We have an extra podcast for you today. What an exciting weekend on the track with Josh Kerr’s amazing mile record, broken for the first time in 27 years. We catch up with Former World Record holder Steve Cram to discuss Josh's incredible performance and how he compares growing potatoes with breaking the mile record. We also catch up with Magnus Riddell who won a bronze medal in the 800m at the European Under 18’s Championships in Rieti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Week 12 of "Here Comes The Run" and we've got a special pod from on stage at Durham's wonderful Gala Theatre. Paula and Thommo welcome two incredible guests: North East England Mayor Kim McGuinness and Kate Macpherson, the founder of Durham Mums on the Run. The conversation celebrates the region's unmatched passion for sport, counting down to the Great North Run and hints at an ambitious idea for a future Olympic bid across the North. Kate shares the inspiring 12-year journey of her running community, showcasing how the group provides essential camaraderie, support for postnatal safety, and an inclusive space for women of all ages and backgrounds to stay active. From encouraging families to drop their phones and connect through sport to sharing a moving story of overcoming postnatal depression through the "power of the pack," this episode captures how running builds resilience and community. There's also chat about a thrilling Monaco Diamond League predictions for the upcoming London Diamond League - see if they got them right! They certainly didn't get the football right! If you want links to the events they spoke about, here's the Kielder Marathon: www.kieldermarathon.com The Durham City Run Festival site is here: www.durhamcityrunfestival.com PLUS we have a listener offer... Wild Nutrition are giving Paula’s Run Club listeners an exclusive 50% off for three months and a free personal consultation with a nutritional therapist. Just go to ⁠⁠https://wildnutrition.com/paula to get started. T&Cs apply We'd love to hear from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board which has now moved to The Shakeout episode on a Thursday. Don't forget you can also comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to this week's shakeout where we open up the mailbox (well, emails, WhatsApp and socials!) and share all of our wonderful audience interaction with you.     We hear from a listener who might be able to help us achieve our dream of running on a Formula 1 track - pinch us, is it real? It got us ruminating on the similarities between motor racing and running.. It's all about the fuel you put in! We also discuss if and when to push on in a race if you're feeling a bit under the weather. As Thommo says, it's like when you're grumpy, you might not realise you're ill until you're not! PLUS we have The Honours Board with lots of lovely pictures sent in so hop on to our YouTube channel so you can see them too!  Paula personally requests you to please keep sending videos and photos.. We think they're brilliant.  We'd love to hear more from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board and don't forget you can also WATCH and comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Week 11 of "Here Comes The Run" and we've got a refreshingly honest interview with World 1500m Silver Medallist Hannah England. Hannah talks to us about life as a commentator after being an elite athlete and how she loves being able to still be involved in Athletics. Hannah opens up about the juggle of being a mum to a young baby and still needing to work - breastfeeding in any room available after commentating to the World! We hear about the joy that comes from running and not having the pressure to achieve any more because just chasing those endorphins is enough.  She also reflects on some major changes in the sport and we get the inside scoop on the Diamond League in Monaco. PLUS we have a listener offer...Wild Nutrition are giving Paula’s Run Club listeners an exclusive 50% off for three months and a free personal consultation with a nutritional therapist. Just go to wildnutrition.com/paula  to get started. T&Cs apply We'd love to hear from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board which has now moved to The Shakeout episode on a Thursday. Don't forget you can also WATCH and comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome along to this week's Shakeout with answers to more of your questions. This week we're looking at having runs around motor racing circuits inspired by our F1 episode. Thommo is hoping he still holds the record around Silverstone along with a 10k at Donington Park. And listener Scott from Leicester has let us know about Silverstone Runfest in November. Details at runfestsilverstone.com We consider motivation for kids in sport and finding the balance between opportunity and burning out. There's also a double helping of IT band advice with some top tips from Paula and Thommo. The Honour's Board features a lovely story of a run club at a special needs school and well deserved recipients. Hope you enjoy it! Also, please keep sending videos and photos.. We put them all on our video versions of the episodes which you can find on YouTube. We'd love to hear more from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board and don't forget you can also WATCH and comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome along to week 10 of "Here Comes the Run" with our really special guest Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill. Jess had a spectacular career winnng gold in the Heptathlon on Super Saturday at the London 2012 Olympics. She was a three time world champion and also won a silver medal in the Rio Olympics. Now she's a commentator, mum, business woman and a keen runner! Jess tells us what she gets from running now she's away from the elite environment. She's also enjoying padel tennis, weights and even hill runs. Thommo reflects on London 2012 and the pressure on Jess as the poster girl from the Games and how she dealt with it and how she's moved on from that. She talks to Paula about being a mum, getting her two kids in to sport and encouraging them to have the biggest wildest dream There's also a reminder of a special live podcast recording and shakeout run in Durham on July 15th, a look at the week in athletics and more advice on running in the heat as the summer continues to have some very hot days. PLUS Wild Nutrition are giving Paula’s Run Club listeners an exclusive 50% off for three months and a free personal consultation with a nutritional therapist. Just go to wildnutrition.com/paula to get started. T&Cs apply We'd love to hear from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board which has now moved to The Shakeout episode on a Thursday. Don't forget you can also comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Shakeout in a HEATWAVE... is anyone else hot?! Presuming it's not just us, we've got tips for running in extreme heat and as Thommo says, there are no hero medals for training in these conditions! We hear from a listener in Northern Ireland who was inspired by our episode with Jordan Adam of the The FTD Brothers so has decided to do five marathons in five continents and would like advice on how to approach them.. A dog walker gets in touch to find out how to combine training with a very physical job and we talk about transitioning from ultra run training to marathon training.  PLUS we have The Honours Board which is super special this week - go on have a listen to find out why! Also, please keep sending videos and photos.. We put them all on our video versions of the episodes which you can find on YouTube. We'd love to hear more from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board and don't forget you can also WATCH and comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Paula's Run Club! In week nine of "Here Comes The Run", Paula & Thommo explore the fascinating intersections between elite running and Formula 1. They are joined by Alan Permane, the Team Principal of Racing Bulls and an avid runner who has completed the London Marathon. The conversation with Alan delves into the technical parallels between F1 and athletics. He talks about driver preparation, covering everything from core and neck strength to the use of ice baths for recovery in hot climates like Singapore. He also shares his personal race-day routine, which involves a morning run to manage stress and clear his head before heading to the track. In this hot summer, Paula and Thommo offer essential advice for summer running safety, highlighting the importance of hydration and electrolytes in the heat, noting that children often struggle to communicate when they are thirsty or hungry during activity. There's also announcement for a special live podcast recording and shakeout run in Durham on July 15th and a look at the British Championships PLUS Wild Nutrition are giving Paula’s Run Club listeners an exclusive 50% off for three months and a free personal consultation with a nutritional therapist. Just go to wildnutrition.com/paula to get started. T&Cs apply We'd love to hear from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board which has now moved to The Shakeout episode on a Thursday. Don't forget you can also comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the weekly Shakeout where we respond to all of our lovely listener's questions. This week we discuss Swiss ball, medicine ball or both for strength training, we talk 'Shuffling' and whether you should try to improve or change your running form and we also get a bit medical with questions about illness affecting running and whether or not giving blood has an impact. PLUS we have The Honours Board which is secretly one of our favourite parts of the pod - celebrating YOU or someone you think deserves to be given a bit shout out. Also, please keep sending videos and photos. We put them all on our video versions of the episodes which you can find on YouTube. We'd love to hear more from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board and don't forget you can also WATCH and comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bonus Paula's Run Club Episode Alert! London Marathon Race Director Hugh Brasher sits down with Paula and Thommo to talk about The Double: the 2027 London Marathon which is now being run over 2 days. We all had lots of questions and a LOT of excitement when the announcement was made, but how exactly is this going to work? Who will run on which day? Will there be a special Saturday medal? How will London be affected by the marathon taking over for a whole weekend - with the kids' races now on Friday as well? How will those young runners cope with having to take a day off school?! And... is this REALLY a one-off? We try to get Hugh to answer all of these questions in this special bonus Q&A. Massive thanks to Hugh for his time to come on to the pod. We'll be back with a Shakeout on Thursday and another full podcast on Monday. We'd love to hear from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board which has now moved to The Shakeout episode on a Thursday. Don't forget you can also comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices