A World Record Attempt
In this week's episode, Maggie interviews Sarah and Aileen Kearney. They are going to attempt to beat the world record for the mother and daughter com...
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I love running and this podcast is about running. I chat about different aspects of my training, funny things that have happened and how to get a balanced training schedule while working full time, looking after 3 kids and being married to a vicar.Intro music "Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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I came across a few rather bizarre stories this week. One about a woman who ran rather fast over a mile days before giving birth, another about a woma...
Running in shoes with no heels
Have you seen the running shoes from FBR? They don't have a heel. It made me wonder if there was an advantage of not having a heel in terms of the wei...
Circadian rhythm and running
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Retro Running
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