Just Run Rey & Sam

This week, we have a great guest who we spoke to just before Christmas. Matt Wright is a pro triathlete from Barbados who talks to us about what it takes to get to, and stay, at that level. 

In this episode, we speak about: 

- His journey to becoming a pro - His typical week of training  

- Tips on how to acclimatise when travelling through seasons and time zones 

- How he prefers solo over team sports as his success is totally reliant on how hard he works 

- Tips for anyone getting into sport – patience, finding a group and consistency  

- Thoughts on ‘super-shoes’ - And plans for 2021  

And we did ask the all-important question…you’ll be happy to hear that running is his favourite of the three triathlon disciplines.

We chatted to Jennifer in November, in the midst of lockdown 2.0 in the UK. She tells us about how 2020 has changed her running as it’s now more about mental well-being and getting out and enjoying nature, more than times and races.

In this episode, we speak about:  

- Joining a running club: how they can be so daunting, but generally they’re really not 

- Run crews and the amazing work they’re doing for the sport 

- What we listen to while running – pods and music 

- How we all got into running and what time of day we like to get out there 

- parkrun and how much we love it, especially Sam! 

- Our favourite races and why

A big shout out to the run crews: Chasing Lights, Rum Dem Crew, adidas runners and the Backpackers for being so friendly and welcoming!

In our second episode, we speak to Tes from Atlanta. She organises running events and enjoys the mix of craft beer and running, something we can definitely get on board with!

She has some great chat and revealed an exclusive for us during this episode, as well as sharing her favourite pods and what the running scene is like in the USA - enjoy!

Kicking off the Just Run pod, we chat to Melodie in Paris. She's a friend of Rey's and has some really interesting stories about what lockdown has been like for runners in the French capital.