Lara Sullivan: Run The Spectrum

Paralympic bronze medallist Didi Okoh was a promising young athlete with big Olympic plans when, at 12, one leg started to look different from the other. It took three years until she was finally diagnosed with lymphoedema.She joins Tess to talk about growing up in a body that suddenly changed the rules, finding her place in para athletics and how a 10-month sprint to Paris 2024 ended in bronze. Plus the road to LA 2028, and cheesecake.

What does it actually take to pursue your passion and turn it into a career? After 10 years as a coach, 18 months of the podcast and a live recording at the Nike After Dark Tour, Tess is giving you the honest version. That means the self-belief you need before anyone else has it, why feeling like the odd one out is a good sign, how to set audacious goals without tipping into unrealistic and the hours, the money, the team and the copycats nobody warns you about. Pursuing your passion is the best thing in the world, you just have to make sure it’s actually your passion.

Live from Nike’s After Dark Tour in London, Tess sits down with Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson, 400m world indoor champion Amber Anning and Ireland’s fastest woman ever, Rhasidat Adeleke. Between them they’ve won the biggest titles in the sport, but this conversation is all about everything else: why life outside of athletics makes them better runners, letting go of guilt and holding on to self-belief when results aren’t there. They also talk about racing nerves, what it’s like running in the dark as a woman and one very divisive opinion on high-knee socks.

Why does running feel like such a grind and are we relying too much on our watches? Andi Goceva, a rehab and performance coach who works with injured runners and athletes, joins Tess to talk about running injuries, rehab and what actually helps people get back to doing what they love.They cover how to tell a niggle from something worth getting checked, why strength training matters for runners and how mindset shapes rehab. If you're returning to running, training for a marathon or dealing with an injury that won't settle, this one's for you.

Olympic 1500m silver medallist and 2000m world record holder Jess Hull joins Tess in London just after the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, where a tough 1500m was followed by a 5,000m personal best. Jess talks about what it's like racing Faith Kipyegon, being coached by her dad and how she handles the noise that comes with being a woman in the public eye. This episode dives deep into Jess' amazing 2024 season: 3:50 in the 1500m, a world record and Olympic silver, and what still feels unfinished on the road to LA 2028.

Kelly Somers, one of the faces of this year's World Cup, joins She's Got Game to talk motherhood, football broadcasting and balancing a high-pressure career with a two-year-old and another baby on the way.She shares the story behind the famous Harry Kane interview, what Gabby Logan's message meant to her and why she wants longevity more than the next big job.A warm, honest conversation about women in sport, ambition and working motherhood.

Lara was diagnosed with autism at 27, and it reframed her whole life. In this episode, she talks honestly about what late diagnosis takes from you and how running became her way through it, from her first hundred metres post-diagnosis to the sensory overload that hit her at the London Marathon. She's since built Run the Spectrum, pushing race organisers to make events genuinely accessible for neurodivergent runners, Spicy Run Club and Spicy Brain Podcast. A raw conversation about identity, burnout and what real inclusion in sport actually looks like.

Charlie Botterill walked away from the HYROX World Championships with two fourth-place finishes and a podium in the mixed relay but there's a bigger story behind it all. In this episode, Charlie breaks down his Elite 15 race and the wallball malfunction that turned the tightest finish of his season upside down. He opens up on self-coaching at the top of the sport, why he believes pressure is a privilege and the eating disorder that shaped the mindset now driving him toward a world title. Honest, sharp, and refreshingly unfiltered.

Emma Paton is the face of Sky Sports' darts coverage but before that, she was a competitive 400m athlete with Olympic dreams. Emma talks about brutal screen tests, the crazy Triple H story that helped her broadcasting career and how the Luke Littler effect changed darts forever.

Five years ago, Talia Lazarus lost control of an electric scooter and hit a bus. Her injuries left her unable to walk. One year later, she ran a half marathon. In this episode, Talia talks through the accident, the surgeries, the days she hit rock bottom and the mindset shift that got her back up. It's a conversation about resilience, rebuilding your identity and why the hardest step is always the first one.