Paula's Marathon Run Club
Paula's Marathon Run Club
Podcast Description
Join world record-breaking runner, Paula Radcliffe and her co-host, double Olympic runner, Chris Thompson for an inspiring 16-week series designed to guide runners of all levels through their London Marathon training journey.
Whether you're taking your first steps toward marathon greatness or aiming to beat your personal best, this series is packed with practical advice, uplifting stories, and a chance to learn from world-class athletes.
This podcast proudly supports Children with Cancer UK, raising awareness about the fight against childhood cancer. Visit childrenwithcancer.org.uk to donate and discover how you can run for this incredible cause in the future.
"Marathon running is an individual pursuit, but it’s the camaraderie and spirit that make it truly special. Together, we can achieve more." – Paula Radcliffe
Launches January 6th, with episodes dropping every Monday.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on marathon training, performance tips, mental strategies, and recovery methods, covering specific topics such as pacing, nutrition, and injury prevention. For example, episodes explore how to fuel properly for runs and discuss the importance of adapting training as runners age. Each episode features actionable advice to assist runners of all levels, from beginners to those aiming for personal records.
Paula Radcliffe is regarded as one of the greatest female distance runners of our generation. The multiple medal winner and world record holder – including the women’s marathon record for 17 years – has continued her passion for running since retiring in 2015. Chris Thompson is one of the UK’s most prolific distance runners for over 25 years.
Every Monday, we will bring 45 mins of high energy entertainment with a community spirit. An inclusive, unintimidating experience where people will learn from each other, helping understand quirks and developing coping mechanisms for all levels.
Each week Paula and Chris will discuss many different aspects of running from nutrition to hydration from motivation to training tips, all based around a running community. They will address the anxieties and uncertainties we all feel surrounding running.
Paula and Chris will bring you some of the biggest names that also want to be part of their running community. Regular guests like Steve Peters, Harry Judd and Steve Cram will also be joined by some of the stars from sport and entertainment who will tell you why they run and what motives them whether it be for fun, health or mental wellbeing.
This week we’re joined by legendary Athletics coach Alan Storey to discuss how we all got into Running and why we love it so much. Alan offers his coaching tips plus some amazing -and very funny – tales from his glittering coaching career.
Plus how easy is it to break the 3 hour Marathon mark? More of your running achievements on ‘The Honours Board’ and and update on Paula’s injury.
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