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Running Partners

Paul Griffiths and Alison Scope

Running partners in more ways than one! Running partners is a podcast about all aspects of running, hosted by partners in life and running, Paul Griffiths and Alison Scope. We discuss training, racing, nutrition, mental health, coaching, injuries, motivation, and much more, and our reflections in the context of fitting it all in to a busy family and work life. Each week we share our ideas, thoughts and learning across the topics and some of our experiences from years of running on and off road from

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45:04

Episode 41 Why failure is vital

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2024/07/14

Wimbledon, Cricket, Euro 2024, Tour De France, The Olympics and much more to enjoy for a summer of sport! With so much sport happening what can we learn about performance from elite athletes and how they learn from failures. We chat about the importance of this and what we runners can try out. As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future

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46:11

Episode 40 Backyard Ultra

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2024/07/07

Today we dig into the world of the backyard ultra! We talk about what they are, how they can be a great stepping stone into ultra running and hear from listeners who have done them before and have more planned in! We discuss fuelling, mental preparation and how to keep going hour after hour after hour...! Paul also tells us about his lake district adventures last weekend and the fun of running up and down mountains (or not!). As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race

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21:05

Episode 39 Quick update

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2024/06/30

Just a quick episode today as Paul has been away, its been mega busy and time tight! We hope you enjoy our brief chit chat :-)!As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul, please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode

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47:25

Episode 38 Training for a 60 mile ultra

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2024/06/23

Today we talk about how to train for an ultra in the autumn and transition from a marathon in the spring. We cover the basics of the training, the milage volume per week and the terrain to run on. We chat about the race basics for a long ultra and how to arrive in the best shape to have great day out!As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for

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48:51

Episode 37 Maverick Race Ultra Review

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2024/06/16

This week Alison gives a review of the ultra she did two weeks ago with Rosie. The race was a 32 mile ultra round the peak district, with lots of climbing, a few energy bars and a sprint finish! We also talk about a few other races from the summer season, the European athletics championships and much more!As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics

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01:17:07

Episode 36 Chris Andrade Hardmoors 110 Winner

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2024/06/09

This week features a fascinating interview with ultra runner and team Inov8 athlete Chris Andrade, who a few weeks ago won the Hardmoors 110 race! Chris talks about his love of running, some of the many races he has done over the years, what he loves about the trails, the Bob Graham Round, his training and nutrition and much more. You can find Chris on Instagram chrisgoesrunning https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoesrunning/Also we had an email from Carla on the running myth of knee pain with some

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50:42

Episode 35 Running Myths

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2024/06/02

This week we tackle a few running myths! You know the ones; running is bad for your knees, your back, you need loads of water to run, runners should breath through their nose etc etc! Alison has been doing the research to bust the myths and she shares her findings and we chat about this. Here are some links to the various articles and publications Alison talks about:Effects of Running on the Development of Knee Osteoarthritis: An Updated Systematic Review at Short-Term Follow-up Dhillon et al

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49:40

Episode 24 Hardmoors 110

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2024/05/26

On this weeks episode we cover the Hardmoors 110 race which Paul supported Mark with and ran the second half (well 58 miles)! We talk about ultra running, the joy of it and how to get involved as well as some of the race results and winners. We also chat about if you should do two races in three days or not!As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics

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46:20

Episode 33 Summer motivation

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2024/05/19

For this week we chat about staying motivated for running over the summer months. We chat about some different shorter races to try, how to have some running downtime but keep running and also the benefits of strides in easy runs through the summer (and all year round!). We also cover dogs again and the benefits of warm ups for races and workouts. As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have

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01:03:13

Episode 32 John Taff Interview

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2024/05/12

This week we have a brilliant and fascinating interview with John Taff, who has created the Run Sheffield magazine. John talks about his passions in life, his running and why he created Run Sheffield. He also talks about some of the amazing people he has met through setting up the magazine including Luke Wilkinson who is soon to embark on the Lands End to John O'Groats run! Here is a great film about Luke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4agwp2v0TcAs always also go through our week of running and

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01:00:39

Episode 31 Boston (UK) review and marathon lessons

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2024/05/05

his week we review the Boston marathon (UK - the real one)! We talk about how the race went and also the lessons we have learned from our marathon blocks, what worked, what didn't for the future! Paul has also featured in runners world this week talking about double day running, here is the link https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/a769544/make-mine-a-double/  As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic

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01:01:46

Episode 30 Post marathon chat with coach John Starrett

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2024/04/28

Today we have a fascinating interview with coach Stazza and cover all things post marathon. We talk about how to properly recover after a marathon and common pitfalls to avoid. We also talk about when you should be thinking about the next marathon. We then cover the goals that different paced runners might have for their next marathon. John covers loads of examples from the runners he coaches to highlight the conversation.  As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race

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57:11

Episode 29 Boston and London

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2024/04/22

This episode is all about two of the major marathons which have taken place in the last week, Boston and London. We have results, listener feedback, how the elite runners got on and much much more! We also have some runner feedback, lots of results and Alison's reflections on her marathon!We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get

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01:01

Quick update on the next episode

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2024/04/19

Just an update to let you know the next episode will be out a day later to cover all the action from London and also Boston!

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55:53

Episode 28 Carb loading and Manchester Marathon

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2024/04/14

For today we chat about the benefits (or not) o carb loading in the build up to a marathon. We talk about the evidence, whether it works or not and how many carbs you need. We are keen to hear your carb strategies and how it goes and we will be feeding back how our carb loading goes too! We also chat about the Manchester marathon and wish people well who are in Boston (US!). We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic

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51:59

Episode 27 Race extras

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2024/04/07

On todays episode we talk about 3 extras that can give you the edge on race day. We delve into the research and evidence behind these extras and how you can (scientifically) give yourself the best chance of a PB on race day! Tell us your extras that you try? We also cover the Sheffield Half marathon that we have been out to support at the weekend.We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any

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56:45

Episode 26 Race Strategy

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2024/03/31

For today we cover race strategy. With lots of races coming up in the next couple of months, we talk about preparation the day or two before the race, how to control the nerves and stress in the lead up, race day preparation and fuelling and pacing. We talk about all this in the context of how you can make sure you give yourself the best chance of a good race result after all the training!We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some

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57:31

Episode 25 Interview with Physio Emily Branch

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2024/03/24

This week features a fantastic interview Emily Branch, a physiotherapist in Sheffield who specialises in Sports injury rehabilitation and supports lots of runners. Emily talks about general strength and conditioning for running, signs of injury, what to do when you get injured and how to return to running after injury and also dealing with the psychological effects of being injured. Emily gives some great advice and if you want to hear more, you can find Emily at branchphysio@gmail.com on facebook

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47:13

Episode 24 Why is Running Important?

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2024/03/18

Today we discuss this question; why is running important? We have done some research through Facebook and got some interesting findings that we talk through on this episode! We hope you enjoy and if you do, please tell your friends and leave us a review.We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested

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53:41

Episode 23 Running Partners running together

Running Partners ·

2024/03/11

Today we talk about what it's like to be part of a couple who enjoy running, the good bits and some of the challenges. We also chat about international women's day from a running perspective as well chat about about some other running stuff including the world indoor champs and the Tokyo marathon. If you enjoy this episode please share it on your socials! We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have

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