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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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All Episodes

50:20

Episode 22 What is coaching about ?

Running Partners ·

2024/03/04

For today we get into what coaching is really all about. Paul talks about his background and work life in healthcare and some of the team and individual coaching he has done through many years to help improvement in healthcare. Paul talks about how he is applying this to his running coaching and some of the key lessons he has learnt over the years of working with people and building relationships. We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and

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54:47

Episode 21 Podcasts, Instagram and other stuff

Running Partners ·

2024/02/26

In this episode we go through some of our favourite content creators across the world of podcasts, Instagram and Youtube. Some podcasts we mention are Running Commentary, Runpod, What the Fartlek, Marathon Talk, Talk Ultra and The Running Channel Podcast. For Instagram we suggest following Savanahsachdev, Millypickles, Philybowden (youtube as well for Phily) Sarasnextmarathon, Runningjo10k and All these things ive run. On Youtube go for Ben Parkes, Sarah Place, The Running Channel, The welsh runner

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48:49

Episode 20 Intervals

Running Partners ·

2024/02/19

Today is all about intervals! We go through what they are, why do them, the benefits and where to start. We go into some detail about some sessions you can do, some intervals we enjoy and how they can be one of the best ways to improve your running. Here is a link to some great content on interval training that we talk about in the podcast: https://runningwritings.com/2023/12/percentage-based-training.html.We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to

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49:09

Episode 19 Performance Psychology

Running Partners ·

2024/02/12

For todays episode we talk about performance psychology. We talk about the thought processes that can stop you doing your best in training or races and some techniques and tools that can overcome them. We cover pre race anxiety and visualisation and how you can train your brain to help you get the best from your running. 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

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58:46

Episode 18 Coach John 'Stazza' Starrett interview

Running Partners ·

2024/02/05

This episode features an interview with coach John Starrett and we discuss the coaching course, John's background, the marathon and much more. You will also hear from two others on the coaching course, Raff and Aisling. The sound quality is a bit mixed, so apologies for that! 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

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46:36

Episode 17 Kenya experience

Running Partners ·

2024/01/29

This week is a bit different as it features a diary Paul kept when in Kenya on the running coaching course and also features reflections from Mark, Natasha and Nick who were also in Iten. The sound quality is a bit mixed, so apologies for that! 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 in being

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43:53

Episode 16 Equipment part two; Clothing

Running Partners ·

2024/01/22

For our second of two parts on running equipment we cover some of the wide range of running stuff that you can buy. There are various tops, shorts, trousers, socks, underwear, and numerous other accessories and we talk about the ones that may help elevate your performance! We hope you enjoy this episode! 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

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41:45

Episode 15 Equipment part one: Shoes

Running Partners ·

2024/01/15

In this first of two episodes focusing on running equipment we talk about running shoes. There are so many different type of shoes that you can buy and there is a wide range of prices, styles, fits and uses. We talk about all of this and how to get the right shoe for you! We will be back next week with a second part of equipment which will cover everything else that isn’t a shoe! 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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46:15

Episode 14 Hills

Running Partners ·

2024/01/08

Today we cover hill running! Hills can be hard, but can have some great benefits to your running, health and overall fitness. We go through some of the evidence of the benefits, the different type of hills to practice and how to prepare for hilly races. If you enjoy hills (or hate them!) we hope you will get something from this episode! 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

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49:05

Episode 13 Coaching and Training

Running Partners ·

2024/01/01

In the first episode of 2024 we talk about the different options for accessing running coaching. We discuss how you can get free training plans, paid plans, the different running apps you can use and also using a trained running coach. We talk about the pros and cons of all of this and why getting some sort of coaching help to improve your running can be a great thing. 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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53:41

Episode 12 Ultra Marathon part 2; the UTMB

Running Partners ·

2023/12/25

Todays episode is all about ultra running and specifically the famous UTMB race. We talk about how to get into the UTMB, the races involved, the planning, preparation and Pauls experience of running the CCC race in 2023. 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! We would like to say thank you to you all for your support

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38:21

Episode 11 Christmas Running

Running Partners ·

2023/12/18

With Christmas coming up, we talk about finding the time, motivation and enthusiasm to keep your running going during the festive season! We discuss how to be sure you can enjoy running as well as the holiday fun, food and drink! 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! We will back every Monday with a new episode and

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39:12

Episode 10 Running and Mental Health

Running Partners ·

2023/12/11

For this episode we talk about running and mental health. The benefits of running for mental health and the evidence around that, and also the impacts on our mental health if we can’t run due to injury and what we can do to combat that. 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! We will back every Monday with a new

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44:25

Episode 9 Marathon Part Two

Running Partners ·

2023/12/04

For this episode we go into the marathon again. In our very first Running Partners we talked about how to go about approaching a marathon, so in this episode we build on that and go into more of the detail. We cover training plans and specifics, how long to run in the build-up, weekly mileage, fueling, drinks, equipment and much more. This episode will hopefully be useful to anyone who is planning to do a marathon in the coming months! We also go through our week of running and cover some recent

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06:08

Bonus Episode; Christmas gift guide, also on YouTube,...

Running Partners ·

2023/12/01

Enjoy our bonus gift guide episode which you can also watch here on YouTube We will back on Monday with a new episode! Thanks for listening and please subscribe and tell your friends if you enjoy!

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45:14

Episode 8 Ultra Marathon

Running Partners ·

2023/11/27

In this weeks episode we discuss ultra marathons. We talk about the joy of ultras, how to get started with them, some of the basics such as food, kit, training and crew and how brilliant they can be. We also cover a few of the challenges too that you might face if you want to give an ultra a go! We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results and some shout outs and future topic suggestions from listeners. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future

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39:57

Episode 7 Running Around Life

Running Partners ·

2023/11/20

This episode is how to fit running in around life. Sometimes life can get in the way of going running, enjoying it and achieving your goal, whether this is to do with work, children, pets, family and so on. We chat about how you can get round this and still make time for the sport you love and the importance of finding time for yourself even when it seems there is none. We also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results and future topic suggestions from listeners. If you have

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34:15

Episode 6 Track Running

Running Partners ·

2023/11/13

In this episode we discuss all aspects of track running. We discuss the benefits of track running, how to get into it, the basic track rules and how you can make a track session part of your weekly running. It’s been a busy week for us with an ill child at home all week, but we still managed to get our runs in and we cover the running we have been doing over the past week as we work towards our goals. We cover a few race results from listeners and if you have any results you want us to cover or

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38:29

Episode 5 Half Marathon

Running Partners ·

2023/11/06

In this episode we get into the detail of the half marathon. We discuss training for a half, when to start, specific workouts and tapering. We also go into race day tactics and some kit that might help to execute a great race. We also have our usual chat about our week of running and how this has fitted in around Halloween and trips to the dentist! We cover a few race results from listeners and if you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch! We will back

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36:32

Episode 4 Coping with injuries

Running Partners ·

2023/10/30

In this episode we delve into the topic of running injuries. We cover a wide range of injuries from common muscular issues many runners suffer to some specific issues including anaemia and sciatica. We talk about our own experiences with injuries, how to deal with them physically and mentally and how to keep enjoying running when injuries or illness strike. We also talk about how our weekly training is going as we work towards our own running goals and also cover a few topic suggestions from

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