Running Buddies PLODCAST
"You wouldn't just get in a car and drive it without knowing HOW. Running is no different. 20 sessions will change your life!"I'm Ann Phillips, and I am an England Athletics Leader in Running Fitness. Me and my mate Andy Canning - he's a Coach in Running Fitness - spend LOADS of our time teaching people how to run. We LOVE it. Partly because we're a bit bossy, but mostly because we get our kicks from helping people to achieve their running goals!We normally 'run' (ha ha) three Couch to 5k courses a year - but the last year has been a little different! English Lockdown 2 during the Covid-19 pandemic came midway through a course, so we went virtual for our gang - and twice a week, we provided a PLODCAST to get them through the course with us in their ears! Every single one of them finished the course and THEY LOVED IT! And then we did more! And they LOVED IT!So, we thought we'd put it out there for everyone. Why should you do Couch to 5k and beyond with us? Well, we'll definitely tell you you when to run and when to walk as you build up towards your 5k. But we'll also tell you HOW to run and walk. It's a gamechanger.
Episodes
20 episodes
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - BONUS EPISODE - SHARON'S RUNNING JOURNEY
*Occasional Choice Language!*Sharon Howell is one of our most inspiring runners. She started with C25K and it was NOT easy. She kept going, through some fairly tough injuries - knees, hips etc. She kept...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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27:47
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E19 - NEARLY THERE AND ANDY LOSES HIS AIRPODS...!!
*Occasional Choice Language!*Literally, the last input session. It's just us jabbering, and if you're still here by now, you must like that quite a lot! So listen to us telling you about our senior moments!
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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44:09
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E18 - HOW DO I RUN AND EAT? CAREFULLY....?
*Occasional Choice Language!*You really are now at the stage where you can do this, and you're going to nail your 30 minutes exercise in the next couple of sessions! Well done. So, it's fair to say that in this episod...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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42:04
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E17 - WHAT'S NEXT?
*Occasional Choice Language!*In this episode, we talk about all sorts of stuff, but it's under the umbrella of how do you transition to your next set of goals in running.You might want to go further, you might want to go faster,...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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41:32
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E16 - WHERE THE TECH SLAYED US!
*Occasional Choice Language!*You are 80% of the way through, and today, you will be running for straight 20 minutes.Andy's going to talk to you about managing your pace, making sure you keep going and get to the end of thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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38:51
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E15 - A MINDFUL FOCUS
*Occasional Choice Language!*In this session, we talk about really being mindful about what you've learnt and what you've acheived. Mindfulness leads to a real awareness of what you are ACTUALLY doing; it makes you think about how...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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41:09
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E14 - MEUS MARK!
*Occasional Choice Language!*WE HAVE A GUEST! We welcome Mark White, children's author and a huge advocate of mindful running. Mark is the founder of Give Your Town The Runaround, YourTown, The Grateful Mile Initiative, an...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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43:50
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E13 - HOW ON EARTH DID THIS HAPPEN?
*Occasional Choice Language!*You've got all you need to succeed now, so the role Andy and I play in getting you to the end game is changing. Today, we're just chatting to you about how on earth two old duffers came to be coaching ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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42:51
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E12 - TICK TOCK, WHERE'S ME WATCH?
*Occasional Choice Language!*As you get more and more into your running, there will come a time when you want to measure what you're doing. Everyone can access some measuring devices for free.....and we can also spend...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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44:27
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E11 - REALISTIC GOAL SETTING!
*Occasional Choice Language!*We all have aspirational goals and targets. So what's the thing that is most likely to stop us achieving them? Is it our ability? Is it our kit? Is it that we're too slow? Is it...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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44:23
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E10 - PACE - TIDE IN TIDE OUT!
*Occasional Choice Language!*Well looky here! Everyone wants to be Usain Bolt. But we aren't. We are, however, ALL ATHLETES. You are now part of an elite group of people who get up and get out and get moving.&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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46:29
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E9 - DRINKING(NOT GUINNESS!)
*Occasional Choice Language!*A big theme from our new starter groups is hydration! What should I drink? When should I drink? Should I drink? How much should I drink? Should I take a drink on my run? H...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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40:44
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E8 - CALORIES IN/CALORIES OUT!
*Occassional Choice Language!*Here's a biggy! In this episode, we talk about.....OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD! It is a relationship, and sometimes, it's a really unhealthy one. In fact, if food was a person, we might con...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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45:53
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E7 - ENERGY SYSTEMS AND CHUBBY BUMS!!
*Occassional Choice Language!*Energy Systems.....Zzzz! No! If you are doing this programme to keep fit and as a bi-product, get a bit slimmer, this is a zinger of an episode!We talk about building great habits and ho...
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40:52
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E6 - HILLS!
*Occasional Choice Language!*The thing is, when you start your running career, and you start to run for longer, there will come a time when you can't avoid hills anymore. There are so many types of hills - long, short, ste...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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39:05
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E5 - STRETCHY-FLEXI-BENDY!
*Occasional Choice Language!*Another episode! In this one, we take you through WHY we stretch before and after exercise. How to do it, when to do it, how long to do it for. All of that helps you to minimise the risk of...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:36
Couch to 5K Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E4 - LEGS!
*Occasional Choice Language!*In this episode, we add more to the HOW TO RUN jigsaw puzzle and share what to do with your LEGS when you run. It might sound mad, but you really do need to know how to use the machine properly.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:22
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E3 - ARMS!
*Occasional Choice Language!*"Hips Not Nips and Pockets to Sockets"The way you move your shoulders and arms will directly impact the movement in your legs. Trust us when we say that if you can focus on what you do with you...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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37:16
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E2 - HEAD UP & EYES ON THE PRIZE!
*Occasional Choice Language!*"Habits are easier to make than break - so let's start building great running habits from Day 1!"So, you've listened to E1, maybe been out and done it a couple of times, and started to get on top of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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37:56
Couch to 5k Running Buddies PLODCAST - S1 E1 - BREATHE!
*Occasional Choice Language!*We know that there are LOTS of things that stop people running. But the single biggest thing that stops beginners running is the feeling that they CAN'T BREATHE.In this episode, we'll take you ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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38:07