Episode 69 Training block check in

This week we talk about the menstrual cycle and menopause and the impact this can have on running, training and racing. We look at the evidence and research, what you can do and also have some listener stories. Let us know what you think and any experiences you want to share with listeners. We have strava group you can join - click here; https://www.strava.com/clubs/1414138/membersAs always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/

This week is a preview and a review of the Brighton Half Marathon. The race is in its 35th year, and we chat a bit about the history, some race strategy for the half and then how it all goes in practice! We also cover the Brighton and Hove Parkrun and a few other fun bits from the weekend! We hope you enjoy and share to your running pals if you enjoy! Also we have strava group you can join - click here; https://www.strava.com/clubs/1414138/membersAs always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/

Lots of you will have been training since the start of the year for a marathon, a half or just to build fitness and improve. Today we check in on how things should be progressing, how to manage where you are versus where you want to be pace wise, how to handle niggles, illness and when to practice with kit and fueling. Give us your tips on those mid block training reflections! As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/

This week we talk about iron deficiency and anaemia in runners. We have had lots of listeners get in touch with their own stories, so we share those and talk about the signs and symptoms, when to seek help and how to manage long term. We hope you enjoy this episode and get in touch with any thoughts or reflections.As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/

This week features a fascinating interview with Dot Kesterton, a World and European Masters Champion! Alison chats with Dot about her amazing life, running career and the many many races she has done in UK and around the world and the fun she has had along the way. It is a really brilliant and moving interview that is interesting and inspiring! We hope you enjoy and let us know your thoughts! As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/

On this episode we delve into some of the common coaching questions that have cropped up with Paul's group of athletes. We explore whether running up or down hill in training matters, should everyone do hill repeats, what about shoes and how to pick them, how close to paces to runs need to be and more...we hope you enjoy and if you have any questions, let us know!As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/

On this weeks episode we chat about the winter woes of running. There are many things that can make running in winter tougher, such as the weather, the dark, motivation and more, so we chat about how you can overcome this and keep running strong through those winter months!As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/

On this weeks episode we talk about periodised training and how you can take the principles of this and apply it to peak at that right time for races! We chat about how it works, the cycles and how to periodise your training. Let us know what you think!As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/

This week we talk about the subject of healthy eating alongside running. We talk about our own experiences and challenges of managing weight and how running can help (or not) with that. We are not nutritionists, but we do have some knowledge from our own experiences and bits of research we have done. As ever get in touch with your views and thoughts on the topic, we love to hear from you! As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/

Today we delve into the marathon. For many people who are running a marathon in the Spring today is the start of training plans as people prepare to put the miles in and get get race ready. We chat about the fundamentals of marathon training and our own experiences of how to arrive in the start line in the best shape possible. We also look ahead to races coming up in the next few weeks and beyond! Please share to your running pals if you enjoy! As always also go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email Paul with 'podcast offer' to get a 10% coaching discount), please email us or connect on any social media. We will back every Monday with a new episode and here is how you can connect with us to help build the running partners community;email us at [email protected] this link to friends and family so they can subscribe  http://running-partners.captivate.fm/listenPaul’s running coach websitewww.paulgriffithsrunningcoach.com Alis Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/2163809Ali’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/twenty.six.point.two/?hl=enAli’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alison.griffiths.58/Paul’s Stravahttp://www.strava.com/athletes/10421356Paul’s Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/griffsrunning?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==Paul’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/paul.griffiths.77312Our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc3oBawuCiG-5ldXWfN-PQOur websitehttps://running-partners.captivate.fm/