Running with Jake - The PLODcast

Running with Jake - The PLODcast 075 (Scottish adventures, secret marathons, and space cakes!)

Welcome to your weekly dose of running motivation.

Today’s guest is Carla Molinaro - Ultra runner, a 'yoga for runners' instructor, AND the world record holder of LEJOG - a little plod from Land's End to John O’Groats! 

Carla most recent achievement was winning Ultra X Scotland - 125km across 2 days circumnavigating the very beautiful Loch Ness. 

She’s certainly had her fair share of disappointments too… such as the time she spent more time than she would have liked in a bush, only then to be consoled by a fellow competitor who offered her the most well known (and scientifically proven) race fuel - a chocolate brownie stuffed with weed. 

 

#AskJake:  Each week, we'll take one of your questions and Jake will answer it.   Today, we're talking about breathing!!!

Running with Jake - The PLODcast 074 (House hunting, talent spotting, and assistant accents)

Welcome to your weekly dose of running motivation.

Today’s guest is Chris Hollinshead - a successful senior and masters runner, a running coach at Castle Coaching Fitness, a tutor for UK Athletics, AND he’s part of the Paralympic athlete talent identification programme. 

Chris hasn’t raced since 2019 (something many of us can relate to given the pandemic) and as much as he is eager to get back, he also wants to apply caution, and he wants other runners to do the same. Now race are slowing beginning to appear again it can be very tempting to sign up for everything and then overtrain and burn out. 

Think about what you are trying to achieve, and work backwards from there. Drop in races as 'stepping stones’ to see where you are by all means, but avoid asking too much from the body.  

Not all races need to be raced. They can be used in different ways. You could use a ’stepping stone’ race to work on different aspects of your running - technique, pacing, mental strategies, race prep etc. 

It is important to think about the physiological and psychological elements that are necessary to return to the race shape that you were once in, prior to lockdown.  

 

#AskJake:  Each week, we'll take one of your questions and Jake will answer it.   Today, we're talking about protein.

 

See the full show notes & resources here: http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast

Running with Jake - The QUICK Hit (7 tips when planning races as part of your marathon prep)

Here's a Running with Jake QUICK Hit!

 

Full PLODcast episodes are out every Wednesday, but in the meantime, this is a little something to keep you going!

 

Visit http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast to catch up on all the notes from the PLODcasts. 

Running with Jake - The PLODcast 073 (Hugging confusion, Half Marathons & Positive thoughts)

Welcome to your weekly dose of running motivation.

On this week's show, we chat with Frank Flegg.  Frank's a runner, entrepreneur and fellow Podcast host.  The conversation covers many things, including the importance of exercising the body AND mind in all aspects of business and life.  If you want to hear more of Frank, have a listen to his show : Sophisticated Property Investing.  A particular favourite part of the chat was when Frank called Jake a "Cheeky monkey"! 🤣🐒

#AskJake:  Each week, we'll take one of your questions and Jake will answer it.   Today, Jake answers Sue's question about when to take on fuel on races.

 

See the full show notes & resources here: http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast

 

 

Running with Jake - The PLODcast 072 (Mobile chaos, fast 5Ks, and training fluff)

Welcome to your weekly dose of running motivation.

On this episode, we speak to 1500/5000m runner, double Olympian, and European and Commonwealth medallist Laura Weightman 

Laura is fresh off the back of wining the recent Fast 5K event at the Three Sisters Circuit in Wigan, and is now turning her attention to the Olympics. 

#AskJake:  Each week, we'll take one of your questions and Jake will answer it.   Today, it's all about taking the pressure off when approaching races.

See the full show notes & resources here: http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast

The QUICK Hit (A chat around…Warming up Jo Wilkinson)

Here's a Running with Jake QUICK Hit.  Full PLODcast episodes are out every Wednesday, but in the meantime, this is a little something to keep you going!

 

This episode features fellow running coach and ex-GB athlete, Jo Wilkinson.  Jake & Jo host a weekly live session on Instagram together, and this Quick Hit is audio taken from one of their sessions.  To watch live on Fridays, follow Jake and Jo here:

Jake's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/runningwithjake/

Jo's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/runningjo10k/

 

Visit http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast to catch up on all the notes from the PLODcasts.

Running with Jake - The QUICK Hit (6 Tips for a successful return to racing)

Here's a Running with Jake QUICK Hit!

 

Full PLODcast episodes are out every Wednesday, but in the meantime, this is a little something to keep you going!

 

Visit http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast to catch up on all the notes from the PLODcasts. 

Running with Jake - The PLODcast 071 (Puzzling villages, ultra authors, and Dad directions)

Welcome to your weekly dose of running motivation.

On this episode, we speak to carbon negative ultra runner, and former Plodcast guest, Damian Hall. 

Damian has recently released his new book In It For The Long Run. It tells the story of running a first marathon aged thirty-six, dressed as a toilet, and representing Great Britain four years later. 

His midlife-crisis running problem escalated to 100-mile ultramarathons and record-breaking bimbles, culminating in his 261-mile Pennine Way run in July 2020. 

 

#AskJake:  Each week, we'll take one of your questions and Jake will answer it.   Today, it's all about committing time to physio exercises.

See the full show notes & resources here: http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast

The QUICK Hit (A chat around…Mistakes WE'VE made in training, with Jo Wilkinson)

Here's a Running with Jake QUICK Hit.  Full PLODcast episodes are out every Wednesday, but in the meantime, this is a little something to keep you going!

 

This episode features fellow running coach and ex-GB athlete, Jo Wilkinson.  Jake & Jo host a weekly live session on Instagram together, and this Quick Hit is audio taken from one of their sessions.  To watch live on Fridays, follow Jake and Jo here:

Jake's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/runningwithjake/

Jo's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/runningjo10k/

 

Visit http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast to catch up on all the notes from the PLODcasts.

Running with Jake - The PLODcast 070 (Cheshire chips, Spanish smiles, oh and marathons)

Welcome to your weekly dose of running motivation.

On this episode, we call athlete and former plodcast guest Ross Braden on the day he took part in the Cheshire Elite Marathon. We caught up with Ross during his pre-race breakfast and again just after he’d finished.

We also speak with athlete Jenny Spink, the winner of the 2019 Manchester marathon. Jenny lives in Spain, and as amazing as the climate is over there, training in the summer can be TOUGH. 

 

#AskJake:  Each week, we'll take one of your questions and Jake will answer it.   Today, it's all about stretching!

See the full show notes & resources here: http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast