Runner's World Podcast

Rick and Ben are joined by Rachel to Jen and offer up suggestions of things that should go into Running Room 101. What are we talking about? Well, Ben is disgusted by a certain kind of sock length, so he tries to get it into Room 101. Rick is frustrated by a certain race format, but does it go in? Rachel has a real issue with gel flavours, but do we all agree? Yes, probably. That's the format. Most of these are very silly, some don't make any sense, let us know if you agree or disagree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best to ever do it, Kilian Jornet, joins us on the podcast this week to discuss why writing a book about his Alpine Connections project allowed him to truly process his achievement, how he feels truly connected to nature, why risk taking is a work in progress and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More often than not, when preparing for a run or a race, we can lack confidence in our potential performance, but why is that? We're joined by Charlotte Ricca on the podcast this week, performance psychologist and founder of Kinda Brilliant to break down what confidence is, how we build it, why we shouldn't always trust it and best route to achieving it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not often you get the God of Stories on the podcast! This week, the actor Tom Hiddleston joins us on the podcast to talk about his love of running, the freedom it gives him, the creative process and how running has helped shape him since he was at school. This is a collaboration podcast with Men's Health UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is Dr Alex George, someone who knows all too well how much difference one run can make. For him, it was life saving. Trigger warning - some of the subjects discussed on this episode centre around poor mental health, depression and suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices