The Runner's World UK Podcast

Leading running phyio, Tom Goom, shares expert advice on achilles injuries: strengthening exercises, pain management, and running techniques. Topics include load management, calf strength, and gradual progression in training. Also, understanding symptoms and treatment approaches, choosing the right running shoe, and self-massage techniques for pain relief.

They discuss the rising costs of running gear, including the release of a £400 running shoe. They explore the environmental impact of running shoes and the need for running brands to address disposableness. The importance of investing in good shoes and socks for trail running is emphasized. They also discuss the affordability of running compared to other sports and the importance of investing in proper sports bras. Strategies to make running more affordable are discussed, including finding budget alternatives for leggings and making homemade gels.

An athlete from a young age, Joe Holder has always strived to be the best athlete and person he can and he applies that same logic to his running. He's now a global trainer for Nike, has had a roster of famous clients, continues to push what he thinks he's capable of, but more importantly, is trying to spread the movement message to the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's official: there's a growing trend for running in the buff. But what is it about clothes-free running that people are finding so appealing? Nude joggers Steve Paton and Jamie Currie are on the podcast this week to tell us more.Interested in finding out more? The Naturist Foundation 5K is happening on 10 September: naturistfoundation.org/5k-run Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode, we speak with writer and runner David Smyth about the 1,000 Mile Club, a transformational running club based out of San Quentin Prison, California.David has written a piece on the 1,000 Mile Club in the current issue of Runner’s World. There’s also a separate documentary on it, 26.2 to Life, available to view in the UK from 29-1 October: sanquentinmarathon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're speaking with Olympic marathon runner and coach Steph Davis. We chat how she got into running late, the work/life/training balance, her coaching with Runna and much, much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Cram is our guest this week and delve into all things World Championships ahead of the event in Budapest, which starts on the 19th.We chat GB hopes, who to watch, the favourites on the track but also the current state of track and field in the UK, what's working well and what isn't. You can watch the World Championships on the BBC and on iPlayer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For most people, completing an Ironman is once-in-a-lifetime achievement. Swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112, run 26.2, get a terrible tattoo. You know the drill. But for serial adventurer Sean Conway that simply wasn't enough. He decided to attempt 105 Ironmans in 105 day and, somehow, he achieved it. Listen to him tell us how he achieved this astonishing feat.For more on Sean Conway, visit: seanconway.comSean's achievements were powered by Optimum Nutrition: optimumnutrition.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boff Whalley is perhaps best known for being the guitarist in Chumbawumba, whose smash hit 'Tubthumping' included the immortal refrain 'I get knocked down but I get up again'. But away from the stage, Whalley is a devoted fell runner who's passionate about preserving people's access to wild places. It's an issue he and his collaborator Daniel Bye explore in their play, These Hills Are Ours, which is back on the road this October.For more on Boff Whalley, visit boffwhalley.com For more on These Hills Are Ours, visit danielbey.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Runner's World UK turns 30, we took a cross section of runners from the running community and stuck them on the cover of the magazine. At the photo shoot for that cover, we chatted to them about running, what it means to them, how it's changed their lives and how they've used running to make change too.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices