The RunThrough Podcast

Priya Gopaldas is a Doctor and Ultra Runner. In 2021 she appeared on the reality TV show Love Island and attributes her running journey as the catalyst that gave her the confidence to do so. Since then she has been a regular at RunThrough events, has completed some amazing Ultras and built a community online who share the common love for running and movement!  In this conversation Ben and Priya de...

Jamie describes himself as a 38 year old running Dad. In 2019 Anthony one of Jamie’s closest friends took his own life, following a difficult time Jamie set himself a challenge to run as many half marathons in a year as possible to raise awareness and funds for the Campaign Against Living Miserably.  Since then the road has always been a sacred place to Jamie and a place he turns whatever life thr...

Milo McCloud is a runner and content creator based in London. In 2023 Milo took on the challenge of competing in a Men's Physique competition and running a marathon in only 12 hours. Following his success in that challenge he turned his attention to ‘racing’ a marathon and ended up completing his first 26.2 mile race at Goodwood with RunThrough in under 3.25! In this conversation Ben and Milo...

James Forrest is a record breaking Hiker, author, journalist … and more recently runner. Over three years James climbed all 1,001 UK peaks and holds some unbelievable hiking fastest know times.  Having always been a lover of the great outdoors James has used running over the years to keep himself fit for his hiking adventures, however recently he has fallen more in love with the sport. He’s now se...

Celina Stephenson Is a content creator whose relationship with running has changed over the years, from hating it in school to becoming inspired to take on the London Marathon after stumbling across ‘RunTok’ running TikTok. Living in Ireland but visiting London regularly her run club ‘runners high’ have gone from strength to strength and is a place for quote ‘slower gals’ and anyone else to join o...

Izzy Bramley is a runner and no nonsense content creator who you may have seen on instagram as @RunnerMancBee.  As her running journey has progressed she has picked up some very impressive results, notably a second in the half marathon at the Warrington Running Festival and most recently running a sub 2.55 marathon in Valencia, get this …. WITH NO WATCH!  In this conversation Ben and Izzy chat abo...

Aubrey Mvula refers to himself as an average runner but his content is far from that with high production values and a rapidly growing audience he has become one to watch in the running content space. In this conversation Ben and Aubrey touch on his goals for 2024, the shoes he loved in 2023 and what he’s looking to get his hands on and feet in this year, and his journey so far in content creation...

Matthew Wood is the co - founder of RunThrough and GW Active. Along side his friend and business partner Ben Green they have taken RunThrough from a single event to the biggest running events company in the UK. In this conversation host Ben Sheppard and Matt talk through the beginnings of the business and it’s growth, how in the next 10 years everyone will know the name ‘RunThrough’ and why Matt f...

Alysia McAndrew has had her life transformed through running. From only starting the sport in lockdown running 5K for the NHS, who she also works for, to now running some of the worlds most famous races including recently the Valencia marathon, achieving an amazing time of 3.29.14 for a new PB.  In this conversation, Alysia opens up about her life with Dyslexia something host Ben Sheppard can also...

Josh Griffiths is a 2.11 marathoner who is signed with Asics, he’s represented Great Britain and Wales on numerous occasions and also has a lot of love for  his club Swansea Harries. On his journey back from injury and ahead of a big Olympic Year Josh joined us for the 10K at Alton Towers, winning the race and using it as a stepping stone in his winter training. He also holds a World Record which...

Jake Catterall is an ultra endurance athlete who has just run across the continent of Europe. In 94 days he ran 5660 KM’s from the northern tip of Norway to the southern tip of Spain. However, this project titled ’Running Europe Together’ was only part of the puzzle in Jakes series of adventures entitled ‘Way Beyond’ which will eventually lead to a solo crossing of Antarctica. In this conversation...

Misha Grimes is a lifestyle content creator, who recently joined us at the Wimbledon half marathon. Her running journey began, as many people’s did in lockdown before in 2022 Misha ran her first Marathon in Brighton in memory of her Dad, who sadly passed away. Misha continues to run not only for herself but to keep that connection with her Dad and has raised much needed funds and awareness for the...

Poppy Tank is the British Steeple Champion, who only learnt the discipline after coming back from America where she spent her collage career in Utah. With a long list of accolades that includes the fastest ever debut by a British woman over the steeple chance, Poppy has now set her sights on Paris 2024 and is going to do everything in her power to be in the team and on the start line. She also rec...

Dmytro Moyseyev is an ultra runner from Ireland who recently ran the entire length of the country. 570KM in 138 hours, a monumental achievement.  Having only started running in lockdown he’s now set his sights on pushing himself even further. In this conversation hear not only about the ups and down of his Irish run but also the reasons behind why he lives every day to it’s fullest after an experi...

From a swimming background, Chloe Dooley only discovered triathlon two and a half years ago when she entered and won her first event. Since then she has gone from strength to strength, she is the British Aquathlon champion and this year decided to close her season by toeing the line at Ironman Barcalona 70.3. Going into the event Chloe would have been ecstatic with a top age group finish, but 5K i...

Will Robinson is an Ultra endurance athlete from Bristol, who has taken on plenty of incredible endurance challenges over the years, including recently running 200 miles around a 480 meter park in Bristol. During the challenge Will experienced the worst pain he’s ever felt, was deprived of sleep and, as we all do got slightly over excited at the start, meaning that things started to unravel toward...

Six years ago Milly Pickles had an accident that led to her having to leg removed. Following that day Milly began sharing her journey online and in doing so has gained an incredible following. Her content seeks to inform and inspire, showing viewers and subscribes that if you keep on going and don’t give up you can achieve anything. In 2023 Milly also became the first Amputee to complete the Redbu...

In 2023 Scott Jenkins is attempting to become the first British person EVER to complete the triple crown of 200+ mile races in the United States Of America. The triple crown is made up of Tahoe 200, Bigfoot  200 and the final jewel in the crown The Moab 240, a race considered by many people the toughest in the sport. Having already completed the Moab 240 on two separate occasions becoming the firs...

Sophie Grace Holmes is an online trainer and coach who has completed some incredible challenges over the years, she also lives with Cynic Fibrosis. Join her and Gone Running Host Ben Sheppard as they journey through Sophie's life, from her being told that she would only live to 16 to the life changing drug that has stabilised her health and transformed her running. Full audio only podcast als...

In this episode of RunThrough presents Gone Running, Ben Sheppard sits down with YouTube sensation Mark Lewis, Mark's channel has exploded with his no nonsense approach to his fitness journey, but how did it happen? Why did he decide to leave his career to pursue YouTube and where did the saying 'Above Average' even come from? If you'd prefer to watch our conversations, you can...

Something slightly different this week, with under three weeks until the Loch Ness Marathon, Ben sat down with Chartered sport psychologist and author Dr Josephine Perry who specialises in sport and high performance. In this conversation you’ll discover some incredible ways to navigate that pre race anxiety as well as some simple yet effective strategies that you could consider building into your...

Holly Brooks is a content creator who found running after creating 'The Strong Girl Society' - since then she has completed The Paris Marathon and more recently joined RunThrough at Run Heaton where she held a 'Strong Girl Society' meet up and ran along side many of the people she has inspired. In this conversation Ben and Holly speak about how Holly shifted her mindset, the be...

On this episode of the ‘Gone Running Podcast’ Callum Elson aka ‘The Distant Project’ joins host Ben Sheppard. Callum is a British 1500m & 5K athlete who over the course of 2023 has been documenting his journey in his YouTube series, ‘Closing The Gap’ culminating in him running a 3.35.39 1500M PB. The sixth fastest time by a British athlete throughout 2023 at time of recording.  Callum has now...

Jonny Davies is the TikTok sensation who has gone on a massive journey from being a gym focused athlete to a hybrid athlete who is now running ultramarathons while also maintaining his performance in the gym. In this episode of the Gone Running Podcast with Ben Sheppard Jonny talks about this transformation, maintaining balance between the two, his monumental run the tube challenge taking place in...

Flora Beverley is an ultra runner and content creator who encourages more people to take to the trails through her brilliant social content. In this conversation Ben and Flora talk zone 2 training, how you CAN run an ultra marathon and revel at some of the insane achievements women are delivering in the ultra space. They also touch on Flora’s next A race, a huge multi day project. The article refe...