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In this episode, we sit down with Lloyd Kempson to talk about his recent trip to iten with Kenya Experience - diving into what it was like to train at altitude, immerse himself in Kenyan running culture, and step away from the usual routine. Lloyd shares honest reflections on his time at camp, what surprised him most, and the lessons he brought home.
We also take a deep dive into the UK running scene, discussing the cultural differences between traditional athletics clubs and the newer, more community-driven run crews. Lloyd offers his thoughts on the disconnect between the two and what might be done to bridge the gap.
Lloyd has also been busy creating content from his time in Kenya - you can find his videos and insights over on our Kenya Experience YouTube channel and on his own social platforms.
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In this episode of Conversations About Running, Callum and Gavin chat with Matt Seddon - Coach, Broadcaster and Podcaster. Matt is co-host of the popular Sunday Plodcast, as well as Head Coach of the Oxford University Athletics and Cross Country Team. Over recent years he has also become a familiar voice at domestic and international running events as the on course commentator.
Along with co founder, Dan Studley, Matt has also set up the already hugely successful Junior2Senior young athlete running camps, providing young runners with the opportunity to learn how to become successful senior athletes and continue to enjoy their running well into the future. For any young athletes listening be sure to stay tuned until the end of the episode where we turn our attention to a new venture for young runners in Kenya which Matt will be partnering with us on 🏃 🇰🇪 -
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In this episode of Conversations About Running, Callum & Gavin discuss all manner of topics, from parenthood, to diet and cases of mistaken identity, all through the lens of their perspective and experience as runners.
At 40:30 the topic does eventually turn to a more serious running subject, with some meaningful and thought provoking discussion around the recent marathon World Record ran in Chicago by Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich.
We hope you enjoy this episode of Conversations About Running.
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In this episode of Conversations About Running, Callum and Gavin speak to British marathon runner, Jake Barraclough, otherwise known as the man behind the Ran to Japan YouTube and Insta channels. In 2023, Jake packed his bags and moved to Tokyo with a single goal of seeing how far the Japanese approach to distance running could take him. So far, the results are mightily impressive with Jake having quickly developed into a 2h17 marathon runner 🏃 🇯🇵 Something which didn't necessarily appear to be on the cards looking at his pre-Japan race results. We chat to Jake about all aspects of his Japanese experience, as well as the Japanese running scene more broadly. We really enjoyed this chat with Jake, and what stuck out was not only how serious and dedicated to his running he is, but rather the sense of fun and enjoyment that he is bringing along with it. We hope that you also enjoy our chat with Mr. Ran to Japan, Jake Barraclough.
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Welcome to another episode of Conversations About Running. In this episode Callum and Gavin catch up after the Paris Olympics, discussing their favourite events, in particular digging into the men's 1500m.
We also take a close look at both marathons which leads nicely into Callum asking Gavin about his time coaching alongside Renato Canova, who coached Emile Cairess to 4th place at this summer's Games. We talk about the training/coaching methods used by Canova and how this style has become more and more common in the world of marathon training. We also reflect on some of Gavin's stories from the time he spent with Canova and coaching some of the world's best distance runners.
We hope you enjoy this episode of Conversations About Running.
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Welcome to another episode of Conversations About Running. In this episode we are joined by Philipp Hagel, the Product Management Lead for Performance Running at On. Philipp is responsible for overseeing the development and launch of On's performance running shoes, from design and testing through to product rollout. We chat with Philipp about what it takes to create a competitive shoe in today's market, what the future of super shoes might look like, and some advice for aspiring footwear designers! We also delve into Philipp's previous role at Adidas where he was the Senior Global Product Manager and responsible for overseeing the launch of some of their top performing football boots. We talk about the learnings Philipp took from his time in the football industry over to his current role at On.
We hope you enjoy this episode of Conversations About Running with Philipp Hagel.
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In today's episode of Conversations About Running, Callum and Gavin catch up in another in-house episode. After being briefly side tracked by Eminem lyrics Callum and Gavin catch up on all things running, revisiting Callum's bold marathon prediction claims, discussing the selection debacle that embroiled the announcement of Team GB selections for the Paris Olympics, and the latest super shoe tech from Callum's other job, On.
We conclude the show with Callum heading off to Wimbledon for a one mile race along with a concerning amount of pro plus to get him ready for it!
Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy today's episode.
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In this episode of Conversations About Running Callum and Gavin are joined by British athlete, Cari Hughes. Cari is a middle and long distance runner who competes for OAC Europe, one of On's professional distance running teams 🏃 Dividing her time between Saint Moritz, Dullstroom and her native Wales 🏴 Cari talks us through the journey of a professional athlete and gives us some fantastic insights into the day-to-day routines of a full time runner. We talk about OAC, Cari's coach - Thomas Dreissigacker - and his approach to training and how Cari navigates the world of professional sport in regards to both training and forward planning for an eventual life and career after running. We hope you enjoy today's episode of Conversations About Running with Cari Hughes 🏴 🏃
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In this episode of Conversations About Running, we chat with Danish running coach Mads Tærsbøl. Known for his scientific and data-driven approach to coaching, Mads has been instrumental in guiding his athletes to achieve remarkable performances. Notably, he coached Victor Smångs to a stunning victory at the Trafford 10k, where Victor clocked an impressive sub-29-minute finish at the age of 38.
Join us as we delve into Mads' coaching philosophy, exploring how he leverages various metrics to optimize training and performance. We'll discuss the importance of reliable testing and the practical applications of data in running. Additionally, Mads shares insights from his own background as an athlete, offering a unique perspective on the intersection of personal experience and coaching expertise.
Whether you're a seasoned runner or just starting out, this episode is packed with valuable information to help you understand how cutting-edge science can unlock your full potential. Tune in for an enlightening conversation that will inspire and inform your running journey.
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In this episode of Conversations About Running there is no special guest from the world of running and instead we stay in house for a chat with Callum and Gavin. We chat about various aspects of marathon prep, specifically delving into the recently published training schedule of Emile Cairess, who is coached by Gavin's former colleague, Renato Canova, asking whether this type of training is appropriate for runners below Emile's level.
We also check in on our own running journeys and Callum makes a rather bold prediction about his own marathon potentia.
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In today's episode of Conversations About Running we are joined by British elite middle distance athlete, Callum Elson. Callum is a 1500m specialist with a personal best of 3.35, who tasted his first global success at the inaugural road running world championships in 2023 where he took the silver medal behind Hobbs Kessler. Callum has enjoyed a spectacular rise up the ranks of British middle distance running and until recently had his sights firmly set on gaining an Olympic qualifying spot.
Callum then went on to qualify for the world indoor championships where disaster struck as he was spiked through the Achilles tendon by a fellow competitor.
With the Olympic dream put to one side, Callum is now focusing on rehabbing a torn achilles.
Callum's rise to the top table of British distance running has been achieved partially by his unique approach to social media and content creation. Both the injury and Callum's YouTube channel are topics of this podcast episode.
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In this episode of Conversations About Running we stay 'in house' with a trio of our own Running Trips team members.
Usual hosts Callum and Gavin are joined by, Tom Boardman, an experienced and highly skilled running coach who works with runners of all levels. Tom brings a wealth of experience to the team with more than 2 decades in the sport where he has excelled as both an athlete and coach. As a junior, Tom represented Great Britain at the World Cross Country Championships before attending Butler University in the USA on an athletics scholarship and he continues to train and race at a high level to this day.
In his professional career, Tom has been coaching athletes from middle distance to the marathon and everything in between since 2006. He is a qualified TASS Athlete Lifestyle Support practitioner and manages the England Athletics Youth Talent Program based out of Loughborough University. Managing and mentoring elite young athletes has given Tom a range of transferable skills that he has successfully brought into his private coaching.
In this podcast episode we get to know Tom a little better with stories from his racing/training background and later dive into the broad and varied topic of 'coaching'. We chat about our own experiences of both coaching other athletes and being coached as runners ourselves and how this has shaped our running journeys.
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In this episode of Conversations About Running we are joined by professional On Athlete, Amy-Eloise Neale.
Amy is a British middle to long distance runner with an impressive track record, including a European Indoor Championship Gold medal 🥇 and multiple British track and field championship medals. Her podium finishes are backed up by some seriously fast times too, including 14.56 over 5000m and 31.17 over 10,000m - a distance she has focused on a little more over the past few months in the hope to improve this time even further.
Having just returned back to the UK after a stint of high altitude training in Iten 🇰🇪 along with her team mates and coach, Rob Denmark, she is now preparing for a period of winter racing which includes the British indoor championships and a 10,000m race in March at Sound Running Festival 'The Ten'.
We chat with Amy about her altitude camp, her preparation for the upcoming season, the British Athletics selection policy, and her thoughts on the latest On spikes.
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In this episdoe of Conversations About Running we are excited to be joined by Jordan Donnelly - Athlete Product Creation Lead at Swiss sportswear brand, On.
Jordan leads the Lightening Team at Zurich based On Labs, and his remit is to help On deliver the best possible shoes, apparel and performance environment for their elite athletes.
Jordan talks to us about the specifics of his role including his work with On Athletics Club (OAC), talks about On's unique approach to athlete development and the athlete centered approach they take as well as delving into the specifics of some of the products including the upcoming CloudBoom Echo 3. On’s first serious player in the top tier supershoe market.
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Norwegian middle distance runner, Narve Nordås, recently became part of history at the Bislet Games, running in potentially the highest caliber 1500m ever seen, with 8 men running under 3.30.
In finishing 8th in 3.29, Narve became the second fastest Norwegian 1500m runner of all time behind his former training partner Jakob Ingebrigtsen 🇳🇴
He joins us on Conversations About Running to talk us through this incredible race as well as share some insights about his training, coaching set up, and plans for the rest of the season.
We talk about his double threshold training approach, the important role coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen has played in his success, as well as how training with team mate, Per Svela, has helped him become one of the top distance runners in the world 🥇 -
In Episode 33 of Conversations About Running we chat with Swedish elite distance runner, Victor Urquhart Smångs. 🇸🇪 Victor started running at the beginning of 2019, and in just 4 years of training brought his 10km time down to 29.30 and his half marathon time to 66 minutes. In the podcast we talk about the Norwegian double threshold system and how Victor's quick progression can be attributed to following this system to the letter. We talk about some of Victor's most successful races, goals for the future, and get a deep insight into the science behind his current training schedule.
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Ben Felton (also known as Ben_in_Running on his social channels!) recently travelled to Iten, Kenya 🇰🇪 to join our team for a Kenya Experience camp. He returns to Conversations About Running Podcast for a second time to chat about his experience of high altitude training in the Home of Champions, how it compared to his expectations, and some of things he will now implement into his own program back home.
Aside from chatting about Ben's Kenya Experience Camp we touch on the recent news of Zane Robertson's ban from the sport due to testing positive for EPO, Ben's thoughts on some of the latest shoe releases and some comically frustrating Instagram posts comparing cross fit athletes to Jakob Ingebrigtsen 🤦♂️
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In Episode 31 of Conversations About Running we chat with international middle distance runner, Adelle Tracey, from her high altitude training camp in Iten 🇰🇪 Her current training camp and reasons for heading to Iten feature heavily in this episode and we delve into some of the do's and don'ts of altitude training. We chat about her charity work with the British Dyslexia Foundation and Dementia UK and why these charities are close to her, and also talk about some of her hobbies that help her to 'relax' between training sessions, including interior design and makeup artistry, to which we admittedly struggled to ask meaningful follow up questions! We finish the episode talking about Adelle's move to represent Jamaica at international competitions and we look ahead to the goals for the upcoming season. We hope you enjoy this episode with Adelle Tracey 🇯🇲 🇬🇧 🇰🇪
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In episode 30 of Conversations About Running Gavin & Callum talk to professional athlete for Nike and NN Running Team, Jake Smith. Jake is the 3rd fastest British Half Marathon runner of all time with a PB of 60:31 set when finishing 18th in the world championships in 2020.
He has been running at an elite level for a number of years now, but shot to mainstream recognition when he won the Cheshire Elite Marathon in 2021 in 2:11:00, despite entering the race as a pacemaker with no intention of finishing.
That day Jake earned the moniker 'Marathon Maverik' and today we discuss with Jake the pros and cons of his maverik approach to distance running.
Amongst other topics, we discus the newly announced Olympic Qualifying standards, Jake's recent injury and his current comeback, his new coaching set up with Gavin and Jo Pavey and his time spent in Uganda training with world record holder Joshua Cheptegei.
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In Episode 29 of Conversations About Running we chat with Emelia Gorecka, 2x European junior XC champion, European Junior 3000m champion, and World junior bronze medalist over 3000m. Her 5000m pb is 1507! Emelia talks to us today about her success in athletics from a young age, the realities of signing a pro athlete contract as a 16 year old, and allows us a unique insight into her retirement from the sport. Emelia shares with us the reasons behind her retirement and explains why closing that chapter of her life was not a sob story and shouldn't be viewed as a negative experience. We discuss Emelia's career in detail as well as her continued involvement in the running world through her new career with the innovative running brand On ☁️🏃🏼♀️
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