Jimmy Watkins: Running and Sobriety

Jimmy Watkins: Running and Sobriety

This week we're joined by former Team GB 800m runner, rock musician and founder of Running Punks Jimmy Watkins. He tells us why his decision to give up booze has made him a calmer, happier and more creative person. Find out more about Running Punks: runningpunks.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Running 40 marathons in 40 European countries solo

Running 40 marathons in 40 European countries solo

Angus Read graduated from university in July and, like any adventurous 22-year-old, wanted to go travelling. His plans grew, as did his desire to do something to not only better himself, but also rai...

2 Jan 27min

Our 2025 running highlights

Our 2025 running highlights

It's been a bumper year for running, from mass participation at an all time high to elite sprints at the marathon, Rick, Ben, Rachel and Jen discuss some of the highlights and chat about their own per...

30 Dec 202542min

Sarah Perry: From winning backyard ultras to the joys of running with her dog

Sarah Perry: From winning backyard ultras to the joys of running with her dog

Not only did she set a new world record at Big's Backyard ultra this year by running close to 400 miles over four days, but Sarah Perry also recently won a race called 'The Hill', which saw he run ove...

23 Dec 202545min

An 82-year-old blind runner on why you should never give up

An 82-year-old blind runner on why you should never give up

Mick Duplock is truly remarkable. A season ultra-runner and Comrades finisher, he developed retinitis pigmentosa (aka tunnel vision) in his fifties, leaving him unable to see. Did it stop him from run...

9 Dec 202536min

What does it really mean to train "hard"? A running coach explains.

What does it really mean to train "hard"? A running coach explains.

Joining Ben and Rachel this week is former GB athlete and now supreme running coach, Jo Wilkinson. We chat about what it means to train hard, the different versions of this and what the main goal of...

2 Dec 202535min

The running inventions we'd love to see

The running inventions we'd love to see

We sat and down and thought, "What do we need to invent to make running better?" and here is what we came up with! Set a new PB using the FuelDrone or continue to run whatever the weather with ClimaB...

25 Nov 202530min

How to run faster as you age with masters athlete James Greenwell

How to run faster as you age with masters athlete James Greenwell

Ben and Rick speak to James Greenwell, a former elite pentathlete who is now finding gold medal success in the fast-paced world of biathle, aged 50. We talk training methods to cope with the need fo...

18 Nov 202532min

How British runner Patrick Dever ran 2:08 on debut at the New York Marathon

How British runner Patrick Dever ran 2:08 on debut at the New York Marathon

He got fourth place in a stacked field, on debut at a major, but who is Patrick Dever? We had a chat with Patrick to talk about this stand out performance, why he chose New York for debut, his traini...

11 Nov 202535min

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