The Running Hub

Welcome to Episode 17 and one I'm sure a few of you will be very interested in!

In this episode I sat down with Andy Hully the race director of the Milton Keynes marathon.

Milton Keynes Marathon first started in 2012 to signify the Olympic year. It's now turned into a huge event over the last few years with the running community actively getting involved by either running the event, volunteering or spectating. Taking place every May Bank Holiday it's one of the biggest races on our local calendar.

The Milton Keynes Marathon not only has the main event, but a half marathon, superhero fun run - a 1 mile race for the family, a new 10km race and the famous 5km rocket the day before with a great course for a PB! The MK marathon is iconic due to the fact that you get to finish in the football stadium cheered on by all of your friends and family.

Andy very kindly spoke to me about how the events unfolded in March leaving him with no option to postpone the event until September. with huge uncertainty around Autumn events and a very crowded race calendar I asked Andy to share his thoughts on what he sees mass races looking like in the future.

I hope you enjoy this event and want to thank Andy once again for coming onto the podcast.

Welcome to Episode 16, where I sat down with Andy Raynor also know as the FOD Runner or Forest of Dean Runner.

I met Andy through a mutual friend and over the last few years have had the pleasure of meeting him at various running events and am now able to call him a friend.

Andy is a family man, running his own businesses but a very keen and talented runner. He seems to balance everything so well but also not the sacrifice of something else.

If you know Andy, then you'll know he's a man who thoroughly enjoys the trails, loves a trainer review and has his own unique style of training.

Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Andy to chat about his approach to training, how he tackles the long run as he runs 90% of the time between 18-20 miles and his growing YouTube channel. Since we recorded this he's hit over 5,000 subscribers which is a huge achievement and a lot more than when we first met.

We talk through how relaxing and ignoring the watch has allowed him to achieve a sub 3 hour marathon after a few previous marathon disasters. He's also run a 36 minute 10km and 77 minute half marathon recently which is incredible as he's only been running for 5 years!

In episode 14 I get the chance to catch up and chat to Dionne, the manager of the running retail shop Up & Running in Milton Keynes.

For anyone that's ever had the opportunity of meeting Dionne, you'll know her passion and love for running and everything kit and trainer related. When we first met I was taken aback by her shoe knowledge and if I ever need advice then I know she's the lady to go to!

I couldn't think of anyone else to chat to about the various types of trainers, gait analysis, what trainers suit each runner and how Up & Running are managing at this time.

We even got onto to the hot topic of the carbon fibre plates shoes that have shot into the market.

As always I hope you enjoy this episode. Please leave us some love, subscribe and share with any new runners!

You can find Up & Running here - https://upandrunning.co.uk/

Welcome to Episode 13, where I had the pleasure of talking to Badminton Olympic Silver Medallist and World Champion Gail Emms.

The way this chat came about has a small story behind it.

My Dad, who's one of my biggest fans, saw that Gail Emms had been working with some sports team online and then sent her a message asking if she'd be free to come onto my podcast.

After I slid into her DMs we got chatting and Gail said yes! We had a great chat on the phone beforehand and I shamelessly told her we'd met a few times previously, one at a networking event where she did a talk for female business owners and the other time at the training studio F45 where we'd both taken part in a class. In todays episode Gail takes us through her sporting career, how she used running to improve her Badminton, what running races she's done in the past including the London Marathon, what lockdown life looks like for her now and as a sports speaker and motivator, how we can all be adapting to make the most of our time and use exercise as a positive and powerful tool.

I really do hope you enjoy this one as Gails energy and enthusiasm was really infectious.

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In Episode 12, I had the honour of sitting down with Michael McKillop, Irish International Runner and Paralympic Champion three times over.

After discovering at a very young age that he had cerebral palsy, his parents actively encouraged him to live a full and happy life and at the age of 5 received his first pair of spikes. Sounds like he was destined to run as his Dad is a PE Teacher and also his coach. Michael has gone on to have an incredible running career and is now a very decorated athlete. He had an unbeaten streak from 2006 all the way until last year in 2019.

The unique thing about Michael is that he competes as both an able-bodied athlete most of the year but also as a para-athlete. He was the first disabled athlete to represent his country at an IAAF Euro Cross Championships. His main distances are 800m and 1500m.

Michael shared his journey with me where his paralympic journey started in 2005 and went on to win two silver medals at the European championships. At the age of 16 he went on to win his first title and broke the 800m World Record for the first time.

In 2008 Michael went to the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. He's since had the opportunity to go to two further games and was due to be in Tokyo this year. We chat about the postponement and what that means for his future running career.

You can find Michael on social media @teammckillop

http://www.michaelmckillop.co.uk/

This week I had the pleasure of chatting to Matt Bergin, Bedford and County Runner, Irish and International Athlete and Running Specialist Physiotherapist.

He chatted through his love for the road and refinding love for the track again. His hope and ambitions for future running. His pathway into physiotherapy and how he now balances being an athlete and helping runners at his clinic and how training is now looking due to the current circumstances.

Follow Matt on Instagram - @mattbergs

Witty, Pask & Buckingham - https://www.wpbphysio.co.uk/

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Our online platform aims to bring like minded runners together, providing live online classes every week, support and guidance with training, recipe ideas, accountability and motivation.

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I recently chatted with GB and New Balance athlete Melissa Courtney-Bryant, to chat about her incredible running journey from junior athlete to European Indoor Championship medalist.

After reaching a PB at 14 she hit a plateau which she didn't manage to break until she was 19 at Brunel University.

We spoke about how not qualifying for the World Championships in London spurred her on even more to train harder which led to her bronze at the European Championship in 2017.

She's made a few sacrifices along the way and gambled to make it as a full time athlete.

With a promising career ahead of her and Olympic Dreams she spoke about how she's going to manage her training at this time.

It was an honour to have Melissa on the podcast and I thoroughly enjoyed recording this episode.

You can follow Melissa's journey on Instagram on @melissa1bryant_

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With the uncertainty of when the next race is, James and I thought we'd sit down and chat about what training is looking like for us now and how we aim to stay motivated throughout this period.

Daily life has changed for us both and we talk about how we plan to use our time effectively.

Hope you're all coping with training well! x