A Runner’s Life

This conversation is with ultrarunner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys who was on the cover of the Runner’s World (RW) U.K. October 2020 magazine. She is an mother, grandmother, run coach, PT, public speaker Inov-8 ambassador and campaigner. We are the co-founders, along with several other runners of the Black Trail Runners (BTR) blacktrailrunners.com, a community and campaigning group that aims to encourag...

After 3 tries to run sub 3 in 2019, finishing in 3:05, 3:01 & 3:00:19. I ran a sub 3 marathon finishing in 2:56:19 at the 2020 Dorney Lake Marathon.  This is the second of two episodes. This second episode is a debrief with my coach where we talk in detail about the training, race strategy and the race itself.  The first episode (#54) covered my thoughts immediately post race, and a...

After 3 tries to run sub 3 in 2019, finishing in 3:05, 3:01 & 3:00:19. I ran a sub 3 marathon finishing in 2:56:19 at the 2020 Dorney Lake Marathon.  This is the first of two episodes.  This first episode covers my thoughts immediately post race, and a few days afterwards.  The second episode will be a debrief with my coach where we talk in detail about the training, race strate...

This conversation is with Phil Beastall, who has been a runner since 2010. His greatest achievement being 30:03 for 10k in 2017. Since then he has been trying to find a balance between work, running and life. Alongside this Phil is a Video Producer and Director. In 2018, a Christmas film he made called ‘Love is a Gift’ went viral. It was watched by over 50 million people around the world and share...

Recorded a week before I run the Dorney Lake marathon Oct 4 (and using the result for my virtual London marathon) and I’m targeting a sub 3 hour marathon for my fourth attempt. My last attempt was 3:00:19 in NYC. I believe I will achieve it. I don’t usually raise money for my marathons etc. But I was inspired by speaking to other parents who have also suffered loss at various stages of pregnancy t...

Heidi Bye Svartangen is a Animal Muscle Therapist and Natural Medicine Practitioner. She also teaches, hosts workshops in this field. Since 2012 she has been the owner of a successful animal clinic, based in Norway. Prior to that she co-owned an animal clinic for 10 years. Heidi often trains with her running partner and dog Sol (Sun) who features in her social media posts. In this episode Heidi pr...

This special 50th episode is with Patti Catalano Dillon who is a Native American, and a former World and American record holder for long distance road racing from 5 miles upto the marathon. She is a pioneer for women's athletics. She was the first American woman to run a sub 2:30 marathon, running 2:29:33 in New York in 1980, finishing second to Grete Waitz, who ran a world record (2:25:41) that d...

This conversation is with Father, Husband, Runner, Coach 5 x Guinness world record breaker, and Adidas Captain Lee Ryan. We speak about parenting, the pain of losing a son and his mum. It was a raw, and open conversation. We discuss how running helped him to grieve and how he remains as present as he can be. This is one of my favourite conversations. Lee’s mindset is exceptional. He shares how the...

This conversation is with Natalie Mitchell, who is a Los Angeles based running coach, 12 time marathoner (3:05 PR), writer and mom to three active kids.  When she is not working with a client or chasing after her kids, you'll find her running on the roads or high up in the mountains near her home. Natalie also loves to cook healthy meals, bake and read in her spare time.  We talk about w...

This conversation is with athlete, coach and creator Ben Parkes. We dive into how he started running marathons. Aged 18 he got a ballot place for the London marathon ballot, and caught the bug, finishing in 4:03.  He went on to run more marathons, concurrently working in the corporate world, he felt increasingly unfulfilled. And after 10 years he decided to hand in his notice and make his pas...

This conversation is with runner Jon Baguley, who recently relocated to Switzerland, and can often be found out on the mountain trails. Having been into running and endurance racing since 2008 when he ran his first marathon, he has since gone on to run ultras to 130km, multi-day mountain and desert races, hit the sub-3 marathon and completed Ironman, Swimrun and competed for the GBR age-group squa...

In this conversation I speak with Anna Oloyede who recently finished university. She is a graphic designer, athlete, and model. We dive into how she started athletics at a young age, competing at various events, including the 60m and the long jump. She shares key lessons learned during her time in competition, including advice learnt from fellow elite athletes. She also shares how she managed the...

In this conversation I speak with Jack Schofield who is a photographer, Ironman and 3x Kona qualifier. He is a fellow INTJ (Myers-Briggs) personality type, which is one of the rarest types and we discuss the pros and cons of this. We also dive into: How he is keeping focused during lockdown; About moving up towards the front end of the age group field and beginning to look for a pro license; The m...

This conversation is with runner Kimberly Clark who works as a commercial real estate broker. She has built up a large community on instagram, sharing the ups and downs of her journey @trackclubbabe , while encouraging others to dream big. The posts are inspiring and motivating, which you’ll see in her content over on her instagram account. She has traveled to 57 countries and has big goals for th...

This conversation is with Mark Hatton a 3:01:09 marathon runner who is on the path to complete the 6 world marathon majors. He also GB age group triathlete who returned to running in 2015 following two life changing events, the passing of his father and birth of daughter. We speak about the time he cycled 270 miles in Death Valley to support the cancer hospice that took care of his father. We go o...

I speak with fellow six star marathon major finisher Ron Romano, and we discuss our thoughts following the announcement of the confirmed format of the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon. Including the virtual race, the elite race, plus our future predictions.  My daughter makes her presence known during the podcast. Haha! A Dad’s life! There has been an outpouring of support for the ultra-runn...

This conversation is with Christoph Neumayer a 2:51:52 marathon runner who is on the path to complete the 6 world marathon majors all under three hours. The Tokyo Marathon is the only marathon major  remaining. We speak about his first run, how he is training during lockdown, why he runs, and how he gets motivation from other runners. Christoph is on Instagram as @neumy

This conversation is with Jessica Reyes, who is a runner, and Head Coach of Team Sugar Runs , which she started to connect with the running community. It has grown into a community of female coaches helping athletes of all abilities achieve their running goals She’s a Level II RRCA certified running coach with personal bests of 3:01 in the marathon and 1:24 in the half marathon. We talk about: Pla...

Myself and Natalie @notanotherrunner are bringing you a mash-up of our podcasts, Not Another Runner and A Runner’s Life, and we will be bringing you: Not Another Runner’s Life. Our aim is to deliver you a once monthly episode, bringing you a conversation between two friends discussing: Current events in the running world and community; Inspiring stories and snippets from both our podcasts; What we...

This conversation is with runner, coach and motivator Jake Lowe, and we talk about the goal to achieve a sub 90 minute half marathon. Even if sub 90 isn’t your goal, Jake shares a lot of good tips you can use for your half marathon training goal. Jake can regularly be found on his Facebook page doing live videos to help, motivate, and inspire runners. He has a podcast called Running with Jake: The...

In this conversation the tables are turned, Liz Warner @runtoreach guest from episode #14 hosts the show and interviews me. We discuss my running journey the highs and lows of my journey from a 4:55 to 3:00:19 marathon Why I stopped running for 4 years Managing the early part of CV19 Boston 2018 Mental training for running Training goals I get asked my final questions

This conversation is with Paul Navesey, who is a runner, coach and personal trainer. He went from British 100km Champion, to representing England at the Frankfurt Marathon, running a PB of 2:17.16. We talk about: How he is keeping focused during COVID-19; Virtual races; The unconventional move from ultra marathons to marathons; What coach Allison Benton and the AB Training Group have added to his...

This conversation is with Sam who is originally from the West Midlands of England from the town of Kidderminster but joined TeamThie back in 2015 during his first year at Cardiff Met University. During his junior career, he competed on the track where he won multiple county titles from the 1500m to the 3000m and also represented his county at the English Schools cross country championships on thre...

This conversation is Nell Rojas, who is an American professional long-distance runner, coach, business owner, triathlete and winner of the 2019 Grandma's Marathon (2:28:06). She also competed at the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials and finished in 9th place. We talk about: The Runners World article she was featured in where Runners Speak Out About Running and Race. Winning the Bolder Boulder 10k, 4...

This conversation is with Jonathan Barr, we talk about: Experiences as a 2x testicular cancer survivor. The importance of family, including his wife Lauren and their 3 kids. What happiness looks like. His and Lauren’s six world marathon major journey, Boston is the last marathon left for them to earn the medal. Fundraising and being of service to others. Plus some other great insights. You can fol...