The Big Run

Hello and welcome to the extended podcast edition of Different Gear. A monthly live show brought to you from The Run Testers and The Big Run Podcast and powered by SOAR running. The Run Testers will be delving into the world of running gear, the tech that's hoping to shape runnings future and the gear that they have all been testing. In this episode – That huge battery packing COROS Vertix 2 and h...

Today's guest is Liz Warner. Born and raised in Atlanta but is now based in Paris. A lover of travel and of the power of the running community to do good she set about the extraordinary challenge to run 30 marathons before she turned 30 whilst drawing attention to 20 local charities and raising money on their behalf The deadline was June 2020 and in that time she came first in the  Chile Patagonia...

Hello and welcome back to another bumper edition of The Big Run in collaboration with A Runners Life podcast. Today's episode is a deep dive into the oldest marathon of the majors: Boston. Myself and Marcus had two fascinating conversations for this episode with Dave McGillivray race director of The Boston Marathon and then with Kathrine Switzer and Rosy Spraker. Kathrine was the very first guest...

Hello and welcome to this bumper magazine episode celebrating all things London. The marathon is 6 days away and myself and Marcus Brown wanted to uncover as much as we could about the race from Elite Athletes, training and what's involved in staging one of the majors.  We spoke to Charlie Hulson, The Altitude Centre and the legendary Hugh Brasher for this episode. See below for the timestamps of...

Hello and welcome to a special edition of TBR. Arran of VFWW will be taking on the race on Sunday the 26th of September and it felt like a perfect moment to share our conversation with the founders of Vaporfly World Wide.   Today's guests round-up a popular triumvirate of running Instagram accounts documenting running culture and all things carbon, cool and cutting edge. Founded by self confessed...

“I don’t like dropping out of races, I feel like when you drop out once, then mentally, it’s bad for you. I always make sure I finish, even if I’m crawling through the line” – Mo Hashi, track and middle-distance runner How do you know when you’ve got your pace right? We spoke to track and middle-distance runner Mo Hashi about how to get your timings just right during a tempo run with him at Bushy...

Coffee’s brewed. Grab a cup and come join me on three special episodes of TBR brought to you with the support of Exhale Coffee Where I’ll be sharing a cup of the good stuff post run with athletes from different spheres of the running community. From chasing vert on Box Hill, tempo in Bushy Park to a shakeout in central London. Each conversation follows on directly from a run over a hot cup of Exha...

Coffee’s brewed. Grab a cup and come join me on three special episodes of TBR brought to you with the support of Exhale Coffee Where I’ll be sharing a cup of the good stuff post run with athletes from different spheres of the running community. From chasing vert on Box Hill, tempo in Bushy Park to a shakeout in central London. Each conversation follows on directly from a run over a hot cup of Exha...

Today's guest is Jack Rowe. A real exciting talent in British Athletics.  Breaking 4 minutes in the mile with a 3:58 back in July and keeping Jake Smith looking over his shoulder at The Big Half last week with a 62 minute half. We caught up to look back at the race, get an understanding of the details between track and road racing and get an insight into his learnings from coaches on both sid...

Sanchez Bailey is a sports psychologist who has worked with athletes, boxers and footballers for many top-flight premiership teams. He joined me on London's busy South Bank to give me an insight into his process, how he deals with injury, nerves and performance and what kind of actionable advice everyday runners can take from his insight and knowledge.  It was fascinating to take a peek into...

Welcome back to another episode of "The First Mile Always Lies..." a collaboration between TBR and A Runners Life hosted by Marcus Brown. This episode has been supported by Let's Do This .  Let's Do This is the UK's leading platform for discovering & booking endurance sports events. Be it running, cycling, swimming, triathlon, obstacle or something else -  you can choose from 1000s o...

Lucie Beatrix is fashion model turned competitive athlete and coach. She worked as a model from the age of 16 flying all over the world and appearing on the front cover of major magazines but discovering a love of running changed the direction of her life forever. She has exchanged fashion shoots for From breaking 17 minutes in the 5k, to running 76 miles straight in 17 hours. I hope you enjoy the...

Hamilton is a veteran designer with decades of industry experience. He launched his own modern sportswear label ten years ago to global acclaim. He has designed capsule collections for Barney's and  Bergdorf Goodman  and has also previously designed for J. Crew,  Madewell , Gap and Polo Ralph Lauren. Hamilton is a three-time CFDA nominee and won the award in 2009. He was the first A...

George is recognisable to Channel 4 audiences for his role in Hunted & Celebrity Hunted. Utilising his skills as a former senior Detective in the Metropolitan Police Service to track down fugitives. George joined the police force at 16 as a Police Cadet, at a time of growing conflict between the police and the black community. He was one of the very few black policemen in the force. Over 31 ye...

Welcome back to The Big Run. And now for something different… Today’s episode marks the first in a new series in collaboration with A Runners Life podcast hosted by Marcus Brown . We have joined up over the past few weeks to record a series of specials that we will be releasing monthly on both our podcasts a variety of subjects and topics that speak to us as runners and that we hope you enjoy. It’...

Manni is a qualified musculoskeletal Physiotherapist that specialises in treating runners of varying abilities. Having qualified from a Sports Therapy degree in 2009 and completing an MSc in Physiotherapy in 2012 Manni is passionate about running and enabling people to return back to their full performance. A passionate runner having posted a 2:50 for the 2019 London Marathon, Manni thrives on ups...

Today's guests are The Run Testers, aka Keiran, Nick, Mike & Tom. Four fitness, tech and running journalists who love running, testing out new kits and writing about it for some of the biggest publications in the UK. As I start making my way through my own marathon training block I wanted to quiz them on the kind of gear you might need for training and race day for this demanding distance. Fro...

Leigh Gerson is a strength + movement coach based in Los Angeles, CA.  She has over 5 years of experience in the fitness industry working with athletes, actresses, and everyone in between. Her goal is to make health and wellness accessible for all. An accomplished athlete having run with Black Roses in NYC she recently took part in The Speed Project as part of Team Satisfy. The Speed Project is a...

Today’s guest is Daniel Navetta. Daniel is a director, a native New Yorker and a three-time marathoner. Daniel is known for evocative documentaries, music videos and commercials for the likes of Nike, Spotify, Vampire Weekend, Adidas, Uber and HBO to name but a few.  He is also the founder of Future World an online resource for news and articles about sustainability, a hub for earth-friendly...

This weeks guest is Ryan Jansen. Ryan is a practitioner of Feldenkrais which is is an approach to  learning  and  action , through the medium of  movement . Feldenkrais works by By improving our movement, posture and breathing, we can become more powerful, flexible and coordinated. It was created by Moshe Feldenkrais.  He has worked with Olympians and performers unlocking...

Toby Fell s first caught my eye with his beautiful photography taken whilst trail running in and about the lake district. As a trans man, he set up Queer Runnings to help other members of the LGBTQIA+ community with their running with online coaching service that specifically tailored to individuals from that community. A talented trail and Ultrarunner, Toby is planning a Bob Graham round in June...

Jake Smith is a British long-distance runner who has continued to turn heads with impressive performances. At the world half marathon champs last year in Poland and more recently in the Cheshire Elite marathon where he was on pacing duties and decided to run his first marathon and an Olympic qualifying time with just the one gel and a lot of talent. It was great to get an insight into Jake's appro...

Katie Morris has been working in the fitness industry for over a decade and what she doesn't know about fitness probably isn't worth knowing.  She is head of fitness at ThirdSpace in London, an ambassador for LuluLemon and an expert in helping pre and postmenopausal women find their fitness, strength and confidence. It was a real pleasure to sit down and get an insight into Katie's knowledge,...

Sir Brendan Foster is a British former long-distance runner , athletics commentator and road race organiser, who founded the Great North Run , one of the sport's most high profile half-marathon races.  As an athlete, he won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the gold medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1974 European Championships and the 10,000 metres at the 19...

Welcome to this two-part special with two previous guests of the show who have recently attempted to improve on their marathon personal bests. One successful one not so much but both have amazing insight and great lessons to take from their experiences. In part one, I chat with Mark Quartley.   Mark joined us in October of last year after his recent marathon at Dorney. I sat down with Ma...