RunPod

On Friday you heard from the brilliant Susie Chan about ultras, treadmillls and more and now we have a mini episode where we'll hear Susie answering your questions! Find out if it's worth getting a treadmill, how to start your running journey, Susie's worst mistake she's made in a race and the race she'd recommend to do! To join the RunPod Run Club Facebook group, please visit this link: Facebook.com/groups/runpodrunclub *** L'OCCITANE have given me an exclusive discount code for RunPod listeners, so you can get 10% off full-sized products to help with your festive purchases online* and in-store*, as well as FREE delivery on all online orders with the code RUNPOD. Code valid 30th November – 29th December 2021. *exclusions apply: 10% off on full-price items only (excluding Advent Calendars, Immortelle Overnight Reset Serum, Immortelle Overnight Reset Eye Serum, Gift Sets, Gift Cards and all discounted items)

This week Jenni is chatting to a returner to Runpod, here ready to renew her subscription is the fabulous Susie Chan. Susie is still one of the most recognisable faces in the British running community, and now even more so, becoming one of the Peloton Tread instructors in the UK. Susie and Jenni chat finding running a little bit later in life, treadmill running and all the classes Susie and the team at Peloton are offering, her amazing world record, running the Marathon des Sables, crewing previous Runpod members like Iwan Thomas and Mike Seaman on their humungous ultra-marathon efforts and running after cancer. It's impossible not to feel inspired. Enjoy!

This mini-series of bonus RunPod episodes is intended to help you come up with ideas for the best gizmos, gadgets and gear for runners this Christmas. Jenni is joined by 2 experts in this field - Esther Newman, editor of the brilliant Women’s Running magazine; and Aaron Toumazou, Shopping Editor for British GQ. Between them, they have the guide to the best running gear out there on the market. If you need ideas for gifts, or fancy updating your own kit, this series is bursting with suggestions, top tips and excellent advice. First up: TRAINERS

We all know that running and exercise can often aid a good night's sleep, but how can sleep aid our running? This week Jenni is chatting to chartered physiotherapist and sleep expert Sammy Margo. Jenni and Sammy chat how much sleep is enough sleep, how the position you sleep in can change your dreams, the benefits of a nap, tracking your sleep and the dreaded snooze button. Run and sleep well!

In this episode of RunPod, Jenni chats to Head of Nutrition at the English Institute of Sport, Mike Naylor. We all know the right, or wrong, food can really impact our fitness and performance. But truly how important is it to assess what you consume? Mike works with many athletes from Olympians and Paralympians to footballers and rugby players, and of course many runners. Being a runner himself he absolutely knows his stuff. He has some great advice and brilliant tips on small changes we can all make that could make a big difference to our running. Enjoy. X

In this episode of RunPod, Jenni is joined by one of the legends of the running world. A man we all know, a runner we all cheered on in London 2012 and Rio 2016 and watched him win gold, four times. He has broken numerous world records, has his own celebratory dance - The Mobot - and is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympics. It is of course Sir Mo Farah. Enjoy.

The Marathon des Sables is known as the toughest footrace on earth. 6 days running over 250 kilometres, carrying all of your supplies on your back. It's not for the faint hearted, and this week, we're talking to a man who crossed the finish line just a month ago. It's former Made in Chelsea star, podcaster, entrepreneur, founder of CleanCo, Spencer Matthews. Spencer and Jenni talk about what it was really like running in the hottest recorded Marathon des Sables, the places you go to mentally when undertaking such a challenge, blisters, the endless sand dunes, staying in a bivouac, the celebratory tattoo idea that never came to fruition and his next challenge idea. This may not get you wanting to sign up, but it will definitely motivate you to get out there challenging yourself. Enjoy.

In this episode of RunPod, Jenni is joined by entrepreneur, bestselling author, presenter, former Loose Woman and runner, Andrea McLean. Andrea has run in the past but after years without it, recently decided to give it another go and so embarked on the Couch to 5k programme. She explains how it’s been a revelation, giving her a rare opportunity to have some time to herself. This episode is a joy, hearing how the enjoyment someone gets when discovering running and truly appreciating the benefits. If you’re thinking of stepping out in trainers for your first jog, this episode will truly inspire you. And if you’re someone who’s got a ton of miles ticked off, this episode will absolutely remind you of the joy and the feelgood of something as simple as running. A brilliant, motivating listen. Enjoy.

This week's guest is a man you'd know for his voice before his passion for running, but don't let that fool you. Kevin Simm, formerly of Liberty X, winner of The Voice and now lead singer of Wet Wet Wet hasn't always been a runner, but is now passionate pounder of the pavement, this year completing two marathons within two days! Kevin and Jenni discuss how running transforms his mental health, helping him out of dark places, how it helps his singing, nipple chafing, running two marathons on consecutive days and how Runpod has helped motivate him whilst out running. Here's hoping this will motivate you! Enjoy!

This week on RunPod, Jenni chats to a husband and wife team who are life change therapists. Nik and Eva Speakman will help eliminate any negative thoughts and instead promote that glass half full approach to life….and to running. Sometimes we all need some motivational chat to remind us why we love getting out there and maybe even to encourage us to get up off the sofa. Well this episode will absolutely give you that boost you may well need. So if you’re procrastinating, delaying going out for that run, stick this episode on and before you can say ‘Speakmans’, you’ll be reaching for the trainers! Enjoy!