Episode 32: Nicola Miller, A Mile In Her Shoes I speak to Nicola Miller, the founder of A Mile In Her Shoes, a charity helping women affected by homelessness to find their feet through running. We also hear reviews of Liverpool Rock and Roll Marathon from Cathy, and Wendy Rumble from Episode 29 is back [...]
Episode 31: Rhalou Allerhand, writing about running Journalist and Editor, Rhalou Allerhand, has completed the treble of working at Women's Running, The Running Bug and Runners' World. I speak to her about her early career as a journalist, running and whether she's run out of things to say about it. We also hear race reviews [...]
Episode 30: Tracy Isaacs, fit feminist I speak to co-author of 'Fit at Mid-Life: A Feminist Fitness Journey', Tracy Isaacs (pictured left with co-author Samantha Brennan) about all things fitness and feminism. We discuss body image, why women are pushed towards certain types of exercise and why diets are rubbish. We also hear reviews of [...]
Episode 29: Running entrepreneur, Wendy Rumble I speak to Wendy Rumble, the founder of runningbuggies.com about following her passion and her instinct and setting up her own business. She also gives me some tips on running with a buggy. Also in this episode is a review of London Marathon. Listen to podcast Download it | Listen online | Get [...]
Episode 28: Amy Abrahams and fitness social media Does social media make you feel good or bad about yourself? Freelance journalist Amy Abrahams joins me to talk about what fitness looks like on Instagram and how to keep it real. We also hear a review of Manchester Marathon and I answer a question from a runner [...]
Episode 27: Moire O'Sullivan I speak to multiple Mountain Running and Adventure Racing Champion, Moire O'Sullivan about life, training and parenthood. Her new book 'Bump, Bike and Baby: Mummy's gone adventure racing' is out now. We also hear a review of Thames Meander Half Marathon and I answer a training question about fuelling early morning [...]
Episode 26: Jackie Scully In this episode, I speak to Jackie Scully who started running while having treatment for breast cancer and went on to get married the morning of running the London Marathon - raising a lot of money for charity in the process. We also hear a review of the Brighton Half Marathon [...]
Episode 25: Susie Chan In this episode, I speak to ultra runner Susie Chan about running through deserts and for 50 miles on a treadmill. We also hear a review of Wokingham Half Marathon and I answer the question 'How long does it take to train for a marathon?' You can find Susie on Twitter [...]
I speak to Dr Juliet McGrattan about women's health and running; answer training questions I've been sent and my friend Josie reviews the CRUK Winter Run 10k. Juliet is the a GP and the author of Sorted: The Active Woman's Guide to Health. Josie ran the CRUK Winter 10k and tells us what she thought [...]
The message we get in the media is that teenagers aren't doing enough exercise and spending too much time on their phones. That certainly sounds like me as a teenager (minus the phone but - we didn't have mobiles then). But not all teenagers are inactive. In this podcast I speak to Ellen, a 16-year-old [...]
