Ep 88. Ups and downs, FKTs, more annoyances
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This week, Holly and I are chatting utter nonsense as ever, as well as a bit of running chat you’ll be pleased to hear, from tales of woe around her poorly foot, to my nerves ahead of a fast approaching trail marathon. I interrupt our gassing to have a lovely chat with Anna-Marie Watson, an ultrarunner like no one I’ve ever met before. Over the last ten years she’s trained and raced across the globe, and has achieved podium positions at multiple ultras, and has competed in three Ironman World Championships. Since the arrival of Covid she’s switched her attention to the pursuit of Fastest Known Times (FKTs) from her doorstep in Wiltshire. And this is why I wanted to talk to her, as it’s on my doorstep too. I got in touch after watching Eight White Horses, the incredible film that she’d had made of her FKT attempt to run the white horses of Wiltshire. She is astonishing. Holly and I come back after my chat with Anna-Marie to talk through some more of your running annoyances – mostly, it turns out, it’s still other people. But because we like to think of ourselves as unbiased (ahem), we also include an email from a listener who has provided the other half of the story, and we find ourselves thoroughly chastised as a result. Maybe we shouldn’t hate people so much? Also we discuss our new topic: embarrassing moments, and a listener’s personal moment with a pesky front zip fastening. Do please email uswith your own stories! This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Forestry England. Forestry England cares for more land and trees than any other organisation in England - growing, shaping and caring for more than 1500 of our nations’ forests. It has built over 1,800 miles of running, walking and cycling trails. From 1km to 10km route lengths, their waymarked running trails have been designed with both beginners and seasoned runners in mind. They provide an opportunity to run on safe, off-road, traffic-free trails in beautiful forest locations. Start your running journey or find inspiration for beating your personal best with Forestry England. Find out more about the beautiful forest trails you can run right now.   LINKS Discover your own epic trails courtesy of Forestry England. Watch Anna-Marie’s epic FKT in Eight White Horses.  Try out Women’s Running magazine for just £2.99 a month, using this code at checkout: WRSPR22POD. Please support us on Patreon for just £2 a month! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=67575412)
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