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Episode 31 - James Shipley (ATW)
Damo and Scott have a brief non-running catch up before a preview of the Colchester FNR 5k - both the Elite race and the Essex Champs contenders.
This was the perfect time to then have a chat with Mr Events ATW himself, James Shipley who started ATW as a training plan company before taking the reigns on a local 5 mile race - a decision that set him on the path to establishing ATW as a running and triathlon event coordinator who now organise 170 events per year!
(note, this was recorded before Essex Champs entries were reviewed and finalised - there is a category for U20 (17, 18 and 19 year old) which the younger lads mentioned and Lizzie Wellsted will compete in).
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Episode 30 - Gemma Kersey
We had Gemma in the studio as a co-host and guest in September 2024 but we decided not to put the interview out at the time because we felt that we only scratched the surface in the limited time that we had back then.
So finally we aligned our diaries and sat down to have a relaxed conversation about Gemma's life in running.
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Episode 29 - The Distance Project
It's been a few weeks since our last episode but we are back with a bang.
Sacrificing a proper results round-up, after a brief catch-up between Scott and Damo, we talked to footballer-come-lockdown-runner and subsequtnely World Championship Silver Medalist Callum Elson.
Callum explains the purpose of The Distance Project, how and why he returned from the US as a middle-distance runner and shared our views on the current state of Athletics and whether Grand Slam Track is good for the sport.
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Episode 28 - it's like waiting for a bus!
We were keen to fit another Pod in before London so we could talk to James Connor about his target of setting a new marathon PB 14 years after running 2:18 at Frankfurt Marathon in 2011. Now 42, James explains that he's been all-in for this long training block which has included altitude tents, 20 mile PB's and swapping track for timed fartlek sessions.
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It's Episode 27 and this week we have vegan 2:19 marathoner Alex Gladley of Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets AC and Colchester and Tendring AC.
After running his first marathon in 2018 whilst living in Canada, he quickly progressed and set his sights on some big goals. Achieving a club record for his home club in Canada with his 2:23 at CIM, winning the Edinburgh Marathon in 2023 and running sub 2:20 at Florence in November last year. Hear about Alex's journey in the marathon and what's next!
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Welcome back to SMD running and a bonus episode.
After a brief (by our standards) catch up between Damo and Scott, we ask: who would be crazy enough to start a running shoes brand, just before Covid, in the boom of Nike’s dominance?
Luckily for us and for episode 26, the answer was Michael Krajicek with Atreyu Running.
www.atreyu.com | @atreyurunning
In the coming weeks, we have more great guests lined up as we look ahead to London Marathon and Damo and Scott will catch up on some of the March results.
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Join us for episode 24 with GB runner and Bi(Carr)b joint founder Jack Gray.
Jack is a real clubman of the running world; club captain of the mens and womens teams at Cambridge and Coleridge and multiple GB vests over road, XC and track (and top 20 London Marathon finisher in his only marathon!).
We invited Jack onto the show to tell us his running story and to talk about the super-shoe of running supplements founded by him and his business partner Josh Carr.
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Welcome back!
We kick off 2025, after the usual catch up, with one of Essex and GB's rising endurance stars Lizzie Wellsted of Colchester Harriers and Leeds Talent Hub.
Lizzie spoke about her switch from Mountain Biking to Running, how she fuels her running on a vegan diet, and how discovering running has shaped her future.
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Some final and brief thoughts from Scott and Damo on 2024 before we delve into conversation with US Olympic Marathoner Jared Ward.
Not only a great insight into what it's like to run a marathon in the Olympics against the legend Eliud Kipchoge, but an engaging and fascinating chat about Jared's approach to running, goals-setting and why he's currently living in Oxford, UK.
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After (another) short break, we are back with David Smale of City of Southend AC to talk about his 2:21 Marathon in Berlin.
With just 2 weeks until Damo's Amsterdam marathon, how is training and taper going?
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Quick catch up with Scott and Damo as Damo heads into Great North Run Weekend and tries to explain his training philosophies to 2 co-hosts!
We invited Gemma to the studio but ran out of time for an complete interview so we will pick that up for Episode 16 coming shortly!
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After a few weeks off we're back with a conversation with Rob Wilson.
We talked to Rob on his his love for the National Cross Country Champs and the club running scene and about his role as Head of Marketing for SOAR.
A big thanks to Rob and SOAR again for providing us with some vouchers to give as prizes for the @atwfnr 5k event on 9th August.
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