Ben Shepard joins Rick and Ben to talk about his 16 year hiatus from marathons after an injury stopped him running, how he managed the fear of re-injury and started training again, why he continues to want to prove to himself he can do hard things and why running continues to his happy place.
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Aug 11
Sophie Woods on what it takes to run an FKT across The Alps
Fresh from her record breaking performance of setting a new FKT for the Via Alpina, ultrarunner Sophie Woods joins Rick and Ben to talk about this monumental run, what motivated her to do it, how it helped her fall back in love with trail running and much more. Learn more about y ... Show More
35m 11s
Aug 4
The European Athletics Championships are coming and it's going to be massive
For the first time ever, the European Athletics Championships are coming to the UK, continuing a fantastic summer of track and field. To guide us through the event, Lloyd Kempson joins us once again and makes us all feel very excited about the event and why it's bigger than just ... Show More
36m 43s
Jul 28
The posterior chain explained: A strength coach explains all
It's one of those phrases that pops up in running and seems to cover off a multitude of different things relating to training and injury, so we got Dr Richard Blagrove to come back on and explain all. We're talking hamstrings, glutes, calves and also a whole load of other muscles ... Show More
44m 54s
Jun 2018
Ready Steady Rehab: S1E6 - Endurance Running and Recovery
On this episode Dr. Heather North offers advice for endurance runners, how to survive your first marathon and the common injuries that come along with it. Heather talks us through the start of training, stretching, increasing mileage and avoiding injury, some new thoughts on shoe ... Show More
13m 50s
Dec 2020
Learning Vocabulary - Fitness and running
In this week's Premier Skills English Podcast, Rich, Jack and Rowan go for a run. The language focus is on words and phrases to talk about running & fitness. In this week's task, we want you to tell us about a run you've been on and give running a Premier Skills English fitness s ... Show More
21m 3s
May 2024
68: How To Run A Faster Half Marathon
In Episode 68, with lots of people at risk of going into the post race blues... many have stared booking in a race to work towards, including Sarah! And since lots of marathoners might be heading towards a faster half marathon as their next A goal, Andy, Rick and Sarah talk about ... Show More
37m 1s
Sep 2023
11. The power of releasing control, finding your happy & starting to run.
<p>A conversation with Finlay Hampton, 100 + marathoner. We discuss slow running, fast running, the keys to a long life & myths around injury. Thank you for your time & wisdom Fin! Until next week, always love, </p>
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<p>Cass 💛</p>
37m 32s