Running Partners

With Christmas coming up, we talk about finding the time, motivation and enthusiasm to keep your running going during the festive season! We discuss how to be sure you can enjoy running as well as the holiday fun, food and drink! We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us...

For this episode we talk about running and mental health. The benefits of running for mental health and the evidence around that, and also the impacts on our mental health if we can’t run due to injury and what we can do to combat that. We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you w...

For this episode we go into the marathon again. In our very first Running Partners we talked about how to go about approaching a marathon, so in this episode we build on that and go into more of the detail. We cover training plans and specifics, how long to run in the build-up, weekly mileage, fueling, drinks, equipment and much more. This episode will hopefully be useful to anyone who is planning...

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In this weeks episode we discuss ultra marathons. We talk about the joy of ultras, how to get started with them, some of the basics such as food, kit, training and crew and how brilliant they can be. We also cover a few of the challenges too that you might face if you want to give an ultra a go! We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results and some shout outs and futur...

This episode is how to fit running in around life. Sometimes life can get in the way of going running, enjoying it and achieving your goal, whether this is to do with work, children, pets, family and so on. We chat about how you can get round this and still make time for the sport you love and the importance of finding time for yourself even when it seems there is none. We also go through our week...

In this episode we discuss all aspects of track running. We discuss the benefits of track running, how to get into it, the basic track rules and how you can make a track session part of your weekly running. It’s been a busy week for us with an ill child at home all week, but we still managed to get our runs in and we cover the running we have been doing over the past week as we work towards our go...

In this episode we get into the detail of the half marathon. We discuss training for a half, when to start, specific workouts and tapering. We also go into race day tactics and some kit that might help to execute a great race. We also have our usual chat about our week of running and how this has fitted in around Halloween and trips to the dentist! We cover a few race results from listeners and if...

In this episode we delve into the topic of running injuries. We cover a wide range of injuries from common muscular issues many runners suffer to some specific issues including anaemia and sciatica. We talk about our own experiences with injuries, how to deal with them physically and mentally and how to keep enjoying running when injuries or illness strike. We also talk about how our weekly traini...

For this one we talk all about running in autumn, when its dark the weather is wet and cold and motivation can dip. We cover how to overcome the autumn blues in different ways and also chat about gear you might need. We also talk about how our weekly training is going as we work towards our own running goals and cover a few race results from listeners. We will back every Monday with a new episode....

This episode is about nutrition and covers pre-race fuelling, in-race nutrition and food for ultra marathons, and the lessons we have learnt over the years with all of this. We also talk about how our weekly training is going as we work towards our own running goals and talk about future topics suggested by listeners. We will back every Monday with a new episode. Here is how you can connect with u...

This episode is all about the marathon and covers training plans, targets, picking the right course and how to make sure you enjoy the marathon. We also say a bit to introduce ourselves and talk about how our weekly training is going as we work towards our own running goals. We will back every Monday with a new episode.  Here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners commun...

Introducing Running Partners, a brand new podcast about all aspects of running, hosted by partners in life and running, Paul Griffiths and Alison Scope. This trailer gives you a taste of what the podcast is all about, so please subscribe now and enjoy our first episode on Monday 9th October 2023 and then we will publish a new episode every week! You can connect with us anytime at runningpartners@o...