You, Me & Sub 3 Donato

Todays guest is Lisa Thompson who is a wonderful human being, incredible ultra runner and also a member of Bournville Harriers.

In this podcast she shares some of her Ultra racing stories, tips on nutrition and also some of her future running goals.

Todays guest is Thomas Craggs who has a whole host of qualifications and coaching skills.

He is currently England Athletics Coach, Head Coach for Runners World UK. Has been coaching for over a decade working with runners from beginners to Great Britain International athletes.

He holds and MsC in Performance Coaching swell as athletics coaching and personal training qualifications.

In this episode he share his many insights into entrances running and also some of the common mistakes we do during a marathon race.

Todays guest on You, me and Sub 3 is Paul, a full time teacher and a runner for a number of years.

For 2020, he decided to take on a new challenge for himself of running 20 Marathons in one year, as you do!

In this podcast, Paul talks about his background on how he got started in running and why he decided to take on this challenge for 2020.

We often hear of people talking about training SMART, but what does it actually mean?



Today i speak with Dr Garry Palmer of Sports Test, and talks about how we can train more smartly by having professional tests to asses out current fitness and match our training plans to that level of fitness.



You can read more about Dr Garry Palmer and his company here and book a VO2 max test also https://www.sportstest.co.uk

James Eckloff has gone from running his first half marathon in a time of 2 hours 33 minutes to 1 hour 33 minutes in a space of just 12 months and now consistently runs below 3 hours and currently aiming for sub 2 hours 40 minutes.

In this podcast he shares his running journey so far, a typical fortnightly training schedule and why he loves his new Nike Vaporfly Next%.

Getting kids outside and active is obviously a good thing. We live in a society where childhood obesity is at an all-time high and studies suggest too much television time may contribute to behaviour problems, poor grades, and even depression later in life.  But are the physical and mental demands of long-distance running safe for children? 

At what age is competition appropriate, and what do parents need to keep in mind?  

Todays guest, Tom Williams COO Parkrun Global talks about how getting kids to participate in community runs, like parkrun is a great idea and has worked for many years help children and their parents to be more active.

Checkout Junior parkruns here: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/events/juniorevents/