The Sunday Plodcast

This week, we spoke to 1:46 800m, and 3:35 1500m man, Neil Gourley. Neil is having a great indoor season this year, having run PB's of 7:48 in the 3K and 13:34 in the 5K already. We chatted with Neil about his plans to compete at as many major champs as possible this year, as well as his recent move to Under Armour, and much more. Enjoy!

For this bonus EP, we preview the elite men's and women's fields for this Friday's PUL 5K in Battersea Park. Leading entires include Jack Rowe, Phil Norman and Mahamed Mahamed for the men, and Charlotte Arter, Lauren Heyes and Hannah Irwin for the women. Enjoy! Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off at SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, we spoke to the Chair of UK Athletics, Ian Beattie. Former Chair at Scottish Athletics, Ian spoke to us about the transition to UKA and how he got the role, as well as discussing how UKA functions and what it's key focuses are. Hopefully this pod can help to clear up some of the confusion that surrounds UKA and their role within the sport. Enjoy!

For this bonus EP, we preview the athletics action happening this weekend, as well as chatting through some British performances from the past week. This includes the New Balance Indoor Games, BUCS Cross Country, DNA Athletics, and much more! Enjoy. 

This week, we welcomed 4-time World Champion, Hellen Obiri to the podcast. Hellen spoke to us about her recent move to ON Running; including what she likes about the brand and how they're looking after her. We also chatted with Hellen about her illustrious career that's seen her win world titles indoors, outdoors and in cross country. Enjoy! Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off at SportsShoes.com

This week, we spoke to 'Cottage Relocated' coach, Mark Lloyd. Mark heads up the Cottage group that meets in Battersea Park every Tuesday night and he spoke to us about the nature of the group and the manner in which they train. Groups, such as Cottage, who bring together athletes from a large variety of more traditional athletics clubs, might well be the future of the sport. Enjoy! 

For this week's episode, we spoke to British U20 1500m Champ, Ben Reynolds. It's not often we get to chat with a guest who's currently at the start of their NCAA journey, so it was great to speak with Ben after his first term at the University of Oregon. The 3:46 man talked us through how he ended up at Oregon in the first place, the training he's experienced under coach, Ben Thomas, his goals for the future, and much more. Enjoy!

This week we spoke, we spoke to coach and agent, Dale King-Clutterbuck. Dale coached his partner, Revée Walcott-Nolan, to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, he's a director at Forte Sports Management, and a 3:38 1500m himself from 2015. Enjoy!

For this week's episode, we spoke to 15:52 5K and 32:33 10K runner, Phily Bowden. As well as chatting to Phily about her success on the track, that's seen her make GB teams and run in the NCAA at the University of Oregon, we also spoke to her about her experiences of disordered eating. This is something that Phily has recently spoken about in an article published in the Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2021/11/30/confided-had-eating-disorder-told-lose-three-pounds/) and we wanted to help raise some awareness of this further. If you want any more information or resources around disordered eating, please try the attached link (https://red-s.com/athlete/where-find-support/), that Phily recommended to us. We hope you enjoy the episode.

In this special bonus EP, we welcomed EP 31 guest, Kevin Ondrasek, back to the podcast. The three of us had a discussion about how the sport of Athletics makes money. We chatted about the differences between the US and the UK, the impact that this money has on fans and athletes, the ways in which we think the sport could develop further, and much more. Enjoy!