The Women's Running Podcast

Welcome to a brand new special series of podcasts, brought to you by the Women’s Running Podcast, and sponsored by  Vivobarefoot . This is a ten-part special in which we introduce our friend and colleague Cara, who is keen to take on 5K with our help.    Run 5K with us Fancy joining along? Grab hold of your  perfect training plan here . There are lots to choose from, but f...

Welcome to episode 182 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   What is Jeffing? To begin with, we’re slightly more deflated than the last episode – we’re TIRED, for a couple of different reasons. Once we stop...

Welcome to a brand new special series of podcasts, brought to you by the Women’s Running Podcast, and sponsored by  Vivobarefoot . This is a ten-part special in which we introduce our friend and colleague Cara, who is keen to take on 5K with our help.    Run 5K with us Fancy joining along? Grab hold of your  perfect training plan here . There are lots to choose from, but f...

Welcome to episode 181 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   Running therapy In this episode, we kick off with a chat about our little therapy sessions – ie, this actual podcast. Holly has been getting hers...

Run 5K with us Fancy joining along? Grab hold of your  perfect training plan here . There are lots to choose from, but for our sessions with Cara, we’re taking on the 10-week 5K training plan for beginners.   Run 1: 3x 5 min run / 2 min walk Run 2: 3x 5 min run / 2 min walk Run 3: 3x 5 min run / 90 second walk   More support Sign up to our weekly 5K support emails  for mor...

Welcome to episode 180 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   The National Running Show We start – and continue for some time – on the NRS. The National Running Show was this weekend just gone, and it was a...

Welcome to a brand new special series of podcasts, brought to you by the Women’s Running Podcast, and sponsored by  Vivobarefoot . This is a ten-part special in which we introduce our friend and colleague Cara, who is keen to take on 5K with our help.  Run 5K with us Fancy joining along? Grab hold of your  perfect training plan here . There are lots to choose from, but for our...

Welcome to episode 179 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Marathon season   We launch into marathon and training season with a big dollop of wobbles because we completely forgot our rule of only recording...

Welcome to a brand new special series of podcasts, brought to you by the Women’s Running Podcast, and sponsored by  Vivobarefoot . This is a ten-part special in which we introduce our friend and colleague Cara, who is keen to take on 5K with our help.  Run 5K with us Fancy joining along? Grab hold of your  perfect training plan here . There are lots to choose from, but for our...

Welcome to episode 178 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   We’re British, so we begin today’s podcast talking about the weather. Because, well, the weather has been insane.   New York half marathon T...

Welcome to a brand new special series of podcasts, brought to you by the Women’s Running Podcast, and sponsored by Vivobarefoot . This is a ten-part special in which we introduce our friend and colleague Cara, who is keen to take on 5K with our help.  Fancy joining along? Grab hold of your  perfect training plan here . There are lots to choose from, but for our sessions with Cara, w...

Welcome to episode 177 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   Happy new year! We’ve got a treat this episode in the form of Charlie Watson, otherwise known as Runner Beans, who we’ve had on the pod before, a...

Welcome to a brand new special series of podcasts, brought to you from the Women’s Running Podcast. This is a new ten-part podcast special in which we introduce our friend and colleague Cara, who is keen to take on 5K with our help. In this episode we find out a bit more about her, and her training, and we go through the first week in the training plan and how we can adapt training plans to suit o...

Welcome to episode 176 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   Running habits Welcome to the perineum of Christmas. This is our second slice of Anna Harding, in which she talks to us about habits, training ov...

Welcome to episode 176 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   Running habits Welcome to the perineum of Christmas. This is our second slice of Anna Harding, in which she talks to us about habits, training ov...

Welcome to episode 175 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   Anna Harding Hol and I are bookending this super brilliant episode with the ever wonderful Anna Harding. Because of recent running queries we’ve...

Welcome to episode 174 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   Hungover running Now. Seasonally appropriate content warning here. Would you run with a hangover? We have many experiences of doing just that, an...

Welcome to episode 173 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   V02 max We start off with a lengthy complaint against Chillblains, which quickly segues into some stuff about pub quizzes, before moving on to to...

Welcome to the Women’s Running podcast: a very special Bake Off edition. We’re your hosts, Esther Newman and Holly Taylor, and usually you can find us chatting about life and running – though, let’s be honest, it’s mostly the life bit. Every year we get terribly overexcited for the Great British Bake Off and discuss it at length on the pod. So here we are, turning it...

Welcome to episode 171 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   Marathon recovery After some over excited chat about meal delivery companies, we get on to the important stuff – marathon recovery. I’ve had a bi...

Bake Off series 14 episode 9: Patisserie Week   It’s the semi final! There’s a lot to love about the semis, in terms of the actual bakes, which are mouthwatering. But also a lot to hate. Still crying over here.   Signature: Financiers Teeny tiny little sponge cakes with a big ol’ chunk of icing. Like a long, thin cupcake with a fancy name that Esther can’t pronounce. Dan pulls it out the...

Welcome to episode 171 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.   New York, no running This is our New York round-up of everything apart from the running nonsense. We had a total ball, from start to finish, so t...

Welcome to the Women’s Running podcast: a very special Bake Off edition. We’re your hosts, Esther Newman and Holly Taylor, and usually you can find us chatting about life and running – though, let’s be honest, it’s mostly the life bit. Every year we get terribly overexcited for the Great British Bake Off and discuss it at length on the pod. So here we are, turning it into its own spin off so we ca...

Welcome to episode 170 of the Women’s Running podcast   This episode is sponsored by Randox Health . Use the code RUN10 to get 10% off in-clinic and home health tests.   This episode is a recording of a very special live podcast, that took place last Thursday in person at the Sweaty Betty store in Battersea Power Station. We had special guest Jenni Falconer come to join us to chat about...

Welcome to the Women’s Running podcast: a very special Bake Off edition. We’re your hosts, Esther Newman and Holly Taylor, and usually you can find us chatting about life and running – though, let’s be honest, it’s mostly the life bit. Every year we get terribly overexcited for the Great British Bake Off and discuss it at length on the pod. So here we are, turning it into its own spin of...