The Milestone Pursuit

I'm delighted to welcome double Olympian and two-time 4th place World Championship finisher Callum Hawkins both to the podcast and into our long-standing scheme to invest in underfunded British elite marathon runners. This episode could easily be the 5th episode of our 2022 mini series which explored how hard being a marathoner is through the eyes and experiences of elite athletes as Callum (as ha...

And we have reached the end, the last part of our 5 part mini series into Women in Sport. As evidenced by the Lionesses march to the World Cup final, it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly, this series has explored what is happening right now in women's sport, and what more needs to be done to bridge the equality gap, looki...

After a short interlude, part 4 of our 5 part mini series into Women in Sport is here. As it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly, this series seeks to explore what is happening right now in women's sport, and what more needs to be done to bridge the equality gap, looking at it mainly through the eyes of women in running. Th...

Hi - We move on to part 3 of our 5 part mini series into Women in Sport as it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly. This series seeks to explore what is happening right now in women's sport, and what more needs to be done to bridge the equality gap, looking at it mainly through the eyes of women in running. This episode is a...

Hi - This is the second part of a 5 part mini series into Women in Sport, looking at it mainly through the eyes of women in running, but also beyind that into sport in general as it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly. This series seeks to explore what is happening right now in women's sport, and what more needs to be done...

Hi - This is the first part of a 5 part mini series into Women in Sport, looking at it mainly through the eyes of women in running, but also beyond that into sport in general as it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly. This series seeks to explore what is happening right now in women's sport, and what more needs to be done t...

The London Marathon is magic, but this time it was also tragic, and this episode is a recovery ramble or perhaps better put a recovery reflection on the race. I talk about the elites, with some extraordinary running at the front of the race, I talk about my own race and my own experience of this year's race and I talk about and reflect upon the terribly sad passing of Victoria Park Harriers and To...

On the eve of the Boston Marathon 2023, we are turning back the clock, and repeating an episode from after last year's Boston Marathon, a race which seemed to capture the imagination more than the past. We explore a little why that might have been, and then listen to the fantastic experiences of Boston from some people that ran it - from Charlotte Purdue and her amazing 9th place finish, to Nat Ro...

It's time for a workout, and amid some stresses in relation to UK Athletics stance on the size of competition squads at the Budapest World Championships and the Paris Olympics, we revert back to the origins of this podcast with a mindful running session, with a twist. In this one, the workout is around 30 minutes long and we work through a number of mindful cues as we pick up the pace through this...

Hello, in this Recovery Ramble, recorded on Hampstead Heath, we explore some thoughts on how leadership is changing, and using recent examples of leadership provided by sport I talk about what I think makes empathetic leaders who/what they are. Thanks for listening, if you enjoy it, please feel free to share it far and wide, if you don't please feel free to use it as a sleep aid. Take Care Steve H...

Hi - Welcome to 2023 which we start with a Recovery Ramble about Setting Sustainable Goals (rather than New Year's resolutions). It builds on the session from a year ago (episode 90) in which we talk about how setting goals is a 5 stage process, and which parts of that process are the important ones to create sustainability in your pursuit of your goals (milestones!). It might be interesting as we...

It's the last of our 4 part mini series exploring how hard it is being a marathoner through the eyes and experiences of the elite athletes that we invest in as part of our scheme to support underfunded British elite marathon runners. In this episode, as we draw some conclusions, we talk to Tish Jones about coping with a long haul journey to recovery and in particular how changing/adapting a mindse...

Back to our 4 part mini series with part 3. This series explores how hard being a marathoner is through the eyes and experiences of the elite athletes that we invest in as part of our scheme to support underfunded British elite marathon runners. In this episode we talk to Charlotte Purdue about a double dose of illness, a double dose of disappointment and lashings of resilience. In previous episod...

Inspired by our 4 part mini-series in how hard it is being a marathoner, from which this is a brief interlude, this is a session designed to try out a few methods to push on through when our body is screaming at us to stop, as it so often does! There is some theory and then some practical, and like all good things in life, this really does take practice so hopefully this session helps you (and you...

This is the part 2 of a 4 part mini series which explores how hard being a marathoner is through the eyes and experiences of the elite athletes that we invest in as part of our scheme to support underfunded British elite marathon runners. Through this series we are talking to Natasha Cockram, Josh Griffiths, Charlotte Purdue and Tish Jones, the first three of whom had difficult races while represe...

Hi - This is the first part of a 4 part mini series which explores how hard being a marathoner is through the eyes and experiences of the elite athletes that we invest in as part of our scheme to support underfunded British elite marathon runners. Over the next 4 episodes we are talking to Natasha Cockram, Josh Griffiths, Charlotte Purdue and Tish Jones, the first three of whom had difficult races...

Hello - After something of a hiatus (the reasons for which I talk about in this recording), the podcast that brings you conversations with the elites, workouts AND recovery rambles returns. This time, its a short recovery ramble, as I recover from the London Marathon, in which I reflect on the London Marathon and why it, and running is so special and important at this particularly difficult time i...

Hi - It's July, and later this month we will see two championship marathon events at the World Championships in Eugene and the Commionwealth Games in Birmingham (followed by the European Championships in Munich in August) so in this episode we chat to two of the participants in these games, Josh Griffiths and Natasha Cockram, who are both recipients of our scheme to invest in underfunded British e...

Following on from the last 2 episodes, where I talk about my favourite ever races (most of which are marathons), and where we talk about the Boston Marathon experience, this episode is a Recovery Ramble where I talk about the magic of the marathon, and move on to talking about its role in providing extrinsic and intrinsic rewards and motivations. This episode is brought to you in association with...

Today, we are talking all about the 2022 Boston Marathon, which seemed to capture the imagination this year more than perhaps the past. We explore a little why that might have been, and then listen to the fantastic experiences of Boston from some people that ran it - from Charlotte Purdue and her amazing 9th place finish, to Nat Rowland and the best day of his life, Annie Trihan and her evenly spl...

Hello! Episode 101. It will probably disappear into Room 101.... This time we have a workout, a 30 minute fartlek session in which we work at 3 intensity levels (jog, run and run fast), and in which we discuss various training models, periodisation, specificity and more.... This episode is fuelled by Chimney Fire Coffee..... https://chimneyfirecoffee.com/ - from whom you can get a 20% discount on...

The 100th Episode. The podcast has come a long way in 2 years (literally and metaphorically) and now brings you 3 things; Conversations with the elites as part of our scheme to invest in underfunded British elite marathon runners Workouts, where I record a session and you can run along as if I'm there with you Recovery Rambles where I run easy around the amazing Epping Forest and talk about someth...

No more getting cancelled, time for something different and it's a grass track workout amid the cold wind (which does make the recording sound a little more rustic than normal this time) and sleety snow. This session is 5 x 600m at 5k pace then 400m at a quicker pace. We start the reps every 3 minutes which means that the amount of rest you get depends on how fast you run the reps AND that you get...

Hello - in this episode we have another recovery ramble, where I run easy around springtime in Epping Forest and talk about something that is on my mind. This time, following the labelling of myself last time as a balanceatarian, it is labels that are on my mind, and esepcially whether they are helpful or harmful. 43 minutes of rambling covering Woke, Snowflakes, Whataboutery, Mansplaining, Sports...

This time, as part of our scheme to invest in underfunded British elite marathon runners, we have a conversation with 2.31 marathoner Tish Jones. This is also an opportunity to welcome Tish to the coaching team at The Milestone Pursuit as a strength and conditioning coach, and a running coach. As a result, we spent 45 minutes or so talking about all manner of things in relation to running, with a...