The Best Athletics Podcast

In this weeks episode, we have our very own Best Athletics Coaches, Anya Culling and Natalie Bunce chatting with Welsh Marathon Runner Natasha Cockram following her GB representation in the World Championships in Budapest a few weeks ago. Natasha is one incredible athlete, she had represented Wales with an astonishing PB of 02:26:00 in Valencia and finished 12th in last summers Commonwealth Games. This episode covers everything from; Race day mindset, Recovery and fuelling to Natasha's typical training week and some of her favourite sessions! Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/paradise-island License code: MC1LBQ4WGVN1YOKM

This week, Nick Bester and Anya Culling give us a race recap as sub elite runners following the Berlin Marathon. One of the fastest courses made for a crazy weekend in the world of running, with around 44 Best Athletics runners racing and a new women's marathon world record! Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/paradise-island License code: MC1LBQ4WGVN1YOKM

Nick Bester welcomes our guest Olympian and sub 2.10 marathon runner Stephen Scullion. This conversation delves into all of Stephen's no nonsense advice to improving your marathon PB especially for Nick in the lead up to chasing his sub 2.20 marathon coming up next weekend in Berlin. Stephen advises where Nick should best focus his efforts on in his training and recovery as a athlete based in London without access to altitude and regular lactate testing. Stephen shares his wealth of knowledge with Nick all around Altitude Training, Saunas, Lactate Testing, Benefits of Cold Therapy for recovery. Finally revealing his best tips for Nick to find those 9 seconds!! The podcast also includes Nick chatting to our very first Best Athletics employee, Amie Walker. They touch on Amie's journey into the running world, when she first joined Best Athletics, her sporting background, a day in life of a Best Athletics employee and how she has found the role so far. Nick and Amie also chat about what has been going on in the Best Athletics world (including The Big Half, Training Camps and our brand new adidas partnership). Nick also shares with us how he is feeling in the lead up to Berlin Marathon where he will be attempting to break that sub 2.20!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/paradise-island License code: MC1LBQ4WGVN1YOKM

The fifth episode of The Best Athletics Podcast features a conversation with Nick Bester talking to Michael Brandt, 2.42 marathon runner, co-founder + CEO of Health Via Modern Nutrition H.V.M.N. They discuss the use of the Ketone-IQ shots in the world of endurance sport. Nick shares with us his insights into this very exciting product in enhancing his physical and mental performance in training. Currently in his build up to the Berlin Marathon (24/09/23), Nick is only looking for an extra 9 seconds to knock off his current PB to reach that sub 2.20! Michael believes that with the Ketone shots and hard work Nick will be able to find those sneaky 9 seconds! In the podcast Michael and Nick discuss: the best time to take Ketone-IQ, dosage and ratios to carbohydrates, taste of the product and the intra sport rivalry between cycling and running. The episode begins with Nick Bester chatting to the lead Best Athletics Coach in Nottingham, Natalie Bunce. We announce some crazy exciting news with our launch of our brand new adidas kit as well as share with you all that is currently going on in the world of Best Athletics including our athlete of the month, races and upcoming training camps - featuring some winter sunshine. Use the link below for 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ and 10% off every month thereafter URL Only:https://hvmn.com/NICKMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/paradise-island License code: MC1LBQ4WGVN1YOKM

Coach Dan Barratt and Samantha Mare share their favourite 'Top Ten Marathon Training Tips" as we begin to head into peak marathon season. Following a Coaches Corner Q+A and a round up of what is happening in the Best Athletics World!The top ten tips include; Marathon block planning, long run practice, sweet spot to increase your weekly mileage, how to hydrate sufficiently, fuelling for training, running at target marathon zone, strength work, fitting running into your life, planning your biggest run 4 weeks out from race day and finally never trying anything new on race day (one of Nick Besters top tips!)Links to the Running Room Summer Half Marathon/ Marathon Program is below:Free Marathon S&C Program:market.teambuildr.com/programs/the-running-room/summer-half-marathon-programMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/paradise-island License code: MC1LBQ4WGVN1YOKM

In Episode 3 of the Best Athletics podcast, Founder Nick Bester and Best Athletics coach and registered nutritionist Sam Mare catch up with our first special guest, NN Running and Nike elite marathon runner Jake Smith! We chat about his recent experience of dealing with injury, adapting to cross-training and his running comeback. We also get to find out about Sam’s journey with Best Athletics and what’s coming next!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/paradise-island License code: MC1LBQ4WGVN1YOKM

In this week's episode Coaches Dan Barratt and Anya Culling bring you our first instalment of Coaches Corner! Answering questions submitted by our members, Dan and Anya cover a range of running topics, some June highlights and updates on what's going on in the club this week!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/paradise-island License code: MC1LBQ4WGVN1YOKM

In our very first episode, podcast hosts and Best Athletics coaches Nick Bester, Anya Culling and Dan Barratt discuss the birth of the Best Athletics podcast and their running and coaching journeys so far including Anya's recent 2:34 England debut at Copenhagen marathon and Dan's first year as a Best Athletics coach. Tune in to hear the discussion on all things Best Athletics, recent race results and what's next in the Best Athletics world!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/paradise-islandLicense code: MC1LBQ4WGVN1YOKM