This was honestly such an amazing talk with Sam. We speak about her experiences with running, nutrition and coaching over the last few years since moving to the UK from Zimbabwe. She mentions the struggles of leaving home to university at the age of 18 and believes that it played a part in her struggling with RED-S. Unfortunately, again she didn't really have amazing support during the first stages of struggling with this as she was thrown around different doctors. She has unfortunately picked up another injury due to a fall on a training camp in Portugal over Easter, however trying to turn this around in a positive manner she is just thinking about her body and making herself the best person possible. We speak about her losing weight and weighing herself constantly during her struggles and that she felt as though she missed out on a lot of social experiences due to feeling "hangry". Please do give this a listen and follow her on instagram: @Samanthamare_
This was an incredible talk with Mark. It begins with myself explaining what I have been up to recently in terms of training plus giving a small analysis of falling into the "RED-S trap". I have been close with Mark for a long time now and have learned about his previous experiences whereby he struggled with food and mental health. He opens up completely on this call basically explaining the reasons for why he didn't really spend much time with mates or eat much. He didn't receive any help as he didn't really open up to anyone about it. He then stopped running for a while and put on a few kg's at work before one day wanting to basically change again. He knows he is a strong upper body runner and its benefitting him sensationally as he is constantly running personal bests over all the different distances. He looks up to so many runners and opens up on his social media platforms. This lovely person has become such a big influence in the running world and can gladly say I had such fun speaking to him about all of this. Please do give it a listen....
This episode entails a short outlook into what I have been up to in this recent weeks. I quickly explain how RED-S has affected me further before analysing my first training week and what I am looking forward to in the future. After this short part, I then spoke to Jackson Long, MS SENr who is an accredited sports nutritionist and endurance coach based in the mountain of Idaho. He specializes in plant-based nutrition and helping mountain athletes fuel the flow of meaningful movement. Learn more at intheflownutrition.com or his podcast In The Flow. It was amazing to hear his stories and the importance of working with his clients trying to push their limits. This is a must listen episode.
Today will be speaking to Kieran Walker about training, nutrition and coaching. Kieran is a phenomenal athlete with a 10km PB of 30:33mins, HM of 65:19 and Marathon time of 2:19:36. He is now in preparation for the Manchester Marathon in a few weeks time. He is a qualified coach and created the "North East Project", where he is coaching up towards 110 athletes. In his spare time he is running approximately 120-130 miles a week and is smashing out absolutely huge sessions along the way. He also loves a beer pre race so listen along to his pre-race nutrition tips too. This was a great chat and I would definitely recommend following him on Instagram: Kezwalker_ and on Strava: Kieran Walker. Comment below what else you would like to listen to on the show. Hope you enjoy this episode.....