In this week's episode we're joined by Hub Member, Vanessa Tillbrook.  Vanessa joined the community at the end of 2022 as began training for Edinburgh Marathon. As part of the Marathon Academy, Vanessa enjoyed the structure and connections with other community members. This enabled her to run 3.46 in the Spring 2023 and gain Good for Age for London.  She then went on to be coached by James and ran 3.31 at the London Marathon gaining her a Boston Qualifying time.  She attributes her success to hard work, strength training, yoga and being resilient in the tough times.  Listen ..read more

In this weeks episode we were joined by Hub member Julia Harrison, part of our Scottish contingent.  Julia joined the Running Hub at the end of 2022, shortly after this her husband discovered he had a brain tumour and their world was turned upside down.  Throughout this all, Julia has remained so positive and used running as a positive outlet to help herself through this situation. She's gone from strength to strength and has now set herself a big personal challenge to fundraise for brain tumour research.  What a beautiful story to share and an inspirational one!    Ap ..read more

In this weeks episode of the podcast we are joined by Hub Member Sami Johnstone.  Sami joined the Hub last August after accepting a charity place for the London Marathon.  Her fitness journey started in January 2023, she introduced some running into her weekly routine and has now ran the London Marathon and going on to train for ultras.  An inspiring story and one you'll want to listen to this week!  Follow Sami on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hiit.fit.run.with.sami/   Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on In ..read more

In this weeks episode we recap:  The British Championships including Olympic Trials The new 'Sprint' documentary on Netflix  Chicago Marathon Qualifying Times for 2025.  And finish the part 2 of Katie's marathon journey.  We discuss what happened last year in the build up to Berlin, Katie being open and vulnerable and what we're doing in the lead up to Chicago.    Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghub.co.uk ..read more

Part 2 of the coaches marathon journeys.  This week we recap Katie's marathon journey and share the highs and lows of the marathon process. 5 London Marathons and vowing only to run Marathon Majors!    We have a few slots open for coaching, so if you want some support ahead of your Autmumn races, get in touch!  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghub.co.uk ..read more

We love a story time and sharing a journey.  We take a trip down memory lane to recap James' marathon journey and share the highs and lows of the marathon process.  Lessons, laughs and growth. We hope you can take away something from this episode as it was a great reflection piece of James too.    We have a few slots open for coaching, so if you want some support ahead of your Autmumn races, get in touch!  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghu ..read more

In June 2024, we hosted our first Running Hub Retreat in Paphos, Cyprus.  We wanted to share with you the successes, highlights and activites of what the group got up to.  Our guests took a lot away from the week, but the two words of the week were connection and conversation. It was a powerful, emotive and challenging week but also fun!  We hope we could convey how much both ourselves and our guests enjoyed it, and spoiler alert - there will be one in 2025!    We have a few slots open for coaching, so if you want some support ahead of your Autmumn races, get in touch ..read more

This week we are hosting our first Running Hub Retreat in Paphos, Cyprus.  Check back in next week so we can fill you in on more of the details!    Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghub.co.uk ..read more

In this weeks episode we discussed the things we wish we knew now when we started running!  Both James and I have been running for 12 years each as adults and have learnt a lot in this time. If we could turn back time, these are the tips we would give our younger selves.    We have a few slots open for coaching, so if you want some support ahead of your Autmumn races, get in touch!  Apply for 121 Online Coaching with The Running Hub  Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram - @therunninghubcommunity  Shop our website www.therunninghub.co.uk ..read more

In this weeks episode we will be focusing on how to transition from winter to summer training.  A lot of people will be finishing spring races and moving into their next training block with the summer challenges coming up ahead. This time can feel a little difficult to navigate through, but we wanted to provide some motivation and inspiration to get you excited for the rest of the year.  We also answered some of your questions including:  How long should you be in a base building phase for? And what sessions to focus on.  How many days a week should you be training after r ..read more