The Run4It Podcast

Chris and Will talk to Tom Owens about his remarkable and varied running career so far and preview his build up to UTMB. Cue a lively discussion on how he went from being a football goal keeper to a force in Scottish hill running, his origins in the now largely forgotten world of adventure racing, his long-term involvement with Salomon, and the races on his 2021 calendar. Packed with insights into...

Chris and Will talk to Gillian Gordon about running on the track and strength and conditioning. Gillian manages our Inverness store, and has raced the 400m and 400m hurdles for over a decade, picking up three Scotland vests along the way - outside of her exploits on quarter-mile ovals she has a great interest in gym work, and has amassed a lot of practical knowledge on how to apply this to her run...

Chris and Will are joined by Romain Borgeal to talk all things trail shoes.  Romain is the Assistant Manager at our Dundee store and the content writer for The Run4It Journal . He is also a passionate and experienced trail runner, with completions at races including the Ring of Steall and the West Highland Way Race.  Cue a lively conversation on what got them into trail running, the perils of tryi...

Chris and Will speak to trail running power couple Katie Schide and Germain Grangier. They discuss their varied training, their careers to date, and their epic 2020 adventure that combined running and climbing to cover 190 kilometres from Cervinia to Chamonix, including summits of monster mountains the Breithorn and Mont Blanc.  Cue a conversation packed full of insights into the day-to-day lives...

In episode three of The Run4It Podcast , Chris and Will speak to Michelin-starred chef Tom Kitchin. On top of overseeing his various restaurants, writing successful books, making numerous TV appearances, and raising a young family, Tom finds the time to make running and keeping active a part of his day-to-day routine. Cue an illustrative conversation about the complementary relationship an active...

In episode two of The Run4It Podcast Chris and Will speak to Salomon-sponsored ultra runner Donnie Campbell.  They discuss the least time consuming way to bag every single Munro (and potentially get an FKT),  the upcoming Wings for Life World Run event, and Donnie's indifference to Jelly Tots. Cue a conversation chocked full of applicable insights for runners of all abilities from one of Scot...

In episode one of The Run4It Podcast, Chris and Will speak to Run4It's resident shoe guru Finlay McAndrew. This is running shoes 101: a broad overview of how different shoes are designed to help runners get the most out of their training, the latest and greatest super foams and carbon plates, and the questions you should be asking when investing in a new pair - whether you've just picked...

Welcome to The Run4It Podcast. In the pilot, Chris and Will outline their plans and ambitions for the show, and discuss what got them into running and the races that inspired them to keep at it - cue a torrid Ironman Austria run through the finish line to an IV drip, and fond memories of a never-to-be-repeated cross-country performance from 21 years ago.