The England Athletics Podcast

Two-time European under-23 gold medallist Success Eduan is a fascinating final guest to conclude England Athletics Podcast's "Ready, Set, Glasgow" series, in connection with the Commonwealth Games. The 21-year-old won 200m and 4x100m titles in Bergen last year and is also the reigning UK 200m champion, but there are so many other things that you might not know about her. Success is a midwifery student who initially grew up in Spain, before moving to Manchester. At first, she focused on swimming, and her running talent was spotted by a teacher when she sprinted the whole way during a cross country race.

International distance runner Scott Beattie is the latest guest on the England Athletics Podcast's "Ready, Set, Glasgow" series, inspired by the upcoming Commonwealth Games, in which he'll compete in the 10,000m. The 27-year old talks to co-hosts Dan Pembroke - a two-time Paralympic javelin champion - and athletics commentator Alex Seftel about his background in football, getting the workload just right in training and what inspired his love of good coffee. Scott played for Sunderland in his early teenage years, but got into running at Morpeth Harriers after being released by the Black Cats academy. He also reflects on his love of live music and the adjustment of leaving the North East to move to the USA at the age of 18 to study at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.

European under-23 champion Emily Newnham is the second guest on the England Athletics Podcast's "Ready, Set, Glasgow" series, inspired by the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Co-presenters Dan Pembroke - a two-time Paralympic javelin champion - and athletics commentator Alex Seftel ask Newnham to describe an incredible 18 months in which she's won her first senior medals and reduced her 400m hurdles personal best by nearly three seconds. The 22-year-old discusses how she has learnt to deal with nerves, her part-time job in an escape room and her love of painting and pies at football matches.

Paralympic, world, European and Commonwealth champion Dan Greaves is the second guest on the England Athletics Podcast's "Ready, Set, Glasgow" series, inspired by the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Co-presenters Dan Pembroke - a two-time Paralympic javelin champion - and athletics commentator Alex Seftel ask Greaves to reminisce about a legendary career which has seen the 43-year-old compete at seven Paralympic Games since Sydney 2000, medalling at six of them. Greaves also discusses the time he met Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II unexpectedly in the corridors of Buckingham Palace after Rio 2016, his advice to younger competitors, and his football team Aston Villa, who won the UEFA Europa League in May.

The recently-retired world, European and Commonwealth medallist sprinter Adam Gemili is the first guest on the England Athletics Podcast's "Ready, Set, Glasgow" series, inspired by the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Co-presenters Dan Pembroke - a two-time Paralympic javelin champion - and athletics commentator Alex Seftel ask Gemili to reminisce about his favourite moments in his career. They also discuss his return to Chelsea Football Club as a speed coach - a full-circle moment for the 32-year-old - who switched to athletics full-time prior to his Olympic debut in 2012. Gemili feels that he can debunk the classic social media-driven myth that Premier League footballers can run just as fast as Usain Bolt, who he has stood next to on the start line. Who knows where his new coaching career could take him, if other clubs and other sports show the same respect for sprinting knowledge.

The England Athletics Podcast has relaunched with a new series called "Ready, Set, Glasgow", inspired by the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The show is newly available to watch on YouTube, while also being on audio platforms Spotify, Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud. Two-time Paralympic javelin champion and F13 world record holder Dan Pembroke joins regular host and athletics commentator Alex Seftel as a co-presenter for the series. In this introductory episode, Pembroke explains how he was diagnosed with a rare condition as a child, which led to the deterioration of his eyesight. As a young athlete, he was a rising talent in javelin, until a serious ligament injury hampered his ambition to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Unsure of how much time he would have left to see the world, Pembroke went travelling, taking on backpacker jobs abroad like working on farms. When he returned to the UK, he worked as a sports massage therapist, but the javelin itch returned. Para athletics gave him a second chance to achieve his dreams and he never looked back. In the last two years since his Paralympic title, Pembroke has started brewing his own beer called Paris Gold. He has also become a dad for the first time.

Sophie Power is a role model for ultra-runners and women around the world. In a fascinating conversation with England Athletics' Barry Hopkins at the National Running Show, Power talks about the moments that have shaped her inspiring career-to-date. You may have seen the viral photo of Power breast-feeding her three-month-old baby at the 106-mile Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc race in 2018. She discusses how it completely changed her life and made her rethink her priorities and focus more time on her children. More recently, she was part of Great Britain's gold medal-winning team at last year's IAU 24-Hour World Championships.

1990 Commonwealth 10,000m champion Eamonn Martin is the latest special guest in a series building up to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Martin reminisces about that glorious moment when he sped away to victory in Auckland 35 years ago, along with his London Marathon victory 1993. He remains the last Briton to win the men's race, and amazingly, he did it on his debut at the distance. The three-time Olympian also tells host Alex Seftel about how he is trying to bring entertainment to cross country as he prepares to host the London Cross Challenge Meeting. It's a busy time of year, as he is also team managing for both England and UK Athletics.

The latest England Athletics Podcast features two winners of Coach of the Year as part of our Regional Volunteer Awards 2025. Wenlock Olympians coach Camilla Stewart was victorious in the West Midlands, while Victor Oyesola of West Cheshire AC won the award in the North West region. In conversation with host Alex Seftel, the pair discuss how they got into coaching, their journey in the sport so far, and what motivates them.

The latest England Athletics Podcast, featuring three-time Commonwealth champion Tessa Sanderson, is the first of a series of episodes building up to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Sanderson won for England in 1978, 1986 and 1990 and also famously took home the gold medal from the 1984 Olympic Games. She made history as the first black British woman to win the Olympics and the first Briton to win an Olympic throwing event. In conversation with host Alex Seftel, coinciding with Black History Month, she discusses her battles with great rivals like Fatima Whitbread and how she excelled at major championships when it mattered.