The Runs Club Podcast

Can you complete one of the toughest ultramarathons in the world with an ostomy? This week on  The Runs Club Podcast , Jonathan is joined by  Tom Plater , who recently completed the legendary  Cocodona 250 , a  252-mile ultramarathon  across the deserts and mountains of Arizona. After bowel cancer, emergency surgery and receiving an ostomy, Tom set himself an extraordinary challenge that would tes...

Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms experienced by people living with chronic illness, yet it's often one of the least understood. In this episode of The Runs Club Podcast, we sit down with occupational therapist Laura Ahern to explore the reality of chronic fatigue and why it is so much more than simply feeling tired. We discuss the difference between fatigue and exhaustion, the impact...

In Episode 5 of The Runs Club Podcast, Jonathan Healy and Ant Andrews Lockett (@ibdlife) sit down for their first real deep-dive conversation about why The Runs Club was created, the realities of living with Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and life with an ostomy bag, and how running, movement, and community can completely change your life. This is one of the rawest and most honest conversati...

In this episode of The Runs Club Podcast , I sit down with Jack Cullinan , founder of The Small Town Project — a growing fitness and community movement bringing training and connection to rural Ireland. What started as simple group workouts has evolved into something much bigger. We talk about: Why fitness is only the starting point How community drives real transformation The biggest mistakes peo...

Returning to exercise after stoma surgery or living with IBD isn’t straightforward and most people aren’t given a clear roadmap. In this episode, I’m joined by pelvic floor physiotherapist Leah Bryans to break down how the body actually recovers after surgery, what the pelvic floor does, and how to safely rebuild strength and confidence. We talk about recovery timelines, bladder and pelvic floor i...

In this episode of The Runs Club Podcast , Jonathan Healy sits down with Esteban Garcia to talk about going from stoma surgery and years of ulcerative colitis to running a sub-3 marathon . Esteban shares his full story, from a decade of severe symptoms, failed medications, and life-changing surgery, to rebuilding his body through running and becoming one of the fastest runners with a stoma. They d...

In the debut episode of The Runs Club Podcast , Jonathan Healy is joined by Oisin , founder of ENP (Enhanced Nutrition and Performance) , to talk about how to start running properly, improve your 5K, avoid injury, and fuel for performance. This episode covers beginner running advice, Couch to 5K tips, VO2 max, threshold training, strength training for runners, recovery, hydration, body composition...