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The Women's Running Podcast

Esther Newmanwww.womensrunning.co.uk
Running is the one thing that we all like talking about. Every week on the award winning Women’s Running podcast, we talk all things running, women, health and fitness with our own brand of happy, irreverent chat. Esther and Holly talk through their training highs and lows, and all the bits and pieces in-between. Every so often, we invite an expert to join us to help us figure out the confusing worlds of training, recovery, nutrition, health and more. And sometimes we get to talk to an incredible woman from the world of running, from Anna McNuff to Paula Radcliffe, Susie Chan to Nicky Spinks. So why do we do it? Because we realised that most of the running podcasts we listened to were full of blokes waffling on about quads and cadence (and we realised that we can do that perfectly well ourselves, thank you very much). Right here, we talk about all the things that affect us when we step out the door: sexism, hormones, menopause, food, pelvic floors, relationships, mental health, seagull attacks and wild weeing. But. BUT. We will also talk about races, PBs, shoes, training, starting running, enjoying running, finding the fun. And quads and cadence. This is the Women’s Running podcast, and it’s for women who love to run.

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Episodes

Ep 216. Big changes and trail marathons

Welcome to episode 216 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. House move So Holly has finally arrived in her new house, and as we all know a house move is a Big Change, so we talk about that and how she’s coping, aside from getting irritated with Doug. Marathon nerves On my side, I’ve got my Trail Escape marathon...

Oct 03, 20241 hr 16 minSeason 1Ep. 216

Ep 215. Race report, Tales from the Pod

Welcome to episode 215 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna . For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. London Vitality 10,000 We’re recording the day after completing the London Vitality 10,000 and we have a huge race r...

Sep 26, 20241 hr 20 minSeason 1Ep. 215

Ep 214. Vitality 10K, Trail, Men

Welcome to episode 214 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna . For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. Big change Holly is feeling unwell, and is super-stressed with a house move, so there’s lots to talk about right awa...

Sep 19, 20241 hr 21 minSeason 1Ep. 214

Ep 213. New term, menopause, Tales from the Pod

Welcome to episode 213 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna . For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. New term I’ve had a stressful start to Sept, but finished off the first week with a very un-Esther trip to a spa, an...

Sep 12, 20241 hr 39 minSeason 1Ep. 213

Ep 212. Holidays and body neutrality

Welcome to episode 212 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna . For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. London Vitality 10,000 We’re back from all our various holidays and have much to discuss. First up, though, a quick ...

Sep 05, 20241 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 212

Ep 211. Physio, illness, menopause

Welcome to episode 211 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Physio success In big news, Holly has been to the physio, and as a result she’s been spending a bit of money buying her first indoor gym kit, which unsurprisngly leads me on to being a bit teachery and chatting about kettle bells at length (sorry). Run...

Sep 01, 20241 hr 19 minSeason 1Ep. 211

Ep 210. Helen Thorn, V10K, strength training

Welcome to episode 210 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna . For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. London Vitality 10,000 We have a special guest for you today in the shape of the very brilliant Helen Thorn, you luc...

Aug 22, 20241 hr 20 minSeason 1Ep. 210

Ep 209. Holiday running, Pod Squad guest

Welcome to episode 209 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna . For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. Holiday running We’re back after a bit of a break (that hopefully you won’t have noticed, but obviously the timings ...

Aug 15, 20241 hr 30 minSeason 1Ep. 209

Ep 208. Strength for runners

Welcome to episode 208 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna . For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. Strength for runners The main part of this podcast is all about a runner’s worst nightmare: STRENGTH. We knew we per...

Aug 08, 20241 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 208

Ep 207. End of term, Pod Squad guest

Welcome to episode 207 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna . For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. Summer holidays Today, we’re talking about general end-of-term exhaustion – shout out to all of you who got to the s...

Aug 01, 20241 hr 21 minSeason 1Ep. 207

Ep 206. Summer running and heat training

Welcome to episode 206 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. Niggles Holly is managing a bit of a niggle – why do they always come and bite us on the arse, when things are going w...

Jul 25, 20241 hr 18 minSeason 1Ep. 206

Ep 205. Saucony London 10K debrief

Welcome to episode 205 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. Saucony London 10K It’s the morning after the day before. We’ve just returned back from our Saucony London 10K. And we...

Jul 18, 20241 hr 26 minSeason 1Ep. 205

Ep 204. Saucony London 10K, classic questions

Welcome to episode 204 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. • This episode is sponsored by Runna . For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. Saucony London 10K We’re gearing up for the Saucony London 10K, so we need to chat about all of our training in the ...

Jul 11, 20241 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 204

Ep 203. 10K training, 5K controversy

Welcome to episode 203 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. We have a bit of a Glasto catch up cos it’s the Monday after the main event and obviously we have thoughts, which leads on to Holly’s big singing weekend. I’ve had a weirdly sporty weekend, with my own version of a very prolonged triathlon. 5K controve...

Jul 04, 20241 hr 18 minSeason 1Ep. 203

Ep 202. Strava, routine tests, why we run

Welcome to episode 202 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. This episode is sponsored by Runna For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING and fill your running boots. Strava We start on the thing that seems to have riled you the most – whether Holly’s Strava is working against her. We t...

Jun 27, 20241 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 202

Ep 201. 5K PBs, boring runners, events

Welcome to episode 201 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. This episode is sponsored by Runna For a FREE two-week trial of Runna, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING 5K PBs In this episode we start off by talking about life (and death) getting in the way of running plans, and how we’re managing that. Holly’s also ...

Jun 20, 20241 hr 16 minSeason 1Ep. 201

Ep 200. Celebrations, drinks, highlights

Welcome to episode 200 of the Women’s Running podcast. This episode is sponsored by Runna . I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. 200 celebrations Whoop whoop! It’s our 200th episode and we are celebrating in style with a drink and a bowl of peanuts and a little look back at some of our favourite moments over the last year or so. I start on a ...

Jun 13, 20241 hr 44 minSeason 1Ep. 200

Ep 199. Heat training and feedback

Welcome to episode 199 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Heat training This episode, we explore the idea that running is something we can do to give us energy, as much as deplete our energy. We also talk about running in the heat, with some actual science that we read on the internet to back up the way that ...

Jun 06, 20241 hr 23 minSeason 1Ep. 199

Ep 198. Unexpected Bake Off, maintenance fitness

Welcome to episode 198 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Bake Off returns We have a lot to talk about - mostly because we’ve been out to see Janusz from The Great British Bake Off talk about his new cook book, and had a very fun time indeed. 2025 marathon? We’re then talking about maintenance running and fit...

May 30, 20241 hr 20 minSeason 1Ep. 198

Ep 197. Running controversies

Welcome to episode 197 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Emotional load There’s a lot of chat that doesn’t touch on running to begin with, as Holly has had another exciting weekend, and I’ve been having some stressed parenting moments, which leads into some general emotional load chat. Please relate to one o...

May 23, 20241 hr 29 minSeason 1Ep. 197

Ep 196. Eurovision, your suggestions, marathons

Welcome to episode 196 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. This episode is sponsored by the Coopah run coaching app . For a FREE two-week trial of Coopah, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING2 and fill your running boots. Weekend running The sun has finally been out and Holly has been having a joyous weekend, so we...

May 16, 20241 hr 14 minSeason 1Ep. 196

Ep 195. Feet, massages, recovering with Coopah

Welcome to episode 195 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Running recovery This includes our second chat with Jordan from Coopah, who talks to us at around the 25 minute mark about recovery - we’re talking about sleeping, eating and drinking water, and doing all those things in the right amounts at the right ...

May 09, 20241 hr 27 minSeason 1Ep. 195

Ep 194. New York women's half marathon

Welcome to episode 194 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. This episode is sponsored by the brilliant Coopah running app - listen in for an exclusive discount. New York Live! This podcast is brought to you LIVE from New York! We went out there last week with the very wonderful Sports Tours International and a ...

May 02, 202456 minSeason 1Ep. 194

Ep 193. Cautious running, MS Awareness

Welcome to episode 193 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Running and MS We have a special guest this episode in the shape of brilliant Lianne the co-founder of Monkey Sox, who is talking to us this this week specifically, because it’s MS Awareness Week, and MS, and raising awareness and funds for MS research...

Apr 25, 20241 hr 53 minSeason 1Ep. 193

Ep 192. Half and marathon tips from Coopah

Welcome to episode 192 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Coopah tips In this special episode we’re joined by Jordan Foster from the Coopah running app. Jordan is the OG of instagram running, who I first new as Project Marathon Girl. Now she’s part of the establishment and part of Coopah. She chats to us abou...

Apr 18, 20241 hr 41 minSeason 1Ep. 192

Ep 191. Last long runs and tapering

Welcome to episode 191 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Avoiding parkrun Holly’s been on a hen do and has managed to avoid going to parkrun, or in fact run at all for a whole five days. And does she feel guilty? No she does not. She explains why here, but it also leads us neatly on to how we’re going to be ...

Apr 11, 20241 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 191

Ep 190. Running and safety

Welcome to episode 189 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Trigger warning: sexual attacks and attempted rape Please go to Rape Crisis for support and advice. Running and women's safety We’ve got some very big topics to discuss on the podcast today. We talk about the recent news of Alison Walker, who was attac...

Apr 04, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 190

Ep 189. Half training, physio treament

Welcome to episode 189 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Half training and physios We start by talking about running. I know. What have we become? I’ve been to the physio, so we have lots of dry needling things to discuss, and Holly’s training has been going annoyingly well. We have a slight handbrake turn i...

Mar 28, 20241 hr 12 minSeason 1Ep. 189

Ep 13. Office chair to 5K finale

Welcome to a brand new special series of podcasts, brought to you by the Women’s Running Podcast, and sponsored by Vivobarefoot . This is a 13-part special in which we introduce our friend and colleague Cara, who is keen to take on 5K with our help. Run 5K with us Fancy joining along? Grab hold of your perfect training plan here . There are lots to choose from, but for our sessions with Cara, we’re taking on the 10-week 5K training plan for beginners. Sign up to our weekly 5K support emails for ...

Mar 26, 202436 minSeason 4Ep. 13

Ep 188. Bath half, running and volunteering

Welcome to episode 188 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Bath Half It’s the day after the Bath Half, and I want to talk you through it. First we talk about vlogging or not during a race – I’m not very good at doing this, and decided against it during this one (sorry). So I ran it and have many thoughts, and ...

Mar 21, 20241 hr 26 minSeason 1Ep. 188
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