TRACK! Podcast

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by marathon runner and newly announced England athlete for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July; George Schwiening. George ran her marathon PB of almost 4 minutes clocking a 2.31.25 in Manchester during which she secured third place and both the European and Commonwealth Games qualifying time. George runs for Cambridge Runners, and has a background in duathlon in which she has won a World Junior Championship (2013), European U23 Championship (2014) and was the bronze medalist at senior level in 2018, at the World Championship in Fyn, Denmark. George is, for now, focused on marathon running and will hit the streets of Birmingham in an England vest in July so we are delighted that she has agreed to chat to us here at TRACK!

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by the recently announced GB selected marathon runner - Andrew Heyes. Andrew made his marathon debut at Manchester 3 weeks ago; running 2.13.53, finishing in 5th place subsequently securing his place for the GB team for the upcoming European championships in Munich in August. Andrew has been coached by GB marathon Mara Yamauchi since 2021, runs for Hallamshire, is part of UK Anti-Doping's Athletes Commission and has recently completed his PhD in the psycho-social aspects of athletic doping. Andrew won the British indoor 3,000m champs in 2018 whilst being coached by Steve Vernon, spent time in the College system in the states at Tulsa University and has a wealth of experience in the sport -  so we are delighted he has agreed to chat to us here at TRACK!

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by England athlete, marathon runner and newly announced GB athlete for the upcoming European Championships in Munich; Naomi Mitchell. Naomi ran her marathon PB of 2.30.54 in Manchester last week during which she secured second place and both the European and Commonwealth Games qualifying time. Naomi runs for Reading AC, recently won Wokingham Half Marathon in her build up to Manchester and earlier this year represented England for the first time running the Granollers Half Marathon so we are delighted that she has agreed to chat to us here at TRACK! In the pre-show Cat and Ben re-cap their own Manchester Marathon experiences and Robbie updates us with his struggles to get to the Southampton Marathon start line. Thanks for listening. Much love. x

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by a GB international athlete and recent winner of the Inter-Counties Cross Country race at Prestwold Hall - Mhiair Maclennan. Mhairi is a three-time Scottish National XC champion, has represented GB at the European and World XC Championships and also has impressive PBs across the distances. Mhairi is a passionate advocate for women’s sport and is the co-founder of the Kynisca advocacy organisation which aims to develop a sporting community which fosters a safe environment and has the protection of women at its heart. We are speaking to Mhairi about a week after her Inter-counties win and are delighted she has agreed to talk to us here at TRACK!

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by a GB international athlete and U20 British record holder for the HM Becky Briggs. Becky will once again be tackling the marathon distance in a couple of weeks at Manchester marathon to try and better her PB of 2.34. We are speaking to Becky, who runs for City of Hull, but who is based at St Mary’s University, about a week after she ran a Half Marathon at Wokingham in a time of 73.51 for a 2nd placed finish and discuss all things racing, training, women's British marathon running and more.  In the pre-show Cat, Robbie and Ben listen in to George's re-cap of his amazing 5th place finish at the Inter-counties XC race and his plans for the future. The team also discuss their marathon training in the final few weeks before the spring marathons. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. x

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by the U23 women's National XC champion, Alex Millard. Alex is a student at Loughborough University and will be travelling to the World University Games later this year. With PBs of 4.16 for 1,500m and 9.24 for 3,000m Alex continues to go from strength to strength. Alex and George sat down shortly after National XC at Parliament Hill to chat all things racing, training and what's next for Alex's running. In the pre-show, Cat, George and Ben talk through their latest races and time-trials and chat through some of the biggest running results and news including Trafford 10km, British Indoor champs, Sound Running's "The Ten" and more. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. X

This week on TRACK! George talks us through his latest XC success and looks ahead to competing in National XC this weekend at Parliament Hill. Cat debates whether to run Manchester marathon, Ben has a half marathon and the team discuss some amazing performances from indoor WRs to Seville marathon. Thanks for listening. X

This week on TRACK! we are joined by GB athlete Will Battershill. Will is a sub-4 minute miler, has PBs of 7.55 for the 3km, 8.32 for the steeplechase, 14.12 for the 5km and 28.52 for 10km. WIll is also a graduate of Harvard, is currently studying at Birmingham University, and last week won the mens individual and team BUCS XC championships.  In a shortened pre-show George and Ben discuss George's latest races including BUCs XC and talk about his SweatElite debut, the upcoming Reading HM and warm weather training camps in Portugal! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. X

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to have an interview with an Northern Ireland international athlete - who has run 73.23 for the half, 32.49 for 10km, and who ran a PB of 15.49 for 5,000m this very weekend indoors in Sheffield - Hannah Irwin. Cat and Hannah sat down and discussed running, training, racing and Hannah’s experiences in the sport. Thanks for giving up your time Hannah and thanks to all of you for listening. Much love. Team TRACK! X

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by a man of many talents; Dan Robinson. Dan is an accomplished runner, with personal bests including sub 9 minutes for 3km, a 31.18 10km, a 69 minute half marathon, and a sub-2.30 marathon. Dan is also a coach with a number of years experience with some high achieving athletes. Alongside this, Dan has a full-time position at the University of Wolverhampton within the Sport & Exercise Science department, in which he has a particular interest  in sports psychology, with a research profile centred on, amongst other topics, emotional regulation during endurance performance and psychological strategies to aid performance. Despite all of this however, the main focus of our chat today is on a non-for -profit cafe and organisation called the Oregano Project - a project designed to provide employment opportunities and support for refugee runners and locals struggling to hold down positions that Dan is at the heart of alongside Lucie Tait-Harris, an accomplished runner in her own right