Paula's Run Club

It's Week 2 of our Road to London and we have the PERFECT guest as we're joined by Hugh Brasher, CEO of London Marathon events. He tells us about some London Marathon exclusives, gives us his top tips for race day, advice for first time runners and gives us his marathon times predictions - World Records anyone?! Hugh also talks to us about how the LM is a celebration of humanity and we can't help but catch his contagious excitement for the event! PLUS Nessy, random massages and rainbows.  We also talk to our first time marathon runner Charlotte Davis who we will be following all the way through to April 26! We're also excited to announce we'll be working with Wild Nutrition over the build-up to the London Marathon with some great nutrition advice.  Wild Nutrition are giving Paula’s Run Club listeners an exclusive 50% off for three months and a free personal consultation with a nutritional therapist. Just go to wildnutrition.com/paula to get started. We'd love to hear from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board which has now moved to The Shakeout episode.  EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠  TEXT: +447564747914  INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the first weekly Shakeout in the 16 week run-up to the London Marathon. Paula and Thommo are giving out advice to all your running questions. They discuss aiming for two marathons in 2026 whilst recovering from a four month lay-off. There's a discussion on strength and recovery sessions to help rehab and improvement...with a focus on the back and calf. There's a question on arms and elbows whilst running which leads to a chat about balance and stability. Paula and Thommo go on to hear about a medical student who's injured with stress fractures and wants to know more about aqua-jogging and also nutrition during recovery from injury. And they give their views on a training plan on a listener aiming for the virtual London Marathon followed by an ultra marathon. You can get in touch with us with a question or a comment by email or whatsapp. Email: [email protected] Whatsapp: +44 7564 747914 Instagram: @paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year! Today kick's off our road to the London Marathon with 16 weeks of tips and plans in the build-up. The year has started with Paula being awarded an OBE for her services to running and broadcasting. So congratulations Paula! Today's main guest is someone was such a popular medal winner at the World Championships in Tokyo in 2025. Uruguay's Julia Paternain entered the race ranked 288th in the world. It was only her second marathon and she has some great insights. We also hear from three people we're following on their London journey. McFly drummer Harry Judd, BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth and our young runner, Charlotte Davis. We've got a special discount for the National Running Show at the NEC Birmingham on 31st Jan + 1st Feb 2026 where you can pick up great running and marathon advice. If you use the code PRC at checkout you can get a £5 weekend ticket - more info at nationalrunningshow.com We're also excited to announce we'll be working with Wild Nutrition over the build-up to the London Marathon with some great nutrition advice. We'd love to hear from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ TEXT: +447564747914  INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year! On this first weekly Shakeout of 2026 we talk resolutions and answer your questions. There's a question about trying to break 3 hours for a marathon and another query from someone looking to come home in under 4 hours who wonders if they're missing somethingn to help them record a PB. In the discussion, there's a side issue about the use of new tech in running shoes and how much it helps a slow runner. Paula and Thommo are asked to give views on a training plan and a struggle to improve speed and there's an unusual questions about a strange smell in the nose after a long run. And finally tips to avoid cramps on a long run. You can get in touch with us with a question or a comment by email or whatsapp. Email: [email protected] Whatsapp: +44 7564 747914 Instagram: @paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices by visiting podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's guest is the former England women's footballer Jill Scott MBE, who was part of the Euro winning squad in 2022. She's also a winner of I'm a Celebrity...and also winner of the junior Great North Run and the North East Junior Cross Country Championships. We recorded this ahead of a charity quiz we were all part of. Jill talks about her junior running career and what it taught her along with the influences it had on her successful 16 year football career. She still runs, but she struggles to run more than 5k because of injuries to her knees from playing football. Jill also reveals Paula was her idol growing up...and wanted to be an athlete because of her. Paula tells Thommo she always goes on a run on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day to consider resolutions and goals for the 12 months ahead. And she's got advice on how to keep yours! We love to hear from you! Drop us a line if you want to get on the Honours Board. EMAIL: [email protected] TEXT: +447564747914 INSTRAGRAM: @paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices