Reece Parkinson: How Not to Run 55 Miles

Reece Parkinson: How Not to Run 55 Miles

BBC Radio 1 Xtra presenter Reece Parkinson is a man on a mission. Despite only taking up running recently, he's hoping to complete a 55-mile ultramarathon. Reece, who also has type 1 diabetes, discusses the allure of the ultramarathon, what drives us to attempt the seemingly impossible and why we should all go "full Goggins" at some point in our life. Check out the BBC documentary on Reece, How Not to Run 55 Miles, here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bryony Gordon: Why I Run

Bryony Gordon: Why I Run

The journalist, author and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon on what running means to her and why people who criticise larger runners should "get in the sea". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

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Author and ultra runner Billy White joins us to talk food and running

Author and ultra runner Billy White joins us to talk food and running

Our guest this week has worked in some of the world’s best restaurants. But he left the world of fine-dining behind to run and cook with some of the planet’s greatest trail runners. He’s baked banana ...

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Deborah James talks running, cancer and why medals matter

Deborah James talks running, cancer and why medals matter

Deborah James was 35 when she found out that she had stage 4 bowel cancer. She’s gone on to write and talk about the need for people to be more aware of the symptoms of bowel cancer, and is one of the...

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Beth Potter: 5ks, super-shoes and social media

Beth Potter: 5ks, super-shoes and social media

This week we speak with Beth Potter about her incredible performance at the Podium 5K, where she ran a time of 14:41. We also talk about the return of races, the endless debate about super-shoes and w...

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Kevin Quinn: running and heart surgery

Kevin Quinn: running and heart surgery

Of all the possible outcomes of finding out he had four holes in his heart, it seems unlikely that it would make Kevin Quinn a better runner. Yet that’s exactly what’s happened. Following the eight-ho...

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How to progress your running – sensibly

How to progress your running – sensibly

Running coach and strength and conditioning expert Emma Kirk-Odunubi explains how to build mileage and strength in a sustainable way. Check out Emma's website here: emmakirkodunubi.co.uk We also disc...

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The allure of the 'impossible' race

The allure of the 'impossible' race

We're joined this week by ultra runner Damian Hall to discuss the impossible in running, why people chase it and why races like the Barkley marathons captures the attention of runners and non-runners ...

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Harassed on the Run

Harassed on the Run

We speak with running journalist Kate Carter and Women's Health's Francesca Menato about their own personal experiences of being harassed on the run, the kind of considerations women have to make when...

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