Welcome to episode 251 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.

Physio report

I have actually been to a physio. Four weeks on from the London Marathon, and at least two more injuries down. I have finally asked for help and received it. The source of all my pain is NOT what I expected, which is a good reminder as to why we must all seek professional help when we need it, rather than crying into our cornflakes or seeking out the help of Dr Google, who is – let’s face it – a bit shit.

PB time

Holly’s update is cause for celebration; she’s got herself a whacking great PB without even really trying, and we are both thrilled for her. This turns into a chat about pacing, and also goals for later on in the year.

Join us on Patreon for perks

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Lovely extra bits

If you want to run Trail Escape, there are three events to run this year: Bath to Bristol like me, Manchester on 21st June and Edinburgh on 6th September. You can run or hike 25K or marathon distances. It’s a brilliant race series, and I loved it last year!

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