The UKRunChat podcast.

Jon Blair is a father of 3, a husband and proud stammerer. He is a Youtube creator & stammer supporter whose channel focuses on stammering, mental health, reviews, opinion, running & a love of trainers. He started running at 37 due to COVID forcing gyms to close their doors, and a year after serious spinal surgery. He has have achieved 16.08 5k, 35.45 10k, 1.18.43 HM and 3.04.04 Ma

In this episode we catch up with Ian Williams who is founder of the long standing website Fetch Everyone. Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games and nothing is behind a paywall. Also listen to hear about Ian's own running and goals to run his first (very unusual) ultra soon. https://www.fetcheveryone.com

In this episode Michelle chats with @AiLyn_Runner [https://twitter.com/AiLyn_Runner] | @DrAiLynTan [https://twitter.com/DrAiLynTan] Dr Ai Lyn is a parkrun Ambassador, her marathon PB is 3:28:51 and she has been running every day for over 4 years! This episode includes Dr Ai Lyn's thoughts on how running can be helpful for a variety of medical conditions. You can follow Dr Ai Lyn on

Listen to hear Michelle & community member Alia chat all about: - trying to be more green in our running - how its impossible to get lost while running in Salford - barefoot running - the Jordan Impact Marathon - running in the desert and much more! Follow Alia here [https://twitter.com/AliaPike]

In this episode Michelle chats with Callum Jacobs, author of Road Runner: Surviving on the Urban Trails. Michelle and Callum chat about: - urban versus trail running - how city running can inspire as much awe as the mountains - sightseeing on the run - running the London Underground, overground - place hacking You can follow Callum on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_urban_

Steph was Team GB's fastest marathon runner at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won the 2021 UK Olympic trials in a time of 2:27:16. Steph is a coach at Runna and this episode is all about training for your upcoming Spring events. We chat about: Where should you be now in your training plan ahead of your spring events. What should you do if you miss sessions due to injury or illness. St

In this episode Michelle chats with Emma. Emma is a Run Educator, Gait Analyst, columnist at Womens Running UK and Hyrox Ambassador. Listen to hear: - how do you know if you're ready to take on your first ultra - different types of run/walk strategies - hill training tips - recognising the signs of - and avoiding - overtraining - tapering You can follow Emma on: Instagram [https://

Listen to hear Michelle and Dr Josephine chat about how we can encourage more women into ultra-running, and secondly, mental strategies to improve performance in long distance running. The podcast covers: - barriers into ultrarunning affecting women - how we can achieve gender parity in ultra-running - setting effective goals - preparing body and mind for an ultra - strategies for

Bea has been a member of the UKRunChat community since 2014, and is a regular UKRunChat hour cohost. You can learn more about Bea on www.beamycoach.com [http://www.beamycoach.com/] . Bea works mainly with clients age 40+, and women going through perimenopause and menopause. Once a competitive athlete, Bea now focuses on finding joy in running. We chat about: - Bea's own journey int

In 2007, Paul Willan was a 26 year old overweight smoker when his boss encouraged him to join him in a daily lunchtime walk, which soon progressed into running. Once gasping for air at every lamppost, Paul is now a dedicated ultra runner, who trains 6 mornings a week. Listen to hear how Paul: - Overcame the initial challenges of going from walking to running. - The moment when runn