RunPod

Vassos Alexander is another Runpod Run Club Returner! He's also a radio and podcast presenter, an author, and a runner and joins Jenni on the podcast this week. They chat Vassos' challenge of running this week's London Landmarks Half wearing a costume, how his experience running the marathon wearing a Minion costume was, which London landmark he'll be running as this weekend, all about the world record he's trying to set whilst running in the costume, the joy of races returning to the running calendar, Run Fest Run, sadly having to pull out of the hardest 100 miler in the UK due to injury, the importance of sleep, and the beauty of cold water swimming.

In this episode, we have a returner to the Run club. 5 time olympian and Gold medalist at the European championships just ten months after giving birth, Jo Pavey returns to chat all things running. They discuss how the pandemic helped people off their sofas and into their running shoes, her current training, the ideal warm up, hill sprints, marathon training, and the upcoming National Running show in May and everything they have planned there, including the first ever LIVE Runpod! Get your tickets here: https://nationalrunningshowsouth.seetickets.com/tour/the-national-running-show-south and remember to use the code: RUNPOD To join the RunPod Run Club Facebook group, please visit this link: Facebook.com/groups/runpodrunclub

On Friday you heard from the Body Coach himself, Joe Wicks about nutrition, community, weight training and more and now we have a mini episode where we'll hear Joe answering your questions! Find out how to work out what fuel works best for your body, exercises to help you improve your speed when running, find out if you can run off a bad diet and what he uses on that luscious hair! To join the RunPod Run Club Facebook group, please visit this link: Facebook.com/groups/runpodrunclub

Have you ever dreaded anyone seeing you out running or even refrained from working out because you think you don't look your best? Well Make Up Artist to the stars and fitness lover Gia Mills noticed this trend, especially in women, and decided to do something about it. She founded Skin in Motion, the sweat-proof skincare and makeup brand uniquely formulated for exercise and active lives. She chats to Jenni about Skin in Motion, what made her create the brand, its products, how it's gone down with the public and gives the RunPod Run Club a special discount code for March - RUNPOD20 for 20% off!

You'll know Joe Wicks as the man who saw thousands through Lockdown with his daily workouts, or as the Body Coach, sharing his workouts and recipes online helping the masses tone up and shed a few pounds. This week, he's joining Jenni for a proper catch up to chat all things running. Jenni and Joe chat that fast 5k time that Mo Farah helped him achieve, his new love of strength training, his swap to early morning workouts and how it helps not only the rest of his daily routine but his mental health, the importance of nutrition to achieve your goals whilst being realistic, the joy of ice baths, sprints on the treadmill and the community that running provides. To join the RunPod Run Club Facebook group, please visit this link: Facebook.com/groups/runpodrunclub

Since 2010, runners have united to pound the promenades of Brighton at the amazing Brighton Marathon, and one of the men that makes this event happen every year joins Jenni for this week's edition of Runpod. Race Director and Co-founder of the Brighton Marathon Tom Naylor chats with Jenni about adjusting to race changes throughout and after the pandemic, the opportunity to run this years' marathon coming up in April, why races are so brilliant and to encourage us to tackle new challenges on the trails. They talk about the new Brighton Trail Weekend, offering a weekend of trail running! A marathon, a 10k and a youth event across the South Downs National Park n the beautiful Sussex countryside. A great, insightful listen that will absolutely encourage you to try something new or even sign up to a challenge soon.

Welcome to another gathering of the RunPod Run Club, the place where runners unite to share their love of running and this time Jenni is joined by a man who she's been chasing down for a while now. Steve Cram is a runner, a running coach, a running commentator, a running captain, many a medal holder and joins the Run Club today. In this episode, we hear from Steve what it is about running that he loves so much, all about RunFestRun, where Steve is a running captain, growing up not being the fastest runner, his sliding doors moments that led him down the path of his success, his incredible records and coaching people to improve their running. A fabulous listen with a track and field legend that'll have you reaching for your trainers. To join the RunPod Run Club Facebook group, please visit this link: Facebook.com/groups/runpodrunclub

In this series of short episodes, Jenni chats to Emma Kirk-Odunubi. Not only is she a runner, but a running coach, trainer expert and founder of Bulletproof Athletic, helping you improve your running, avoid injury and harness your potential. Over the next few weeks Emma and Jenni will assess trainers, injuries, what you should be doing before and after your runs and will bring some great tips to the table too. In this episode Jenni and Emma chat trainers. Emma is an expert in them and talks about the importance of being fitted with the right shoes, what a gait analysis is, different types of shoe, how long you should have your trainers, different lacing styles and if we should be washing our trainers or not.

This week joining Jenni is an author, sports journalist and brilliant marathon runner, Will Cockerell. Jenni and Will chat marathon training, his favourite marathon, his book 'The 50 Greatest Marathon Races of all Time' and they delve into challenges and races where people may not have been honest with their running. From Fred Lorz of the 1904 olympics catching a ride for a portion of the race, to the iconic Rosie Ruiz at the 1980 New York and then Boston Marathon cheating her wins, and the recent challenge of Andi Rivett's JOGLE (John o' Groats to Lands End) world record. A fascinating listen.

In this series of short episodes, Jenni chats to Emma Kirk-Odunubi. Not only is she a runner, but a running coach, trainer expert and founder of Bulletproof Athletic, helping you improve your running, avoid injury and harness your potential. Over the next few weeks Emma and Jenni will assess trainers, injuries, what you should be doing before and after your runs and will bring some great tips to the table too. In this episode Jenni and Emma introduce you to your running's best friend (other than RunPod), strength training. Want to keep running into your 80s? Strength and conditioning is the one for you. Emma and Jenni chat through tips and tricks that anybody can access, whether they're a member of a gym or not.