The Running Hub

We invited Running Hub member and coaching client Sabrina Marnham onto the podcast to talk through her journey with running.  Having completed the London Marathon 2021, we discuss how she balances training alongside a full time job and family.  How and why she's so positive and grateful for running and our community and her hopes and ambitions for her future running. We can guarantee you'll come a...

On Sunday 4th September over 20 Hub members travelled to London for the Big Half Marathon. This week's podcast episode is to discuss how the event was, how the coaches and other Hub members got on! We hope you enjoy this one.    Social Media Links https://www.facebook.com/TheRunningHubCommunity/ www.therunninghub.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtT1HmOPM0zsOqjU9nU0UZA Instagram - @run_with_...

With Autumn marathons just around the corner, what a great episode just in time for the taper!  The taper is a period of time, just before you target race to set you up well for race day. It's where you begin to reduce the volume and intensity of your training so you feel well rested and ready to go ahead of the 26.2.  Good luck with the rest of your training and the final few weeks leading up to...

'How do I get faster' is probably one of the most popular questions in relation to running. We all want to see progress and faster splits in our performance and or race day so we sat down to discuss our top tips on how to get faster and what you may need to implement into your training week to see the results you desire!  Join us every week as we share what's been going on in The Running Hub Commu...

We often get asked, how do you fit it all in? How do you manage to train, work and fit in a social life? We wanted to discuss time being a barrier for training in this episode. And how you can maximise your time to get results.  Also, is limited time an excuse or motivation? Sign up to the peak/taper race day workshop on Tuesday 30th August here - www.therunninghub.co.uk/taperworkshop   Social Med...

This weeks podcast is discussing nutrition and some myths we believe to be wrong. James and I are not dieticians or nutritionists, however over the years we have researched, experience and gain knowledge surrounding nutrition. For us nutrition is a really personal thing and it takes time to find out what is right for you. We believe it's down to how you apply your research and knowledge to your ow...

As James' track season comes to a close, we wanted recap the last few months he's spent running round in circles. I also wanted to gain a little more insight into how he got and on we wanted to share how you can get involved yourself maybe next year if you've been inspired. Track can be a daunting thing, but hopefully this shows that anyone can take part, you just have to find the right races for...

Are you training for your first marathon? Then this episode is definitely for you! We wanted to cover training for your first 26.2 mile distance, showcase the rollercoaster of emotions that you go through before race day, and to let you know that it's OK - it's very normal.  Why you don't have to run the full distance before race day and trusting the process. And update you on how our Marathon Aca...

In this weeks episode, coaches Katie and James discuss the Big Half Marathon held in London by the London Marathon Events organisers.  This years race is on the 4th September, starting at Tower Bridge and finishing at Cutty Sark. In this episode we discuss the race, the course and how you can run it to your favour, training in the lead up, tapering and just general advice on how to get the most ou...

Nicky Edwards is a physiotherapist and women's training advocate. In this episode we discuss how to manage training as women, why strength training is SO important, how to use your cycle to get the most out of your training and how to manage training through the menopause. Although some men wouldn't think this episode is for them I would encourage them to do so, to further understand the sport and...

In today's episode Katie answered some popular questions in relation to the London Marathon.  We headed over the official London Marathon facebook group to see what questions people were asking a lot and answered them here for you!  Let us know if you're training for London in October - we hope to see lots of you there. This episode will also be applicable if you're training for a marathon as ther...

Last weekend a group from the Running Hub took on the National Three Peaks Challenge. In this episode we wanted to share with you our experience, advice and insights. We had such a good weekend tackling Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon and wanted to share the highs and lows of the weekend. We hope you enjoy listening to hear how we got on.   Sign up to the stretch challenge here - https://the-runnin...

This weeks guest is Tom Drybala, a keynote speaker, author and ultra runner. Tom starts project Flow Up Global on 29th August. He is running the circumference of the world over 40,000 km in 3 and a half years. He'll be running in 4 different areas of the world in 4 different stages.   We can't wait to share with you Tom's journey with running, how going through a mid-life crisis (in his words) hel...

As the summer is fast approaching and the temperature is heating up, in today's podcast episode we chatted through our top tips for training in the heat and summer. With a lot of Hub members and runners training for Autumn marathons, especially London, there will be the consideration of training during the summer months. For us we believe it's all about planning, being flexible and adapting where...

The track season in running takes place throughout the summer.  At the moment James and a few other Hub members are including some track racing in their training schedule, so we thought we would start the conversation around track training and racing.  We speak about our experience with the track, how we use it to benefit our training and talk about the accessibility of it.    On the Bank Holiday...

As the summer fast approaches and the next set of big targets races on the horizon, coaches James and Katie discuss what we can do as runners now to benefit ourselves ahead of the next block.  We discuss training, strength, stretching, nutrition, mindset and logistics and how all of the small things can add up to big improvements and results later on down the line.    Social Media Links Fachttps:/...

This week we're joined by Hub member Steph Scott who shared her journey towads running her first marathon.  Last September Steph was saying she'd never do a marathon, but here we are 8 months later where she's successfully trained and completed a marathon in her goal time!  It was lovely to be joined by Steph to hear her journey and hear about her first experiences with training for a marathon.   ...

In today's episode we chat about the exciting launch of the MARATHON ACADEMY!!! Sign up details here - www.therunninghub.co.uk/the-marathon-academy We also ask your questions that you asked us on instagram @therunninghubcommunity Social Media Links Fachttps://www.facebook.com/TheRunningHubCommunity/ https://www.instagram.com/run_with_coachkatie/ www.therunninghub.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/Cl...

On the Bank Holiday weekend Milton Keynes hosted the MK Marathon weekend! We had a vast amount of Hub members taking on a variety of distances so wanted to fill you in with how everyone else got on.   Jamestook on the relay and Katie ran the marathon as a lot of focus this year on the podcast has been about our marathon build up.   Thank you for helping us to reach 50,000 downloads.   Sign Up To O...

How to run your best marathon - our free course is launching on Monday 16th May.  We're so excited to share the running hub method with you and help you on your journey to your next marathon training cycle.   Register your interest here - https://mailchi.mp/ccf9ac22e953/how-to-run-your-best-marathon   Follow us on instagram - @therunninghubcommunity

In this weeks episode we discuss the ways in how to become a stronger runner and help to prevent injury through strength and cross training.  We're big believers of both here at The Running Hub and this episode will help you understand how you can integrate this into your routine if you're not already doing so.    SIGN UP TO THE MARATHON ACADEMY WAITLIST HERE - https://mailchi.mp/06d44aa0901a/the-...

To celebrate 100 episodes of the Running Hub Podcast, we invited 2 of our Hub members onto the podcast to chat about their experience of the Boston Marathon.  Boston took place on Monday 18th April 2022 with around 24,000 runners all having qualified and earn their spot to be there.  We wanted to showcase the magic of Boston and hopefully also inspire you to strive for a BQ too.  www.therunninghub...

We're currently in full-on Spring Marathon mode, but already we're thinking about Autumn Marathons.  In this episode we're going to be chatting about our exciting new offering the Marathon Academy!  And discussing what makes up a great marathon training plan, including all of they key principles that we adopt within the Running Hub.  This episode is for you if you're about to take on your first ma...

Marathon season is here!!!  The Running Hub had an incredible weekend with runners across the world in Paris, Manchester, Milan and Berlin.  Coaches Katie and James catch you up with what's been going on in the last couple of weeks with their training and discussing how all of our athletes got on. 

In this weeks' episode we almost wrap up our Paris Marathon training block by discussing what we've got planned next after our marathons.  We talk about some ideas and inspiration for what you could look at for the rest of 2022 as well.  If you wish to join our workshop for the London Marathon on Tuesday 29th March you can do so here - http://therunninghub.co.uk/london-marathon-prep-workshop/    ...