A Runner’s Life

As of April 2020 there’s a total of 6,611 Abbotts six star world marathon major finishers, there’s 667 finishers from the UK, I earned it in 2018 and I’m joined by fellow UK six star finisher Amrit (2019). We’ve had the opportunity to run together and I’m inspired by what he has done and how he goes about things. He’s gone from a 4:42 marathon down to a 2:51. We dive into how he did this, discussi...

I’m in conversation is with ultra runner Ian Morgan who’s based in Chile with his partner Fran. Ian led a conventional life in New Zealand before becoming an athlete, competing in international races. There were a number of significant life events including a heart attack which made him take stock and change direction to the life he leads today. We talk about these areas, the impact of CV19, and t...

This podcast is a conversation with Psychotherapist Vida Weinstein who has over 30 years clinical experience. She has worked in inpatient facilities, psychiatric wards, plus rehab centers in the United States and internationally. She talks about the anxiety created by the coronavirus. She provides insight, understanding and practical solutions to help people on the frontline through to the general...

I’m in conversation with runner Kieran Alger, he’s run 43 marathons, including breaking the sub 3 marathon. He’s going for the 6 World Marathon Majors medal and Tokyo is his last marathon major left. He’s also run 12 Ultra’s including finishing in the top 100 of the 2015 Marathon des Sables. In this conversation we talk about his running, including the Tokyo marathon which was postponed due to CV1...

In this episode I interview Physiotherapist Adrian D’Costa from R&D Physio. In the first part of the interview Adrian interviews me about how I’m preparing for a postponed race. For the second half I interview Adrian to explore what essential elements runners can implement in their strengthening programme during the CV19 pandemic, to become a stronger runner.

In this episode I interviewed my performance mindset coach Duncan @dsfcoaching from DSF Coaching. He has worked in coaching, sport science and sport psychology for 15 years. He has worked with runners, athletes, coaches and teams from club level to international level. We firstly discuss the work he does to get his clients to work at their best, and secondly how runners can strengthen their resolv...

In this episode I interviewed my running coach John Starrett, to ask the questions runners have been wondering during these unprecedented times. We discuss: - The ways that runners can stay safe to themselves and those around them. - How they can modify their training to gain results. - How to stay motivated and connected to both their running community and wider community. - What opportunities ru...

A short introduction to the podcast, which captures the conversations that Runner’s have and matter to them. The podcast is hosted by Marcus @themarathonmarcus and he explores the topics around training, racing and the impact running has on our day to day life’s.