Vegan Fitness Runner

Oct 20 2024 26 ep. 46 mins 6
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All things vegan, health and fitness, running and nutrition

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Sustainability trail-blazer David Starley on The Green Runners, FKTs and why going vegan can save the planet

Oct 20 2024 48 mins  
David Starley is co-founder of The Green Runners, and was listed in the 2023 Edie 30 under 30 list for young people leading the way in sustainability.He's just achieved the Fastest Known Time for the Smuggler's Way in Cornwall, and continues to raise awareness about climate change through his activism and running.David and I discuss what more can be done in the race against climate

Kate Dunbar on reversing arthritis and reclaiming her life with a vegan wholefoods diet

Oct 05 2024 45 mins  
Twenty year's ago, Kate Dunbar was struggling to move - riddled with joint pain and a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, she was on heavy medication and life seemed bleak.But when she started investigating how diet impacted her health, she transformed her condition, becoming not only pain free, but medication free. Cutting out animal products, and then transitioning to a plant-based

Running Through the Dark - Jen Scotney talks of grief, resilience, and the Pennine Way

Sep 23 2024 52 mins  
Jen Scotney, author of Running Through the Dark, is host of the Resilience Rising podcast, former Human Rights Lawyer and podiuming ultra runner, writer, coach, speaker, yoga teacher and Mountain Leader. She lives in the Scottish Highlands with husband Marcus and beagle Sherlock. Jen's book is a deeply personal account of her journey through grief and pain while dreaming about sett

Joyful plant-based eating for busy lives with nutritionist and speaker Vanessa Sturman

Jul 15 2024 44 mins  
Vanessa Sturman helps people eat their way to great performance, reduced fatigue and a healthy weight by implementing non-restrictive healthy eating, and incorporating the most delicious, anti-inflammatory plant based foods, no matter what your nutritional preference. No dieting, no fads and you still get to eat your favourite foods. She is a regular on BBC Radio and Sky News, and

Running Through Menopause with Lauren Chiren

Jun 17 2024 37 mins  
Lauren Chiren is an authority on the menopause and having struggled with her own menopause - believing at first that she had dementia, she now works hard to ensure that other people can better understand this stage of life, and thrive through menopause.She educates both men and women on the topic, travelling the world speaking on the topic as the CEO and founder of Women of A Certa

Rohini Bajekal talks nutrition for hormone health, REDs and how plants can help our running

Jun 01 2024 50 mins  
Rohini Bajekal, Nutritionist and Co-Author of Living PCOS Free is a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine professional. Prior to becoming a nutritionist, she studied Theology at Oxford University. Having previously worked in India and Singapore, Rohini is based in London and provides evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle advice and group programmes to her clients around the world. Sh

Debunking common vegan myths with Dr Clare Day and Dr Daisy Lund

May 19 2024 51 mins  
Dr Clare Day and Dr Daisy Lund are two plant-based health professionals working as NHS GP's in London. They have their own podcast, In A Nutshell, with the aim to improve nutritional education about the benefits of a whole-foods plant based diet for individual and planetary health.Dr Day has worked as a GP in a range of settings including community and prison healthcare, having qua

Fuelling up for ultras with author of The Happy Diet cookbook Kayleigh Webster

May 03 2024 46 mins  
Ahead of her Highland Fling Ultra and looking forward to another Backyard Ultra Challenge, I chat to Kayleigh Webster, author of The Happy Diet cookbook.We discuss her five-hour daily runs, and how she fuels with "real food", she's got a penchant for porridge and poke bowls, and makes recipes that don't use fancy ingredients like pomegranate molasses! Running with her Labrador and

Making history and running greener with Barkley Marathons finisher Jasmin Paris

Apr 19 2024 45 mins  
She's made history as the first woman to ever complete the notorious Barkley Marathons. In Frozen Lake State Park, Tennessee, Jasmin Paris completed the 100-mile course with just 99 seconds to spare, and saw supporters quite literally on the edge of their seats willing her to reach the yellow gate at the finish line.Jasmin is the co-founder of The Green Runners, and she uses her pl

"Dr Iron Junkie", Dr Minil Patel on Getting Shredded on Plants and Ignoring the Trolls

Apr 04 2024 73 mins  
Dr Minil Patel is not only a doctor, but a vegan bodybuilder, member of Plant-Based Health Professionals, ambassador for Climate Games and Running On Plants, and a runner!If there's one thing that Minil proves, it's that being vegan does not make you weak.Owning the term "soy boy", he shows that getting ripped is entirely possible by living on plants alone.We talk about how educati