The UKRunChat podcast.

In this episode Michelle chats with Ultra Runner and Author Michiel Panhuysen. Journalist and ultrarunner Michiel Panhuysen is a multiple-time Barkley entrant, having fallen under the spell of this most enigmatic of races – and its presiding philosopher-genius organizer Lazarus Lake – in the early 2010s. On each occasion, the Barkley won. The Barkley nearly always wins. Mig is Author of In The Spell Of The Barkley that has just been translated into English.  In The Spell Of The Barkley    

Have you ever wondered what its like to be responsible for organising a large mass participation event?  As runners we’ve took part in them but what actually happens behind the scenes to put on an event with tens of thousands of people taking part. In this episode I speak with Jamie, Senior Operations Manager at The Great Run Company.  This is a really interesting deep dive into life on the other side of events.  If you are looking for a spring event then have a look on www.greatrun.org whose events in may include the Great Birmingham, Great Bristol and the 20th anniversary of the Great Manchester Run.  Check out Great Run events here  

In episode 67 of the UKRunChat podcast, I speak with Jason and Duncan the co-founders of our nutrition partners Rawvelo.  Jason and Duncan have created a range of plant-based sports nutrition that helps to sustain the planet as well as your performance.  This is the first of our podcasts with the team from Rawvelo.  If you have any comments or would like to get in touch you know you can on info@ukrunchat.co.uk  Follow Rawvelo on: Instagram Twitter Facebook  Web

In episode 66 of UKRunChat podcast I catch up with Will and Emma from the Challenge Events Team at Macmillan Cancer Support.  We all know the fantastic work Macmillan do and so its nice to catch up with the team to see what they have been up to and what is coming up in 2023. If you are fundraising whilst running events this year please do have a look at the fund-raising tips and tools on this page of the Macmillan website to help you with ideas on how to do so.  Find an event to fundraise for Macmillan.    

Welcome to episode #65 of the UKRunChat podcast. In this episode we welcome Alex and Josh from our new strength & conditioning partners Soar Today.  Alex and Josh have vast experience in the S&C world including being involved in 6 major championships, which includes multiple Olympic games with Team GB.  This is the first in a series of podcasts we will be recording. Listen to hear us chat about the following and more: What is Strength & Conditioning? What are the two significant factors of injury risk for runners? Why resting is not enough to prevent future injuries? You can take the free risk assessment here so you can receive your personalised report via email, so you too, can reduce your risk of injury. Follow SOAR on: Twitter Instagram

Welcome to episode 64 of the UKRunChat podcast.  In this episode I speak with Lewis Ryan.  Lewis is an ultra runner and came in the top 100 of UTMB in 2022 which was a great year for him.   Lewis also won 3 ultras including 2 course records and a marathon PB.  All this training whilst working full time and building a new business called Brewser who sponsored our event the Shrewsbury Half Marathon with a beer for all participants.  Connect with Lewis on: Instagram Twitter  Follow Brewser on: Instagram Twitter Web

In this episode our guest is Gary McKee. Gary is a fundraiser and takes on some hefty challenges to raise money for his chosen charities which includes our charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support.  You may remember last year we spoke with Gary whilst he was completing 110 marathohns in 110 days as part of Macmillans 110 year anniversary.  Gary is coming close to completing a full year of daily marathons, 365 in 365.  We recorded this last week and today he has completed day 347.  Enjoy listening to this chat with Gary and if you would llike to sponsor his incredible efforts please see the link on our social media posts. which is http://justgiving.com/threesixfive  Follow Gary on Twitter   

Todays guest is Richard Edmonds, co-founder of Runderwear. Runderwear is a premium performance underwear brand specialising in designing and creating chafe-free, blister free, seamless garments for ultimate comfort.   You can connect with Richard and the team on Their website In their Strava group  Facebook  Twitter Instagram  We are available on info@ukrunchat.co.uk if you have any comments or questions about the podcast.   

In this episode I speak with Noble Pro and Kinni Founder Stefan Van Biljon and we chat about Kinni.  Kinni is a flexible workout planner for treadmill and outdoor running.  Reasons to use Kinni: 1) Library of Athlete focused workouts. 2) Create your own totally customisable workouts. 3) Train indoor with your favourite apps. For example connect to Zwift & control the treadmill with the Kinni app. 4) Train outdoors with custom voice prompts. 5) Share and download your fit files.  Check out Kinni on: Twitter Instagram Web      

Sam is an Endurance Coach, Author and Journalist and has been writing her column in Runners World, Murphys Lore for over a decade.  Sam’s latest book, Run Your Best Marathon, was published in September 2022. You can follow Sam on: Instagram Twitter Web  Run Your Best Marathon