The UKRunChat podcast.

In this episode we speak with Gary about his current fundraising challenge to run 110 marathons in 110 days for Macmillan Cancer Support & West Cumbria Hospice At Home. You can follow Garys challenge on: Twitter @Marathon_Man110 Garys donation page is: virginmoneygiving.com/GaryMcKee1  

In this episode I speak with Andy Hodgson who is one of the Founders of the Falklands Ultra which is due for its inaugural event in March 2022. Listen to hear all about the mammoth logistics about the organising of a race which is thousands of miles away!  This does sound like an incredible event to both organise and to take part in.   You can connect with the team from the Falklands Ultra on the following.  https://www.falklandsultra.com/ Twitter Instagram     

On todays episode I speak with Tim Boote.  Tim is the founder of Protein Rebel a new Nutrition company who uniquely use crickets as their source of protein.  Interesting discussion on sustainability and nutrition.  You can follow Protein Rebel on: Instagram Twitter

Craig is a runner and founder of mymo, a product he designed and brought to market which measures your gait and helps you to find your next pair of running shoes.   Craig talks about why he started this and describes the journey over the last 4 years to bring the finished Mymo product to runners.  You can follow Mymo on: Twitter Instagram 

Scott is the founder of Run Friendly and the RunSome Campaign.   Runsome is a campaign to inspire more of us to run some everyday journeys, errands and commutes rather than jumping in the car.  "A call to arms and legs".  You can connect with Scott at Runsome on: Instagram Twitter 

Ally is author of Broken 2020: the year running records were rewritten.  The book takes an entertaining look at 2020 long-distance running and records that were broken throughout.  Some of the things Ally and I chat about include some of the stories in the book, how and why 2020 was so different for running records and what we think the future, post covid running world potentially holds. You can connect with Ally on Twitter.

Dr Michael Crawley is an anthropologist, writer and runner. Michael is a 2:20 marathon runner, he has competed at national and international level and currently works as Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology at Durham University.  Michaels new book Out of thin air, Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia came out in the UK in November and the US last week.  The book has been described on letsrun.com as the deepest exploration of Ethiopian distance running ever produced in the English language.   You can connect with Michael on Twitter and Instagram

Lucy is  a level 3 triathlon coach, personal trainer, sports massage therapist, endurance athlete, and lead run coach at aurofit.  In 2019 Lucy competed at the Worlds and Europeans (Olympic distance) and came 5th in age group at Ironman Austria. In this episode Lucy tells us about her journey into racing and a career change in to Health & Fitness and amongst other things gives her tips on how to train in a covid world.  You can follow Lucy on @feelfitwithlucy and Auro on @aurofit. www.auro.fit/ www.feelfitwithlucy.co.uk  

In this episode Matt speaks with Andy from Ocean Physio and amongst other things they chat: Common runners injury issues. Pre-hab, how to help yourself not get injured.  Foam rollers and massage guns, good or bad? And more....  You can follow Andy on Twitter and Instagram  Here is the link to the dynamic stretches Andy mentions in the podcast https://youtu.be/ZnKqKPi4Ceo Enjoy this weeks podcast!  #ukrunchat   

In this episode UKTriChat lead Matt Upston (@MattUpston) talks Strength and Conditioning with Alan Pope (@itsbeef). Alan is a S&C Coach for the HighPerformance Athletes at Exeter University. Matt and Alan talk about: Building Strength and Conditioning into your week What S&C to do as a runner About kit worth buying to use at home and more.....  Enjoy this episode and feel free to send any questions on Twitter to Alan on @itsbeef