Paula's Run Club

Welcome along to this week's Shakeout with answers to more of your questions. This week we're looking at having runs around motor racing circuits inspired by our F1 episode. Thommo is hoping he still holds the record around Silverstone along with a 10k at Donington Park. And listener Scott from Leicester has let us know about Silverstone Runfest in November. Details at runfestsilverstone.com We co...

Welcome along to week 10 of "Here Comes the Run" with our really special guest Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill. Jess had a spectacular career winnng gold in the Heptathlon on Super Saturday at the London 2012 Olympics. She was a three time world champion and also won a silver medal in the Rio Olympics. Now she's a commentator, mum, business woman and a keen runner! Jess tells us what she gets from running...

Welcome to the Shakeout in a HEATWAVE... is anyone else hot?! Presuming it's not just us, we've got tips for running in extreme heat and as Thommo says, there are no hero medals for training in these conditions! We hear from a listener in Northern Ireland who was inspired by our episode with Jordan Adam of the The FTD Brothers so has decided to do five marathons in five continents and would like a...

Welcome back to Paula's Run Club! In week nine of "Here Comes The Run", Paula & Thommo explore the fascinating intersections between elite running and Formula 1. They are joined by Alan Permane, the Team Principal of Racing Bulls and an avid runner who has completed the London Marathon. The conversation with Alan delves into the technical parallels between F1 and athletics. He talks about driver p...

Welcome to the weekly Shakeout where we respond to all of our lovely listener's questions. This week we discuss Swiss ball, medicine ball or both for strength training, we talk 'Shuffling' and whether you should try to improve or change your running form and we also get a bit medical with questions about illness affecting running and whether or not giving blood has an impact. PLUS we have The Hono...

Bonus Paula's Run Club Episode Alert! London Marathon Race Director Hugh Brasher sits down with Paula and Thommo to talk about The Double: the 2027 London Marathon which is now being run over 2 days. We all had lots of questions and a LOT of excitement when the announcement was made, but how exactly is this going to work? Who will run on which day? Will there be a special Saturday medal? How will...

Welcome to Week Eight of "Here Comes The Run" and we've got World Cup fever too! Former England footballer Danny Mills chats to Paula & Thommo about his many roles as athlete, dad and of course, marathon runner! We're not sure how many hats that is, but probably not as many as his caps for England. Danny talks to us about how the power of the mind helps him to go further than he expects and about...

Welcome to the Shakeout! This week we're all about the Jeffing, fartlek and toilet queues for one listener, we discuss when to try and go faster and longer and when to cut recovery for another and Paula's in her element for someone needing Podiatry pointers. We also give tips on how to start strength work when you have never done it before! PLUS we have The Honours Board, sponsored by HYCO - Your...

Welcome to Week Seven of our "Here Comes The Run" series where we sit down with CBeebies presenter Evie Pickerill. Evie ran her first London Marathon this year in her role as a Children with Cancer Ambassador and she's got a secret... she was a swimmer, not a runner, so we find out if the experience has made her change lanes. We talk about jeffing, how she got through those long - sometimes wet -...

Welcome to this week's Shakeout where we answer more of your questions and hear great stories of success from our wonderful audience. On this episode, we delve into the question about how slow, long runs should be, how running with life stress can affect your performance, tips to ensure you can find the right coach and someone finally finds Thommo funny... (joking, we always do!). PLUS we have The...

It's Week 6 of our "Here Comes The Run" series and this episode is a very special and emotional one. Paula and Thommo talk to the running inspiration Jordan Adams who is one half of The FTD Brothers - the one that carries a fridge around his marathons! Jordan and his brother Cian run in memory of their mum who was diagnosed with ‘Early-Onset’ Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) before she sadly passed a...

Welcome to this week's Shakeout where we're catching up on our mailbox from you lovely listeners (admittedly a few are a little late!) In this episode we explain just what a NEGATIVE SPLIT is and Thommo has a wonderful electric car metaphor for you - you'll have to listen to find out! We hear from a listener who has used the pod to help them tick off the boxes to marathon success, we give advice f...

If you're looking for running inspiration either because you've reached the 40 milestone, are perimenopausal or because you also quite fancy running up volcanoes then don't miss this episode with Jo & Gav Pavey. We talk to five-time Olympian Jo about being an inspiration to many after winning the 10,000m gold medal at the European Championships in Zürich, just ten months after giving birth to her...

Welcome to this week's Shakeout and on this edition we’re hearing more of your inspirational stories PLUS answering your running questions - including ……. judging nutrition needs, splitting runs into two, the best warm ups for marathons, pacing, negative splits and how many Marathons would it take to run the Great Wall of China? PLUS we have The Honours Board, sponsored by HYCO - Your Hydration, c...

Welcome to Week Four of our "Here Comes The Run" series. We've been inundated with your incredible marathon stories so we thought we'd get some of you lovely lot on for another episode to share the joy.. and pain!  This week we hear from Gab Stone - Harry Judd's training partner - as he tells us his story of having the perfect build up and how it all went wrong on the day, what a readiness score i...

Welcome to this week's Shakeout where we'll hop between the UK, the Netherlands, Bahrain and Boston for a truly international episode! THIS WEEK Paula and Thommo are celebrating you all and your marathon achievements - it doesn't have to be London, we want to hear from you wherever you're taking part. Pictures help to let us figure out if it's Brighton or Blackpool though (Sorry Thommo!). We've go...

We're on the road in this episode of Here Comes the Run as Paula and Thommo travel to Padstow to meet Michelin-starred chef and dedicated athlete Paul Ainsworth. After a scenic 8K run along the Camel Trail, the team heads into the kitchen at Number Six where Paul demonstrates how to prepare "Gypsy Eggs," a perfect high-protein post-run recovery dish featuring spicy chorizo, cannellini beans, and s...

Another jam-packed weekly Shakeout for you as we're getting so many messages from you all and we LOVE it! THIS WEEK Paula and Thommo give their advice on how to deal with stoppages in marathons, the best lessons to take from your last marathon if you're aiming to improve your time and they dig deep into the causes of cramp. We also hit on running through pregnancy - we definitely need a special ep...

Welcome to Week Two with Paula & Thommo as part of our "Here Comes The Run" series. We're still basking in the buzz from the London Marathon and we're not the only ones as you'll hear in this episode. We catch up with BBC's Sophie Raworth, McFly's Harry Judd and our 'Fresher' Charlotte as we find out how they got on in the London Marathon... SPOILER they're ALL smiling! Sophie says it's her favour...

We're back with the weekly Shakeout after a sensational build to the London Marathon but this week we've got a twist as we've got so many messages to get through! THIS WEEK it's a big well done to everyone who took part in the Marathon and thank you for getting in touch. We've got celebration stories galore so this is an episode to make you smile. Paula & Thommo have more hints and tips if you're...

So that's the London Marathon DONE and now it's time for a whole new adventure with Paula & Thommo: "Here Comes The Run"! This is all about Family Fitness, getting out there in the (hopefully) good weather and hearing from some great guests along the way. We kick off with broadcaster and radio presenter Nemone. She'll be talking about how running keeps her going in a very busy schedule. While DJin...

Paula and Thommo are joined by BBC Athletics Commentator Steve Cram to look back at an historic London Marathon as Sebastian Sawe became the first athlete to run a sub two hour marathon in a competitive race. Plus in the women’s Race, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa improved her own world record for a women-only field. We also get an update on all the runners we’ve been following over our 16 week build up...

With ONE DAY left to go until the London Marathon 2026, Paula & Thommo took to the stage at London's Apple Brompton Road Store in front of another fantastic live audience. We're joined by co-founder of Track Mafia, Cory Wharton- Malcolm, who’s been a prominent figure in London’s running community for a long time. In Track Mafia, he’s built something truly special known for its inclusive, energetic...

We're back with another BONUS episode on our Road to the London Marathon 2026. Paula and Thommo took the stage at The Running Show at ExCel to take questions from the audience, most of whom had just registered and picked up their numbers for Sunday's big race. So, it was all about last minute prep for Sunday, what to eat and drink, how to get ready if like some you'd just jetted back in from Bosto...

It's the FINAL weekly Shakeout before the London Marathon and Paula and Thommo answer more of your questions! THIS WEEK does ageing have an impact how you use gels, when you should take them and how much liquid should you take on? We talk about dealing with your emotions during a race, there's advice for coming back from hip replacement surgery - here's looking at you Steve Backley! - and tips for...