Jodi Fisk who I used to run with at the Redway Runners before she moved to Devon a few years ago. They have both ran Chicago Marathon and shared their experiences with us.

https://www.instagram.com/runrutrun/

https://www.instagram.com/jodi.fisk/

Join us on our new Instagram page The Running Hub Community - https://www.instagram.com/therunninghubcommunity

Jodi mentions how important strength training has been for her improvement and progress. If you didn't already know, in April we launched The Running Hub which is an online platform to bring together a community of runners but also provide weekly strength training ideas, classes and circuits for you to become a stronger fitter and faster runner. Membership is £24.99 a month with access to all of the weekly classes and the option to catch up if you can't make the lives ones. We provide weekly training guidance, running advice, Q&As and just general support to help you on your training journey.

www.cleancoachkatie.com/the-running-hub

Thanks for listening, hope you enjoy!!!

In this episode I'm joined by the race directors of the Ultra:5K race series, Andrew and Ken.

The Ultra 5K event has had 4 successful years although the 2020 event was postponed from its original date to the end of August due to Covid-19.

I caught up with the guys so they could share their story and for you to find out why I love this race so much.

We spoke about medals and the difficulty for race organisers to get these right, how they had to adapt the 2020 event to make it safe for runners and what 2021 and beyond holds for the event.

These guys are funny, witty and you'll certainly smile and laugh out loud to this one.

You can find out more information about the event here -

https://ultra5k.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/ultra5k

This weekend, on the 4th October, the London Marathon will go ahead in a very different format.

Thousands of runners will be pounding the pavements across the UK in the virtual race for the special 40th event.

The elites will also be running laps around St James' Park in the first elite only race.

To celebrate this occasion, In this podcast, I'm joined by three marathon runners who have all taken on the one and only London Marathon.

I'm joined by Matt also known as matt runs on instagram, Ashley Fraser, mylondonmarathon who took on her first marathon and first London in 2018 and last Sarah King, a fellow club mate who has done London 4 times so has a wealth of knowledge about the event.

I wanted to share their race experiences and what you can look forward to as London is truly an experience you don't ever want to forget.

Gaining insight from 3 perspectives will help inspire, engage and inform you on how to experience London in the best way possible.

Having also done London 4 times I want to share with you what a magical event it really is.As always I hope you enjoy, whether you've run London, are taking part in the virtual event this weekend, or hope to run it in the future.

This weekend was due to be the 2020 event and I wanted to mark the occasion by speaking to three different individuals about their experiences.

I wanted to share the whole race experience, from the booking process all the way through to crossing that finish line.

Gaining insight from 3 perspectives will help inspire, engage and inform you on how to experience Berlin in the best way possible.

In this episode my guests are James Down, who did Berlin in 2013, one of my clients Jack also know as @thischapruns on instagram and last but not least Dave Hudson a 2.26 marathon runner who I met a few years ago through a mutual friend.

As always I hope you enjoy, whether you've run Berlin, were due to run it or plan to in the future. Look out for next weeks episode, a special London Marathon edition.

The Running Hub Community

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Today I'm joined by the one and only Tom Williams, parkrun COO and one host of the podcast Marathon Talk.

Following parkrun's recent statement I knew I wanted to speak with a guest about the hot topic and planned return.

I saw that Tom was actively posting about parkrun on Twitter one day and thought I'd tweet and ask if he'd like to come onto the podcast.

My Mum has always taught me, if you don't ask, you don't get and the worst someone can say is no. Lucky for you and I, Tom said yes! And here we are.

After recording a 2 hour Facebook Live Tom jumped straight onto Zoom with me to answer all of your questions. He initially promised me half hour and I was worried about how I could fit everything into that time.

But as you can tell by the length of the podcast, we were chatting for a lot longer than that and this was definitely one of the most interesting and engaging conversations. I can't thank Tom enough for taking the time to record this for us.

Despite recent negativity in the media about the current affairs in the UK, we tried to keep the chat positive and lighthearted, as well as wanting to answer some concerns and changes we may see as park runners in the future.

The main message that came from the chat at the end, is very powerful and I hope you can all take on board Tom's suggestions following on from this.

Today I'm joined by Adam Gibson, Head Coach of Greenlight PT.

Greenlight PT provides group and online coaching for triathletes, which now has turned into a club and community.

I invited Adam onto the podcast to talk about the return of racing and how our runners can get back to racing sensibly and safely, depending on their training volume over the last few months. Some people have been able to train more and unfortunately due to personal circumstances that hasn't been the case for others. However, do not fear, whatever stage you are at in training, there's always an approach that will be right for you.

Lockdown has certainly taught us a lot as coaches and we're both excited for the months ahead.

We also spoke about how to prepare for winter training and what we should be focusing our efforts on in the next few months.

Hope you enjoy the episode!

Today I'm joined by Elliot Hind, who is 1/3 of the team who form the race organisers for the MK5000 PB Special.

A 5000m track race which enables athletes to compete against others gunning for a similar time.

They had a very successful first 2 years on the track, but like everything else, Covid decided to upset their plans for the third event.

Rather than waiting until next year, the guys changed the format and took to the roads to allow athletes to race again.

Elliot discussed how the idea was born, what it took to get it off the ground and how they've adapted the track race to the roads and what they had to do to obtain the race licence. We also discussed the future of the event and where he sees it in years to come.