The RunThrough Podcast

Nike Trainer, coach, presenter and HYROX athlete Naomi Heffernan joins Ben Sheppard on this week's episode of The RunThrough Podcast for a brilliant conversation about building a career you're passionate about, embracing change and finding confidence in yourself. Growing up with elite athlete parents, fitness has always been part of Naomi's life, but her journey into the industry wa...

What does it look like when running completely changes the direction of your life? Beth Dennis is a trail runner, intensive care nurse and the new host of The RunThrough Trails Podcast. In this episode of The RunThrough Podcast, she joins Ben Sheppard to share her journey from struggling to speak up in school and never feeling at home in traditional sport, to discovering parkrun, falling in love w...

Charlie Sandison joins Ben Sheppard on The RunThrough Podcast to share how he's balanced life as a full time teacher with becoming a 2:15 marathon runner. Juggling early mornings, long days in the classroom and a demanding training schedule, Charlie has built an incredible running career alongside his profession. He talks about finding consistency, making sacrifices and why being kind to your...

Abi Jones joins Ben Sheppard on The RunThrough Podcast to share her journey from the UK to Sydney and the life lessons she learned along the way. What began as a move in search of independence quickly became a crash course in resilience. Abi opens up about arriving in Australia and unexpectedly finding herself homeless on day one, navigating long distance relationships, dealing with loneliness and...

From her first EVER race at Colchester Zoo, to a BRAND NEW race in Melbourne with RunThrough, Hannah Moore joins Ben Sheppard on The RunThrough Podcast to share her journey from competitive swimmer as a child to taking on some of the toughest endurance challenges in the world. After stepping away from swimming, Hannah rediscovered her love for the water, which eventually led to open water events,...

Leon Scott is an entrepreneur, boxer, model, former footballer and co-owner of eyewear brand Circular. From humble beginnings, Leon went on to play football at a high level, become the face of global brands, build a successful business, step into the boxing ring at almost 40, and complete his first marathon. In this episode of The RunThrough Podcast, Leon joins Ben Sheppard to talk resilience, fat...

James Warnock joins Ben Sheppard on The RunThrough Podcast for a candid conversation about marathon running, grief, identity and building a life around purpose. Fresh off an 8 minute PB at the London Marathon, James reflects on finally enjoying the marathon after years of difficult experiences with the distance. From cramping issues and failed race goals to learning how to fuel properly and trust...

In this episode of The RunThrough Podcast, Sophie Butler joins host Ben Sheppard to share her powerful journey from becoming paralysed at 21 to completing the London Marathon. Sophie opens up about the gym accident that changed her life, the long road through hospital and rehab, and how she rebuilt her confidence, strength and independence. She talks about returning to the gym after trauma, findin...

In this episode of The RunThrough Podcast, Lola Clinton-Hayward joins Ben Sheppard to share how running, wellness and community have completely changed her life. Lola opens up about discovering self development during lockdown, studying psychology, and how one small step into running eventually led to marathons, major races and the creation of Stride and Thrive Club, an all girls running and welln...

In this episode of The RunThrough Podcast, Damien Hall joins host Ben Sheppard for a brilliant and honest conversation about ultra running, ageing well, adventure and what it really means to keep going. Damien reflects on his ongoing career in the sport, from lining up at his first half marathon to representing GB, finishing fifth at UTMB and taking on some of the toughest races in the world, incl...

What happens when life feels too overwhelming to keep up with? Mindset and behavioural change speaker and author Lily Silverton joins Ben Sheppard on the RunThrough Podcast for a powerful conversation about stress, burnout, priorities, movement, and navigating modern life. Lily shares her journey from the fashion and magazine industry into coaching and wellbeing, opening up about mental health, id...

On this episode of The RunThrough Podcast, Iain Ward, better known as The King of Chemo, joins host Ben Sheppard for a proper, open conversation that goes way beyond running. At 31, Iain was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, but instead of letting that define him, he flipped it on its head. He is now on a mission to break a charity world record by building a huge social media following and tur...

Sian Westley is a content creator, social media strategist, and new mum whose journey spans body confidence struggles, IVF, pregnancy, and navigating identity through motherhood, all while building a thriving digital career rooted in authenticity and real life experience. In this heartfelt and honest episode of the RunThrough Podcast, Sian joins host Ben Sheppard for a powerful conversation about...

On this episode of the RunThrough Podcast, Hattie Pearson shares her inspiring journey from complete beginner to Ironman triathlete, in conversation with host Ben Sheppard. 🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️ Hattie opens up about how embracing adventure and challenge transformed her approach to fitness and life. From taking on multi-day endurance events to pushing herself beyond her comfort zone, she explains how st...

In this episode of the RunThrough Podcast, we’re joined by Tayo Fam, co-founder of Runnpac, one of the most diverse and community-driven run clubs in London. Tayo chats through how Runnpac started and what’s gone into building a community that brings so many different people together through running.  Sitting down with host Ben Sheppard, the conversation touches on discipline, staying consistent,...

In this episode of the RunThrough Podcast, we’re joined by ultra runner and adventurer Lydia Oldham, who discovered running during lockdown, going from running 5Ks as hard as she could every time, to marathons and eventually into the world of ultras. She chats about that progression, her experience at the Speed Project, and how travel has shaped her creativity and approach to running. Lydia also h...

On this episode of the RunThrough Podcast, Kai Fagan joins host Ben Sheppard to share his inspiring journey from rugby player and teacher to Love Island winner. Kai reflects on how his early life in rugby shaped his mindset, taught him resilience, and led him to play Rugby League for English universities. He also talks about his transition from teaching to reality TV, and how embracing opportuniti...

Welcome back to The RunThrough Podcast. Today we’re joined by the incredible Chloe McNiven, a former professional dancer turned Guinness World Record holder and ultra marathon runner, as well as a mum of two. Chloe faced huge adversity growing up and was often told her dream of becoming a professional dancer wasn’t realistic. She left school at 15, worked as a cleaner on a building site, saved eve...

Ultra runner Sam King joins the RunThrough Podcast fresh off completing an extraordinary 80 ultramarathons in 80 consecutive days. Once the world’s No.1 ranked player on Call of Duty, Sam weighed 19 stone and lived behind a screen before completely transforming his health and mindset through running. What began as a personal journey soon became something far bigger after his mum suffered a near-fa...

Kat Matthews joins Ben Sheppard on the RunThrough Podcast to share her remarkable journey from serving as a physiotherapist in the British Army to becoming one of the world’s top Ironman triathletes. Kat is the IRONMAN Pro Series Champion for 2024 and 2025, a three-time Ironman World Championship runner-up, and has twice finished second at the 70.3 World Championships. With a personal best of 8 ho...

In this episode of the RunThrough Podcast, Angel Arutura shares the story behind her rise from a challenging childhood in Belfast to building a name for herself as a DJ and content creator. Growing up, music wasn’t just background noise; it was an escape, a source of strength and eventually the foundation for her career. Influenced early on by her father, a hip-hop instructor, Angel found connecti...

In this episode of the RunThrough Podcast, we sit down with adventurer Mitch Hutchcraft, whose journey started with a bold promise at just six years old, to climb Mount Everest. That childhood dream eventually turned into something truly extraordinary: the longest climb in history. Mitch travelled an incredible 13,157 km under his own power, swimming, cycling, hiking and mountaineering all the way...

On this episode of The RunThrough Podcast, Ange Everington, a full-time firefighter and content creator, shares her journey from dreaming of joining the fire service to actually living it. After facing plenty of rejections, Ange finally made it and started sharing her story online to inspire and educate others. The conversation with host Ben Sheppard dives into the importance of mental health for...

In this episode of the RunThrough Podcast, we are joined by George Rickwood, an ultra runner whose journey started just six years ago with training for a half marathon and has since taken him all the way to winning his first Backyard Ultra with 31 laps. George talks about how running has become a huge part of his life, why the mental side of ultra running is often tougher than the physical, and ho...

Lauren Knott is a coach, community builder, and the founder of Let’s Run Manchester, a thriving ladies-only run club built to create inclusive, supportive spaces for women in running. After leaving the corporate world, Lauren followed her passion into the fitness industry, helping women of all abilities feel confident, welcomed, and empowered through movement. In this episode of The RunThrough Pod...